About this Product

This product includes more than 32 activities for a complete unit on forces and motion. The activities in this product are differentiated for grades 3-5 and 6-8 requiring science process and critical thinking skills. It meet most state science standards and NGSS while making appropriate math and ELA CCSS connections. Answer Key included.

Important Considerations

• Consider the Forces and Motion Unit Bundle for additional resources

• Check out additional Unit Activities to enhance your science program

DIGITAL RESOURCES

This bundle includes modified files that facilitate online - distance learning:

• Fillable slides designed to work with Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint.

Important Notes about Fillable Slides:

• Digital assignments work seamlessly with Google Slides: WATCH ME

• Each assignment is saved as an individual file with the key removed.

• Digital assignments CANNOT be edited. Only the text boxes or forms can be manipulated.

All Digital resources can be shared via platforms that are password-protected or accessible only to students.

This resource includes

- 14+ Reading passages with comprehension questions

- 4+ Science and Math CCSS connection activities

- 5+ Graphic organizers and sorting activities

- 9 Hands-On, Exploratory and Engineering Activities

Topics Covered

Types of Forces

Friction & Air Resistance

Gravity and Weight

Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces

Net Force

Calculating Force

Motion

Velocity & Acceleration

Patterns of Motion

Newton's Laws

Collisions

IMMERSIVE READER

This resource includes reading passages that can be read to a student with Microsoft’s Immersive Reader. Immersive-Reader compatible passages are read-only word documents accessed in a web browser. Internet access required. Students are provided links to the Immersive Reader compatible passages in the printable and digital versions of each activity.

Immersive reader is a FREE Microsoft educational tool. You do NOT need a Microsoft account to access this tool in a web browser. Learn more about Immersive Reader HERE.

Immersive Reader can:

• Read the entire passage to a student

• Help pronounce individual words in a passage as a student reads

• Translate the entire passage or individual words in the passage for ESL students

• Change the font, text color and background color for students with visual impairments

Additional Notes

• The video preview provides a brief overview of Immersive Reader's capability

• Written and video instructions for students are included http://safesha.re/ppk

• Download a FREE unit of Immersive Reader compatible reading passages HERE.

Next Generation Science Standards

This resource supports NGSS 3-PS2-1, 3-PS2-2, 5-PS2-1, MS-PS2-1, MS-PS2-2 & MS-PS2-4.

TERMS OF USE

• All rights reserved by Stephanie Elkowitz.

• This product is to be used by the original purchaser only.

• Intended for classroom and personal use only.

• Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited.

• This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view.

• Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).