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Welcome to a helpful resource guide for UNC Pembroke Braves Basketball Virtual Education Day presented by McDonald’s. Below you will find supplemental information for Virtual Education Day. This information is to further assist in the educational development of elementary youth in coordination with North Carolina Public Schools learning objectives. The information contained in this document is sorted by topics with grade levels 5th, 3rd,1st and then General Mathematics.
 

FORCE & MOTION The Process of a Jump Shot Questions to ask while viewing: What happens to the ball when the players shoot the basketball? Does a smaller player start running faster than a larger player? Why? What happens to a player when they  bump into another player? What would happen if they use a bowling ball instead of a basketball? Tennis ball?

3RD GRADE

Learning Objectives (State of North Carolina)

3.P.1 Understand motion and factors that affect motion.

Clarifying Objectives (State of North Carolina)

3.P.1.1 Infer changes in speed or direction resulting from forces acting on an object.

3.P.1.2 Compare the relative speeds (faster or slower) of objects that travel the same distance in different amounts of time.

3.P.1.3 Explain the effect of earth’s gravity on the motion of any object on or near the earth.

Students will understand that...

FORCE & MOTION A force is a push or pull (usually on an object). Forces can cause objects to start moving, stop moving, or change direction.  Mass and force affect motion. Changes in speed or direction of motion are caused by forces.   The relative speed of objects can be compared.  There are fundamental forces of nature that influence the universe. Gravity is a fundamental force. Gravity is the earth’s pull on things. Things on or near the earth Gravity is the earth’s pull on things. Things on or near the earth are pulled toward it by the earth's gravity.

Essential Questions

What is a force? How do forces affect objects? How do objects move?  What affects motion? Why do objects move, change direction, or stop?  What is gravity?   How does gravity affect things on or near the earth?

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