MatchCard Science

Force & Motion

Unit Study
Unit Study

By Karen K. Newell

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 Table of Contents

Unit Study Log 5

Grading Criteria Sheet 6
Unit Study Overview 7
Instructor’s Guide 11
Notebook Instructions 19
Light & Energy MatchCards 21
MatchCard #1 6 Simple Machines
MatchCard #2 Mass & Weight
MatchCard #3 Friction
MatchCard #4 Inertia
MatchCard #5 Gravity
MatchCard #6 Speed, Velocity, Momentum, Acceleration
MatchCard #7 Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion
MatchCard #8 Force, Newton, Joule, Watts
MatchCard #9 Torque

 MatchCard Science Unit Studies

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Force & Motion Unit Study
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Oceanography Unit Study
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Astronomy Unit Study
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Nutrition, Health & Safety Unit Study
Technology Unit Study

 Force & Motion Unit Study Log
Plan your unit study and keep track of progress here.

Objectives
Daily Work
1
2 Include new objectives learned, MatchCards reviewed, reading done, and time spent on projects.
3
4
5
6

Resources Used
1
2
3

Assigned Project

Additional Activities

A quick guide to MatchCard Unit Studies is found on the next few pages. More
thorough information is found in the MatchCard Science Instructor’s Guide.
 Force & Motion Grade Criteria Sheet
Points and criteria may be modified at your discretion.

Possible Points Your Points

Weekly Quizzes 5 pts each 30

Unit Study Test 25

Science Project
Academic Content 10 pts 30
Depth of Project 10 pts
Quality & Effort 10 pts

Unit Study Book

Neatness 10 pts 20
Creativity 10 pts

Assignments Completed On Time/Instructions Followed 5

Bonus Points Earned

 Force & Motion Unit Study
Steps to Success

A. Getting ready – 60 Minutes

1. Determine the Force & Motion Objectives your student should master. Usually 1 to 2 objectives per week is sufficient.
Choose objectives related to the student’s age and current level of knowledge.

1. Identify six simple machines and describe their uses.

2. Compare mass and weight.

3. Demonstrate the effects of friction.

4. Demonstrate the effects of inertia.

5. Describe three effects of gravity.

6. Define speed, velocity, momentum, and acceleration.

7. Explain Newton’s three laws and give examples.

8. Define force, newton, joule, and watts.

9. Define torque.
2. Gather resources for the study of Light & Energy. Because the student needs a minimum of 3 resources, it would be
beneficial to have at least six resources on this subject available. Materials can be gathered from the public library, your
home library, science kits, science encyclopedias, internet sites, workbooks, or media articles.

Check it Out: Look for Force & Motion resources in the local library with Dewey Decimal Numbers:

530.

omeSchool Favorites:
H
Simple Tools & Machines by Ideal School Supply
The Way Things Work by David Macaulay

Don’t forget to look for these resources as well:

Internet sites, Magazine or Journal Articles, Videos/DVD’s; Field Trips and Local Speakers, Educational Games

3. Preview the materials and choose the main resource for this unit of study. Determine approximately how many
pages a day your students need to read.

4. Choose two other resources to be assigned as supplemental materials. Identify how many pages per day need to
be read.

5. Choose a Force & Motion Science Project to assign for the student to complete.
Possible projects might include:
Keep a lab book of activities done that demonstrate the Force & Motion Objectives (suggested activities are
included on the answer key.) Include the following information: items used, steps taken to complete the investigation,
results, conclusion.
Purchase a science kit to help construct and use the six simple machines.
Build a model that demonstrates the force of gravity on planets.
6. Arrange your MatchCard Notebook for the unit study. Place all the MatchCards you will use in plastic page protectors or have
them laminated. On the Information Pieces pages, cut the lines separating the pieces for each objective. It is recommended to
use contact paper, wide tape, or lamination to make the pieces last longer. More information on using the notebook is found in the
Instruction Guide.

7. Develop your Unit Study Log. A sample unit study log is on the first page of this guide. List the objectives to be accomplished.
Include the assigned project and criteria for successful completion. List the main resource and two supplemental resources required
and what the student is expected to do with each. You might consider giving due dates for the rough drafts of specific assignments.

8. Determine if you will grade or test the material in this Unit Study. Use the Grade Criteria Sheet in this unit or develop your own.

9. Have a file folder, clip board, or notebook to keep your unit study materials in. Place your Unit Study Log and paper materials there.
This will make it easier to develop the Unit Study Booklet at the end of the course of study.

