Forces in Action Unit
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Forces in Action Big Ideas:
Forces and Motion Big Ideas:
- The way to start or change how something moves is to apply a force to it.
- A force has both strength and direction that determine how it affects the object’s speed and/or direction of motion.
- Motion stops when two forces of the same strength are applied in opposite directions, or when the force of friction acts on an object.
- Gravity is a force that has strength and direction and specifically pulls objects down.
- Balanced forces result when there is no change in the motion of an object. Unbalanced forces result when there is a change in motion of an object.
- Regular patterns of motion can predict future motion.
Magnetic Forces Big Ideas:
- Magnets cause a force (a push or a pull) on some materials and not others. They can do this without touching the material.
- Magnets can cause a force on objects without touching them. The force decreases as the distance between magnets and the objects increases.
- Magnets can be used in the design of a device that solves a problem.
Static Electricity Big Ideas:
- Electrically charged objects can exert a force on other objects.
Forces in Action Vocabulary:
Force and Motion Lesson Cluster Vocabulary:
- Balanced Force - A balanced force occurs when the forces acting on an object combine to give zero force. There is no change in motion of an object.
- Force - A push or pull.
- Force direction - The direction in which the force acts on an object.
- Force strength - The magnitude of a force. How small or large a force is.
- Friction - A force that slows something down by pulling on it. It occurs when two objects rub against each other. It is usually stronger if one of the surfaces is rough, soft, or sticky.
- Gravity - The downward pull on all objects toward the center of the earth.
- Horizontal force - A force that pushes or pulls in a side to side, or back and forth direction.
- Motion - Going from one place to another.
- Observe - To use your senses to pay close attention to something and notice many details about it.
- Pattern - Something that repeats regularly.
- Periodic motion - Motion that repeats.
- Predict - To make an educated guess about what might happen in the future.
- Stationary - Not moving.
- Unbalanced force - An unbalanced force occurs when there is a change in motion of an object.
- Vertical force - A force that pushes or pulls in an up or down direction.
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Magnetic Forces Lesson Cluster Vocabulary:
- Attract - To pull toward or pull together.
- Design - A plan for a new device or tool.
- Device - A tool made for a particular purpose.
- Engineer - Someone who designs things to meet needs and solve problems.
- Magnet - An object that pulls on iron and some other materials, and either pushes or pulls on other magnets.
- Magnetic - Something that is attracted (or pulled) to a magnet.
- Non-magnetic - Something that is not attracted (or pulled) to a magnet.
- Prototype - The first version of a device built from a design. Often used to test the design to learn if it works as expected.
- Repel - To push away.
- Technology - Things people make to meet needs and solve problems.
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Static Electricity Lesson Cluster Vocabulary:
- Attraction - A force that pulls objects towards each other.
- Electrical charge - A property of matter that causes electric forces of attraction and repulsion and other electric effects.
- Electricity - Things that are related to or caused by electric charge.
- Repulsion - A force that pushes objects away from each other.
- Static Electricity - Things related to electric charges causing forces of attraction and repulsion between objects. It is often produced by rubbing objects together.
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