Force and motion vocabulary review becomes a fast, friendly race with this Slap-It! card game. Students match science words such as lever, pulley and wedge to definition cards, defining sentences and pictures.

This vocabulary review game for force and simple machines works like the classic "Slap Jack" card game. A word card in the center tells players which definition to look for. Each word matches one or more definition cards, so students see a word from several angles: the standard definition, the word used in a defining sentence and a picture.

With this force and motion vocabulary game, you get

• Word cards for force and simple machines vocabulary
• Definition cards with standard definitions, defining sentences and pictures
• More than one definition card for each word
• Quick rules for 2-4 players

Print, shuffle and let the science review begin!

What's Included

• Word cards for force and simple machines vocabulary, including work, force, effort, lever, fulcrum, pulley, inclined plane, screw, wedge, gears and wheel and axle
• Definition cards that match each word, with standard definitions, defining sentences and pictures
• Directions to play for 2-4 players

Why Teachers Love It

• Vocabulary from several angles: Each word matches a definition, a sentence and a picture, so students build real understanding of each term.
• Fast review: Every flip asks students to think about a science word, so a short game covers a lot of vocabulary.
• Easy to learn: Students who know Slap Jack can start playing right away.
• Great before a test: Use the game as a quick unit review for force and simple machines.
• Visual support: Picture cards help students connect each word to a real simple machine.

Skills Students Practice

Primary Academic Skills

• Science vocabulary: Students review words such as force, work, effort and fulcrum.
• Simple machines: Students connect lever, pulley, inclined plane, screw, wedge, gears and wheel and axle to what they do.
• Reading definitions: Students read each definition card and decide if it matches the word card.
• Using context clues: Defining sentences show each word used in context.
• Connecting words and pictures: Picture cards link each term to how the machine looks and works.

Secondary Life & Learning Skills

• Taking turns
• Maintaining attention
• Following directions
• Waiting during group play
• Building confidence during group participation

How to Use It

Step 1: Print the word cards and definition cards. For 2-4 players, place the WORD cards face down in a pile. Deal the DEFINITION cards equally among players and place them face down in a pile in front of each player. Decide the first player.

Step 2: Flip over one WORD card. In clockwise order, players flip one card at a time. When a DEFINITION card is flipped that matches the WORD card, SLAP-IT!

Step 3: The first player to slap the card takes the center pile of played cards and adds them to the bottom of their own pile. Flip another WORD card and continue playing. The game is finished when time is up or one player has all the DEFINITION cards.

Easy Differentiation

Students come to a science unit with different reading levels and background knowledge. These ideas help every student take part in the review.

For Children Who Need More Support

• Start with a few words and their matching cards
• Review each word and picture together before playing
• Let partners talk through a match before slapping
• Play with two players at first

For On-Level Practice

• Play the game as written with 2-4 players
• Have the player who slaps read the definition aloud
• Use all of the word and definition cards

For an Extra Challenge

• Ask the player who slaps to give a real-life example of the simple machine
• Have students explain how the machine changes a force
• Have students write a new defining sentence for a word

For Speech, OT, ELL or Special Education Support

• Focus on the picture cards first to build vocabulary
• Let students point to the match if slapping is hard
• Use a sentence frame such as "A ___ is a simple machine that ___."
• Give extra processing time before each card is flipped

Perfect For

• Science centers
• Unit and test review
• Small groups
• Partner games
• Vocabulary practice
• Early finishers
• Substitute plans
• Homeschool science

Standards

This vocabulary card game supports 3rd and 4th grade science and vocabulary standards in Common Core and the Virginia SOL:

Common Core State Standards

• CCSS L.3.6: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate domain-specific words, such as lever, pulley and fulcrum.
• CCSS L.4.6: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases.

Virginia SOL

• VA SOL Science 3.2 (2018): Investigate how force affects motion, including how simple machines increase or change the direction of a force and how simple machines are used.
• VA SOL English 3.RV.1.A: Develop content-specific vocabulary by listening to, reading and discussing texts on a grade three topic.
• VA SOL English 4.RV.1.A: Develop content-specific vocabulary by listening to, reading and discussing texts on a grade four topic.

Add the Force and Motion Vocabulary Review Card Game to your cart and give your students a fast, fun way to review force and simple machines. Deal the cards, flip a word and watch your scientists race to SLAP-IT!

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