1. FORCE & MOTION
DAY ONE 11/7/11

2. Review Concept Map and explain the standard/element in your own words
EQ: What is Speed? TIWL: about speed, because I need to understand that you take the distance and you divide by the time
Review Concept Map and explain the standard/element in your own words
S8P3: Students will investigate relationship between force, mass, and the motion of objects.
determine the relationship between velocity and acceleration.

3. SPEED VELOCITY DISTANCE TIME REFERENCE POINT ACCELERATION
WORD WALL
SPEED VELOCITY DISTANCE TIME REFERENCE POINT ACCELERATION

4. ESSENTIAL QUESTION
What is speed?

5. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT ?
Today I will …….
THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE......
I need to understand that you take the distance and you divide by the time.
Learn about speed

6. ACTIVATOR I need: 2 students in front of the classroom Directions:
(1) Simultaneously, one student walks quickly while the other remains motionless.
QUESTION for the CLASS: Explain the difference between the two students ?
Help students to understand that the difference is in their speed and movement. Ask students to define both speed & motion in their own terms.

7. THE SPEED OLYMPICS !!! Learning period LETS GO OUTSIDE & ENJOY
Directions: You will need rulers, chalk, stopwatch, pen/pencil
LETS GO OUTSIDE & ENJOY
THE SPEED OLYMPICS !!!

8. Closing
One Sentence Summary
________ happens
because______________.

9. FORCE & MOTION
DAY TWO 11/9/11

10. EQ: What is speed? TIWL: about the speed, because I need to understand that you take the distance and you divide by the time.
SPONGE QUESTION : When you plan a trip, how can you use the speed of travel to estimate your time of arrival to your destination?

11. Standard & ELEMENTS
S8P3: Students will investigate relationship between force, mass, and the motion of objects.
determine the relationship between velocity and acceleration.

12. SPEED VELOCITY DISTANCE TIME REFERENCE POINT ACCELERATION
WORD WALL
SPEED VELOCITY DISTANCE TIME REFERENCE POINT ACCELERATION

13. ESSENTIAL QUESTION
What is speed?

14. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT ?
Today I will …….
THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE......
I need to understand that you take the distance and you divide by the time.
Learn about speed

15. ACTIVATOR (1) Listen to the song “The Twist”. (2) Dance to the song.
QUESTION: How do you know you
are moving when you
are dancing?

16. Complete Calculations of
Learning period
Complete Calculations of
THE SPEED OLYMPICS !!!

17. Words, meanings & formulas
S= distance /time
V=distance /time
(with direction information)
A= final speed-initial speed
change in time
D=speed x time
T=distance/speed
SPEED/RATE- HOW FAST?
VELOCITY- HOW FAST & IN WHAT DRECTION?
ACCLERATION- A COLLECTION OF VELOCITIES OVER A TIME PERIOD. How quickly velocity changes.
DISTANCE- HOW FAR ?
TIME- HOW LONG?
WORDS & MEANINGS
FORMULAS

18. how do we calculate for speed ?
Create a Speed Triangle graphic organizer using construction paper. D
Distance units: MILES, METERS, KILOMETERS S T
SPEED UNITS (d/t): mi/hr, km/sec, m/min
TIME UNITS: sec, min, hours, days, years, months

19. Body Map the Speed formula

20. PROBLEMS & PLACEMATS
Complete a placemat using practice problems on the power point.

21. Problem #1
A car travels a distance of 540km in 6 hours. What speed did it travel at?
ANSWER : 90km/h

22. What speed did the cyclist cycle at?
Problem #2
A cyclist travels 20km in 4hrs.
What speed did the cyclist
cycle at?
ANSWER : 5km/h

23. distance of 260 miles at a speed of 65mph?
Problem #3
How long does it take to drive a
distance of 260 miles at a speed
of 65mph?
ANSWER : 4 hours

24. of 40 km/h. How far did she travel? Problem #4
A girl cycles for 3hrs at a speed
of 40 km/h. How far did
she travel?
ANSWER : 120km

25. Problem #5
Neil travelled 36km at a speed of 8km/h. Grant travelled 48km at a speed of 10km/hr a)Whose journey was quickest? b) By how many minutes?
ANSWER : a) Neil was quickest at 4.5 hours. Grant was 4.8 hours. b) 18 mins

26. Closing JOURNAL WRITING What did you like most about
What did you like most about
the lab? What did you learn
from the lab?

27. Finish calculations from the lab (Due tomorrow)
homework
Finish calculations from the lab (Due tomorrow)

28. FORCE & MOTION
DAY THREE 11/10/11

29. EQ: What is velocity? TIWL: about velocity, because velocity is determined by an object’s speed and the direction it is traveling.
SPONGE QUESTION: If you are in an area where a tornado has been sited, why is it better to know the velocity of the tornado rather than the speed?

30. Standard & ELEMENTS
S8P3: Students will investigate relationship between force, mass, and the motion of objects.
determine the relationship between velocity and acceleration.

31. SPEED VELOCITY DISTANCE TIME REFERENCE POINT ACCELERATION
WORD WALL
SPEED VELOCITY DISTANCE TIME REFERENCE POINT ACCELERATION

32. ESSENTIAL QUESTION
What is velocity?

33. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT ?
Today I will …….
THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE......
I need to understand that you take the distance and you divide by the time.
Learn about velocity

34. ACTIVATOR You are in Texas. Your Jay Z and Kanye
“Watch the Throne” tour is in New York.
A tornado is sited in New York. Explain
why your flight in Texas may be canceled
while others may not be.

35. The learning period

36. velocity VIDEO CLIP

37. You will also draw a picture to remember what velocity means.
POWER THINKING
Summarize the definition of
VELOCITY in 10 words or less. (velocity is a speed in a particular direction)
You will also draw a picture
to remember what velocity
means.

38. scavenger hunt
Students will participate in a scavenger hunt using velocity.
Students will need to work with their group members
Students must first hide their object
Create a set of directions for finding their object (directions need to include North, South, East, West, Left, Right, etc…)
Students will switch directions to see if another group can find their object.

39. Closing
POST IT ON THE DOOR & GO!!!!
Summarize in your own words, as much information that you know about velocity and speed on a post it note.

40. Study Speed, and Velocity from your IAN notebooks.
homework
Study Speed, and Velocity from your IAN notebooks.