Forces and Motion Mrs. Anna Ward Ridge Road MS

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Announcements Turn in your forms to your homeroom teachers ◦ Lockers September 10th – 12 th ($7) The Raven Way Expectations ◦ Day 7

Agenda for the Week… Today is the official beginning of our first major unit of study together: “FORCES AND MOTION” Pre-test on Forces and Motion Introduction into the Unit

Agenda for the week For this unit, I am going to try to have at least one mini lab per day to get you up and out of your seat “DOING SCIENCE” You must have exceptional behavior and use your quiet partner voices for this to work. REMEMBER: You all want science to be fun, but it has to be a safe and orderly environment. Many of the materials (cars, balls, etc.) I have borrowed from my children’s toy basket. PLEASE TAKE EXCEPTIONAL CARE OF THESE ITEMS. Lost or stolen materials = NO MORE LABS

Agenda for the Unit… In addition to mini-labs, Thursday you may have an outside lab. In order to earn this privilege, you will need to meet class expectations as well as complete a pre-lab sheet I will continue to do a super fun activity at the end of every week if as your behavior and attitude warrant me doing so.

Today we are going to… Learn some of the very basic vocabulary ◦ Position, Motion, Distance, and Speed Watch a couple of videos Take some guided notes Participate in a Mini-Lab Learn how to calculate speed

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Thinking together…. SILENTLY each person should chose an object in the room… SILENTLY think of how you could describe to another person how to get to that object from the classroom door…. With the person next to you, try to guess each others’ objects by giving your directions to that object (DON’T SAY THE OBJECT’S NAME!!!!)

Position POSITION is the location of a place or object. Often you describe where something is by comparing its position with that of something else Can someone describe how they used this technique in the last exercise?

Reference Points Each time you identify the position of an object, you are comparing the location of the object, you are comparing the location of the object with another location or place The object or location to which you compare other objects or locations is called a REFERENCE POINT.

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Distance DISTANCE is the measurement of two positions In science, we measure distance in METERS ◦ Kilometers for long distances ◦ Centimeters for short distances

Distance can be either straight line or a measure of a path taken… Question: How would the distance of the path of this maze be different from a straight line measurement?

MOTION… MOTION is the change of position over time. Motion can be either: VERTICALHORIZONTAL

SOME IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE…. Motion does NOT indicate how quickly something changed position ◦ This is SPEED, something we will learn in a moment Motion can change direction

Check for Understanding… 1. What is the name for the location of a place or object? 2. How does scientists measure distance? 3. Motion can be __________ or ______________. 4. The location or object to which you compare other objects or locations is the ____________.

Finally, what is speed??? Speed is a “rate of motion” It is measured as a distance over time SPEED = DISTANCE TIME ◦ Or speed = m/s

Mini-Lab: How can you measure speed? iPods, Smart Phones ◦ Expectations

Mini-Lab: How can you measure speed? Turn to page D16 in the textbook. You will work with in groups of 3 to complete the short task “EXPLORE SPEED”. You have 5 minutes to complete this and turn in the “WHAT DO YOU THINK?” questions as part of your exit ticket. 2 people to roll balls Team Captain will use stopwatch to record time.

DISCUSSION: SPEED You actually already know a great deal about speed. What does the speed limit on the road stand for? MILES PER HOUR Or miles hour Remember our formula for speed?

Calculating Speed A wheelchair racer completes a 100 meter course in 20 seconds. What is his speed?

Calculating Speed If a car travels 400 meters in 20 seconds how fast is it going? Answer: 20 m/s

EXIT TICKET 1. Mr. K’s class is 10 meters away. If it takes you 8 seconds to get there, what is your speed? 2. The Gym is 100 meters away. If it takes you 90 seconds to walk there, what is your speed?