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School: Central/Liberty |
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Grade/Level: 4 |
Discipline: Simple Machines |
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Day 3 |
Day 4 |
Day 5 |
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Content Theme Topic Area |
Energy |
Energy |
Energy |
Energy |
Energy |
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Outcomes Essential Questions |
Understand what is energy |
Determine potential and kinetic |
Determine potential and kinetic |
Motion Understand Newton’s three Laws of Motion |
Motion Understand Newton’s three Laws of Motion |
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Assessment |
Minds on Activity Pg. 1 |
Worksheets Either using senses to discover energy or observing potential and kinetic Front and back |
Test Potential to Kinetic Energy Pgs. 119-120 |
Experiment Following the Bouncing Ball AG 152, 153 |
Experiment Balloon Derby |
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Key Resources |
Pushes & Pulls Pgs. 6-9 Anthology Ballad of John Henry |
Discovery Works Pgs. C18 – C20 Website-Link Central Roller coaster |
Copy of test |
Book call National Geographic Newton’s Laws Harcourt Science Assessment Guide |
Copy of above experiment |
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School: Central/Liberty |
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Grade/Level: 4 |
Discipline: Simple Machines |
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Day 6 |
Day 7 |
Day 8 |
Day 9 |
Day 10 |
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Content Theme Topic Area |
Energy |
Energy |
Energy |
Simple Machines |
Simple Machines |
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Outcomes Essential Questions |
Friction Identify basic concepts of friction |
Friction Understand basic concept of friction |
Force Identify concept of push and pull |
Understand a simple machine Wedge |
Lever |
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Skills |
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Assessment |
Friction in Sports Questions Experiment Friction and speed |
Friction in Sports Rubric for #15, 16 |
Play Charades |
“Wedge” sheet |
Solving a problem using a lever |
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Key Resources |
Discovery Works Pgs. C31 – C34 Worksheet questions Friction & Speed experiment papers |
Rubric |
The Magic School Bus Plays Ball A Book about Forces |
Machines Make It Move National Geographic Books Pg. 8 |
Machines Make It Move Pg. 10 |
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School: Central/Liberty |
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Grade/Level: 4 |
Discipline: Simple Machines |
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Day 11 |
Day 12 |
Day 13 |
Day 14 |
Day 15 |
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Content Theme Topic Area |
Simple Machines |
Simple Machines |
Simple Machines |
Simple Machines |
Simple Machines |
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Outcomes Essential Questions |
Lever |
Lever |
Inclined Plane and Ramp |
Wheel and Axle |
Pulleys |
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Skills |
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Assessment |
Experiment |
“Lever” worksheets |
“Inclined Plan and Ramp” worksheet |
“Wheel and Axle” worksheet |
“Pulleys” worksheet |
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Key Resources |
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Machines Make It Move Pg. 10 |
Machines Make It Move Pgs. 12-14 |
Machines Make It Move Pg. 15 |
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School: Central/Liberty |
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Grade/Level: 4 |
Discipline: Simple Machines |
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Day 16 |
Day 17 |
Day 18 |
Day 19 |
Day 20 |
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Content Theme Topic Area |
Simple Machines |
Simple Machines |
Simple Machines |
Work |
Culminating activities |
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Outcomes Essential Questions |
Pulleys |
Screw |
Gear |
Problem solve |
Make robot |
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Skills |
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Lunch Box Derby |
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Assessment |
Experiment Pulleys in Action Pgs. 48-50 or Pgs. 206-207 |
Experiment Pgs. 28-29 |
Be A Gear Demonstration by students’ participation |
Activity Pg. 23 |
Review and Assessment |
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Key Resources |
Simple Machines booklet Pulleys in Action Pgs. 48-50 |
Machines Make It Move Pgs. 16-17 |
Machines Make It Move Pgs. 20-21 |
Discovery Works Pg. C28 |
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Day 21 |
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Culminating Activity |
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Outcomes Essential Questions |
Robot - Make |
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Skills |
Lunch Box Derby |
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Assessment |
Review and Assessment Test |
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