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BCSD
Units of Instruction
8th Grade
Weeks 15 & 16 Content*
8th grade Essential NGSS: MS-PS2-1 Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.
MS-PS2-2 Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.

5E Lesson - MS-PS2-1 & MS-PS2-2: "Zipline" Activity
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4th-8th=240 min. Total Daily
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*Lessons have been adapted from BCSD Science Units. Please adjust pacing, and/or combining activities per day as necessary, for 2-3 days of weekly instruction. See 5E lesson for details.
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TimeEngageExploreExplainElaborateEvaluate
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Synchronous (40 min, can be divided into smaller increments to equal up to 40 min.)
- Teacher faciliated whole class discussion (15-20 min)
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- Teacher directions/facilitation of vehicle construction (20-30 min)
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- Teacher directions &/or direct instruction for Explain activities (20-30 min)
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- Teacher directions/faciliation of creation of data presentations (20-30 min)
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- Teacher directions/faciliation of creation of data presentations (20-30 min)
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Asynchronous (40 min, can be divided into smaller increments to equal up to 40 min.)
- 📙Jamboard - Engage Discussion responses (15-20 min)
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- Student vehicle construction (30-40 min)
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- BrainPOP (x3) - (15-20 min, each)
- Zingy Learning (x 2 units) - (20-25 min, each)
- Achieve 3000 (2 options) - (20-30 min, each)
- Newton's Laws Videos (2 options)
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- Student preparation of force diagrams and speed data presentations (30-40 min)
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-🎥 Data presentations using choice of modality (30-40 min)
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*Explore activity options may take multiple days depending on teacher choice*Explain activity options may take multiple days depending on teacher choice*Elaborate activity options may take multiple days depending on teacher choice
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