Grade 5 - Motion

Grade 5 : Standard 11 - Motion

Conceptual Strand 11

Objects move in ways that can be observed, described, predicted, and measured.

Guiding Question 11

What causes objects to move differently under different circumstances?

Grade Level Expectations

Checks for Understanding

State Performance Indicators

GLE 0507.11.1 Design an investigation, collect data and draw conclusions about the relationship among mass, force, and distance traveled.

0507.11.1 Predict how the amount of mass affects the distance traveled given the same amount of applied force.

0507.11.2 Prepare statements about the relationship among mass, applied force, and distance traveled.

0507.11.3 Design and conduct experiments using a simple experimental design to demonstrate the relationship among mass, force, and distance traveled.

SPI 0507.11.1 Explain the relationship that exist among mass, force, and distance traveled.

Newton's Laws of Motion

Newton's First Law of Motion - an object remains at rest unless a force acts on it, and that an object already in motion will not change that motion unless a force causes it to do so
Newton's Second Law of Motion - an object's acceleration depends on the object's mass and the force applied to it

Factors that Affect Distance Traveled

Mass (amount of matter in an object)

larger mass is harder to stop than smaller mass

truck 1

truck 2

If both truck 1 and truck 2 are traveling at the same speed and apply brakes with the same force, truck 2 will take longer to stop because it has more mass.

Force (push or pull)

the stronger the force applied (for example: braking) the shorter the distance you will travel

Newton's Third Law of Motion - whenever one object applies a force to a second object, the second object applies an equal and opposite force to the first.

Read Motion and Movement from Harcourt pages 8-13

United Streaming

Laws of Motion (17 minutes) http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=84F961A3-C4C4-4247-955C-43F4EE3DBAD3&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US
Let's Move It: Newton's Laws of Motion (15 minutes) http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=CD57F186-3466-48A8-892F-E4CA072F48F7&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

Websites

Forces Lab http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/lab/forces.html
Newton Car Experiment http://www.latech.edu/ideaplace/nerc/rockets/newton_car.pdf
Forces and Movement http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/forces_movement_fs.shtml
Forces in Action http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/physical_processes/forces_action/read1.shtml
Energy, Forces, and Motion Parent Handout http://www.fispta.org/parenthandoutenergyforces.pdf

Sample TCAP Question

0507.11.1 Answer F