Balanced and Unbalanced Forces Activities - Planning An Investigation
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Balanced and Unbalanced Forces for 3rd Grade. Students plan an investigation about the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of objects. Students will learn about gravity and friction and that forces come in pairs. This unit includes two slide shows, hands-on activities, labs, and follow-up pages. It also includes answer keys and a one-page article on balanced and unbalanced forces.
Your third-grade scientist will love conducting their own fair test investigation! The only materials needed are a few tennis balls, a playground ball, a few toy cars, and blocks. ✍
This unit includes:
➸ slide shows
➸ strategic note-taking guide
➸ labs
➸ reading passage
➸ follow-up pages
➸ quiz
➸ answer keys
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I found this to be a really well designed unit with great activities. My students were engaged and interested. Having them think about variables was a big plus. I was able to address several learning targets with this unit and used almost every page!
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This resource is aligned with the following standards:
✅ NGSS 3-PS2-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object. [Clarification Statement: Examples could include an unbalanced force on one side of a ball that can make it start moving; and, balanced forces pushing on a box from both sides will not produce any motion at all.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment is limited to one variable at a time: number, size, or direction of forces. Assessment does not include quantitative force size, only qualitative and relative. Assessment is limited to gravity being addressed as a force that pulls objects down.]
✅ Utah SEEd 3.3.1 Plan and carry out investigations that provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object. Emphasize investigations where only one variable is tested at a time. Examples could include an unbalanced force on one side of a ball causing it to move and balanced forces pushing on a box from both sides producing no movement. (PS2.A, PS2.B)
NJSLS 3-PS2-1 Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object
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