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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?

5TH GRADE

Learning Objectives (State of North Carolina)

5.P.1 Understand force and motion, and the relationship between them.

Clarifying Objective

5.P.1.1 Explain how factors such as gravity, friction, and change in mass affect the motion of objects.

Students will understand that…

A force is a push or pull (usually on an object).  Forces can cause objects to start moving, stop moving, or change direction.  An object’s size and the amount of force exerted on an object affect its speed and motion.  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 can we describe the relationship between force and motion? How does gravity affect motion? How does friction affect motion? How does mass affect motion? How can we describe motion?

Interactive Websites

Scholastic Study Jams - Force & Motion

NC EOG Practice Questions

Practice Questions