Moving Simple Machines with Force & Motion

Art Form: Dance

Subject: Science

Grade Level: 3rd Grade

Specialist: Tina Misaka

Students will make a human machine using vocabulary words, push pull, cause and effect.

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Resources

  • CD/iPod/music source
  • Variety of music suggested
  • Drum for signaling

Fine Art Standards

  • STANDARD 1 Body awareness
  • STANDARD 2: INVESTIGATING The student identifies and demonstrates the dance elements of time, space, and energy.
  • STANDARD 3: CREATING The student understands and demonstrates choreographic principles and processes in the art form of dance.
  • STANDARD 4 Contextualizing

Integrated Standards

None

Objectives

Students will understand that force causes changes in speed and/or direction. By changing the force you can create tools that makes chores easier.