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Unit Introduction
This section will introduce the standards alignment, curriculum, and gameplay.
Welcome
Standards Map
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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
Part 2: Group KWL Chart
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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
Part 1: Motion Card Game
Part 2: Overview of Motion Force
GAME PLAY!
Pause and Think
Exit Slip
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Forces That Affect Motion
Students will investigate and measure forces by completing a lab.
Warm Up: Game Discussion
GAME PLAY!
Pause and Think
Lab: Exploring Forces
Exit Slip
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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?
GAME PLAY!
Pause and Think
Game Discusson
Demonstration: Inertia
Hands-On Activity: Using Forces to Move a Ball
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!
Pause and Think
Game Discusson
Lab: Force, Mass, and Acceleration
Exit Slip
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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
GAME PLAY!
Writing Activity: Newton's Laws in Action
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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!
Post-Game Assessment Activity: Design a Motion Force Board Game
Wrap-Up Activity: Completing the Group KWL Chart