NGSS3-PS2-1

Forces & Motion (Grade 3)

Students plan and conduct controlled tests of how throw force changes spin time.

Demonstrated by 1 ladder rung · 4 tricks across 1 category

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Forces & Motion

This is a science skill — you’re thinking like a scientist when you yeet. You plan and conduct controlled tests of how throw force changes spin time.

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Yeet The Sleeper 5 times. After each try, predict what will happen on the next throw — then test your prediction.

Yeet The Sleeper Climb to “Walk the Dog”

Ladder practice sessions

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Spin · Level 4

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Walk the Dog

Set the spinning yo-yo on the ground for a 2-step walk.

How it demonstrates this: Different floor surfaces create different friction — students predict which lets the yo-yo walk farthest.

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Why this category: Students plan and conduct controlled tests of how throw force changes spin time.

Practice checklists

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