PS.K.2.2
Carry out investigations to illustrate different ways objects and organisms move (to include falling to the ground when dropped): straight, zigzag, round and round, back and forth, fast and slow.
Embedded Files
District Recommended Resources for Kindergarten Grade Science
Physical Properties Activity Pack
Observations
Color, Shape, and Much More
The Best Material
Activity Packs available for purchase. See your administrator.
Science Phenomena Resources
Next Generation Science Standards YouTube Channel
Step 1: Lesson Standards & Learning Goals
Dimension 1:
SEP: Plan and Carry Out Investigations
With guidance and support, plan and conduct an investigation with peers, produce data to serve as the basis of evidence to answer the question about how things move. Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons (NSTA SEP Matrix).
Dimension 2:
CCC: Patterns
Dimension 3:
Disciplinary Core Ideas:
4G/P1 Things near the earth fall to the ground unless something holds them up (Benchmarks for Science Literacy).
4F/P1 Things move in many different ways, such as straight, zigzag, round and round, back and forth, and fast and slow (Benchmarks for Science Literacy).
Sample Essential Questions
Sample Essential Questions
When observing an organism moving, how can you describe the motion?
What are some ways that objects can move?
What happens when you drop a ball? Where does it go?
How can you sort different objects based on their movement? (e.g., fast vs. slow)
Which moves in a zigzag pattern: a car, a ball, or a snake?
How can you compare how a feather falls to the ground versus a rock?
How can you create a simple experiment to test how objects move in a circle?
How might living things move differently? (Ex. How does a frog move compared to a snake?)
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
back and forth
compare
fast and slow
gravity (pulling force)
investigate
object
observe
predict
round and round movement
straight
zigzag
Students will be able to...
Students will be able to...
Name different ways things move (e.g., straight, zigzag, round and round, back and forth, fast and slow)
Use vocabulary (e.g., straight, zigzag, round and round, back and forth, fast and slow) to describe how an object or organism is moving.
Give examples of how objects move when falling to the ground.
Plan and Carry Out Investigations - With guidance and support, plan and conduct an investigation about how things move in collaboration with peers.
Plan and Carry Out Investigations - With guidance and support, make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data on how things move and make comparisons between different objects and/or organisms. Make predictions based on prior experience.
Students will know...
Students will know...
Students know that Earth's gravity pulls down on all objects.
Objects move in different ways.
Objects can move at different speeds.
Step 2: Assessment
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessments
Writing Prompts
Describe how the object moves when it is dropped (e.g., when dropping a tissue, or a feather, students could describe that they move slowly and move back and forth as they fall to the ground).
Give examples of things that move back and forth. (e.g., a swing, a rocking chair, a door)
Teacher note: To reinforce the concepts, continue to ask students for examples of other types of movement (straight, zigzag, round and round, back and forth, fast and slow)
If you drop three different objects, which one do you think will fall the fastest? Why?
How could you investigate which object falls the fastest when dropped?
What do you think would happen if you dropped a paper and a rock at the same time?
Why do you think some objects move straight while others move in a round and round pattern?
Create a chart that shows how many different ways you can make an object move, and explain each way you chose.
Mini Projects and Investigations
Rapunzel's Parachute:
Read the story of Rapunzel.
Create a parachute using a coffee filter, string, and tape. Attach the string to the coffee filter with tape. Tie a paper clip to the bottom of the string. Next, drop the parachute with the paperclip. Observe how the parachute falls to the ground. Drop a paperclip to the ground from the same height. Observe how the paper clip falls to the ground. How were the two drops similar? different? Draw or write your response in your notebook. (Some students may need to dictate.)
Ask a DTLS about using the Engineering Design Process or for additional support materials.
Force and Motion Kit (WCS STEM):
Use the cars and ramps to explore how the cars move over different surfaces (fast, slow, etc.)
Ask a DTLS about using the Engineering Design Process or for additional support materials.
Culminating Activity
Drop Experiment for Kindergarten
What objects and/or organisms will we use? (e.g., look for objects in the classroom or natural world)
Predict how objects will move.
Will we drop, toss, or roll the objects?
How will we collect data from our observations on how the objects move? (e.g., take a video, draw a picture, dictate observations for the teacher to record)
Compare observations to students' initial predictions of how the objects will move.
Based on the observations, what is similar and different between how the objects and/or organisms move?
Ask a DTLS about using the Engineering Design Process or for additional support materials.
Step 3: Lesson Instructions
Possible Activating Strategies
Possible Activating Strategies
Anchor Chart
Exploration
Provide students with various spinning tops and have them describe how the tops moved.
Experience: Dance Party
Organize a dance party where students can move to music. Set up different stations with instructions for various movements. (Back and Forth, Round and Round, Fast and Slow)
After the dance, discuss how they moved in different ways.
Teacher Resources
Teacher Resources
Science A to Z (subscription required)
Unit Guide - Things Move
Animal Movement - Activity
Videos
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