This PowerPoint presentation was used during a lesson with 2nd graders on “Properties and Motion.” I created it as a guide through the lesson so that everyone could see what we were

discussing, and even so that some pictures could be displayed for certain topics. Because the school has SmartBoards*, I was able to

have the children be interactive with the PowerPoint by writing answers on it each slide. The children loved this and it

dramatically increased the amount of volunteers for answers.

*Although I was able to make quite a few SmartBoard activities, I was unable to use these because they were on the school computer and not my own. However, I did use the SmartBoard a lot in my classroom at least 2-3 times a day for different lessons.

Position and Motion

What is position?

Position is the place where something is.

What words we can use to describe an object’s position?

Describe the position of these objects in an office.

What is motion?

Motion is a change in the position of an object.

What are some words we can use to describe an objects motion?

What are some things that move…

Up Down

What are some things that move…

Around Through

What are some things that move…

Sideways Zigzag

What makes things move?

Force is the push or pull of an object.

Forces can be light or strong.

The amount of effort given to a push or pull can be soft or hard which will make

the force light or strong.

Can something small exert a strong force?

Will an object with a strong force move faster or slower than an object

with a soft force?

What happens when you put a lot of force on an object?

When you PUSH something, it will move away from you.

If you PULL something, it will move closer to you.

Name some push/pull forces

Push Pull

Can an objects motion change?

An object’s motion can change direction.

When you look at a map there are 4 main directions: North, South, East, and West

North

South

East West