Force and Motion Inquiry

 

     Our force and motion spark! 

 Last Friday, it was very windy! Our school's power went out because a tree fell on the power lines. We found out that the wind pushed the tree over.

Our new learning:
- the wind is a powerful force that makes things move

We wonder:
- What other ways can we make objects move?  

We explored ways to make things move at the construction centre. We tested our new hot wheel cars and tracks.

Our observations:
- We can push our cars to make them move!
- We can push the blocks with our hand. We can push the cars with the blocks. 
- The cars move faster when we push them on the track

We wonder:
- Is there another way to make the cars move on the track? 

Force and Motion Continued:

We wonder:

Can we make the cars move without pushing them?

Our discoveries: We can make a ramp to make the cars move!  

Our observations:

-                 “We can make the cars roll down”

-                 “We can make a ramp so the cars will roll fast”

-                 “A big ramp makes the car roll really fast!”

-                 “Wheels are round so they roll”

-                 “We don’t have to push the car on the ramp”

Force and Motion Continued:

We wonder:

What other things move on a ramp?  

Can things move a different way on a ramp? 

What other things roll on a ramp?

What other ramps do we have in the classroom?
What ramp will make the cars travel a longer distance?

Our Observations:

*”An apple rolls down the ramp”

* “The round things roll on the ramp”

* “We can pull the truck up the ramp with this string”

*”The block slides on the ramp” 

* “We can put ramps together like this. The marbles roll and roll!”

*”This ramp goes round and round”
* "The tractor rolls faster down the ramp. It has bigger wheels!"
* "Bigger wheels make things go faster"

marble ramps at the water centre

What car can travel the longest distance?

Force and Motion Continued:

We wonder: How can we make the marbles move?

-       “We can move our tray up and down and make our marbles bounce. We can make the marbles roll too”

-       “The marbles roll because they are round”

-       “The marble rolls when we move our tray like a ramp”

-       “The marbles roll fast” 

-       “The marble slides”

-       “We can roll the marble back and forth”