LESSONS PLANS AND TESTS OF KNOWLEDGE, COMPREHENSION, AND APPLICATION FOR INSTRUCTION IN CONCEPTS OF FORCE, GRADES 2-6.

THESE LESSON PLANS WERE DEVELOPED, ALONG WITH OTHER MATERIALS SUCH AS (1) DEMONSTRATIONS, (2) FILMS, (3) FILM CLIPS, (4) KEY QUESTIONS, AND (5) POSTERS, FOR USE IN A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE RELATIVE LEVELS OF UNDERSTANDING OF CERTAIN CONCEPTS OF FORCES ACHIEVED BY PUPILS IN GRADES 2-6. EVALUATION WAS MADE BY MEANS OF PAPER-AND-PENCIL MULTIPLE-RESPONSE TYPE TESTS. EIGHT FORCE CONCEPTS WERE CHOSEN. TABULATED BY GRADE LEVEL ARE THE PARTICULAR CONCEPTS JUDGED AS HAVING MET THE ACHIEVEMENT CRITERIA AT EACH OF THE THREE LEVELS OF UNDERSTANDING--(1) KNOWLEDGE, (2) COMPREHENSION, AND (3) APPLICATION. THERE IS A LESSON PLAN FOR EACH OF THE EIGHT CONCEPTS ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO (1) CONCEPT STATEMENT, (2) EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS, AND (3) MAJOR IDEAS PAIRED WITH DEMONSTRATION ACTIVITIES AND KEY QUESTIONS. TEST INSTRUMENTS DEVELOPED FOR THE PROJECT ARE INCLUDED. (DH)