This four week live course will cover the topics of gravity, friction, and magnetism through a series of hands on investigations using common materials. The course will be presented through interactive Pear Deck slides, games, class discussion, and experiments we conduct together in class. Throughout the course, students will keep a science notebook to record their findings.
Week 1: We will begin with defining a force as a push or pull, then  focus on gravity. Students will conduct an investigation, following along live with the teacher, to determine how the height of a ramp affects the distance a car travels, using the scientific process. We will predict, hypothesize, test, analyze, and make conclusions using scientific measurement and creating graphs with the data to analyze results. Week 2:  We will cover the topic of friction - what it is and how it affects movement of people and objects. We'll observe different types of surfaces, then as a group - students following along with the teacher, test to find out which ones create the most friction. We'll define the variable in each investigation and follow the procedures for a controlled investigation, creating graphs to analyze results. Assessment will be a Kahoot game to test understanding of vocabulary thus far. 
Week 3: Magnetism will be a topic for two weeks. In the first week, we will test and classify objects by magnetic properties, explore the strength of different sizes of magnets, and learn important terms such as repel and attract as they relate to magnets. Discussion will allow students to compare their findings with others in the class. Students will participate in a Kahoot game to assess understanding of magnetism. 
Week 4:  Students will build and test an electromagnet to find out the connection between electric circuits and magnetism, and how electromagnets are used everywhere in life. 
The final class assessment will be an interactive game in a Jeopardy type format, teacher created using Google slides.