Our Third graders have finished their study of earth science and will be focusing on physical sciences after the winter break.
We will focus on motion and stability with their forces and interactions. We will plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object. We will also make observations and take measurements of an object's motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion. We will also ask questions to determine the cause and effect relationship of electric and magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact wth one another. Finally, we will define a simple design problem that can be solved by applying scienctific ideas about magnets.