B. Studying the Unit – 4 to 6 weeks

1. Use the MatchCard Answer Key to present the content to the students. One or two objectives a week should be learned. Have
the student attach the Information Pieces to the MatchCard every day during that week. Thereafter, that MatchCard can go in the
review section of the MatchCard notebook.

2. In addition to the new MatchCard, have students review approximately 5 MatchCards per day of previously learned objectives in
their MatchCard notebook. This review can take place two to three days per week. More information about the notebook is listed
in the Instructor’s Guide.

3. Have the students do the assignments listed on their Unity Study Log which you developed. Students should demonstrate their
comprehension of books they have read. This can be done orally, in writing, or artistically. Bonus points may be awarded for the
presentation.

4. The student may earn bonus points for doing additional work in addition to the required assignments. As a general rule of
thumb, one point is earned every ten minutes, or six per hour. Some families require a minimum number of bonus points to complete
a Unit Study.

C. Completing the Unit

1. Make the Unit Study Booklet. This might be in a 8 ½ X 11 format, a lapbook, or a scrapbook. Include the Unit Study Log, list of
books read and activities done. Include any written work, art work, description of experiments, and photos of large projects.

2. Use the Grade Criteria Sheet to give a grade for the Unit Study.

3. You might want to share the Unit Study Booklet with others. Show it to an interested friend or relative. Or have a Unit Study
Report night with another homeschool family.

More complete information on using MatchCard Science is found in the MatchCard Science Instructor’s Guide.
 Instructions & Ideas for the MatchCard Notebook
Recommended Use
• For durability, each MatchCard activity sheet can be placed in a plastic sheet protector, and then stored in a three ring binder.
• The Information Pieces can be found in the back of each unit study book. As the student does the activity, they will place each Information Piece at
the appropriate place on the MatchCard. For durability of the Information Pieces, we recommend that you place clear tape or clear contact paper
over the front. This will provide a lamination-like surface. The pieces can also be laminated.
• A small piece of tape can hold the Information Piece to the page protector, which will prevent the piece from being knocked off by movement or
wind. The tape can be left on the Information Piece and be used repeatedly.
• Between uses, the Information Pieces can be removed from the front of the page protector and taped randomly to a sheet of waxed paper or another
smaller piece of page protector. Between use, the Information Pieces are stored inside the page protector that holds the MatchCard.
• A small letter-number combination is included on each Information Piece to identify which MatchCard it goes with. In the event a piece does get
knocked off a table, it can easily be returned to the correct MatchCard.
• You might find it easiest to set up all MatchCards and page protectors at the beginning of the study. Cut apart the sections of Information Pieces ac-
cording to which objective they belong to and place them in the appropriate page protector. You do not need to cut apart each individual piece until
you use that MatchCard.
• It is helpful to arrange your binder in three sections:
1. The very front has the MatchCard the student is currently learning;
2. The middle section contains the MatchCards that have been learned and will be reviewed regularly (including from earlier unit studies
covered this year. Constant review is the key to long-term mastery of content.)
3. The back section contains the MatchCards that have not yet been learned.

Teaching with MatchCards

• Usually you will present one, or perhaps two, objectives each week. You may choose to wait until that time to cut apart and tape each Information
Piece.
• Look at the Answer Key. This can be your guide for teaching the objective, as well as an answer key for correcting the students’ work.
• You may chose to store the Answer Key in the back of the same page protector; or you may wish to keep Answer Keys in a separate binder.
• In many cases, the written materials the student reads will cover the same information contained on the MatchCards. Your student may enjoy read-
ing independently and finding the answer themselves. Others learn best by having the information presented orally and then reading other sources
for reinforcement.
• The MatchCards can easily be colored by crayon, colored pencil, or marker to individualize a student’s work.

Reviewing the MatchCards

• MatchCard Science was designed for continuous review and reinforcement. For two or three days after a new objective is learned, the student should
reapply the Information Pieces to the MatchCard every day. Keep the newest MatchCard at the front of the three ring binder.
• After the student has successfully demonstrated completion of the objective, move the card from the front section to the middle section of your
binder. Every day the student should review approximately five cards. This takes only a few minutes. If the student gets the reviewed cards correct,
place it in the back of the middle section. If the objective is not mastered and needs to be reviewed again sooner, place it towards the front of the
middle section. It will not take very long until the middle section is completely rearranged from the order it was learned. This is acceptable, and
will help reinforce content the student is less familiar with.
MatchCard Science© Force & Motion - 1
Identify six simple machines and their use.

