5E Lesson Plan: Investigating How Surface Affects Toy Car Distance

Assessment · Grade 5 · Science

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• 5

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• Name: Engage
• Minutes: 15
• Purpose: Hook students by presenting a real, observable phenomenon—a toy car rolling across different surfaces—to surface prior ideas about friction and motion before any formal vocabulary or explanation is introduced.
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• Q1. Look at the data you collected today. Which surface let the car travel the farthest? Which let it travel the shortest distance? What pattern do you notice? Write 2-3 sentences using your data as evidence.

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