This Document contains the big picture elements of my
curriculum Force and Motion Boat Challenge
Contents Introduction Unit Calendar Standards Challenge Board Unit Learning Goals Vocabulary Boat Building Challenge Unit Test MACRO Welcome Aboard!
What if I told you that youve been dealing with force and motion all day, everyday for your whole life? Youre already a physicist and you didnt even know it! Force and motion are two big ideas that help us explain and predict the way our world works. And these ideas apply to everyone and everything. They affect principle Joe, blobfish on the bottom of the ocean (two points if you bring in a picture of a blob fish), the dwarf planet formerly known as planet Pluto, and everything in between. Understanding force and motion helped the Under Armor team design a ridiculously fast suit for Olympic speed skater Shani Davis. Understanding force and motion helps people predict the motion of asteroids in space (something NASA was offering big money for people to do well!). We are going to put these concepts to work in our classroom. We are going get forces on our side, and create boats with the fastest motion possible!
Force and motion are very closely related, because forces affects all motion. So thats were we are going to start. Motion, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Motion can be fast or slow and we are going to be exploring some different ways to be fast. We will get to know these mysterious forces that have been pushing us around all the time (they are nicer than they sound). We will figure out where our passenger will sit in our boats, and why it can be hard to get out of a chair without leaning forward. We will decide if friction is a friend or a foe while working on creating our fast flying boats!
MACRO How Can I Make My Boat Go FASTER? Big Idea Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Motion - Kinematics The movement of an object can be measured and recorded over time. Were Building Boats! Intro to Unit
Motion is in the eye of the beholder. Motion
Different Perspective Stories
Is there more than one way to go fast? Intro to Speed and Velocity
Prove/disprove the motion of your car stays the same. Are you getting faster? Acceleration
Where are we going? CHALLENGE! Graph motion so that it can be repeated
Project Time Forces - Dynamics The forces that act on an object effect its movement
Law of Laziness? Introduction to Newton and his Laws / Newtons first law - inertia
Who made this motion?
Why dont wheels roll forever? Friction / resistance, drag Myth Busters Video Boat Building Making the Invisible Visible Force Diagrams / Boat Building? What if we switched a bowling ball and a kickball? Newtons second law F=ma
Find the Formula Project Time
Research Boat Designs Design Finding the challenges in our way and putting our knowledge to use to make a plan to tackle them
Where Will Passenger Sit? Center of gravity Mass of boat
Does the wall push back? Newtons third law equal but opposite
What Floats Your Boat? Buoyancy Mini Lecture TedEd Video Prove or Disprove Archimedes Principle
First Race day Review Race
Project Day Force/ motion/ engineering Design Share with classmates Predictions about second race / Unit Test Final Race Day Celebration / Project Time Sharing Challenge Board projects Reflections /essays/ presentations?
**http://www.aps.org/programs/minorities/profiles.cfm MACRO STANDARDS Forces National Science Standards An object that is not being subjected to a force will continue to move at a constant speed and in a straight line.
In more than one force acts on an object along a straight line, then the forces will reinforce or cancel one another, depending on their direction and magnitude. Unbalanced forces will cause changes in the speed or direction of an objects motion.
Next Gen Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an objects motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
[Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on balanced (Newtons First Law) and unbalanced forces in a system, qualitative comparisons of forces, mass and changes in motion (Newtons Second Law), frame of reference, and specification of units.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment is limited to forces and changes in motion in one-dimension in an inertial reference frame and to change in one variable at a time. Assessment does not include the use of trigonometry.]
Common Core Write, read, and evaluate expressions in which letters stand for numbers. (MS-PS2-1),(MS-PS2- 2)
Solve multi-step real-life and mathematical problems posed with positive and negative rational numbers in any form, using tools strategically. Apply properties of operations to calculate with numbers in any form; convert between forms as appropriate; and assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies. (MS-PS2-1),(MS-PS2-2)
Use variables to represent quantities in a real-world or mathematical problem, and construct simple equations and inequalities to solve problems by reasoning about the quantities. (MS-PS2- 1),(MS-PS2-2)
MACRO Motion National Science Standards The motion of an object can be described by its position, direction of motion, and speed. That motion can be measured and represented on a graph.
Next Gen The motion of an object is determined by the sum of the forces acting on it; if the total force on the object is not zero, its motion will change. The greater the mass of the object, the greater the force needed to achieve the same change in motion. For any given object, a larger force causes a larger change in motion. (MS-PS2-2)
Visitor / Videos Common Core Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic. (MS-ETS1-2),(MS- ETS1-3)
Engineering Next Gen MS-ETS1-1. Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
MS-ETS1-2. Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
MS-ETS1-3. Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
MACRO
Research Newton or Archimedes and prepare a creative biography. Three word challenge: Select a set of words and create a presentation about their relationship. Analyze the motion of an action movie scene. Playground Physics. Draw force diagrams for three pieces of playground equipment.
