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Force and
Motion
Drag, Resistance, Kinetic and Potential energy: Grade
5
Students will learn the importance of energy and the different
ways it is used in our everyday life. They will take drag into
consideration while doing experiments based on the friction of an
object and paying attention to the mass and the weight. Kinetic and
potential energy will play a role in designing the engineering project
of this unit but also when watching for the conversion of energy in
water falling. Through deliberation and scientific observation the
students will be able to complete worksheets on what they have
learned as well as filling in a science notebook through all the
lessons.
This Model Curriculum Unit is designed to demonstrate effective curriculum that leads to
expectations outlined in the Scientific Standards. This unit includes lesson plans, a Curriculum
Embedded Performance Assessment and related resources to the topics.
December, 2015
Table of Contents
Unit Assumptionspg 3
Concepts Map..pg 4
[Summary of Unit]
Adapted from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Model Curriculum Unit
Meaning
Purpose: Students will
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
understand the
Q1: Does shape affect the
importance of shape and
amount of drag on an object?
how drag is affected by
Q2: Which shape maximizes the
this. They will learn about efficiency of an airplane?
forces and how energy
Q3: What is the difference
plays a role in this.
between kinetic and potential
energy?
Q4: How does this affect our
marble from moving?
Students will know
K1: Drag, what it
is and where it is
found in real life
Acquisition
Students will be skilled at
S1: Defining: drag, resistant,
force, potential energy, kinetic
energy
K2: Forces on
objects and how it
can affect
movement
K3: Kinetic and
Potential energy
on a moving object
such as a roller
coaster
K4: Will be able to
label where the
specific energies
are taking place on
a picture of a roller
coaster
Stage 2 - Evidence
Assessment Evidence
Resources: Hands-on Activity: Ball Bounce Experiment. (2013). Retrieved October 12, 2015.
Weight is only one of four forces acting on an airplane during its flight
Recognize how engineers pick the materials they need to build airplanes
Resources/Materials:
"May The Force Be With You." Teach Engineering. Intergrated Teaching and Learning Programs, 7
Dec. 2015. Web.
Tocci, Salvatore. Science by the Grade. Essentials and Exploration. Orlando, FL:
Harcourt Achieve/Steck Vaughn, 2008. Print.
The above book has lessons that include all the science standards for 5th graders. Book
would be good for parents or teachers.
Resources/Materials:
"Exploring Energy: What Is Energy?" Teach Enginering. Uiversity of California, n.d. Web
Resources/Materials:
"Falling Water Teach Enginering. Uiversity of Colorado Boulder, n.d. Web.