Motion and Forces
Understand how gravity affects object motion
Measure and compare distances traveled by objects on different ramps
Develop curiosity about God's design of physical laws
“Yahweh by wisdom founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens.”
— Proverbs 3:19 (WEB)God's wisdom is reflected in the physical laws of motion and gravity we observe in our experiment
Welcome to today's BibleMouse science adventure! Yesterday we learned about how forces change object movement, and today we'll explore how gravity makes things move.
Gravity is an amazing force that God created to help things move. When we put something on a slope, gravity pulls it downward, making it roll or slide.
Race toy cars down ramps of different heights and measure how far they travel
Simpler: Use only two ramp heights
Challenge: Calculate average distance and create a graph
Review our discoveries about how gravity makes things move
Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about predicting how objects will move when different forces are applied!
Gravity is a constant, invisible force that pulls objects toward Earth's center
Children might get frustrated if cars don't move exactly as expected
Child's ability to make and test predictions