Forces in Action: Understanding Pushes, Pulls, and Motion!

Science Grades 5th Grade 3:38 Video
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Lesson Description

Explore the world of forces and motion! Learn about different types of forces, how they affect objects, and how they are all around us.

Video Resource

FORCE AND MOTION

Elesapiens

Duration: 3:38
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Key Concepts

  • Forces are pushes or pulls.
  • Forces cause objects to start moving, stop moving, speed up, slow down, or change direction.
  • Forces can act through contact or at a distance.
  • Gravity is a force that pulls objects towards each other.
  • Forces are interactions between objects.

Learning Objectives

  • Define force and identify examples of forces in everyday life.
  • Explain how forces affect the motion of objects.
  • Differentiate between contact and distance forces.
  • Describe gravity as a force that pulls objects towards the Earth.
  • Understand that force is an interaction between objects

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what they know about forces. Show the Elesapiens video 'FORCE AND MOTION'. Ask them to pay attention to the different types of forces mentioned and how they affect objects.
  • Discussion (10 mins)
    After watching the video, facilitate a class discussion about forces. Use the discussion questions below to guide the conversation.
  • Interactive Activity: Force Detectives (20 mins)
    Divide students into small groups. Each group will be assigned a common scenario (e.g., kicking a ball, opening a door, riding a bike). They will need to identify all the forces acting in that scenario and describe their effects.
  • Gravity Experiment (10 mins)
    Demonstrate gravity by dropping different objects (e.g., a feather, a ball). Discuss how gravity pulls everything towards the Earth. Then discuss what would happen if there were no gravity.
  • Assessment (5 mins)
    Administer the multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank quizzes to assess student understanding of the concepts covered.

Interactive Exercises

  • Force Detectives
    Students work in groups to identify forces acting in various scenarios. They describe whether the forces are contact or at a distance and how they affect the motion of objects.
  • Building a force diagram
    Students will be provided with a picture of a stationary object. They will be tasked with creating a force diagram. The students will need to draw the magnitude and directions that are acting on an object.

Discussion Questions

  • What is a force, in your own words?
  • Can you give some examples of forces you experience every day?
  • How can a force change the way something is moving?
  • What is gravity, and what does it do?
  • Can forces work together? How?

Skills Developed

  • Observation
  • Critical Thinking
  • Collaboration
  • Scientific Reasoning
  • Analysis

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What is a force?

Correct Answer: A push or pull

Question 2:

Which of these is an example of a force?

Correct Answer: The wind blowing

Question 3:

What can a force do to an object?

Correct Answer: Change its shape, speed it up, or slow it down

Question 4:

Which force pulls everything towards the Earth?

Correct Answer: Gravity

Question 5:

If you kick a ball, what kind of force are you using?

Correct Answer: A contact force

Question 6:

What is always happening around us?

Correct Answer: Constant interactions between forces

Question 7:

If something moves or changes shape, what is at work?

Correct Answer: Forces

Question 8:

How do magnets act on each other?

Correct Answer: They attract or repel

Question 9:

What is an Avalanche an example of?

Correct Answer: Things being in motion

Question 10:

What is always around us?

Correct Answer: Forces

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

A force is a ________ or a pull.

Correct Answer: push

Question 2:

Forces can make things start ________, stop ________, or change direction.

Correct Answer: moving

Question 3:

_________ is a force that pulls objects towards the Earth.

Correct Answer: Gravity

Question 4:

A force that requires touching is called a ________ force.

Correct Answer: contact

Question 5:

Magnets can attract or _______ to each other.

Correct Answer: repel

Question 6:

Forces affect the ______ and motion of things.

Correct Answer: shape

Question 7:

An example of a force is ______.

Correct Answer: wind

Question 8:

Forces can trigger the _______ of an object.

Correct Answer: movement

Question 9:

Everything around us is always excerting _______ on each other.

Correct Answer: forces

Question 10:

Forces can do their work through ______.

Correct Answer: contact

Educational Standards

5.PS2.1:[Standard] Support an argument, with evidence, that Earth's gravitational force pulls objects downward toward the center of the earth. 5.PS2: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions:Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions

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