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Parts Working Together
In the
Parts Working Together Unit, students will explore how
two or more simple machines work together as a part of a
compound machine. Students will manipulate objects such
as toys, vehicles, or construction sets so that the
parts are separated from the whole which may result in
the part or the whole not working. Students will
identify parts that, when put together, can do things
they cannot do by themselves (such as working cameras
with film, cars moving with motors, and airplanes
fliying with fuel.) Students will observe and record
changes in movement of weather from day to day, over
seasons and in life cycles of organisms.
Critical Questions:
- What are some examples of parts working together?
- What happens when parts are separated from their
whole?
- How does the weather change from day to day?
- What patterns are shown in the weather throughout
the seasons?
Suggested Time Frame: 6 Weeks |
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Student Performance Expectations |
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Key
Information in the brackets that is not in bold
(8.2A) is the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skill (TEKS)
that this objective is aligned to.
Information in the brackets that is in bold
(8.2.11B)
(8.2.12A) (11.2US10A)
is the specific Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
(TAKS- test) objective this objective is aligned to.
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Manipulate objects such as
toys, vehicles or construction sets so that the parts are
separated from the whole. Identify parts that when put
together can do things they cannot do by themselves. For
example, a working camera with film, a car moving with a motor
and an airplane flying with fuel. (1.6C-D) |
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Observe and record
changes in weather from day to day and over seasons. Collect
information using tools, record and compare
collected information. Measure objects and parts of
objects using non-standard units. (1.4A, 1.7C-D) |
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Make decisions using
information. Discuss and justify the merits of
decisions and explain a problem in his/her own words.
Identify a task and solution related to the problem.
(1.3A-C) |
