Motion and Design

Day 1: What is Motion and Design?Set up Interactive Notebooks.INTRODUCTION TO UNIT:http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/forces-and-motion/inertia.htm

Activity: 1.Create a 3 column chart to list what we know about Motion, design and force. (Page 1)2. Complete the Scavenger Hunt . Use your Sciencesaurus to complete the handout. (Page 2) Fin3. Exploration with K’NEX pieces. Review guidelines. Be sure you sign your safety contract! This needs to be placed on the front inside cover of your notebook.

4. Copy down Newton’s First Law of Motion (Page 3)http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=force+and+motion+physics&aq=0

Newton’s Laws of Motion• Newton’s first law states that an object at rest remains at rest and

an object in motion remains in motion in a straight line, unless acted on by a force.

• http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/forces-and-motion/inertia.htm

• Newton’s second law states that when a force acts upon an object, the object will start to move, speed up, slow down, or change direction. The greater the force, the greater the change of motion; the greater the mass of the object, the smaller the change of

motion.• Newton’s third law states that if an object exerts a force on a

second object, the second object exerts an equal and opposite force on the first object.

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/forces-and-motion/action-and-reaction.htm

Day 2: What is Design?

Lesson 1: Designing VehiclesActivity: Discuss Newton’s First Law1. Review lesson 1 in Student Resource booklet.2. Assign science roles within collaborative groups: ModeratorMaterials managerReporterRecorderInvestigator3. Your job is to build a vehicle that will travel 100 cm. 4. Complete Lesson 1 recording handout (Page 4)

Homework:Vocabulary (Page 6)Use Vocabulary Chart 1-3

Day 3: Using Drawings to Record and Build

Lesson 2: Technical DrawingsActivity:1. Review definitions .2. Groups will use colored pencils and graph paper to draw their designs from lesson 1.( Page 6)3. Remember your roles. 4. Use the provided blueprint/ technical drawing to build the standard vehicle (We will use these in the next few lessons.)5. Compare your blueprint with the one that was provided to build the standard vehicle.6. Complete the lesson 2 recording sheet.

Homework: Read: The Race That Wasn’t Run and answer questions (Page 7)Be sure to check the TABLE OF CONTENTS page to keep your notebook up to date.

Day 4 Part 1: Looking at Force http://www.brainpop.com/science/motionsforcesandtime/force/

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/forces-and-motion/force-and-motion.htm

Newton’s Second Law of Motion Newton’s second law of motion state that when a force is exerted on an object, the force acts to increase the speed

of that object, to change its direction, or to slow or stop its motion.

BrainPOP | Newton's Laws of Motion

Day 4 Part 2: Exploring Newton’s Second Law of Motion

Activity: Falling Weight SystemComplete Lesson 3 recording sheet.

Vocabulary: Inertia, gravity, momentum

Day 5: Carrying a Load

Lesson 4: Testing the Motion of Vehicles Carrying a Load

Vocabulary: Mass- the amount of material in an objectWeight- the amount of force gravity exerts on an object’s mass.

How does force affect the motion of lighter and heavier vehicles?

Activity: Graphing Data: How load affects the time a vehicle travelsComplete the Falling Weight Investigation with loadUsing the lesson 4 recording handout ( page )

Day 6: Vehicle Design

Lesson 5: Evaluating Vehicle Design

Design Challenge!Use the challenge cards to complete the task.

Homework: Enter in your notebookRead Lunar Rover: Making Tracks on the Moon and complete Q&A(teacher resource pg. 52-53)

Day 7 & 8:Rubber Band Energy

Lesson 6&7: Looking at Rubber Band Energy

Vocabulary: Copy in you notebook

Energy- the capacity to do workPotential- is energy ready to be released (stored)Kinetic- energy of motion

This will take two class periods.

Complete Investigation and the lesson 6 recording sheet.Complete Investigation and the lesson 7 recording sheet

Homework: How are energy and work related? Use your Science text to answerThe questions on handout.

Day 9: Looking at Friction

Lesson 8: Evaluating Vehicle Design

Activity: Complete the Design Cards for Observing Friction(One group per card may be necessary due to time)

Card 1: Wheels and Tan Hub ConnectorsComplete the Observation handout 8-A

Card 2: TiresComplete the Observation handout 8-A

Card 3: Frame and crossbarsComplete the Observation handout 8-A

Homework:Self Assessment A

Hot Wheels ActivityActivity: Complete It’s Race TimeYour Goals:• To investigate and measure distance of Hot Wheels on different surfaces• To record your findings (recoding sheet)• To use what you learned to explain friction

• Use http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/Classic/bar.asp to graph groups results (save and print)

Rules:Decide as a group on the surfaces you will useTake turnsWork quietly

Day 11: Building a Propeller-Driven Vehicle

Day 12: Looking at Cost

Lesson 13

Discuss cost and how it affects how well a product sell.

Student Resource Book pg. 15. Read and highlight relevant information.

Use the next clean page in your notebook to list ways to reduce cost in vehicle Production. Be prepared to share with the class.

Design Challenge!!!Lessons 14-16