Popplets about FORCES

Utilizando las TICs para repasar, una vez terminada la unidad sobre las FUERZAS trabajamos como siempre, realizamos nuestro mapa conceptual con Popplet.

Después los alumnos graban su explicación con la aplicación Screencast-O-Matic. 

Publican su entrada en su Portfolio Personal creado dentro de los blogs personales de Kidblog.

Y nos lo envían para poder corregirlo a traves de la red social educativa de Edmodo.

Estos son los trabajos de los alumnos de esta unidad. 

Alejandro´s popplets

Angy´s popplets

Angela´s popplets 

Javier´s popplets

Inés´ popplets

Héctor´s popplets

Jesus´ popplets

Rodrigo´s popplets

Jose Luis´ popplets

Aroa´s popplets

Alaitz´s popplets

Paula´s popplets

Lucia Guerra´s popplets

Samuel´s popplets

Adrián´s popplets

Ángel´s popplets

Alba´s popplets

Judit´s popplets

Belen´s popplets

Marco´s popplets

Science Final Task: POPPLETS ABOUT FORCES

Once we have finished the unit about forces it's time to review with your mind maps created with POPPLET:

But this time it's going to be a bit more difficult than other times. As you know along this unit we have done some experiments and we have found forces in our daily life, and we have done the same with simple and complex machines. 

So in this final task of Science you HAVE TO take your own photos, to use in the POPPLET. Instead of using photos from different websites. 

To sum up, you will do the POPPLETS as we used to do at the end of the Science unit but this time you will look the examples of forces and machines in your real life.

INSIDE A MACHINE.

During the last session we studied how we can uses forces in simple machines and how our lifes are easier with them. Now if we combine those simple machines we can have complex machines as a bicycle, a car engine or a computer.

IN A COMPLEX MACHINE WE HAVE TWO PARTS:

LET'S HAVE A LOOK TO THIS VIDEO AND YOU WILL KNOW HOW A CAR ENGINE WORKS:

ONE OF THE MACHINES WHICH WE USE MORE IS THE COMPUTER, it is also made from diferent operating parts, have a look to this website to know a bit more. 

WHAT'S INSIDE THE COMPUTER?

With this funny game and helping the robot you will need to use are the knowlegde you've acquiered along this unit. So you have to think a bit and I hope you have fun. 

THE COMPOUND MACHINE

USING FORCES: MACHINES.

Let's move into a new Science topic.

We learnt that the FORCES are action wich make objects move, stop or change shape.

Today we are going to learn how to use this forces, We can use the forces when we use the machines.  Machines can be:

• SIMPLE: they have a few components.
• COMPLEX: they have many components. 

Let's have a look to this video about SIMPLE MACHINE:

As you could watch in the video MACHINES make our lifes easier. 

Can you identify what are the six simple machines?

• Lever.
• Pulley.
• Wheel and Axel.
• Inclined Plane.
• Screw.
• Wedge.

NOW IT'S YOUR TURN!!!!! Could you identify examples of the six simple machines in your real life? It is easier than you think. JUST LOOK AROUND,, there are a lot. 

CHECK YOUR LEARNING ABOUT SIMPLE MACHINES WITH THIS TWO ACTIVITIES. 

LABEL THE SIMPLE MACHINES
SIMPLE MACHINES I

SIMPLE MACHINES II

FORCES AND MOTION

Let's review what a force is and how it affects to the objets with this song:

FORCES CAN DISTORT OBJECTS TEMPORARILY OR PERTMANENTLY. 

ALSO THE FORCES CAN AFFECT THE MOVEMENT OF THINGS IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS:

Let's look for an example from your real life in which you think this different situation happen.

1. A forces makes something move.
2. A force stops a moving body.
3. A force changethe direction of a moving object.
4. A force increas the speed of a moving object.
5. A force reduce the speed of a moving object. 

WITH THIS SIMPLE GAME YOU CAN CHECK HOW DIFFERENT FORCES CAN AFFECT THE MOVEMENT OF THINGS. (Please read the instructions very carefully)

ENJOY &  LEARN

LET'S EXPERIMENT WITH FORCES

Today we are going to start a new topic in our Science lesson: FORCES. 

Why the ball is moving in every case?

What are the people doing to move the ball?

And now, What is going to happen with the ball?

How is it going to move?

With all this previous information, Can you say what a force is?

LET'S MAKE SOME EXPERIMENTS TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT KIND OF FORCES.

1. Let's take an elastic band, and tie something like a key in one part. Hold the elastic band from the opposite part. Try to identify what happens on it and why it happens.

2. Take a plastic pen, and some small pieces of paper. Rub very quickly the pen with something made of wool. Then you will move the pen closer to the papers. Try to identify what happens on it and why it happens. 

3. Let's take two magnets and try to put them together. Try to identify what happens on them and why it happens. 

4. Let's play with a car. Launch the car along the floor of a classroom, First do it very soft and then do it stronger. What has happened? When has it stopped later?

LET'S CHECK YOUR LEARNING 

ABOUT THE KIND OF FORCES:

Identify and label the different kind of forces.

IF YOU HAVE MORE TIME HERE YOU CAN INCREASE YOUR KNOWLEDGE. 

ALL ABOUT FORCES.

TEST YOURSELF