NGSSLessonPlanningTemplate

Grade/GradeBand:35thgrade

Lesson#__7__inaseriesof_7___lessons

Topic:StrawRocket

BriefLessonDescription:ThemissioniscompleteandwewillneedtogetthecrewbacktoEarth.
PerformanceExpectation(s):
3PS21Planandconductaninvestigationtoprovideevidenceoftheeffectsofbalancedandunbalancedforcesonthemotionofan
object.
3PS22Makeobservationsand/ormeasureofanobjectsmotiontoprovideevidencethatapatterncanbeusedtopredictfuture
motion.
SpecificLearningOutcomes:Byinvestigatingthebestmodeldesignforastrawrocket,studentswillbeabletobuildandtestastraw
rocketandthentesttherockettodeterminethebestconstruction.Studentswillfinishupthestorylineandcompletetheunit.
LessonLevelNarrative
OurmissionistogetourcrewlaunchedintoorbitfromthesurfaceofMars.Youwillbuildtherocketonthesurfaceoftheplanettosend
themissioncrewbacktoEarthwhentheyaredonewiththeirmission.

Science&EngineeringPractices:
DisciplinaryCoreIdeas:
CrosscuttingConcepts:
Planningandcarryingoutinvestigationsto
PS2.AForcesandMotion
Patterns
answerquestionsortestsolutionsto
Eachforceactsononeparticular
Patternsofchangecanbeusedto
problems:
objectandhasbothstrengthand
makepredictions
Planandconductand
adirection.Anobjectatrest
Causeandeffect
investigationcollaborativelyto
typicallyhasmultipleforcesacting
Causeandeffectrelationshipsare
producedatatoserveasthebasis
onit,buttheyaddtogivezeronet
routinelyidentified
ofevidence,usingfairtestsin
forceontheobjectsspeedor

whichvariablesarecontrolled
directionofmotion.
andthenumberoftrails
Patternsofanobjectsmotionin
considered
varioussituationscanbeobserved
Makeobservationsand/or
andmeasured;whenthatpast
measurementstoproducedatato
motionexhibitsaregularpattern,
serveasthebasisforevidencefor
futuremotioncanbepredicted
anexplanationofaphenomenon
fromit.
ortestadesignsolution.

PossiblePreconceptions/Misconceptions:
StudentstendtocalltheactiveactionsforcebutdonotconsiderpassiveactionsasforcesGunstone,R.,Watts,M.(1985).Forceand
motion.InDriver,R.(Ed.),

Children'sideasinscience(pp.85104).Manystudentsknowthataforcecancauseanobjecttomove.Atypical
exampleofstudentssharingtheirunderstandingofforcesisthatthesourceofmotioncomesfromoutsidetheobject(forexample,the
soccerballmovesbecausesomeonehaskickedit).Studentsneedactivitiestoengageinthatwillhelpthemuncoverthefoursourcesof
changeinmotion.Forcecanchangeanobjectsspeedandmakeanobjectmove.ForcecanstopanobjectandchangeItsdirection.

LESSONPLAN5EModel

Teacher:

withtheprezishowvideoofactualdecentsof
astronoutsbacktoearth

Student

EXPLORE:LessonDescriptionWhatshouldtheteachersaskanddo?Whatwillthestudentsdo?

Whatwouldweneedtechnologywisetomakethetripback.
Itseasyonearthtoheadoffintospace,butitisnotthesamecaseonmars.
gooverstepswithdirectionsforlaunch

EXPLAIN:ConceptsExplainedandVocabularyDefined:

Vocabulary

Imenseamountoffuel
Boosterrockets(comeoffthesideandlandintotheocean)
Mass(Littlemassaspossible)
ForceStrengthorenergythatcausesmovement

MotionActionofbeingmoved

ELABORATE:ApplicationsandExtensions:

makeamodeloftherocket

goodscienceischangingonlyonethingatatime

EVALUATE:

FormativeMonitoring(Questioning/Discussion):

DuringActivity:teacherwillwalkaroundobservingstudentsactivtiesandusingprobingquestionssuchas

howbigofabreathedidyoutake?

wheredidyouholdthestraw?

howhighwasthestrawpointed?
AfterActivity:whatcanweaddorchangetomaketherocketlastlonger?

whatsizeofwingswillyoumake?howmany?

whatisthebestplacementofthewings?

SummativeAssessment(Quiz/Project/Report):

Studentswilldefinewhataliveisandwillmakesurethatthisisrepresentedintheirmodel.
StudentswillbeabletooutlinethestepsinproperorderoftheMissiontoMars
Studnetswillbeabletodefine,intheirownwords,commonvocabularytermsoverthesessions

ElaborateFurther/Reflect:Enrichment:
Nowthatourmissioniscomplete&over,howdoyoufeelaboutyourcompleteMissiontoMarsandback?