TABLE OF CONTENTS - Lindbergh School District

Strand 2: Properties and Principles of Force and Motion
1. The motion of an object is described by its change in position relative to another object or point
Major Objectives IS Suggested Activities Suggested Assessments
Concept A: The motion of an object is
described as a change in position,
direction, and speed relative to another
object (frame of reference)
a. Compare the position of an object
relative to another object (e.g., left of or
right of).
C1
C8
a. Using two blocks of different colors,
students will place one colored block to the
left of, right of, above or below the other
block. (4.8)
a. Give an oral direction like draw a circle on
your paper. Students will make a square to the
left of their circle and make a triangle to the
right.
b. Describe an object’s motion as straight,
circular, vibrational (back and forth),
zigzag, stopping, starting, or falling.
C8
C10
b. Students will have several objects. For
example, some small balls, a plastic egg, a
toy car, a pinwheel, a block, a straw, a paper
towel tube and a book. Students will move
each object and observe the way it moves.
They will classify the objects by the ways
they move. (1.8; 1.3)
b. As a class, students will make a chart
classifying the objects by the ways they
moved.
c. Compare the speeds (faster vs. slower)
of two moving objects.
C1
c. Students will roll two objects comparable in
size down a ramp and compare the
differences in speed as faster or slower.
(1.6)
c. Students will work in groups to roll different
round or square objects down a ramp; they
will record which ones moved slower or
faster.
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