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Backyard Shuffleboard Motion Notebook

Analyze a class shuffleboard investigation, compare sliding motion, and use measured patterns to predict later positions.

Grade 3ScienceInteractive · Printable

Aligned to3-PS2-2

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 NGSS standard
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  • 14 questions
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Details

Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 3
Subject
Science
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students compare positions measured at equal time intervals to identify patterns in motion.
  • Students use measured motion patterns to predict later positions.
  • Students support motion claims and predictions with evidence from an investigation.

How to use

Read the investigation together and practice subtracting two positions to find distance moved. Have students explain which answers are measurements and which are predictions.

Curriculum

NGSS standard covered

3-PS2-2

Observe and measure an object's motion to find a pattern that predicts how it will move next.

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Backyard Shuffleboard Motion Notebook

Use timed measurements to predict a sliding puck's motion.

1. Investigate a Sliding Puck

Read the class investigation. Use Trial A's record to answer the questions.

The Backyard Investigation

At a backyard science afternoon, Dalia's class investigates a soft foam shuffleboard puck. The puck slides along a straight, smooth playing strip. The class wants to find out how its motion changes after a push.

Step 1: An adult fastens a measuring tape beside the strip. The tape runs from 0 to 200 centimeters. Larger numbers are farther to the right. Students watch from beside the strip, away from the sliding puck.

Step 2: The adult launches the puck from behind the 0-cm mark and lets go before it crosses that mark. A camera records the puck and tape. The class calls the moment its front crosses 0 cm the starting time. Students pause the recording every second and read the position of the puck's front.

Step 3: The class records Trial A. Then the adult uses a gentler launch for Trial B. The puck, dry strip, measuring tape, starting mark, and one-second measuring intervals stay the same. Students record Trial B in the same way.

The records below are the class's results. For the predictions asked on this sheet, suppose each trial's observed pattern continues. A prediction is an estimate to check with a new measurement.

Trial A: Time → Position of Puck's Front
0 seconds → 0 cm
1 second → 54 cm
2 seconds → 96 cm
3 seconds → 126 cm
1.

How far did the puck move from 1 second to 2 seconds in Trial A?   cm

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