| BALANCE
AND MOTION MODULE MATRIX |
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INTERDISCIPLINARY
EXTENSIONS |
FOSS
SCIENCE STORIES |
HOME/SCHOOL
CONNECTION |
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1. |
BALANCE |
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Language
Extensions
• Read Mirette on the High Wire.
• Write a how-to guide on balancing.
Math Extensions
• Solve two problems.
• Explore a balance used for weighing.
Science Extensions
• Balance new creations.
• Balance objects on strings.
• Make a double balance.
• Set up a mobile center.
• Make big mobiles.
• Student projects.
Art Extension
• Make a balance collage. |
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Make It Balance! |
Students
explore balance and counterbalance with body movements. |
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2. |
SPINNERS |
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Language
Extension
• Write poems about spinning.
Math Extensions
• Solve two problems.
Science Extensions
• Explore Tinkertoy™ tops.
• Start a top collection.
• Make big and little tops.
• Make singing zoomers.
• Make drawing tops.
• Make traditional twirly birds.
• Visit a toy store.
Art Extension
• Create spin art. |
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Push or Pull?
•Tools and Machines
• Things That Spin
•Move it, But don't touch it!
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Students
make a top and a zoomer, and report on their explorations. |
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3. |
ROLLERS |
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Language
Extensions
• Discuss runway creations.
• Write rolling sentences.
• Write or illustrate the travels of a sphere.
Math Extensions
• Solve two problems.
• Chart rollers and spinners.
Art Extension
• Draw pathways.
Science Extensions
• Make giant wheels.
• Look at rolling toys.
• Investigate force with rolling magnets. |
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Rolling, Rolling, Rolling!
• Strings in motion
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Students
search for rollers and spinners in the home and neighborhood. |
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