Science Grade 6: Inclined Planes & Pulleys

Core Content Coaching

PurposeTo provide support for grade-level, unit content planning

Resources for planning• Teacher Yearly Resource Document (or Yearly Itinerary)

• CRM 7: Force & Motion

• Blank Pacing Calendar

• 6th Grade 4th Six Weeks Lessons: Inclined Planes & Pulleys

• Computer with Internet Access

Teacher yearly resource document

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Jan. 5

Force

6 7 8 9

12

Motion & Speed

13 14 15 16

19

Student/Staff Holiday

20

Motion & Speed

21 22 23

26

Motion & Speed

27 28 29 30

Feb. 2

Inclined Planes & Pulleys

3 4 5 6

9

Cells

10 11 12 13

16

Student Holiday

17

Cells

18 19 20

4th Six Weeks Planner (33 days)

6.1A-B, 6.2B-E, 6.3A, 6.4A6.8: Force, motion, & energy. The student knows force & motion are related to potential & kinetic energy. The student is expected to:

•6.8E: investigate how inclined planes & pulleys can be used to change the amount of force to move an object.

TEKS & Student expectations

Content TEKS Skills TEKS

1. What are the state standards for this unit?

2. Deconstruct the TEKS: Verb, Noun, and Context

Investigate: to observe or study by close examination and systematic inquiry

1. What are the state standards for this unit?

2. Deconstruct the TEKS: Verb, Noun, and Context

Investigate: to observe or study by close examination and systematic inquiry

CRM 7: TEKS & Acquisition section

Teacher Content support

Eureka Inclined Planes: http://www.gamequarium.org/cgi-bin/search/linfo.cgi?id=6879

How Elevators and Pulleys Work: http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=21322&CategoryID=1745

NSTA Leaning Center- http://learningcenter.nsta.org/

Search Resources & Opportunities: machines

ScienceFusion Grade 6 Teacher Edition: Content Refresher: p. 242

Vertical alignment3rd GRADE

•demonstrate and observe how position and motion can be changed by pushing and pulling objects to show work being done such as swings, balls, pulleys, and wagons.

6TH GRADE

6.8E: investigate how inclined planes & pulleys can be used to change the amount of force to move an object.

7th GRADE

•Contrast situations where work is done with different amounts of force to situations where no work is done such as moving a box with a ramp and without a ramp, or standing still

• Mechanisms can reduce the force or effort needed to move loads.

• 3.9C: Students demonstrate work using swings, balls, pulleys, and wagons.

PRIOR LEARNING

2014 MoY II Question: 6.8E

Based on the data and distractors, what key points should teachers emphasize during lessons?

• Increasing the distance (by ramp length or pulley rope length with 1+ wheels), decreases the amount of force required by the user.

Based on the data and distractors, what key points should teachers emphasize during lessons?

• Increasing the distance (by ramp length or pulley rope length with 1+ wheels), decreases the amount of force required by the user.

Components of a good lesson plan1. Engage Student Interest

2. Review/Scaffold to TEKS

3. Student-Centered Activities directly relating to the depth and complexity of the TEKS

• Labs, Activities, Videos

4. Organize and Practice Vocabulary

5. Reading & Comprehension Strategies

6. Writing Opportunities & Scaffolds

7. Daily Listening & Speaking Opportunities

8. Differentiation

9. Formative Assessment & Reteach

Embedded in lessons: Engage Student Interest

Embedded in lessons:Review / Scaffold to TEKS• ScienceSaurus: Simple Machines p. 288, Inclined

Plane p. 289, Pulley p. 294

• Study Jams Slide Show: Simple Machineshttp://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/forces-and-motion/simple-machines.htm

• BrainPop Video: Inclined Plane

• BrainPop Video: Pulley

• ScienceFusion Unit 4, Lesson 7: Machines Digital Lesson

• Interactive Demonstration Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/forces_action.shtml

• Edheads Simple Machines Interactive Website: http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/frame_loader.htm

Embedded in lessons: Student-Centered Activities directly relating to the depth and complexity of the TEKS (Labs, Activities, Videos)

Embedded in lessons:Organize and Practice Vocabulary

Embedded in lessons:Reading & Comprehension Strategies

• ScienceFusion: So Inclined p. 272

• ScienceFusion: What are the types of pulleys? p. 271

• ScienceSaurus: Simple Machines p. 288, Inclined Plane p. 289, Pulley p. 294

• Pulley Reading & Questions

• Reader/Writer/Speaker Response Triads Students form groups of three. One student reads the text aloud; one writes the group’s reactions or responses to questions about the text, a third reports the answers to the group. After reporting to the group, the students switch roles.

