Slow Down

Learning Target: 

• I can define friction and identify the factors that affect it

HOWLs Target:

• I treat all property with care.

Agenda

• Warm-up: FRICTION (2min)
• What is friction? or Why can't I slide down the hill in front of my house when there is no snow on it?
• measuring friction
• static vs sliding
• pulling carts
• added mass
• 0g
• 500g
• 1000g
• surface
• desk
• sandpaper

Relevant reading:

• CK-12 Distance and Direction
• CK-12 Speed and Velocity
• CK-12 Acceleration

Homework:

• None

Big and Fast

Learning Target: 

• I can use Newton's Law of Motion to explain __________.

HOWLs Target:

• I keep working until I have figured out an answer.

Agenda

• Warm-up: PRETTY PICTURE FRIDAY (2min)
• Choose at least one of Newton's Laws of Motion and explain how it relates to this picture.
• 
• Using Newton's Laws of Motion to explain ____________.
• How is Newton's First Law connected to __________.
• create
• How is Newton's Second Law connected to _______.
• create
• How is Newton's Third Law connected to _________.
• create
• Infographic of a flying bird

Relevant reading:

• CK-12 Distance and Direction
• CK-12 Speed and Velocity
• CK-12 Acceleration

Homework:

• None

Birds

Learning Target: 

• I can use Newton's Law of Motion to explain __________.

HOWLs Target:

• I keep working until I have figured out an answer.

Agenda

• Warm-up: THE LAWS (2min)
• Which of Newton's Laws of Motion makes the most sense to you? Why?
• Using Newton's Laws of Motion to explain ____________.
• How is Newton's First Law connected to __________.
• create
• How is Newton's Second Law connected to _______.
• create
• How is Newton's Third Law connected to _________.
• create
• Infographic of a flying bird

Relevant reading:

• CK-12 Distance and Direction
• CK-12 Speed and Velocity
• CK-12 Acceleration

Homework:

• None

Creating

Learning Target: 

• I can use Newton's Law of Motion to explain __________.

HOWLs Target:

• I keep working until I have figured out an answer.

Agenda

• Warm-up: THE THIRD (2min)
• Using Newton's Third of Motion, why does it hurt when you fall down and hit the ground?
• Newton's Third Law sentences
• When I hit the ground, the _________ _______ _____.
• When I pull the rope, the ________ _______ ______.
• When I punch/push the wall, the ________ _______ ______.
• When I jump (push off the ground), the ...
• When I sit down, 
• Using Newton's Laws of Motion to explain ____________.
• How is Newton's First Law connected to __________.
• create
• How is Newton's Second Law connected to _______.
• create
• How is Newton's Third Law connected to _________.
• create

Relevant reading:

• CK-12 Distance and Direction
• CK-12 Speed and Velocity
• CK-12 Acceleration

Homework:

• None

2nd and 3rd

Learning Target: 

• I can explain the stations using Newton's 3 Laws of Motion

HOWLs Target:

• I participate in my classroom by listening and asking questions.

Agenda

• Warm-up: NFLOM (2min)
• Why does the coin on the elbow trick work? see demo
• Newton's Laws of Motion
• What does hitting bowling and soccer balls and pushing boxes with different masses  have in common?
• Newton's Second Law
• Why do rockets go up and up and up and up?
• Newton's Third Law

Relevant reading:

• CK-12 Distance and Direction
• CK-12 Speed and Velocity
• CK-12 Acceleration

Homework:

• None

The Laws

Learning Target: 

• I can explain the stations using Newton's 3 Laws of Motion

HOWLs Target:

• I participate in my classroom by listening and asking questions.

