Demographic Information

- Community- Grand Rapids

-School District-GRPS
-Building- Brookside Elementary
- Grade Level- 5th
-Student Characteristics- Need constant reminders of no blurting rule and non-verbal
cues
-Special Considerations
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General Overview
- Grade Level 5th
- Subject Science
-General Topic Physical Science
-Prior Knowledge Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion defines inertia: An object in
motion wants to stay in motion, and an object at rest wants to stay at rest. OK, now what
does that mean? Imagine you have a toy car. It's sitting on the floor in front of you. You
want the car to move, but it isn't going to unless some force, like your finger, gives it a
push. The car is at rest and, unless a force like a push or a pull acts on it, it's going to stay
at rest. Simple, right? Now here comes the tricky part. Once you give the car a push, it is
in motion. And guess what? It wants to stay in motion. But we all know that the toy car
will eventually slow down and stop. Why? Because a force called friction is slowing it
down. Friction happens when things rub against each other, and it slows down things in
motion. The toy car's tires rub against the floor, causing the friction that slows it down.
Even the air the car moves through creates friction. The best place to test inertia is outer
space. In outer space there is no air, or anything else to create friction. So moving objects
will keep moving forever, and objects that aren't moving will stand still forever.
Lesson Plan
Michigan Curriculum Standards
NETS-S Technology Standards
P.FM.05.31 Describe what happens when two forces act on an
object in the same or opposing directions. (Review)
P.FM.05.32 Describe how constant motion is the result of
balanced (zero net) forces.
P.FM.05.33 Describe how changes in the motion of objects are
caused by a non-zero net (unbalanced) force.
P.FM.05.34 Relate the size of change in motion to the strength of
unbalanced forces and the mass of the object.
Learning Objectives. I can point out and explain examples of the second law of motion.

Technology
Identify technology Computer, projector linked to computer.
Why it is appropriate? Because it allows students to make connections based on the
learning time and visual given by the teacher.
What resources and equipment are needed? Computer, projector linked to
computer.

What technology skills do the students and teacher need to use effectively?
Teachers need to be able to affectively find the website and be able to stop and start the
video clarifying when needed.
What could go wrong? The internet could go down and the computer might freeze.
What is your backup plan? The teacher can explain
Anticipatory Set
Instruction Strategies
Lecture: Acceleration of an object depends on the mass of the object and the
amount of force applied. If I push two objects under the same conditions with the same
amount of force, the object with the lower mass will accelerate faster.
Visual Demonstration: I will take two cans. I will place the cans on the table and use a
straightedge. Then I will push the two cans with the same force.
1. I will say The object that has lower mass will go further. I will ask the students
to say what they observed. Test it again
o If there are two objects how do you determine which one has lower or
higher mass? The one with lower mass will go further.
2. If I place a force on an object it will accelerate. It will change its velocity (change
in position 55mi/hr). In other words it accelerates in the direction that you push it.
o What happened when I placed a force on the object? It accelerated in
the direction you pushed it.
3. If I push an object three times harder, the acceleration will be three times greater.
(Model with same mass soup cans)
o What would happen if I pushed it twice as hard? It would accelerate
twice as far.
Acceleration occurs whenever an object is acted on by an unbalanced force.
Balanced force= A book is on the table. Gravity is pushing down and the table is
pushing up. It is said to be at equilibrium.
Unbalanced force= If a book is falling gravity is pulling down on it causing it to be
unbalanced and moving. Soccer ball is in motion and at the moment there is no one
pushing it to the right.

Assessments (formative and summative)

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Closure
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Independent Practice (homework)