Force and motion occur in the world all around us all of

the time. Force is the capacity to use energy to do

work. Pushing and pulling are two types of work that
are considered a force. Brainstorm where or when
you have used force (pushes or pulls) in your daily
routine. List your ideas in the T-chart below.
Motion is the change in position of an object because of a
force. In other words, its how and where an object
moves because of a push or pull.

Brainstorm some words that describe positions an

object or person can have.

Now with your words, youre going to play Position

Charades. You and a partner will place your body or
objects in different positions and your partner will guess
which position word they must use to describe where the
object is located. You may NOT use words unless you are
the partner that is guessing.
How does speed (how fast something moves) and weight (how heavy an object is)
affect the amount of force and energy needed to move an object? Test out the
objects listed below and determine if each object is heavy or light, how hard
you pushed or pulled the object, and how fast or slow the object went. Draw a
picture in each box to represent what you observed.
This object is:
heavy light

When I pushed softly the object moved

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When I pushed hard the object moved
__________________.

When I pushed soft, the object moved fast / slow.

When I pushed hard, the object moved fast / slow.

This object is:

heavy light

When I pushed softly the object moved

_________________.
When I pushed hard the object moved
__________________.

When I pushed soft, the object moved fast / slow.

When I pushed hard, the object moved fast / slow.

I can infer

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Have you ever wondered why
ice is so slippery when you walk
on it, or why its harder to ride
your bike on grass rather than
your driveway? These effects
are caused by friction. Friction
is a type of force that is caused
when two surfaces are rubbing
together.
Quick test?????
What happens when you rub
your hands together?
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Now test out all of your objects
from yesterday on three
different surfaces. You will be
pushing your objects over
carpet, tile, and sandpaper and
recording how far your objects
moves with a ruler. Determine
which surfaces positively and
negatively affect the distance
that the object moves. How
does friction caused by the
different surfaces change how
far an object moves?
Carpet hard push ____________________
Carpet soft push ____________________
Tile hard push ______________________
Tile soft push ______________________
Sandpaper hard push _________________
Sandpaper soft push _________________
Carpet hard push ____________________
Carpet soft push ____________________
Tile hard push ______________________
Tile soft push ______________________
Sandpaper hard push _________________
Sandpaper soft push _________________
Carpet hard push ____________________
Carpet soft push ____________________
Tile hard push ______________________
Tile soft push ______________________
Sandpaper hard push _________________
Sandpaper soft push _________________
Carpet hard push ____________________
Carpet soft push ____________________
Tile hard push ______________________
Tile soft push ______________________
Sandpaper hard push _________________
Sandpaper soft push _________________