Agenda

• Warm-up: PRETTY PICTURE FRIDAY (2min)
• If a person riding in the middle of a parade float that is moving forward at a constant velocity jumps straight into the air, where will the person land? Explain your choice.
• a. toward the front of the parade float (forward from start)
• b. in the middle of the parade float (same location)
• c. toward the back of the parade float (behind the start)
• 
• Newton's Laws of Motion
• What do stations 1, 4, and 6 have in common?
• What about station 7?
• Newton's First Law
• What do stations 2 and 8 have in common?
• Newton's Second Law
• What do stations 1 and 5 have in common?
• Newton's Third Law

Relevant reading:

• CK-12 Distance and Direction
• CK-12 Speed and Velocity
• CK-12 Acceleration

Homework:

• None

Force

Learning Target: 

• I can define force and identify when a force occurs.

HOWLs Target:

• I participate in my classroom by listening and asking questions.

Agenda

• Warm-up: FORCE (2min)
• What does the word "force" mean?
• Give examples of forces
• Newton's Laws of Motion
• review of stations
• What do stations 1, 4, and 6 have in common?
• What about station 7?
• Newton's First Law

Relevant reading:

• CK-12 Distance and Direction
• CK-12 Speed and Velocity
• CK-12 Acceleration

Homework:

• None

More of Netwon

Learning Target: 

• I can record predictions and observations from investigations.

HOWLs Target:

• I ask questions to think deeper about common phenomenon.

Agenda

• Warm-up: WHY STRAIGHT MOTION (2min)
• Why do things move in a straight line at a constant speed? OR Why don't things move in a straight line at a constant speed?
• Newton's 3 Laws of Funtown (continued)
• prediction
• observation
• think hard/question

Relevant reading:

• CK-12 Distance and Direction
• CK-12 Speed and Velocity
• CK-12 Acceleration

Homework:

• None

Newton Had Some Big Ideas

Learning Target: 

• I can record predictions and observations from investigations.

HOWLs Target:

• I ask questions to think deeper about common phenomenon.

Agenda

• Warm-up: WHY MOTION (2min)
• Why do things move? OR Why don't things move?
• Newton's 3 Laws of Funtown
• prediction
• observation
• think hard/question

Relevant reading:

• CK-12 Distance and Direction
• CK-12 Speed and Velocity
• CK-12 Acceleration

Homework:

• None

Quiz Day

Learning Target: 

• I can calculate both speed and velocity
• I can interpret a distance-time graph

HOWLs Target:

• I ask questions to deepen my understanding.

Agenda

• Warm-up: PRETTY PICTURE FRIDAY (2min)
• If a bird is flying around my head at 20m/s, does that bird have a constant velocity? Explain your thinking.
• 
• Sparrows fly along the edge of the forest as they feed in a field on the outskirts of Minsk, Belarus, on December 12, 2016. # Sergei Grits / AP
• velocity worksheet check-in
• motion quiz
• CK-12 Acceleration
• science tumblr

Relevant reading:

• CK-12 Distance and Direction
• CK-12 Speed and Velocity
• CK-12 Acceleration

Homework:

• Completed superhero project
• Motion Quiz, Friday 1/13
• distance-time graphs, calculating speed and velocity

Speed vs. Velocity

Learning Target: 

• I can calculate both speed and velocity

HOWLs Target:

• I am prepared for learning by having completed notes and practice worksheet
  

Agenda

• Warm-up: SPEED VS VELOCITY (2min)
• Compare and contrast speed and velocity.
• Superhero turn-in
• CK-12 Speed and Velocity check-in
• motion and speed worksheet check-in
• velocity worksheet

Relevant reading:

• CK-12 Distance and Direction
• CK-12 Speed and Velocity
• CK-12 Acceleration

Homework:

• Completed superhero project
• Motion Quiz, Friday 1/13
• distance-time graphs, calculating speed and velocity

Notes From Textday

Learning Target: 

• I can take notes from an informational text using boxes and bullets

HOWLs Target:

• I ask questions to deepen my understanding of the text

Agenda

• CK-12 Speed and Velocity
• read and take notes in the back of your notebook
• follow the boxes and bullets system form yesterday
• Speed and Motion worksheet
• Extension videos
• Crash Course Physics: a mathy introduction to acceleration
• Instantaneous vs Average Speed and Velocity

