Force and Motion Lesson Plan

Explore FORCE and MOTION with this unique comic-style lesson plan!

Do you need a fun way to engage your students in learning about types of force? Do you need extension activities to reinforce the concepts of balanced and unbalanced forces?

You will get CONTENT, SLIDES, PROJECTS, ACTIVITIES, GUIDED NOTES, FOLLOW-UP WORKSHEETS, and more. Take advantage of the graphic novel craze and teach science with comics! Comics have the versatility to span a range of grade levels.

Your students will learn about…

• The basics of force.
• Define force and cite examples
• Differentiate between balanced and unbalanced forces
• Examine different types of forces
• Explain and calculate net force.
• Participate in “Force Games” requiring them to create a game using forces
• Create their own types of forces comic to demonstrate their understanding of the concepts.

LOOKING FOR GRADE 3? Check out the GRADE 3 VERSION HERE!

This comic guides students through combining forces, including a page of practice problems to solidify their understanding. These practice problems are delivered in a comic-style format (of course), making them fun and engaging.

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Use this comic as a study guide or supplemental material.

Print it as a classroom wall poster.

Comics are also a great addition to interactive notebooks.

This Force and Motion Activity download includes:

1. Lesson Plan Template– Stretch this lesson plan over the course of a week (or more) with this detailed lesson plan.
2. Google Slideshow– A fully animated slide deck delivering the information from the comic piece by piece.
3. Fully Colored Content– Perfect for projecting on the front board or printing as a poster.
4. Black and White Content– Easily printable, fun to color
5. Guided Notes– Fill in the blank! Use as guided reading or guided note-taking tool
6. Doodle Notes– Many words remain, but images are missing. Students draw them in. Great for interactive notebooks.
7. Hands-on Force Games Activity– Students research and create their own “Minute-to-Win-it” games with the constraint that the game must incorporate forces.
8. Force Games Poster Rubric– One aspect of the activity requires students to create a poster explaining their game and the forces involved. This rubric will help you grade it with ease!
9. Follow-up Questions– Following the hands-on activity, students can complete the follow-up questions to tie the fun back to the content.
10. Create Your Own Comic Project– A completely blank comic template. Students can draw vertical lines where they see fit.
11. Practice Problems– Practice calculating net force
12. Rubrics for “Create Your Own” Comic Template- TWO rubrics differentiated for learning levels. Assess your readers’ understanding!
13. Answer Keys for Doodle Notes Notes and Practice Problems
14. Teacher Tips– Tips and instruction ideas for you!

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Check out our blog for a more detailed explanation of the Force Games. CLICK HERE

What makes Cool School Comics such an impactful learning tool?

They are FUN! 

• This is the most crucial benefit.
• Students are more willing to participate and more engaged.
• The content STICKS.

Visual learning is EFFECTIVE. 

• About 65% of the population consists of visual learners.
• Visual information is processed faster.
• Students who SEE information are more likely to retain it.

EASY to implement! 

• These lesson plans are complete and ready to go, requiring minimal prep time.
• You only need to make copies, upload supplementals to your virtual classrooms, and set up the hands-on activities.
• Lots of flexibility! You can print these as posters, add them to interactive notebooks, hand them out to students, or share them virtually. There is plenty of room for modifications.

Comics make content ACCESSIBLE

• Naturally differentiated, comics accommodate a wide range of learning abilities and styles.
• Great for classrooms with a diverse population of learners
• They can simultaneously rope in both your gifted and struggling students (and everyone in between).
• Reluctant readers gravitate toward comics.
• Comics help English Language Learners (ESL, ELL) and some SPED students find success.

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