Friction in Our World: 4-Day Bilingual Slides
A four-day bilingual slide deck for 4th graders in English and Spanish that introduces friction through everyday examples like rolling balls and slippery jars. Students build science vocabulary and observation skills, with a Do Now, checks for understanding, and a daily exit ticket in each lesson. It is designed for a daily science block of about 30 to 45 minutes, with English in blue and Spanish in red for easy language separation.
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use one slide-deck session per day across four days, following the 5E arc (engage, explore, explain, elaborate, evaluate) with the Do Now on Day 1 to activate prior knowledge about why things slow down.
- Discussion question: Why is it harder to open a jar with soapy hands, and what would make it easier? Have students answer in both languages to reinforce vocabulary.
- Scaffold for struggling readers: pair each English prompt with its Spanish counterpart, provide a picture word bank, and allow students to point to images or use sentence stems when answering exit tickets.
- Extension for advanced students: ask them to design a simple test comparing friction on two surfaces, such as a towel versus wax paper, and predict which will slow a toy car more.
- Estimated time: about 30 to 45 minutes per day, including the Do Now, checks for understanding, and a brief exit ticket at the end.
Friction in Our World: 4-Day Bilingual Slides
A four-day bilingual slide deck for 4th graders in English and Spanish that introduces friction through everyday examples like rolling balls and slippery jars. Students build science vocabulary and observation skills, with a Do Now, checks for understanding, and a daily exit ticket in each lesson. It is designed for a daily science block of about 30 to 45 minutes, with English in blue and Spanish in red for easy language separation.
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use one slide-deck session per day across four days, following the 5E arc (engage, explore, explain, elaborate, evaluate) with the Do Now on Day 1 to activate prior knowledge about why things slow down.
- Discussion question: Why is it harder to open a jar with soapy hands, and what would make it easier? Have students answer in both languages to reinforce vocabulary.
- Scaffold for struggling readers: pair each English prompt with its Spanish counterpart, provide a picture word bank, and allow students to point to images or use sentence stems when answering exit tickets.
- Extension for advanced students: ask them to design a simple test comparing friction on two surfaces, such as a towel versus wax paper, and predict which will slow a toy car more.
- Estimated time: about 30 to 45 minutes per day, including the Do Now, checks for understanding, and a brief exit ticket at the end.