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Things That Slide

How Things Move

Day 102of 180
Week 21of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify objects that can slide on different surfaces

2

Explore how smooth surfaces affect sliding motion

3

Develop curiosity about movement in God's creation

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 3:19

“Yahweh by wisdom founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens.”

— Proverbs 3:19 (WEB)

God designed how things move and interact in His created world

📦 Materials Needed

  • Wooden blocks
  • Sandpaper
  • Smooth plastic surface
  • Carpet square
  • Tray or large flat surface
  • BibleMouse exploration journal
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse science exploration! Yesterday we learned about things that roll, and today we'll discover how some objects slide across different surfaces.

💭 Review Question: Can you show me how something rolled yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Let's learn about sliding! Some objects move smoothly across surfaces, just like how God made different things to move in special ways.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Sliding means moving smoothly across a surface
  • Some surfaces help things slide easier than others
  • We can test how different objects slide
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you think might slide easily?
  • Can you think of things that slide in winter?
3Activity: Sliding Surface Experiment (6 min)
exploration

Test how blocks slide on different surfaces

📝 Instructions:
  1. Place a wooden block on different surfaces
  2. Gently push the block and watch how it moves
  3. Record observations in your BibleMouse exploration journal
  4. Compare sliding on smooth plastic vs. carpet vs. sandpaper
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help child push block and observe movement

Challenge: Predict which surface will make block slide fastest

4Closing (3 min)

Let's review what we learned about sliding!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What surface did the block slide best on?
  • Can you show me how something slides?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore how things move fast and slow!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children are naturally curious about movement and enjoy hands-on experiments

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle guidance during exploration
  • Encourage child's natural curiosity
  • Make observations fun and positive
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get frustrated if blocks don't move exactly as expected

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about discovering how things move

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a sliding ramp using a book and flat surface
  • Collect items from around house to test sliding
  • Draw pictures of surfaces in BibleMouse exploration journal

Ready for Tomorrow?

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