Standard #: SC.3.E.5.4


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Explore the Law of Gravity by demonstrating that gravity is a force that can be overcome.


General Information

Subject Area: Science
Grade: 3
Body of Knowledge: Earth and Space Science
Idea: Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning
Big Idea: Earth in Space and Time - Humans continue to explore Earth's place in space. Gravity and energy influence the formation of galaxies, including our own Milky Way Galaxy, stars, the Solar System, and Earth. Humankind's need to explore continues to lead to the development of knowledge and understanding of our Solar System.
Date Adopted or Revised: 02/08
Content Complexity Rating: Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning - More Information
Date of Last Rating: 05/08
Status: State Board Approved
Assessed: Yes

Related Courses

Course Number1111 Course Title222
5020040: Science - Grade Three (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
7720040: Access Science Grade 3 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current))


Related Access Points

Access Point Number Access Point Title
SC.3.E.5.In.4 Observe and describe ways to keep an object from falling due to gravity.
SC.3.E.5.Su.4 Observe and recognize ways to stop a falling object, such as catching a ball.
SC.3.E.5.Pa.3 Recognize that an object can be stopped from falling.


Related Resources

Lesson Plans

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No Cracks Allowed: An EGG-cellent STEM Design Challenge with Surface Area and Gravity

STEM design! EGG-cellent! Students will use hands-on inquiry to find out more about gravity and how surface area can oppose it. Through trial and error based on collected data, students will design, create, and drop a vehicle carrying precious "cargo" from a ten-foot ladder, using a parachute to ensure a safe landing. When completed, students should have a better understanding of how gravity interacts with falling objects and how the surface area of a parachute can oppose those interactions.

Let's Go, H2O!

This STEM challenge will engage 3rd grade students in thinking about the ways that a drought can affect a region or nation and how to find a solution to this problem. Students will construct a pipeline to transport water from point A to point B while overcoming gravity and will measure the volume of liquid before and after it travels through the pipeline. This STEM challenge combines architectural engineering with life science and mathematical measurement skills.

Paper Airplanes Away!

In this lesson, students will design and fly their own paper airplane and analyze their flight data to determine the best designs for getting planes to travel the farthest distance. Students will organize class flight data into a line plot and calculate the mean, median, mode, and range for the data set.

Stop the Drop - An Engineering Design Challenge

This Engineering Design Challenge is intended to help students apply the concept that gravity is a force that can be overcome as they build devices to "Stop the Drop." This challenge includes concepts beyond the benchmark.

Overcoming Gravity

In this lesson, students learn about the pull of gravity and see how stretch from a Slinky (a spring scale) is a way to measure resistance to gravity.

Exploring Gravity

In this lesson, students engage in the engineering design process and explore gravity by designing and creating a parachute.

Original Student Tutorial

Name Description
Overcoming Gravity

Explore how gravity can be overcome in this interactive tutorial.

Perspectives Video: Teaching Idea

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Paper Glider Forces

Have you ever wanted to fly paper airplanes for fun while learning about the science of flight? Here's your chance! Produced with funding from the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs.

Download the CPALMS Perspectives video student note taking guide.

Presentation/Slideshow

Name Description
How Do Satellites Orbit Earth?

Explore what a satellite is, what it means to orbit, and how we use rockets to get satellites into orbit around Earth in this PowerPoint eReader.

Student Resources

Original Student Tutorial

Name Description
Overcoming Gravity:

Explore how gravity can be overcome in this interactive tutorial.



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