Michelle

= FORCES AND MOTION UNIT OF INQUIRY = = Week 1 = Monday 1.3.2011 Forces and Motion.

I think that in this unit of inquiry we are going to learn about:


 * What makes things move
 * space(home of the planets)
 * the power of air
 * the phisical laws of forces and emotions and other scientific things
 * gravity
 * what forces and emotions are
 * the solar system
 * the speed
 * what makes things fall
 * The word in the central idea is it motion or emotion?What is the difference between the two?

I think that we are also going to do experiments. This unit of inquiry is like chemistry.

My questions are:


 * What does Forces and Motions really meen?
 * Why does it take earth so much time to go around the sun?
 * Why does'nt earth fall down like things fall in the earth?
 * What is electromagnetism, and how does it work?
 * What is water resistance and how does it work?
 * What is the difference between the word "emotion" and "motion?
 * Why is gravity a week force?

Tuesday 2.3.2011
Today in U of I we explored objects we will be using through out the unit. I worked in a group with:Isabella,Charlie and me. The words we wrote in our U of I book are the following:
 * space(home of the planets)
 * speed
 * force
 * energy
 * air
 * time line
 * weight
 * gravity
 * ramps

Wednesday 3.3.2011
Today Amelia's day who is a scientist came. We did an experiment on weight. There was 2 plastic cups hanging from a string attached to a long bamboo stick.We tried to make it balanced by moving the string(that holds the plastic cup)on diiferent pats of the long stick. We also put marbles in the cups to make it balanced. We learned that the earth pulls down objects to the ground, but it easily pulls heavy things down because they are heavier like big trucks.

We had alot of fun experimenting.

During week 1 I have learned alot of things and I hope to learn more things in week 2 because I am very interested in the unit about forces and motions.

Wednesday
Today we have been using Newton meters to measur the distance of force and the weight. We did an experiment to measure the time distance. Our hypothesis was: WHEN YOU PULL A HEAVY OBJECT IT NEEDS MORE FORCE THAN A LIGHT OBJECT.

For that experiment we used a Newton meter. One of the things we pulled with the Newton ruler was a stool.We figured that measurement was very big. We measured the weight of alot more objects. We had alot of fun for this experiment.

= WEEK 3 =

Monday 14.3.2011
Going through this learning I have more results of what this unit will be about and what we will learn in this unit.

Forces and Motions.

I think this unit of I will be about:


 * What makes things move
 * space(home of the planets)
 * the power of air
 * the phisical laws of forces and motions and other scisntific things
 * gravity
 * what forces and motions are
 * the solar systems and the planets
 * energy
 * speed
 * what makes things fall
 * measurments
 * Newton meters
 * in space why things don't fall but float
 * science
 * nature part of science
 * light
 * scientists
 * Isaac Newton the famous scientist that discovered colour

I have more questions:


 * Why does it take earth so much time for it to circulate the sun?Is it because the sun is huge?
 * Is there air in space like in the planet earth?
 * Why doesn't the earth fall like things in the earth?
 * Why is the Newton apples and the Newton meters have the word 'Newton' at the front?Is it the name of Isaac Newton?
 * What is friction?
 * What is the difference between emotion and motion?
 * What is the strongest force?
 * What is electomagnotism and how does it work?

Monday 14th march
Today we have been working in a group.We have to invent an experiment that uses only a big card board and has to do with air resistance. For this experiment we have to work in a group.I am with Ola,Jarred and myself. Us three have invented an experiment to find out that if we run on a plane surface will it will be easier for us to run and that if we run holding the big cardboard behind us we will go slower. Our hypothesis is: IF WE RUN ON A PLAIN SURFACE WITHOUT THE BIG CARDBOARD BEHIND US WE WILL RUN EASIER AND IF WE RUN WITH THE BIG CARDBOARD BEHIND US WE WILL GO SLOWER BECAUSE THE AIR RESISTANCE PUSHES ON THE CARDBOARD'S BIG WINGS.

THINGS I ALREADY KNOW:

 * On Jupiter your weight is really big because it is one of the biggest planets in our solar system.
 * Gravity pulls down to the ground.
 * In space there is no gravity but on the planets there is some gravity like on earth.
 * Gravity is a week force.
 * On different planets you feel heavier and on others you fell lighter.

WEEK 4
I think this unit of inquiry will be about the scientific laws and how they work.We learn about the forces and motions and how gravity works. Will we doing experiments and record the answers and what happened .We will learn about weight everywhere including other planets. These are some of things I think we are going to learn in this u of i.

WEEK 5
In week 5 we have been working in an area of interest.My area of interst is electromagnetism.Im in a group with:Kian,Tanmay,Aurora,Ola and myself.But we have to split in to a smaller group so now I have Aurora,Ola and myself in the group. On Wednesday me and my group have been trying to find out what is a magnet.The results are:a magnet is a metal that atracts Iron and steel.We have been reaserching in books and the internet.We worked well as a group and each of us had a job. It was really fun,and next time we are going to work on what is electricity.