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Grade 2 TEACHERS’ WORKSHOP Big Idea 13: Forces and Changes in Motion Topic VII November 6, 2012. Division of Science Mary Tweedy, Curriculum Support Specialist . What is an object doing if it is in motion? . Moving. What is motion?. Things are moving. Things in motion change position.
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Grade 2 TEACHERS’ WORKSHOPBig Idea 13: Forces and Changes in MotionTopic VII November 6, 2012 Division of Science Mary Tweedy, Curriculum Support Specialist
What is motion? • Things are moving. • Things in motion change position.
Different Waysan Object can Move • fast • slow • around and around • straight • zigzag • up and down • slide
Give it a push or a pull What can you do to make an object move?
What are a push or a pull that makes something moved called? Forces
Pushes and Pullshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/pushes_pulls.shtml
Forces and Movement http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/forces_movement.shtml
Connecting Learning • What happens when we push or pull an object? • What happens when I push or pull an object strongly? • What happens when I push or pull an object gently? • What is a force? • What are you wondering now about forces?
Puffer Paths • Key Question: How many puff does it take to move your sheep from the pasture to the sheep pen? (See game board.) • Materials per student to make acotton ball “sheep” : drinking straw, cotton ball, chenille stick (pipe cleaner) • Materials per group: game board and tally sheet • Game Objective: Count and record the number of puffs it takes to blow a cotton ball “sheep” along a path on the game board. Compare your group’s data to the data for the whole class.