I will begin the lesson by using a ramp and a car to give an example of motion and what factors play into the car being pushed down the ramp. Students will then give their thoughts and opinions on the experiment. A short video will then be given on the Forces at Work. The class will then go into detail about the factors that play into motion. Vocabulary will be discussed. Acceleration, Force, Friction, Gravity, Speed, Velocity. The class will discuss how they think each of the vocabulary words play into motion and give feedback to support their theories. These predictions will then be tested later as the students will conduct different experiments on cars and how weight and gravity have an impact on motion and speed. After conducting the experiment, the class will analyze their predictions and whether their theories were proven or not. The objectives of this experiment are to show how forces such as friction, gravity, and other forces affect motion.
