• TEKS 5.6D – Design a simple experimental investigation that tests the effect of force on an object. 

    Vocabulary

    • Control – the substance, object or group in an experiment that is not changed

    • Controlled experiment – an experiment in which all the variables are kept the same except for the one being tested (fair test)

    • Force – a push or pull that can change the position or motion of an object / material  

    • Friction – a force that acts in an opposite direction to movement

    • Gravity – a force that pulls objects toward each other

    • Magnetism – a force that pushes or pulls a magnetic material across a distance

    • Motion – a change in the position of an object

    • Position – the place where something is located; where something has been put

    • Pull – the act of applying force to move something toward or with you

    • Push – the act of applying force in order to move something away

    • Reliability – the extent to which an experiment, test, or investigation provides the same results on repeated trials

    • Testable hypothesis – an idea that can be tested by experiment or observation

    • Valid conclusion – information describing what was learned from an investigation based on observations and collected data

    • Variable – a condition in an experiment that is changed in order to determine the effect of that change

    Force & Motion

    Scientific Method

    Real Life Experiments

    Resources for Review, At-Home Support/Re-Teach

    5.6D Force & Motion

    5.6D Investigating Forces

    5.6D Designing and Experiment

    5.6D The Scientific Method

    5.6D Identifying Variables in an Experiment