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Unit 5
3rd Grade
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Design an experiment that shows how force affects the motion of a soccer ball by using the scientific method to confirm or deny a hypothesis.
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Design an experiment to determine how force affects the motion of a soccer ball.
Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
scientific method
hypothesis
Suggestions for teachers to help them teach this lesson
RI.3.3 — Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
W.3.1 — Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
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Explain how the parts of a racecar affect how it moves by describing the relationship between scientific concepts in a text.
Explain why the author says that “forces are all around us” by describing the relationship between scientific concepts in a text.
Standards
RI.3.3
Explain if all forces are the same and defend why or why not by describing the relationship between scientific concepts in a text.
Explain why Isaac Newton’s laws of motion are important by describing the relationship between scientific concepts in a text.
Participate in a hands-on activity to deepen understanding of scientific concepts and ideas.
Explain what life would be like without gravity by describing the relationship between scientific concepts in a text.
Explain what life would be like without friction by describing the relationship between scientific concepts in a text.
Explain what life would be like without magnets and magnetism by describing the relationship between scientific concepts in a text.
Explain what life would be like without energy and the ability to transfer energy by describing the relationship between scientific concepts in a text.
RI.3.3W.3.1
Explain how Newton’s three laws of motion connect to soccer by describing the relationship between scientific concepts in a text.
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Create an experiment that shows which type of racecar will reach the finish line the fastest by using the scientific method to confirm or deny a hypothesis.
Explain the forces that make a roller-coaster car move from the beginning to the end of a ride by describing the relationship between scientific concepts in a text.
Design and build a roller-coaster track to get a marble from one desk to another and explain why it did or did not work by using the scientific method to confirm or deny a hypothesis.
3-5-ETS1-1
Analyze and debate unit-essential questions by stating a claim and supporting the claim with evidence from the entire unit.
RI.3.3SL.3.1W.3.1
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