Grade 4 - Motion

Grade Level Expectations

Checks for Understanding

State Performance Indicators

GLE 0407.11.1 Recognize that the position of an object can be described relative to other objects or a background.

GLE 0407.11.2 Design a simple investigation to demonstrate how friction affects the movement of an object.

GLE 0407.11.3 Investigate the relationship between the speed of an object and the distance traveled during a certain time period.

0407.11.1 Identify the position of objects relative to fixed reference points.

0407.11.2 Design an investigation to identify factors that affect the speed and distance traveled by an object in motion.

0407.11.3 Complete a coordinate graph to describe the relative positions of objects.

0407.11.4 Plan and execute an investigation that demonstrates how friction affects the movement of an object.

0407.11.5 Design and implement an investigation to determine that the speed of an object is equal to the distance traveled over time.

SPI 0407.11.1 Describe the position of an object relative to fixed reference points.

SPI 0407.11.2 Identify factors that influence the motion of an object.

SPI 0407.11.3 Determine the relationship between speed and distance traveled over time.

	While studying force and motion have students try to knock the bottom coin out from underneath the other coins by hitting it with the thin edge of the knife.