Florida SC.5.P.13.1
The Standard
Identify familiar forces that cause objects to move, such as pushes or pulls, including gravity acting on falling objects.
Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students observe an object starting or changing motion and name the force responsible. They distinguish contact forces, such as a hand pushing, from gravity pulling an object downward.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a photo, demonstration, or short scenario, students correctly identify the force and describe how the object moves. They recognize gravity as the cause of downward motion when objects fall.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think every moving object still has a push acting on it. They may also think gravity only acts on heavy objects or begins only after an object is dropped.
How to Assess It
- Show pictures of a kicked ball, an opened drawer, and falling keys. Have students name the force causing each object to begin moving.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Use toy cars, ramps, magnets, and string so students make objects move, then label each force and its direction.
Drop a ball and ask students to write what moves it downward when no hand is touching it.
Play Force Charades, with students acting out pushing, pulling, dropping, or magnetic attraction while classmates name each force.
Analyze a grocery cart, falling keys, and an opening drawer, then identify the force causing each motion.
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Related Standards
- SC.2.P.13.3
Recognize that objects are pulled toward the ground unless something holds them up.
- SC.K.E.5.1
Explore the Law of Gravity by investigating how objects are pulled toward the ground unless something holds them up.
- SC.2.P.13.1
Investigate the effect of applying various pushes and pulls on different objects.
- SC.6.P.13.1
Investigate and describe types of forces including contact forces and forces acting at a distance, such as electrical, magnetic, and gravitational.
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