LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 4

The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technologies to build an understanding of forces and motion in technological designs.

Objective 4.05

Determine factors that affect motion including:

  • Force.
  • Friction.
  • Inertia.
  • Momentum.

Resources aligned to this objective

Stay still
In this lesson students will learn about stability. They will design and build an earthquake-proof house that takes into account the forces acting upon it and the materials with which it will be built. The house will be tested in a “shake table.” Students will be assessed by the product itself as well as their analysis of the results of the test.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science)
By Erin Denniston.