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School: Central/Liberty

 

Teacher(s):

Grade/Level: 4

Discipline:  Simple Machines

 

Year:

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

 

Content

Theme

Topic Area

 

 

Energy

 

Energy

 

Energy

 

Energy

 

Energy

 

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

 

 

Skills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

Teacher(s):

Grade/Level: 4

Discipline:  Simple Machines

 

Year:

Day 6

Day 7

Day 8

Day 9

Day 10

 

Content

Theme

Topic Area

 

 

Energy

 

Energy

 

Energy

 

Simple Machines

 

Simple Machines

 

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

 

 

Skills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

CURRICULUM MAP

 

School: Central/Liberty

 

Teacher(s):

Grade/Level: 4

Discipline:  Simple Machines

 

Year:

Day 11

Day 12

Day 13

Day 14

Day 15

 

Content

Theme

Topic Area

 

 

Simple Machines

 

Simple Machines

 

Simple Machines

 

Simple Machines

 

Simple Machines

 

Outcomes

Essential

Questions

 

 

Lever

 

Lever

 

Inclined Plane and Ramp

 

Wheel and Axle

 

Pulleys

 

 

Skills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessment

 

 

 

Experiment

 

“Lever” worksheets

 

“Inclined Plan and Ramp” worksheet

 

“Wheel and Axle” worksheet

 

“Pulleys” worksheet

 

 

Key Resources

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Teacher(s):

Grade/Level: 4

Discipline:  Simple Machines

 

Year:

Day 16

Day 17

Day 18

Day 19

Day 20

 

Content

Theme

Topic Area

 

 

Simple Machines

 

Simple Machines

 

Simple Machines

 

Work

 

Culminating activities

 

Outcomes

Essential

Questions

 

 

Pulleys

 

Screw

 

Gear

 

Problem solve

 

Make robot

 

 

Skills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lunch Box Derby

 

 

Assessment

 

 

 

Experiment

Pulleys in Action

Pgs. 48-50 or

Pgs. 206-207

 

Experiment
Machines Make It Move

Pgs. 28-29

 

Be A Gear Demonstration by students’ participation

 

Activity

Pg. 23

 

 

 

Review

 

and

 

Assessment

 

 

 

 

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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School: Central/Liberty

 

Teacher(s):

Grade/Level: 4

Discipline:  Simple Machines

Year:

Day 21

 

 

 

 

 

Content

Theme

Topic Area

 

 

Culminating Activity

 

 

 

 

 

Outcomes

Essential

Questions

 

 

Robot - Make

 

 

 

 

 

Skills

 

 

 

Lunch Box Derby

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessment

 

 

 

 

Review

 

and

 

Assessment Test

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key Resources