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Force, Motion, and Energy

Virginia SOL 3.2

Investigate and understand how force and motion are related and how simple machines work.

Study 3.2 with SOL PrepBack to Grade 3 Science

What students need to be able to do

  • Investigate how the direction and size of force affects the motion of an object.
  • Recognize that multiple forces may act on an object.
  • Recognize that the net force on an object determines how an object moves.
  • Recognize that simple machines increase or change the direction of a force.
  • Recognize that simple and compound machines have many applications.