Force and Measurement
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Force and Measurement
- 1. COLEGIO HEBREO UNION SCIENCE AND GEOMETRY ANCHOR ACTIVITY “FORCE AND MEASURING TOGETHER” Objective: 3.1 Measures the length and the perimeter of objects. Geometry 3.1 Demonstrates through examples how force influences the speed and movement of objects. Science C What if we have fun learning about force, speed, pushes, pulls, length and much more all at the same time? D Activate prior knowledge How did people measure things long ago? Questioning about forces, watching and describing pictures. Individual Classwork Math book activities: Chapter 17, pages 380- 394 Science Workbook activities: pages 89- 95A, 98 Read Science book pages: 247- 259 Pair/Groupwork 1. Jumping game In this game, you will stand at a start line and jump as far as possible. Step 1: One person at a time, stand with toes at the start line. Step 2: Jump as far as you can. Step 3: have another member in your group mark where your toes landed and measure the distance from the start line, in centimeters.
- 2. Step 4: Record the results in the table below. Step 5: Answer the questions below the table. Jumping game Name Measurement 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. ANSWER… 1. Who jumped the farthest? __________________________ _ _ __ 2. How many people jumped farther that 50 cm? _ _____________ _ __ 3. How many people jumped less than 30cm? _ _____________ _ __ Draw conclusions with your group: N Why did your friend could reach the farthest point? 2. Penny Toss Game In this game, you will stand at the start line and toss a penny as close as possible to the goal line. Step 1: take turns tossing a penny as close as possible to the goal line. Step 2: Measure the distance of your toss in cm from the goal line. Step 3: Complete the table with the results. Step 4: Answer the questions.
- 3. Penny Toss Game Name Distance from the goal line in cm. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Answer… 1. Whose penny landed closest to the goal line?________________ 2. How many children’s pennies landed less than 10 cm from the goal line?_______________________ Draw conclusions with your friends N Why did your friends were so close to the goal line? 3. Force and Speed! Let’s have a race. Then, complete the table. Force and Speed Run Race Name Place 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Let’s talk and conclude about the relation between force and speed.
- 4. Perimeter… Let’s measure huge things. What about the pool and the soccer field? 4. Gather in groups of 3 and measure the perimeter of the swimming pool. P= ______ 5. Now, let’s measure the perimeter of the soccer field. Gather in groups of 4 and have fun. P =____________
- 5. Assessment Scoring Activities Superior Completes all of the activities with accurate answers. Shows understanding of the measuring units and the relation with force. Alto: Completes all the activities, at least one is incorrectly answered. Shows some understanding of the measuring units and the relation with force. Básico: Completes fewer than 4 activities. Shows minimal understanding of the measuring units and the relation with force. Bajo: Completes fewer than 2 activities . Shows no understanding of the measuring units and the relation with force. Time: these activities must be completed on April 12. Resources: Measuring tape, worksheets, workbooks, etc.