PS2 - Standard
Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
3rd Grade · Next Generation Science Standards · NGSS Lead States 2013
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investigationevidenceeffectsbalanced forcesunbalanced forcesmotionobjectobservationsmeasurementspatternpredictionelectric interactionsmagnetic interactionscause and effect relationshipscontactdesign problemscientific ideasmagnets
Skills
- plan and conduct (investigations to test effects of forces on motion) #dok3
- provide evidence (of effects of balanced and unbalanced forces) #dok2
- make observations and/or measurements (of motion to identify patterns) #dok2
- use patterns (of motion to predict future motion) #dok3
- ask questions (about cause and effect in electric or magnetic interactions) #dok2
- define (a simple design problem involving magnets) #dok2
- apply scientific ideas (to solve design problems with magnets) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify balanced and unbalanced forces. #dok1
- I can observe how an object moves when forces act on it. #dok1
- I can describe the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object. #dok2
- I can plan and conduct an investigation to collect evidence about how forces affect motion. #dok3
- I can measure and record data about an object’s motion. #dok1
- I can observe patterns of motion over time. #dok2
- I can use a pattern to predict future motion of an object. #dok3
- I can ask questions to explore the effects of electric or magnetic interactions between objects not touching each other. #dok2
- I can define a simple problem that could be solved using magnets. #dok2
- I can use scientific ideas about magnets to solve a design problem. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Forces can be balanced or unbalanced, and this affects how objects move.
- Patterns in motion allow us to predict how objects will move in the future, and magnetism and electricity can interact at a distance.
Essential Questions
- How do balanced and unbalanced forces affect the motion of an object?
- What patterns can we observe in the motion of objects?
- How can we use observations and measurements to predict future motion?
- How do magnets and electricity cause motion without direct contact?
- How can we use what we know about magnets to solve real-world problems?
