· Anytime there is a change in motion, force is
responsible. Force is a push and/or pull. If you were a ball sitting on a field and someone kicked you, a force
would have acted on you. As a result, you would go bouncing down the field. Here is a formal lesson plan for forces and motion:
Force and Motion Experiment- Use a beanie baby and/or any stuffed animal to be the “sheep in the jeep”. Test different locations (carpet v. tile) and take into account the weight of the animals. List the different findings on the board and compare. This is a great experiment to discuss variables along with forces and motion.
Potential variables are friction, some cars go faster, the mass of the
animals, position of the animals.
Students will measure the the distance that the "jeep and sheep" go. Then the students will reocrd their measurements on a chart. This can also help bring math into the lesson.
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