-Unit 4-
What was the name of out last unit of inquiry?
How we organize ourselves.
What is science?
Studying, testing, and experimenting on things in nature. Science is a search for general laws about how the world works.
What is the name of our new unit of inquiry?
How the world works.
What is a law?
" The description of an observed phenomenon."
It explains what is happens in nature.
What are the 3 categories/families for the modes of transportation?
land-air-water
What are push and pull?
Push- To use pressure against something in order to move.
Pull- To take hold of (something) and use force to bring it nearer to oneself.
What are we learning about?
Science, scientific laws, scientific method, laws of motion, etc.
Explain the law of gravity.
Everything that goes up has to come down.
Name one form of land transportation, one form of water transportation and one form of air transportation.
Car, bus, train, cart, bicycle, motorcycle, etc.
Sailing ship, viking boat, ship, cruise ship, cargo ship, etc.
Hot air ballon, jet, airplane, helicopter, etc.
What is motion?
The action of moving; movement.
Name one experiment we have done so far.
Experiments for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd laws of motion.
The water cycle.
Explain the 1st law of motion.
Nothing moves unit you apply a force to it.
Compass, map, GPS.
What is a force?
The power, energy, or physical strength that someone has or uses to move something.
Name the first 2 steps of the Scientific Method.
1.- Observe
2.- Hypothesis
Explain the 2nd law of motion.
The amounts of force we need to move an objects depends on how heavy it is.
Why is transportation important for your everyday life?
Correct answer.
What is friction?
1.- The thing that prevents an object sliding or rolling over it.
2.- the action of rubbing one object against another.
Name the last 3 steps of the Scientific Method.
3.- Materials and experiment.
4.- Results
5.- Conclusion
Explain the 3rd law of motion.
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.