How do forces affect athletes? Create a visual arts representation of Newtons 3 laws Research the buoyancy of an animal. How do they do it? Create a simple machine that makes life easier for someone in a nursing home. Make a song and music video about forces and motion CREATE YOUR OWN CHALLENGE! MACRO Research Newton or Archimedes and prepare a creative biography. These ideas came from people who had to go to sleep, eat, and be nice to their siblings just like you and I. Find out more about their life and prepare a creative biography. This can take the shape of a 5-10 minute presentation, or a 250-500 word paper or story.
Three Word Challenge: Select a set of words and create a 5-10 presentation about their relationship. Along with your presentation should be a visual component (poster, powerpoint, puppet, etc.)
Analyze the Motion of An Action Movie Scene: Are they going fast? Can you be more specific? Create a motion graph and write a short description using 5 vocabulary words from our unit to describe the motion in the movie
Playground Physics: How do you swing on a swing? What forces are at work when you slide down a slide? Draw a force diagram for three pieces of playground equipment or create your own piece of playground equipment.
Create a Visual Representation of Newtons 3 Laws: Release your inner artist. Using any medium (or materials such as paint, collage, legos, crayons) create a representation of newtons three laws. Be prepared to share your art.
Research The Buoyancy of A Fish: How do they do it? Compare the strategies of a fish to the strategies you used to build your boat? Are they displacing water? How can they swim close to the surface and down below the water? Does something about the fish change? This can take the shape of a 5-10 minute presentation, or a 250-500 word paper or story.
Create a simple machine that makes life easier for someone in a nursing home: Put those forces to work!
Make a song and music video about forces and motion
How do forces affect athletes?
Create your own challenge!
MACRO UNIT LEARNING GOALS Big Idea Details What opportunities do I have to demonstrate my understanding / skills? Motion Relative Varied Perspective Story Challenge
Speed Speed = Distance / Time
More than one way to go fast challenge Boat Design Document
Velocity Speed + Direction
More than one way to go fast challenge Boat Design Document
Acceleration Change in Velocity Makeum Move Challenge Boat Design Document
Skill - Graph Motion More than one way to go fast challenge Makeum Move Challenge Graphing the motion of boat
Newtons 1 st law An object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an outside force. Inertia Be able to explain why an object stops. Who Made this Motion? Challenge Newtons 2 nd Law Force equal mass times acceleration
Find the Formula Challenge Newtons 3 rd Law For every force there is a equal for acting in the opposite direction
Does the wall push back challenge Skill Draw Force Diagram Making the Invisible Visible Boat Design Document Test
Center of Gravity What creates stability How is this related to mass? Finding the balance Challenge Friction / Drag How Slow Can You Go? Challenge
Archimedes Principle Displacement Diagram the displacement of your boat What floats your boat challenge
MACRO
Vocabulary Variable Speed Motion Velocity Acceleration Mass Force Friction Isaac Newton Academies Buoyancy Displacement
Buoyancy Be able to explain how things float. What floats your boat challenge Test
Skill Design Process Highlight one variable to manipulate
Use research to inform design Keeping a design journal Test MACRO Boat Design Challenge
Were Building Boats! Your challenge is to design a boat using a combination of recycled materials and materials provided. Your goal is to make your boat in such a way that it can cross the pool as quickly as possible, keeping your passenger dry!
We will keep a design journal, which I will be checking for completion. This journal will be incredibly helpful for you to keep track of all of your great ideas!
Physical parameters Must hold a passenger, could carry more if you want Boat will be made out of recycled materials
You will need to submit a design appraisal document with the following information: The name of the boat A drawing of the boat labeled as a force diagram A materials list for your boat Time trial data A motion graph from the final race Displacement of the boat Diagram center of gravity with passenger on board
* This should be accompanied by examples to be created
MACRO End of Unit Test Name__________________________________ Date___________________________________
1. There is a video playing of a car rolling past measured distances, and the time is displayed. Please draw a motion graph for this video to show their velocity in inches per second.
2. We learned about Newton and his three laws. In your own words, please explain what they are. Feel free to use pictures, or nick names you created to help with your explanation. -
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3. An object stops when it runs out of force. Please make changes to this statement so that you can agree with it.
4. Explain why you chose the material on the outside of your boat, using the word Friction.
5. A plastic soda bottle is floating down the river. Exactly of the bottle is submerged and it weighs 1lb. Before you wade into the water and pick it up how much water is being displaced?
6. The next three questions relate to our design process: Weve all come such a long way since day one! Please tell me about how your boat design changed between your first and last trial in a way that reveals your understanding of the key concepts we explored about motion and forces.
Did someone elses ideas (classmate, expert, author) help improve your design? Explain how and why or why not.
Which specific variable of the boat did you focus on changing? How did picking one part of the boat help you determine that what you were changing was making a difference?
Life is a journey, not a destination. Ralph Waldo Emerson MACRO 7. Matching Please match the following words with their definitions:
Variable Speed Motion Velocity Acceleration Mass Force Friction Isaac Newton Academies Buoyancy Displacement
8. The Earth exerts more force on the moon than then moon does on the Earth because it is bigger. Do you agree with this statement? Think back to the movie we watched earlier in class.
9. Did I miss anything? What else did you learn during this project that I didnt ask you about?
10. We cant go back in time but. What advice would you give to students (or to me!) before they start this project next year? They say thank you for your help!