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    Motion ForceForces and Motion Learning Game

    Teacher Guide
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    01

    Unit Introduction

    This section will introduce the standards alignment, curriculum, and gameplay.
    Welcome
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    Standards Map
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    02

    Pre-Assessment

    Students will play a vocabulary bingo game and create a group KWL chart to assess their prior knowledge about forces, motion, and Newton’s Laws of Motion.
    Part 1: Vocabulary Bingo
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    Part 2: Group KWL Chart
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    03

    How Do You Describe Motion?

    Students will investigate motion by illustrating and discussing objects in motion. Students will explore the primary goals and challenges of Motion Force.
    Introduction
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    Part 1: Motion Card Game
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    Part 2: Overview of Motion Force
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    GAME PLAY!
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    Pause and Think
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    Exit Slip
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    04

    Forces That Affect Motion

    Students will investigate and measure forces by completing a lab.
    Warm Up: Game Discussion
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    GAME PLAY!
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    Pause and Think
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    Lab: Exploring Forces
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    Exit Slip
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    05

    Newton's First Law of Motion

    Students will discuss balanced and unbalanced forces and their importance in Motion Force. Students will investigate Newton’s First Law of Motion by observing a demonstration and completing a hands-on activity.
    Warm Up: What Do You Know About Balanced and Unbalanced Forces?
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    GAME PLAY!
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    Pause and Think
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    Game Discusson
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    Demonstration: Inertia
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    Hands-On Activity: Using Forces to Move a Ball
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    Exit Slip
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    Newton's Second Law of Motion

    Students will investigate Newton’s Second Law of Motion by completing a lab.
    GAME PLAY!
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    Pause and Think
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    Game Discusson
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    Lab: Force, Mass, and Acceleration
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    Exit Slip
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    07

    Newton’s Laws in Action

    Students will explore Newton’s Third Law of Motion by discussing pictures of action-reaction forces. Students will show what they know about Newton’s Laws of Motion by writing an illustrated story that incorporates the three laws.
    Warm Up: Exit Slip Discussion and Newton's Third Law
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    GAME PLAY!
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    Writing Activity: Newton's Laws in Action
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    08

    Post-Game Assessment

    Students will assess their learning by designing a board game version of Motion Force and completing the KWL Chart from the Pre-Assessment.
    GAME PLAY!
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    Post-Game Assessment Activity: Design a Motion Force Board Game
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    Wrap-Up Activity: Completing the Group KWL Chart
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    09

    Appendix

    Glossary
    Motion Word Cards
    Lab Sheet: Exploring Forces
    Lab Sheet: Force, Mass, and Acceleration
    Action-Reaction Cards
    Illustrated Story Scoring Rubric
    Motion Force Board Game Design
    Motion Force Board Game Scoring Rubric
    Assessment 1
    Assessment 2
    Assessment 1 - Answer Key
    Assessment 2 - Answer Key