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Compare mass and weight.

MASS WEIGHT

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Demonstrate the effects of friction and inertia.

Friction Inertia

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Describe three effects of gravity.

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Define speed, velocity, momentum, and acceleration.

Speed

Velocity

Momentum

Acceleration

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Explain Newton’s Three Laws of Motion and give examples.

1st LAW 2nd LAW 3rd LAW

Law of Inertia F=MA Action-Reaction Law

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Define force, Newton, Joule, and Watts.

NEWTON

JOULE

WATTS

FORCE

Mass x Acceleration

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Define torque.

Positive Negative

= X

= X

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 Force & Motion Information Pieces

Objects are drawn towards

Lever A measurement of the
F&M-1 the center of the earth.
amount of matter in F&M-5
When force is applied at one
end the bar rotates around a an object Objects are drawn towards a large
F&M-2
celestial body.
fulcrum to lift an object.
F&M-1 A measurement of the F&M-5

The attraction between two objects

Wheel & Axle force of gravity on an
increases as the size increases,
F&M-1
object and decreases as the distance be-
A round wheel spins a rod in F&M-2

order to make it move. It is the same if the object is tween them increases.
F&M-5
F&M-1
in space or on earth. Resistance to a moving object
Inclined Plane F&M-2
F&M-3&4
F&M-1
It is different in space and The tendency of a moving ob-
A slanted surface makes it on earth.
easier to lift objects. F&M-2 ject to continue moving at the
F&M-1 same speed and direction
F&M-3&4
Wedge
F&M-1 The tendency of an unmoving
A pie-shaped edge can be driv- object to remain stationary
F&M-3&4
en into another object in order
A marble moves slower across a
to split it.
F&M-1 carpet than across a hard floor.
F&M-3&4
Pulley A bicycle slows down when
F&M-1

A rope moves around a wheel the brakes are pressed.

F&M-3&4
to make it easier to lift. A person lurches forward when
F&M-1

Screw the car suddenly stops.

F&M-3&4
F&M-1

A cylinder with spiral edges A coin stays in place when paper

rotates. is quickly pulled from beneath it.
F&M-3&4
F&M-1

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 Amount of distance in a given An object will continue in its direc- Push or pull on an object
F&M-8
time tion and velocity unless it is acted
F&M-6
on by an outside force. Measures amount of force
F&M-8
Speed in a specific direction F&M-7
F&M-6
When a force acts on an object with F = (m)(a)
F&M-8
The power of a moving object to mass, the object will accelerate in
keep moving (kg)(m)
F&M-6
the direction of the force. The force s2
The change in speed over time is equal to the product of mass and F&M-8

F&M-6 acceleration. Measures amount of work done

F&M-7 F&M-8
Rate = distance divided by time
F&M-6 For every force there is an (1 N)(1m)
R = D/T opposite and equal force. F&M-8

F&M-6 F&M-7 (kg)(m2)

Mass X Velocity A football stays on the ground until it is s2
F&M-6
kicked. It continues in the same direction F&M-8

Change in Speed/Time until it hits the goal post. Measures rate of work
F&M-6 F&M-8
F&M-7
Often measured in meters per second The harder the pitcher throws a baseball, J/s
per second the faster it will go.
F&M-8

F&M-6
F&M-7 (kg)(m2)
60 mph When a bowling ball strikes a pin, both s3
F&M-6 F&M-8

5 meters per second the ball and the pin change directions.
F&M-7
F&M-6

30 knots
Force
τ
F&M-6

North at 70 mph F&M-9

F&M-6
Moment arm F&M-9

East at 12.5 meters per second

F&M-6
F&M-9

Torque
F
15 grams per meter per second
F&M-9

r
F&M-9
F&M-6

350,000 kg per mile per hour Force F&M-9

F&M-6
in Counter Clockwise
2 m/s2 newtons F&M-9
F&M-6
F&M-9
To the right
Moment arm F&M-9

in Clockwise
F&M-9
meters To the left
F&M-9
F&M-9

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Ramp for toy car
Knife Make 4
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Tweezers
Crowbar
Sink handle
Syringe and needle
Toy car
Curtains
Light bulb
Ramp for working on car
Fishing pole
Push pin
Needle
Axe
Straight screw driver (flat
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Window shades
Shoe lace
Jar lid
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