Investigation – Force & Motion: Exploring Angle and Slope with Ramps

Investigation – Force & Motion: Exploring Angle and Slope with Ramps

STEM

Science

Cross-cutting Concepts

Cause and Effect

Levels of Thinking

Expanding

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Suggested AdaptationS

Check out our guide to adaptations. Adapt for environment, materials, instruction.

General Guide to Adaptations

Description

Encourage children to build ramps and release and push different objects down the ramps noting the differences in the way those objects move on ramps of different slopes.

Interactive Lesson

Environment

Set up ramps at a table if that is more accessible than the floor.

Materials

Include objects children are already playing with to increase engagement.

Instruction

Make the differences in slope more dramatic (e.g., small vs very steep)

STEM Ideas/Words

STEMIE Learning Trajectories