Laws of Motion and Simple Machines Unit

This unit includes 4 Parts, includes 33+ lessons (50 minutes each) and 63 pages of printable work bundles. The Work Bundles have students fill-in critical notes, conduct exciting hands-on activities, complete projects, answer questions, interpret graphs, includes games, built-in quizzes, and much more. The work bundles chronologically follow the detailed and interactive set of slideshows. A 20 question quiz game concludes each part for a great review and additional assessment. Answer Keys, materials list, video links, crosswords, built-in quizzes, and much more are provided. Everything you need to run a fantastic learning experience is provided. Everything arrives in editable format if you want add in your own slides and activities, and the slideshows and work bundles can easily be converted into Google Slides / docs for friendly Google Classroom learning.

Part 1 is about Newtons Laws of Motion and has 10 Lessons and 15 Page Work Bundle. Part I of the Unit begins with a basic review of energy over a series of slides before being introduced to Sir Isaac Newton. Newtons First Law of Motion is described in a series of step by step slides. A shade technique reveals only one part a time. Several activities with directions are included such as knocking out the bottom domino from a pile, pulling a piece of paper from beneath the domino pile, and a neat sing along song about Newtons First Law. Directions are also included for an accelerating toy car, and scooter board activity. Both include follow-up questions with answers. A series of challenge based question slide follow asking students to make predictions based on animated slides. Inertia is then described again in greater detail and reference to a tight right hand turn and fast moving automobile is described. A center of mass / gravity activity is presented and students use meter sticks and weights to find the center of mass as well as stack Dominoes so that they hang off of the table. A ballistic car demonstration is described, and a human version with a kickball and rolling office chair. A series of multiple choice and move the corner of the room with the correct letter is provided for some review and movement. Newton's Second Law is then described in detail, and a series of slides have students answer questions about F=MA. A neat activity that has students use basketballs and smaller rubber balls to help teach F=MA is provided with procedure, visuals, questions, answers, and more. 

Part 2 is about kinetic and potential energy, contains 6 lessons and 11 pages or printable work bundle. Students learn about potential energy, conduct an exciting activity that uses elastics to drop plastic Easter eggs in a bungee drop, learn how to calculate potential and kinetic energy, types of potential and kinetic energy. Optional egg drop activities, build a kinetic marble maze, and more are included. Crossword and Review Game conclude for a grate assessment of learning.

Part 4 is about Simple Machines and contains 10 Lessons and 19 Page Work Bundle. This part explores machines and efficiency, includes a build a mousetrap car project. Simple machines are covered, and a focus on efficiency and mechanical advantage. Simple hands-on activities collect data using spring scales, all data and work is written in the chronological work bundle. Several assessment and some Rube Goldberg fun conclude. Everything you need to run a fantastic unit is provided.

-Areas of Focus within The Motion and Machines Unit:-Newton’s First Law, Inertia, Friction, Four Types of Friction, Negatives and Positives of Friction, Newton’s Third Law, Newton’s Second Law, Potential Energy, Kinetic Energy, Mechanical Energy, Forms of Potential to Kinetic Energy, Speed, Velocity, Acceleration, Deceleration, Momentum, Work, Machines (Joules), Catapults, Trajectory, Force, Simple Machines, Pulley / (MA Mechanical Advantage), Lever / (MA), Wedge / (MA), Wheel and Axle (MA), Inclined Plane / (MA), Screw / (MA).

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