Moving on to Motion!

We have begun our Science unit on Motion! We have been practicing describing an object's motion with words and drawings. The children are becoming aware of the distance, time, speed, and path of motion into their descriptions. We've been looking at describing an object's motion by considering how far the object travels, how fast it moves, and the path it follows. We conducted some "time trials" this week that allowed us to investigate which motions allowed us to move faster (ex: jumping, walking backwards, crawling).

We have also touched on the forces of friction and gravity, as well as their role in the motion of an object. The children are beginning to see that an object's weight affects the amount of force that is necessary to move the object! The children experimented with some toy cars and a variety of materials, including straws rulers, cardboard tubes, and more to find a way to get their car to move. We have some great thinkers in our class. Encourage your children to search for examples of motion at home, too!