This document provides an overview and lesson plan for a unit on force and motion. It outlines 17 lessons that cover various topics related to force and motion, including describing and measuring motion, balanced and unbalanced forces, graphing motion, and non-contact forces like gravity and magnetism. Each lesson lists the learning objectives, estimated time needed, and any advance preparation or materials required. The total time estimated for the unit is 49 lessons.

1. Lesson Overview
Force and Motion

2. Lesson Overview Time Other Things to Know
Advance Preparation
1 • Pre Assessment 50 min *Teach students to use a stopwatch
• Marble Motion 50 min *Find The Tortoise and the Hare Story
50 min * Need tables not desks for activities
50 min * Make What We Think About Motion chart
50 min
2 • Describing Motion 60 min *Label N, S, E,W in your room
60 min *Large area for measuring distance
3 • Measuring Speed 50 min *Large area for measuring distance (10m)
50 min *Calculators for each team (if you want)
50 min *Prepare Class Motion Chart
4 • Graphing Motion 60 min *Large area for measuring distance
60 min *Copy and Laminate Word Sort Card Set
5 • Balanced/Unbalanced Forces 50 min *Cut Plastic Straws into 4” pieces
50 min *Set up Balloon Rocket Demo
*Need large area- Student Tug-of- War
6 • Balloon Rockets 60 min *Set up 3 more balloon rocket demos
7 • Measuring Unbalanced Forces 60 min *Need large tables
in Newtons 60 min
8 • Constant Motion 50 min *Collect a variety of objects to slide across
50 min the room, tissue box, eraser, marker, …
50 min *Book: Newton’s Law
9 • Mass and Motion 60 min *Copy and Laminate Word Sort Card Set
(Acceleration) 60 min *Area to roll balls with ramps
60 min *Rugs or towel s if room is not carpeted
10 • The Force of Simple Machines 55 min *Tie rope to one of the longer dowels
55 min *Punch holes in paper cups
55 min *Book: Machines Make It Move
11 • Inclined Plane, Wedge, & Screw 60 min *Space to use inclined planes
60 min *Book: Machines Make It Move
60 min
12 • Forces and Motion of Flight 45 min *Large area for flight tests
(Air Resistance) 45 min *Make airplane model
45 min *Prepare Airplanes in Flight chart
*Book: The Story of the Wright Brothers
13 • Non-Contact Forces 60 min *Make T chart- Contact/Non-Contact Force
(gravity & magnetism) 60 min
14 • Magnetism to Make Things 50 min *Cut strips of index card: 1.5 cm X 7.5 cm
Move (Telegraph) 50 min *Divide clay into 8 pieces (large marble size)
50 min *Build model of telegraph sounder
50 min *Need internet access
50 min *Make cart- Electromagnets
15 • Non-Contact (Electricity) 60 min *Copy & Laminate Word Card Set
*Charge 2 balloons – rubbing on wool
*Inflate 2 balloons per each team
16 • Non-Linear Motion (Spin) 55 min *Collect additional materials that can be
55 min used to build tops (See parent letter from
55min activity 12)
55 min
17 • Using Force & Motion of 60 min *Class collects a variety of building materials
Roller Coasters 60 min for making model roller coasters (see parent
60 min letter for activity 15)
60 min *Book: Roller Coaster!
60 min

3. Total: 49 lessons