PAR Lesson Plan

Topic: Force and Motion
Grade Level: Fourth Grade

SOL's

4.2      The student will investigate and understand characteristics and interactions of moving objects.  Key concepts include
a. motion is described by an object's direction and speed;
b. changes in motion are related to force and mass;
c. friction is a force that opposes motion; and
d. moving objects have kinetic energy.

Objectives
Students will observe and describe the objects and what happens when motion and friction are applied.
The students will be able to explain why it happened and how kinetic energy is used.
 

Written purpose:

Strategies/Activities:

Preparation: Analogies, this would be great to get them to get an abstract concept with something they already know about.  I just need to think of a good one.

Assistance:  DR-TA, I think this would be a great tool because it will assist through getting new information on a topic they might not know much about.  Students can write what they already know about the topic, what they want to know out of it, what they learned from it, and what else they want to know.  This will also help me to see what they got out of the story and what information needs to be cleared or discussed more.
A pattern guide is another tool where the students could possibly match the cause and effect as they go through the different aspects.

Reflection: Group and Label, would help students to recognize the difference between force, motion, friction and kinetic energy.
Also, self generated questions.  This will help answer those questions that are still lingering about an abstract concept such as this.

Evaluation:

Ideas: project, experiment, presentation of project or experiment findings/results