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Grade 6 Science - Unit IV Overview

Force and Motion

In the Force and Motion unit, students will discover that there is a relationship between force and motion. Students will demonstrate an understanding that changes in motion can be measured, calculated, and graphically represented .

Critical Questions

  • Why is it important to understand the relationship between force and motion?
  • What mathematical skills can a science student use to collect and analyze data?
  • How can changes in motion be measured and graphed?
  • What do forces do to the position, direction, or speed of an object?

Suggested Time Frame: 2.5 weeks

Student Performance Expectations

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.

Identify, describe and demonstrate the relationship between force and motion. (6.1 A; 6.2 B-E; 6.4 A-B; 6.6 A-B)


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