1. 1st Grade Amazing Earth January
Force and Motion
Presentation should take about 15 minutes to allow ample time for the experiments.
Please keep an eye on the clock as the kids love the hands-on activities.
Ask students to sit on the carpet so the activities can be set up.
You may have to limit questions or the number of students who can answer a question if time runs short.
Ask helpers to:
familiarize themselves with the activities and goals
set up during the presentation
decide what station/role they are covering
rotate stations about every 5-7 minutes.
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1st Grade Amazing Earth
January

2. What is a force? A force is a push or pull
It happens all around us all the time
ASK: what is a force?
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3. What is motion? Motion is moving from one place to another
Motion is caused by force
ASK: what is motion?
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Push the swing and the swing moves
Pull the wagon and the wagon moves

4. What happens when an object is pushed or pulled?
Pushes and pulls (force) have different strengths and can change speed and direction. Force can:
Start or stop motion
Speed motion up or slow motion down
Change the direction of the motion
ASK: what happens to an object when you push or pull it?
If they need prompting,
ASK: what happens when you pedal your bike? What happens when you kick a ball?
Kicking the ball changes the direction of the ball’s motion
A bigger push or pull makes things speed up or slow down more quickly

5. Types of forces that set an object in motion
An object can be set in motion by forces that come from:
Gravity is pulling an object down toward the Earth.
Direct Contact
Moving Air
Magnets
Gravity

6. That’s friction slowing you down!
Friction slows down moving objects!
Can you walk faster in the pool or on the street?
Do you ski (or sled) faster on snow or on grass?
That’s friction slowing you down!
Optional description. In depth review of friction is not advised.
Friction is force that works in the opposite direction
When you’re trying to push through the water and the water is pushing back

7. Some ways objects move Straight Spin Back and forth And many more!
SAY: Things can move in many ways. Can you think of some ways objects move? (can prompt by asking about specific items like a top or ball if needed)
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Straight
Spin
Back and forth
And many more!

8. Force and Motion Science Stations
Four groups rotate through four stations:
Station 1: Move the metal ball
Station 2: Friction, it’s always slowing me down!
Station 3: Build and fly paper airplanes
Station 4: Ways toys move
Updated 12/12/18