Motion Topic 1 Lesson 1

Motion

​Mrs. Kittrell's 3rd grade science class
Topic 1 Lesson 1 Motion

Motion is a change in an object's location


For example, if you are playing soccer and you kick the ball, the ball is in motion. Its location has changed.

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​Motion

Position

Position is the exact place where an object is.



The place where you are right now is your position. If you turn around in your desk, your position has not changed. You are still in the same location, but your __________ has changed.

Direction

Direction is the way an object faces, such as north, south, or toward the window.

Multiple Choice

Sarah is fifth in line.

Am I describing Sarah's position or direction?

• position

• direction

Multiple Choice

Sarah is facing backward in line.

Am I describing Sarah's position or direction?

• position

• direction

Multiple Choice

My pen is behind the computer.

Am I describing the pen's position or direction?

• position

• direction

Multiple Choice

The red car is in front of the blue car.

Am I describing the car's position or direction?

• position

• direction

Multiple Choice

The ball was rolling toward me, but my friend kicked it away from me.

True or false: The direction of the ball has changed.

• True

• False

Relative position

Relative position is the position of one object compared with the position of another object.

For example, the red car's relative
position is in front of the black car.

Absolute position

Absolute position is the exact position of an object.

For example, the red car's absolute
position is exactly 4 feet in front of
the black car.

The Max Trampoline Park is in Orangeburg, SC.

​​Relative

The Max Trampoline Park is located at 1015 Red Bank Road in Orangeburg, SC.

Absolute Position

Multiple Choice

We are in Branchville right now.

Am I describing our relative or absolute position?

• relative

• absolute

Multiple Choice

We are sitting in room 108 at 1349 Dorange Road in Branchville, SC.

Am I describing our relative or absolute position?

• relative

• absolute

Multiple Choice

Anna sits near Thomas.

Am I describing Anna's relative or absolute position?

• relative

• absolute

Multiple Choice

Anna sits three desks in front of Thomas.

Am I describing Anna's relative or absolute position?

• relative

• absolute

Speed is a measure of how slow or fast something can move.


Example: My mom was driving 65 miles per hour (mph) down the road to get to school this morning.

Speed

The man and his dog are not changing how fast or how slow they move. They are moving at a constant speed.


But as they continue their walk to the next street, they might slow down to cross the road. They might move faster. They might also slow down. Their speed changes.

Speed

Distance is how far something travels.

For example, we drove 730 miles to get to New York.

Distance

Time for a vocabulary quiz!!!

Multiple Choice

The exact place where an object is

• speed

• distance

• position

• motion

Multiple Choice

means "compared to"

The position of one object compared with the position of another object

• relative

• position

• distance

• motion

Multiple Choice

A change in an object's location

• speed

• motion

• distance

• direction

Multiple Choice

The way an object faces, such as north, south or toward the window

• speed

• motion

• distance

• direction

Multiple Choice

A measure of how slow or fast something can move

• speed

• motion

• distance

• direction

Multiple Choice

How far something travels

• relative

• distance

• speed

• position