Predicting Motion Patterns
Make observations and measurements of an object's motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion
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If your child rolls a ball down ramps of different heights, can they spot the pattern and predict how far it will roll from a new height?
Make observations and measurements of an object's motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion
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- Measure an object's motion (distance, speed, direction) under different conditions
- Identify a pattern in the data (e.g. steeper ramp = further roll)
- Use the pattern to make and test a prediction about future motion
“If your child rolls a ball down ramps of different heights, can they spot the pattern and predict how far it will roll from a new height?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Forces & Motion
- Age range
- Ages 8–9
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