Florida SC.1.P.12.1

Science1st GradeMotion of Objects

The Standard

Demonstrate and describe the various ways that objects can move, such as in a straight line, zigzag, back-and-forth, round-and-round, fast, and slow.

Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students observe an object in motion and tell how it travels. They distinguish the path it follows from how quickly it moves.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can move a toy in a named pattern, then describe its path and speed accurately. The student can compare the motions of two objects.
Common Misconceptions: Students may call every moving object fast, or confuse following a curved path with spinning in place. They may think changing direction always means changing speed.
How to Assess It: Give each student a toy car and say, “Make it travel slowly in a zigzag, then quickly along a straight path.” Ask students to describe both movements.

Lesson moves

Use toy cars, balls, tops, and ribbon wands at stations, and have students demonstrate a different path or speed at each station.
Show two object motions and ask, “How are their paths alike, and how are their speeds different?”
Play Motion Charades: students draw a path and speed card, move a beanbag to match it, and classmates name both features.
Watch playground motions, then label a swing, merry-go-round, rolling ball, and runner by path and speed.

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