• Embedded Active Reading Strategies & Visualize It!

Embedded in lessons:Writing Opportunities & Scaffolds• Investigation Conclusions

• STEMScopes (6.8E) Writing Science!

• Journal Entries/Exit Tickets

• What kind of inclined planes do you see in everyday life? What inclined planes do you use each day?

• What happened when an inclined plane was used to lift a load?

• In your own words, write a paragraph that explains how an inclined plane works to change the amount of force required to move an object.

• How do inclined planes and pulleys make life easier?

• How do you think the amount of force needed to lift a load would change when a complex pulley system is used as opposed to when a simple pulley system is used?

• Scaffolds: Sentence Frames, Word Bank, Think/Share/Write, Write/Share/Revise

Embedded in lessons:Daily Listening & Speaking Opportunities

___tells me that… ___proves this because…

• Special Education: 1. Mixed-Ability Partners2. Table Structure3. Sentence Frames4. Fill-in-the-Blank Notes 5. Anchors of Support6. Word Bank

• English Language Learners: 1. Mixed-Ability Partners2. Table Structure3. Sentence Frames4. Anchors of Support5. Word Bank

Embedded in lessons:Differentiation

• ScienceSaurus: Simple Machines p. 288, Inclined Plane p. 289, Pulley p. 294

• Study Jams Slide Show: Simple Machineshttp://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/forces-and-motion/simple-machines.htm

• BrainPop Video: Inclined Plane

• BrainPop Video: Pulley

• ScienceFusion Unit 4, Lesson 7: Machines Digital Lesson

• Interactive Demonstration Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/forces_action.shtml

• Edheads Simple Machines Interactive Website: http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/frame_loader.htm

• Journal Entries

• Exit Tickets

• Class Discussions

• Investigation Conclusions

• STEMScopes (6.8E) Writing Science!

• BrainPop Video Quizes

• Inclined Planes & Pulleys Quiz

Embedded in lessons:Formative Assessment & Reteach

Formative Assessment Reteach Opportunities

Higher level questions• “Research shows there’s a link between critical thinking skills and increased student achievement in the

classroom.” (Moore & Stanley, 2010)

• Higher level questions must be planned in order to be implemented effectively in the classroom.

• Levels of Questions

• Knowledge

• Comprehension

• Application

• Analysis

• Synthesis

• Evaluation

• Plan and provide a variety of questions at each level and build student knowledge and critical thinking by providing Higher Level Questions.

Lower Levels of questions

Higher Levels of questions

Sample Unit questions• A sample from this unit using the Daily Guiding Questions.

Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluate

What is an inclined plane/pulley?

How can you change the amount of force necessary to move

an object?

In what ways do we use inclined planes and pulleys to move

objects?

Which pulley would you choose to use the least amount of force to move an object?

How do inclined planes and pulleys make life easier?

How would you improve the design of the ramp on a moving truck to decrease the

amount of force needed to load the

objects?

Would it be better to use a inclined plane or a pulley to move a box onto a loading

dock?

Recommended Anchors of Support• Labeling the Bucket Journal Entry

• Inclined Planes & Pulleys Guided Notes

• Inclined Planes & Pulleys Venn Diagram

Anchors of SupportOther Resources•Interactive Word Wall- Current, working models with student contributions

• Interactive Word Walls Article: http://learningcenter.nsta.org/files/ss1103_45.pdf

• “Word walls can be arranged on cupboard doors or classroom walls, or hung from the ceiling with wire and string.”

• “Maximum instructional potential and efficiency are achieved when interactive word-wall construction is aligned with lessons and students are allowed to participate in the process. As a result, walls are usually built over many days and are finished as a unit nears completion. Word walls support units and are changed or replaced as units change.”

• Interactive Word Walls Rubric: Next Slide• ScienceFusion Textbook, Science Glossaries, Dual Language Science

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