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Speed & Motion

Activity Three - CIBL Flyer

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Engage

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See-Think-Wonder

See

Think

Wonder

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Or use the individual student template - See, Think, Wonder

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Explore

Materials From The Bag

  • Marble
  • CIBL Flyer
  • Food Tray

You Will Need

  • Science Notebook or Student Activity Sheet from the teacher
  • Scissors
  • Chipboard (extra thick paper)
  • Straw

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Explore

Part 1: CIBL Flyer: Exploration

In this part we will build a CIBL Flyer prototype. A prototype is a basic design that you can improve.

  1. Using scissors carefully cut out one CIBL Flyer from the CIBL Flyer page (page 5).

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Explore

  1. Cut and remove the dark gray areas labeled cut and remove.

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  1. Fold the wing in half on the middle dotted line so that the words CIBL Flyer face each other.

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Explore

  1. Fold each wing back on the dotted lines in the middle.

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  1. Take the straw, place one of the scissor blades inside one end of the straw, and cut the straw about 25mm.

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Explore

  1. Place the other blade into the SAME end and cut the straw directly below the first cut. The cut should be about 25mm. The straw can now open up.

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Explore

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  1. Place the CIBL Flyer wings into the slit of the straw.

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  1. Practice dropping your CIBL flyer from as high as you can reach.

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Explain

What’s happening…

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When you let go of your CIBL flyer, it always came back to the ground. The Earth ‘pulls’ on all objects on or near the earth without touching them. This force is called earth’s gravity.

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Explain

Read the ReadWorks text about gravity.

Literacy Integration

  1. Describe two things gravity does, according to the text.
  2. Why is Newton’s work considered one of the greatest works in the history of science even though people of his time had problems with his ideas? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

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Explain

Quick Write - After you watch the video write a one sentence summary of what you learned.

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Elaborate

Part 2: CIBL Flyer: Challenge

Your challenge is to get your CIBL flyer to take the longest amount of time to hit to the ground.

  1. Draw your CIBL flyer. Drop the CIBL flyer from as high as you can reach.

Use a timing device, or count, to see how long it takes for the flyer to hit the

ground.

  1. Record your time next to your drawing.

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Elaborate

  • Change the wings on your CIBL flyer to make it slower. You may fold or cut the wings. Repeat steps 1-2. If needed, cut out a new CIBL Flyer from page 5.
  • Repeat step 3 three more times and make a new change each time.

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Elaborate

  • Set up your ramp from Activity 2 Races.
  • Place the marble at the top of the ramp. Release it and watch the marble cross the finish line.

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Evaluate

Quick Write

Explain the effect of

earth’s gravity on the marble?

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Fiction Text Integration

No Jumping on the Bed By Tedd Arnold

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No Jumping on the Bed By Tedd Arnold

  • What causes Walter to begin jumping on his bed? Use evidence to support your answer

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  • Describe what happened to the string quartet.

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  • Why do you think Walter decides he won’t jump on the bed any more?

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  • How did gravity impact the story?

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