Forces and Motion: Science Unit 1, Grade 3 (Letters & Devotion)

Description

Forces and Motion is Unit 1 of Investigating Our World: Forces, Life, and Earth Systems (Grade 3), the Letters & Devotion Science course, complete in one printable PDF: 11 lessons, the unit check-up and the answer key, 55 pages.

• Push and pull as the two basic forces
• Force measured in newtons or spring-scale units on varying surfaces
• Balanced forces on a stationary object
• Unbalanced forces and net direction of motion
• Speed and direction as the two parts of motion
• Pattern between ramp height (force input) and roll distance (motion outcome)
• Predicting an untested case from a data pattern
• Balanced vs. unbalanced force applied to an unfamiliar device
• Claim-evidence-reasoning structure applied to ramp investigation data
• Limits of a single-variable pattern when a second force-changing variable is introduced
• Force vocabulary applied to informational text about tools

Every lesson is written for a parent with no teaching background: it opens with a short script to read aloud, names the specific wrong idea a student is likely to reach for and how to correct it, and closes with a practice sheet you may copy for your household. Scripture references are King James Version throughout. Black-and-white, 8.5 x 11 in. The whole year of this course is also in this store as a single book.

AI note: The written content of this resource was drafted with AI tools, then reviewed and edited by the author.