1. Topic-
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2. Content-
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*inertia
mass
friction
matter
force |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1. To provide students with a hands-on experiment to help them understand
the concept of inertia.
2. To provide students feedback and guidance as they construct their
vehicle to demonstrate Newton's 3rd Law. |
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4. Objectives-
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1. Students will conduct an experiment set up by the teacher to
help reinforce the concept of inertia.
2. Students will compare and contrast the results of the experiment
in an organized manner.
3. Students will make inferences based on their observations.
4. Students will interpret their findings with scientific reasoning.
5. Students will build and test their Newton vehicle to prepare for
their presentation. |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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1 dozen hard boiled eggs
1 dozen uncooked eggs
'Spinning' Egg paper per student
posters
tools
set-up testing tracks for vehicles |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
When you are riding in the car with your seat belt on, and the car
suddenly stops, what happens to you? Why?
Use this information to help you with the mini experiment today.
You and your neighbors will work collaboratively on this, but each
is responsible for own observations and conclusion.
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B. Development-
Pass out 'Spinning Egg' Demo paper and go over as a class.
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C. Practice-
Walk around and observe the students as they perform the experiment.
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D. Independent Practice-
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student is responsible for the analyze & conclude questions. |
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
Allow students to draw diagrams and/or verbalize their thinking
if they have difficulty with written expression. This allows for immediate
feedback and teacher guided prompts to help make connections to the
concepts.
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F. Checking for understanding-
1. Follow up with a class discussion and explanation.
2. Quiz has been announced for the next day.
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G. Closure-
End with highlighting the key term, inertia.
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7. Evaluation-
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1. Observations
2. Individual, small, and whole group discussion throughout activity. |
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