Minnesota Academic Standards
MN.5.2. Physical Science
5.2.2. Motion
5.2.2.1. The student will understand that an object's motion is affected by forces and can be described by the object's speed and the direction it is moving.
5.2.2.1.1. Give examples of simple machines and demonstrate how they change the input and output of forces and motion.
5.2.2.1.2. Identify the force that starts something moving or changes its speed or direction of motion.
5.2.2.1.3. Demonstrate that a greater force on an object can produce a greater change in motion.