Central Idea:
Different factors
affect balance and motion
Lines of Inquiry:
•How things balance
•How things move
•How we can change the
way things move
Teacher Questions:
Why do things move the way they do?
How do things move?
What factors affect movement and
blance?
Attitudes and Attributes
Students will have opportunities
to demonstrate their abilities to be
open-minded inquirers. They
will show confidence and
cooperation as they work with
others to explore and investigate.
Transdisciplinary Skills:
Thinking Skills: Students will problem solve and
apply acquired knowledge in practical or new ways
Social Skills: Students will practice cooperation and
group problem solving in their discussions and
investigations. We will focus on being courteous to
others, sharing resources and taking turns.
Our next Prep unit of inquiry
begins soon. The purpose of this
unit is for students to develop an
understanding of the
transdisciplinary theme, How The
World Works. We will focus on an
inquiry into the natural world and
its laws (the laws of motion) and
the interaction between the
physical world and human
societies. Students will explore
and experiment with balance and
movement.
Concepts for this Unit
Form -Students will have
the chance to explore
different types of motion.
Function -Students will
experiment with how
different things move and
how motion works.
Causation -Students will
learn about forces. We will
inquire into why things
move in different ways.
Transdisciplinary Links:
PSPE: controlled body movements
Mathematics: exploring movement
using 3-D shapes
Please talk about
these words
at home.
Movement
Balance
Force
Incline
Revolve
Forward
Backwards
Spin
Turn
Twist
Swing
Roll
Slide
Motion
Friction
Risks
Factors
Push
Pull
Home Ideas
1. Take photos of moving things.
You can go on a moving objects hunt!
PLEASE send these photos to school
for us to use in class discussion.
2. Engage in conversations with your
child about things around you that are
moving. How are they moving? Why
are they moving?
3. Create your own science
experiments by exploring how
different objects start and stop
moving, how 3D shapes move, how
quickly/slowly objects move.
Assessment
Assessment during this unit will be
based on:
*Understanding of the Central Idea
*Enduring understandings
*Knowledge of content
*Use of specific vocabulary and skills
*The assigned Learner Profile attributes
and attitudes
Experience
motion
at . . .
•a playground
•an amusement park
•a water park
(e.g. Tai Po Aquatic Center;
Hammer Hill Road Leisure Pool)