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Friction Circus!

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Title:

Friction Circus!

URL:

https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/reach-with-stem-friction-circus/friction-circus/

Content Source:

PBS

Type:

Interactive/Game

Overview:

In this interactive lesson, students will learn that life without friction is a 3-ring circus and an accident waiting to happen. A circus dog with lots of tricks will help you learn about compare and contrast, cause and effect, and the importance of friction.

Content Standard(s):

Science
SC2015 (2015)
Grade: 3

1 ) Plan and carry out an experiment to determine the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object using one variable at a time, including number, size, direction, speed, position, friction, or air resistance (e.g., balanced forces pushing from both sides on an object, such as a box, producing no motion; unbalanced force on one side of an object, such as a ball, producing motion), and communicate these findings graphically.

NAEP Framework

NAEP Statement::
P4.13: An object is in motion when its position is changing. The speed of an object is defined by how far it travels divided by the amount of time it took to travel that far.

NAEP Statement::
P4.14: The motion of objects can be changed by pushing or pulling. The size of the change is related to the size of the force (push or pull) and the weight (mass) of the object on which the force is exerted. When an object does not move in response to a push or a pull, it is because another push or pull (friction) is being applied by the environment.

Unpacked Content

Scientific And Engineering Practices:

Planning and Carrying out Investigations

Crosscutting Concepts: Cause and Effect

Disciplinary Core Idea: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions

Evidence Of Student Attainment:

Students:

Planned an experiment to determine the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object using one variable at a time.
Carried out an experiment to determine the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object using one variable at a time.
Collected data from experiment to serve as the basis of evidence for how balanced and unbalanced forces on an object determines an object's motion.
Communicated evidence and findings from experiment graphically.

Teacher Vocabulary:

Experiment
Variable
Motion
Force (push and pull)
Balanced forces
Unbalanced forces
Cause and effect
Number
Size
Direction
Position
Friction
Air resistance
Communicate
Graphically
Net force
Sum

Knowledge:

Students know:

Each force acts on one particular object and has both strength and direction.
An object at rest typically has multiple forces acting on it, but they add to give zero net force on the object.
Forces that do not sum to zero can cause changes in the object's speed or direction of motion.
Objects in contact exert forces on each other.

Skills:

Students are able to:

Collaboratively plan an experiment to determine the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object using one variable at a time.
Carry out an experiment to determine the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object using one variable at a time.
Collect and record data from experiment.
Describe how the investigation plan addresses the purpose of the investigation.
Communicate findings graphically.

Understanding:

Students understand that:

Cause and effect relationships provide evidence when investigating balanced and unbalanced forces.

AMSTI Resources:

AMSTI Module:
Forces and Investigations

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards

AAS Standard:
SCI.AAS.3.1- Identify the effect of a force (e.g., push, pull, gravity) applied to an object.

English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 3

24. Identify the text structures within literary and informational texts.

a. Explain how the structures, including comparison and contrast, sequence of events, problem and solution, and cause and effect, contribute to the meaning of the text, using textual evidence.

Unpacked Content

Teacher Vocabulary:

24.

Identify
Text structures
Literary text
Informational text

24a.

Text structures
Comparison and contrast
Sequence of events
Problem and solution
Cause and effect
Contribute
Textual evidence

Knowledge:

24. Students know:

Literary and informational texts follow predictable structures.

24a.

Compare means tell how things are similar, and contrast means tell how things are different.
Sequence of events is the chronological order of events within a text.
Problem and solution text structure describes a problem and how the problem was solved or could be solved.
Cause and effect text structure describes an event (the cause) and the consequence or result of the event (the effect).
They have to use quotations from the text to prove their answers.

Skills:

24. Students are able to:

Identify the text structure of literary texts.
Identify the text structure of informational texts.

24a.

Explain how text structures contribute to the meaning of the text.
Provide textual evidence to support their explanation.

Understanding:

24. Students understand that:

Identifying the text structure of literary and informational texts will set a purpose for their reading and improve their comprehension.

24a.

Texts follow a predictable structure that contributes to the overall meaning of the text.
They can demonstrate their comprehension of a text by using textual evidence to support their explanations.

Tags:

cause and effect, compare and contrast, force, friction, motion

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Author:

Stephanie Carver

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Friction Circus!