Unit 2: Force and Motion

(5 weeks - Trimester 1-2)

Full Curriculum

 

Performance Expectations
3-PS2-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object. 

3-PS2-2. Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion. 
 

Standards
3-PS2-1
3-PS2-2

Essential Questions

 

How do equal and unequal forces on an object affect the object?

What are the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object?

How can patterns be used to predict the motion of object? 
 

STEMscopes

Objects and Motion