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Experimenting with forces

Experimenting with forces

Assessment

Presentation

Science

5th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

NGSS
MS-PS2-2, MS-PS3-5, MS-PS3-4

+5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Carlos Cerda

Used 17+ times

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14 Slides • 11 Questions

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Experimenting with forces

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Energy is the ability to do work.

M.E.L.T.S. helps us move around and do things!

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Open Ended

What is work?

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Work

when an object is in motion or changes position

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Multiple Choice

What object is doing work?

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Multiple Choice

Where is work being done on the object?

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Open Ended

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How do you know work is being done on the soccer ball?

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Work is being done.

The student and the ball are both doing work because they changed their position and are in motion.

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Push and pull

Push and pull are examples of forces

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Multiple Choice

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What do student A and B need to do to move the box over the X?

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Student A needs to PUSH

Student B needs to PULL

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Student A needs to PULL

Student B needs to PUSH

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Student A = PULL

Student B = PUSH

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Multiple Choice

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Click and look at the picture carefully!


What do student A and B need to do to move the box over the X?

1

Student A needs to PUSH

Student B needs to PULL

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Student A needs to PULL

Student B needs to PUSH

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Student A = PULL

Student B = PUSH

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Experiments

Scientist can use experiments to test the effect of forces by measuring the results.

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How do teachers affect the force a rock is thrown?

Fill-in your Chart.

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Open Ended

What did we change in the experiment?

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Open Ended

What data is being measured in the experiment?

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How do teachers affect the force a rock is thrown?

-What did they change?

We changed the teacher throwing the rock

-What did they measure?

The force measured was the distance rock was thrown

-What stayed the same (control)?

The rock,

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Draw your chart

-What did they change?

-What did they measure?

-What stayed the same (control)?

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Poll

What did we change?

the rubber band

the surfaces

distance rubber bad stretched

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What is the one thing that was changed?

The surfaces was the only thing that was changed! They were testing the surfaces.

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Poll

What did we measure?

The distance the rubber band stretched.

The weight of the box dragged

The different surfaces we tested

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What did they measure?

They measured the distance the rubber band stretched on each surface.

They probably used a meterstick or ruler.

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Poll

What stayed the same and was controlled?

The distance the rubber band stretched

The box of washers dragged

The different surfaces

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What stayed the same?

They used the same box of washer to drag across the surfaces.

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