Transcript Motion Power Point

An Activity to Review
Motion and Design
Developed by Carol Swink, Zebetta King
and Willyetta Brown-Mitchell
Pre-assessment: Motion and Design
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Know
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What do you know about
motion and design of
vehicles?
Want to know
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What do you want to know
about motion and design of
vehicles?
Sample Inquiry-Based Lesson
Engaging Scenario
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You are members of a NASCAR team. This year due to the
high gas prices and reported shortages, the NASCAR
sponsors present a new challenge for the drivers and their
teams. Each team will be given the same materials (bucket)
to construct a vehicle. The winner of this year’s race will be
the vehicle that travels the greatest distance using rubber
band energy rather than fossil fuel.
Fabulous prizes will be awarded to the team that travels the
greatest distance.
Engaging Scenario
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Your pit (bucket) contains all the parts you
will need for this investigation. Review your
technical drawing to see how pieces fit
together.
Your design should be based upon the standard
vehicle, but adaptations may be made by your
team.
Focus Question(s)
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What design works best to propel the vehicle
forward the greatest distance?
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Describe the role of the rubber band as related
to the motion of the vehicle.
Prediction
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Write a prediction describing what you think
will happen.
Conditional statements
If_____________ then____________.
OR
 I think _________ will happen because
_______________________________.
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Planning
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Plan what to do to accomplish your task.
Plan how to collect data.
Decide how to organize your data to share with
the whole group.
Data/Observations
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Time for the test drive!
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Record your data and observations.
Use the chart paper provided so that each team can
share their results.
What have you Learned?
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Examine your data. What claims can you make about
the design and motion of your vehicle?
What is your evidence?
Revisit your prediction. Examine the prediction that
you made at the beginning of the lesson. Do you wish
to affirm (keep) or revise your prediction? If you
wish to revise your prediction, do the revision below
the one you first made.
Making meaning
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Today I learned ________________,
Next Steps/New Questions
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What kind of extensions could apply to the
original question?
What next steps could be taken to further
explore this investigation?
Content Blast
NEWTON’S FIRST LAW
•An object at rest remains at rest and an
object in motion in a straight line, unless
acted on by an outside force
•The more massive the object, the more that
object tends to resist changes in its state of
motion
NEWTON’S FIRST LAW
Forces
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A force is a push or a pull.
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Force gives an object the energy to move, stop
moving, or change direction.
Balanced Forces
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Balanced forces do not cause a change in
motion. They are equal in size and opposite in
direction.
Unbalanced Forces
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Unbalanced forces always cause a change
in motion. They are not equal and opposite.
Newton’s Third Law
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Forces always come in pairs - known as
"action-reaction force pairs."
Science Content Blast
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Energy - the basic ability for
doing work
Potential energy - energy ready to
be released
Kinetic energy - energy of motion
Friction - opposes the vehicle’s
forward motion as it changes the
energy of motion into the energy
of heat
NASCAR TEAMS
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Please disassemble your vehicles and return all
materials to your pit (bucket).
Thank you for your cooperation!