Scientific Method Activity - Easy Force and Motion Experiment for Newton's Laws
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Grade Levels
4th - 6th, Homeschool
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Standards
NGSS3-PS2-2
NGSS5-PS2-1
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
72 pages
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Description
This scientific method activity gives your students an easy science experiment using toy cars to explore the steps of the scientific method. Science concepts like friction, force and motion and Newton's Laws come to life in this fun experiment!
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⭐ What is included:
- teacher directions
- sample schedule of activities
- materials list
- vocabulary cards and student vocabulary booklet
- data collection and graphing sheets
- worksheets for friction, force and motion
- Newton's Laws of Motion posters
- Newton's Laws of Motion student worksheets
- steps of the scientific method vocabulary cards
- scientific method worksheet (two levels for differentiation)
- discussion questions
- written student response sheets connected to discussion questions
- variables sheet- independent, dependent and controlled variables
- Two versions of the scientific method student lab sheets: full page and half page booklet options
- written response activity
⭐ This resource contains two investigations.
- One investigation is lead by you as a guided experiment. Students will investigate how ramp height impacts the distance a toy car will travel. Students gain exposure to new concepts, and practice following the scientific method as the teacher models quality questioning, writing and procedures.
- The second experiment releases some of the independence to the kids as they design their own investigation to learn about how weight or friction impact the distance a car will travel when released on a ramp.
⭐ Depending on the level of your students, you could:
- choose to have them do the first experiment in a whole group/guided format and the second independently or in small groups
- do both experiments in a guided/whole group format
- do both experiments independently or in small groups.
⭐ Concepts covered include:
- force and motion
- friction
- inclined planes/ramps
- Newton's Laws of Motion
- following the steps of the scientific method
- measurement
- collecting data
- graphing
- analyzing data
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Total Pages
72 pages
Answer Key
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Teaching Duration
2 Weeks
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Standards
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NGSS3-PS2-2
Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion. Examples of motion with a predictable pattern could include a child swinging in a swing, a ball rolling back and forth in a bowl, and two children on a see-saw. Assessment does not include technical terms such as period and frequency.
NGSS5-PS2-1
Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down. “Down” is a local description of the direction that points toward the center of the spherical Earth. Assessment does not include mathematical representation of gravitational force.
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