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FORCE AND MOTION

What I will know and be able to do by the end of this unit:

*We can tell where an object is or where it is going in relation to another object.

-Describe location and movement

-Classify types of motion ((straight, curved, vibrating)

-Interpret a distance and time graph

-Locate objects and describe movements on a grid map

*Force affects motion.

-Classify forces as either contact (push, pull, friction, buoyancy) or

non-contact (gravity, magnetism)

-Observe the effect static electricity has on the movement of objects

-Observe and describe how friction affects how things move

-Measure the amount of friction needed to move an object in Newtons

-Predict the movement of an object on different surfaces

*Gravity is a force that affects everything.

-Measure the pull of gravity in Newtons using a spring scale

*An object’s motion is affected by mass and force.

-Observe that when forces are balanced, objects don’t move

-Observe that when forces are unbalanced, objects will move

-Describe how an unbalanced force can affect the speed and the direction

of motion

-Predict how the amount of force changes the speed of an object

-Predict how the mass of an object affects a change in speed

I will know the following vocabulary words: force, friction, Newtons