Relevant reading:

• CK-12 Distance and Direction
• CK-12 Speed and Velocity
• CK-12 Acceleration

Homework:

• Completed superhero project
• Motion Quiz, Friday 1/13
• distance-time graphs, calculating speed and velocity

Boxes and Bullets

Learning Target: 

• I can take notes from an informational text using boxes and bullets

HOWLs Target:

• I ask questions to deepen my understanding of the text

Agenda

• Warm-up:  (2min)
• Who ran the fastest in the following distance-time graph? (green guy or orange guy)
• 
• blood trails
• CK-12 Speed and Velocity

Relevant reading:

• CK-12 Distance and Direction
• CK-12 Speed and Velocity
• CK-12 Acceleration

Homework:

• Completed superhero project
• Motion Quiz, Friday 1/13
• distance-time graphs, calculating speed and velocity

Trails

Learning Target: 

• I can identify changes in motion using evidence

HOWLs Target:

• I cooperate with my table to develop an answer

Agenda

• Warm-up: WHAT DOES IT MEAN? (2min)
• Describe the motion represented in the following  distance-time graph.
• 
• distance-time papers
• blood trails

Relevant reading:

• CK-12 Distance and Direction
• CK-12 Speed and Velocity
• CK-12 Acceleration

Homework:

• Completed superhero project

Graphs and Self-assessment

Learning Target: 

• I can create and interpret a distance-time graph

HOWLs Target:

• I can self-assess my behavior to figure out how to improve the class

Agenda

• Warm-up: ¿PRETTY? PICTURE FRIDAY (2min)
• Sketch a distance-time graph that represents the motion for the person in the below photograph. The person is falling.
• 
• A participant rides his craft during the Flugtag Russia 2013 competition on the outskirts of Moscow on July 28, 2013. #
  Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
• distance-time notes
• HOWLS self-reflection
• distance-time papers

Relevant reading:

• CK-12 Distance and Direction
• CK-12 Speed and Velocity
• CK-12 Acceleration

Homework:

• Completed superhero project

More D-T Graphs

Learning Target: 

• I can create and interpret a distance-time graph

HOWLs Target:

• I can self-assess to know if all parts of my graph are complete

Agenda

• Warm-up: FASTER (2min)
• Who is faster? Student A who runs 50 meters in 5 seconds or student B who runs 80 meters in 10 seconds? What is your evidence?
• using a distance-time graph
• Order the walkers from fastest to slowest.
• How do you know who is fastest/what is your evidence?
• other distance time graphs
• very fast walker
• someone sleeping
• walking fast then slowing down
• standing still then walking slow

Relevant reading:

• CK-12 Distance and Direction
• CK-12 Speed and Velocity
• CK-12 Acceleration

Homework:

• Completed superhero project

Scattered

Learning Target: 

• I can create and interpret a distance-time graph

HOWLs Target:

• I can self-assess to know if all parts of my graph are complete

Agenda

• Warm-up: GRAPHING (2min)
• Why graph data?
• How fast do you walk? relative to the floor
• distance:
• time:
• speed:
• distance-time graph
• axis
• x=time
• y=distance
• scale
• points
• lines
• labels
• Using a distance-time graph
• Order the walkers from fastest to slowest.
• How do you know who is fastest/what is your evidence?

Relevant reading:

• CK-12 Distance and Direction
• CK-12 Speed and Velocity
• CK-12 Acceleration

Homework:

• Completed superhero project

Let's Go, People

Learning Target: 

• I can measure and calculate how fast something moves

HOWLs Target:

• I keep working to find a solution

Agenda

• Warm-up: MOTION (2min)
• What is motion? Answer without using the following words: move, moving, movement.
• How do you measure motion?
• Are you moving?
• How fast do you walk? relative to the floor

Relevant reading:

• CK-12 Distance and Direction
• CK-12 Speed and Velocity
• CK-12 Acceleration

Homework:

• Completed superhero project