Motion In Our World: Science

Hopping, skipping, and jumping for Science: A student investigation

In this activity the students are going to investigate how fast someone moves in different situations. The students will pick 5 modes of foot travel (like walking , skipping, jumping, running, etc) in different situations and design an experiment for each to figure out how fast someone goes. For example, they might want to find out how fast a student walks down the hall, how fast someone can run all the way around the school, or how fast someone can crawl out of the room in the event of a fire in the building.

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Here are the objectives which this activity meets:

Grade 5 Objectives

• C0(I) Design and conduct simple investigations.
• C10(I) Use measurement devices to provide consistency in an investigation.
• R8(M) Show how common themes of science, mathematics, and technology apply in selected real world contexts.

Grade 6 Objectives

• CO(M) Design and conduct simple investigations.
• C10(M) Use measurement devices to provide consistency in an investigation.
• R8(M) Show how common themes of science, mathematics, and technology apply in selected real world contexts.

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Questions? Comments? E-mail Jon Margerum-Leys or Bridget Dean