Woodgy Woo (Force & Motion)
Students will dance with an imaginary friend as this friend applies forces that will initiate different types of movement on each student.
Resources
- Swimming noodles (one per student)
- Music
- Forces Make Things Move by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (optional)
Fine Art Standards
- DANCE STANDARD 2: The student will identify and demonstrate movement elements (time, space, energy and motion) in performing dance.
- DANCE STANDARD 3: The student will improvise, create, perform, and respond to movement solutions in the art form of dance.
Integrated Standards
- 3RD GRADE SCIENCE STANDARD 3: Students will understand the relationship between the force applied to an object and resulting motion of the object.
- OBJECTIVE 1: Demonstrate how forces cause changes in speed or direction of objects.
- a. Show that objects at rest will not move unless a force is applied to them.
- b. Compare the forces of pushing and pulling.
Objectives
Through dance, the 3rd grade students will gain an understanding that an object at rest will not move unless a force is applied. They will also experience the difference between pushing and pulling and the fact that the speed and direction are affected due to the amount of force applied.