What Makes Things Move?

Students will use an inquiry based approach to discover how things move. They will discover that a push and a pull are forces that put things into motion. They will also investigate how friction is a force that slows a moving object.
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Direct Link: http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/mnstep/activities/35044.html

General Information

Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 2
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Keywords: push, pull, force, friction, gravity, motion
Instructional Component Type(s): Teaching Idea
Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction, Open Inquiry (Level 4), Cooperative Learning
Resource Collection: General Collection

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