Our World in Motion, the science assembly we are offering this year, addresses Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations for Inquiry Process, Inquiry Analysis and Communication, and Reflection and Social Implications for K-5 grade levels. Since this year’s show mainly addresses the Force and Motion area of The Physical Science Discipline the Content Expectations, most of the specific content expectations covered by this show are for Kindergarten, 3rd grade and 5th grade, the years when Force and Motion are more prominently placed in the curriculum. However, the standards in the show will either be a refresher of what they have already covered and/or an exciting look at what is ahead for your 1st, 2nd and 4th grade students.
Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations Covered
K-7 Standard S.IP: Develop an understanding that scientific inquiry and reasoning involves observing, questioning, investigating, recording, and developing solutions to problems.
K-7 Standard P.PM: Develop an understanding that all matter has observable attributes with physical and chemical properties that are described, measured, and compared. Understand that states of matter exist as solid, liquid, or gas; and have physical and chemical properties. Understand all matter is composed of combinations of elements, which are organized by common attributes and characteristics on the Periodic Table. Understand that substances can be classified as mixtures or compounds and according to their physical and chemical properties.
K-7 Standard S.RS: Develop an understanding that claims and evidence for their scientific merit should be analyzed. Understand how scientists decide what constitutes scientific knowledge. Develop an understanding of the importance of reflection on scientific knowledge and its application to new situations to better understand the role of science in society and technology.
Inquiry Process (Similar for K-4)
S.IP.00.11 Make purposeful observation of the natural world using the appropriate senses.
S.IP.00.12 Generate questions based on observations.
S.IP.00.13 Plan and conduct simple investigations.
Inquiry Analysis and Communication (Similar for K-4)
S.IA.00.13 Communicate and present findings of observations.
S.IA.00.14 Develop strategies for information gathering (ask an expert, use a book, make observations, conduct simple investigations, and watch a video).
S.IA.03.13 Communicate and present findings of observations and investigations.
S.IA.03.14 Develop research strategies and skills for information gathering and problem solving.
S.IA.03.15 Compare and contrast sets of data from multiple trials of a science investigation to explain reasons for differences.
Reflection and Social Implications
S.RS.E.1 Reflecting on knowledge is the application of scientific knowledge to new and different situations. Reflecting on knowledge requires careful analysis of evidence that guides decision-making and the application of science throughout history.
Kindergarten
S.RS.00.11 Demonstrate scientific concepts through various illustrations, performances, models, exhibits, and activities.
First Grade
S.RS.01.11 Demonstrate scientific concepts through various illustrations, performances, models, exhibits, and activities.
S.RS.01.12 Recognize that science investigations are done more than one time.
Second Grade
S.RS.02.11 Demonstrate scientific concepts through various illustrations, performances, models, exhibits, and activities.
S.RS.02.13 Recognize that when a science investigation is done the way it was done before, similar results are expected.
S.RS.02.15 Use evidence when communicating scientific ideas.
S.RS.02.16 Identify technology used in everyday life.
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Force and Motion
P.FM.E.2 Gravity- Earth pulls down on all objects with a force called gravity. With very few exceptions, objects fall to the ground no matter where the object is on the Earth.
P.FM.E.3 Force- A force is either a push or a pull. The motion of objects can be changed by forces. The size of the change is related to the size of the force. The change is also related to the weight (mass) of the object on which the force is being exerted. When an object does not move in response to a force, it is because another force is being applied by the environment.
Kindergarten
P.FM.00.11 Describe the position of an object (for example: above, below, in front of, behind, on) in relation to other objects around it. *
P.FM.00.12 Describe the direction of a moving object (for example: away from or closer to) from different observers’ views. *
P.FM.00.21 Observe how objects fall toward the earth. P.FM.00.31 Demonstrate pushes and pulls on objects that can move. *
P.FM.00.32 Observe that objects initially at rest will move in the direction of the push or pull.
P.FM.00.33 Observe how pushes and pulls can change the speed or direction of moving objects.
Third Grade
P.FM.03.35 Describe how a push or a pull is a force.
P.FM.03.36 Relate a change in motion of an object to the force that caused the change of motion.
P.FM.03.37 Demonstrate how the change in motion of an object is related to the strength of the force acting upon the object and to the mass of the object.
P.FM.03.38 Demonstrate when an object does not move in response to a force, it is because another force is acting on it.
P.FM.03.41 Describe the motion of objects in terms of direction. *
P.FM.03.42 Identify changes in motion (change direction, speeding up, slowing down)
Fifth Grade
P.FM.05.21 Distinguish between contact forces and non-contact forces.
P.FM.05.22 Demonstrate contact and non-contact forces to change the motion of an object.
P.FM.05.31 Describe what happens when two forces act on an object in the same or opposing directions.
P.FM.05.32 Describe how constant motion is the result of balanced (zero net) forces.
P.FM.05.33 Describe how changes in the motion of objects are caused by a non-zero net (unbalanced) force.
P.FM.05.34 Relate the size of change in motion to the strength of unbalanced forces and the mass of the object.
Energy
P.EN.E.3 Sound- Vibrating objects produce sound. The `pitch of sound varies by changing the rate of vibration.
Third Grade
P.EN.03.31 Relate sounds to their sources of vibrations (for example: a musical note produced by a vibrating guitar string, the sounds of a drum made by the vibrating drum head).
Earth in Space and Time
Fourth Grade
E.ST.04.11 Identify the sun and moon as common objects in the sky. *
E.ST.04.23 Describe the motion of the moon around the Earth.
E.ST.05.21 Describe the motion of planets and moons in terms of rotation on axis and orbits due to gravity.
