Force & Motion: Laws of Motion, Gravity, Friction, Energy, Simple Machines, MORE
- PDF
- Google Apps™
What educators are saying
Description
Attention all 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade science teachers! Are you looking for a comprehensive unit on force and motion as well as simple machines? Look no further! Our full unit has everything you need to make teaching science a breeze.
With our step-by-step lesson plans, printable and digital student activities, hands-on experiments, and centers, your students will be fully engaged and excited to learn about forces and motion.
We understand that teaching science can be challenging, which is why we've taken the leg work out of creating a complete, interactive, and fun unit for you and your students.
Our resource is simply laid out, allowing you to deliver rigorous lessons with ease, without sacrificing quality. Get ready to deliver a top-notch learning experience for your students with our complete unit on force and motion and simple machines!
HOW IT WORKS:
Get ready to teach your students effortlessly with our easy-to-use lesson structure! Each lesson has three key components that make planning and teaching a breeze.
- First, the Introduction portion of the lesson will help you review previously learned content and introduce new concepts and content vocabulary that students will be working on that day. You'll start as a whole group using anchor slides before breaking out into small groups for hands-on practice.
- During the Lesson Activity, your students will get to "get their feet wet" through hands-on experiments and practice, often in partners or small groups. They'll interact with each other and apply what they are learning in real-world activities. Plus, they'll record their learning all in one place in their student activity packet.
- Finally, bring your students back together for the Lesson Reflection. This is where they'll review, share, and discuss what they've learned during the lesson activity. Students can reflect on their learning through journal questions, right in their student activity packet.
With this easy-to-follow lesson structure, your students will be engaged, excited, and ready to learn!
CONCEPTS COVERED:
- What is a force? (push vs. pull)
- Newton's Three Laws of Motion (includes experiment)
- Gravity and friction (includes experiment)
- Potential vs. Kinetic energy (includes experiment)
- Simple Machines and mechanical energy (LINKtivity® Digital Learning Guide)
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
- Teacher Guide with everything you need for each lesson. All needed resources are downloadable directly from the guide making prep a breeze! The teacher guide includes a unit overview and daily lesson plans. The lesson plans include detailed information about student objective, materials needed, teacher preparation required, and the steps on how to conduct the lesson. You'll even find sample anchor charts, discussion questions and answer keys embedded right into the teacher guide.
- Student activities to go along with each daily lesson. All students resources are printable AND digital. Activities range from note-taking, to journal responses, to experiments, and more!
- 53 anchor slides provided in PowerPoint, PDF, or PGN image files. These slides help you teach each lesson.
- 1 originally written article for teaching about energy
- 1 student-made book template for simple machines (printable & digital)
- Simple Machine LINKtivity® interactive digital learning guide (printable & digital)
- 37-piece bulletin board set in full color to reinforce important concepts
- Review game to play in small groups
- Unit Test (Answer Key Provided) (printable & digital)
- Teacher video tutorial to help you get organized
WHAT OTHER TEACHERS ARE SAYING...
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Megan D., 3rd grade teacher says: "I have used this many years, including this fall in distance learning. So rigorous, so thorough, printer-friendly, basically fool-proof. The labs are simple and low-prep but high impact. Visually appealing without being cutesy-cutesy, which is great for my discerning 3rd graders."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Michelle C., 5th grade teacher says: "Spending $20+ on this resource was some of the best money I've spent on school materials. The teacher's guide is easy to use and includes videos, slides and experiments. The connections between Newton's Laws, the concepts of force and motion, and the simple experiments are perfect. The vocabulary is just what I was looking for. Well done!"
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Jamie S., 4th grade teacher says: "The materials in this bundle are simply amazing! From the Student Activity (SAP), to the slides to the bulletin board art to all of the fun lessons. I love how organized each of the lessons are and the instructions given for each lesson. I am not a Science teacher, but due to Covid, I have been thrown in a 4th-grade STEAM classroom this year...normally I teach K-5 music. These lessons have been so easy to pick up and teach without having much prior knowledge."
Love using interactive notebooks in your science class?
Check out this complimentary resource:
Interactive Notebook {Force and Motion} - Printable & Digital
MORE SCIENCE UNITS YOU'LL LOVE:
Animals {Complete Science Unit}
-----------------------------------------------------------
Copyright © The Classroom Nook.
All rights reserved by author.
Permission to copy for single classroom use only.
Not for public display.
Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.
