August 29October 28
Grade 5 Science Focus: Force, Motion & Energy
TASS: Flexibility, Collaboration, Synthesis, Metacognition, Elaboration, Intellectual
Risk Taking, Evaluation, Effort/Motivation/Persistence
What questions do we ask ourselves?
What do we need to know and be able to do?
How do we describe an object’s change in motion?
What causes an object to change its motion?
How is energy identified in various mechanical systems?
How do humans use the stored energy from Earth’s natural
resources?
 Describe the motion of objects using distance
traveled, time, direction, and speed.
 Observe, describe, and compare types of motion.
What words do we need to know to master the
objectives?
Force
Momentum
Unbalanced
Motion
Gravity
Mass
Friction
Balance
Potential Energy
 Describe how changes in mass and force affect an
object’s motion.
 Explain the various forms in which energy exists
Kinetic Energy
What resources will we use?
How will we master the objectives?
Pendulum
Graphic Organizers
Discovery streaming (www.discoverystreaming.com)
Real-life video clips
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Hands-on activities
Real-life connections
Multimedia resources
Demonstrations