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Soda Straw Rocket Activity
Students construct a rocket using soda straw. In this physics lesson, students determine the nose cone length that produces the best rocket. They explain the importance of using a control in an experiment.
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Magnus Effect
Young scholars examine the Magnus effect and its history. In this forces lesson plan students investigate the lift of a rotating cylinder.
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Newton Must have Been a Sports Fan
Pupils examine Newton's Laws. For this law of motion lesson, students observe Newton's three laws of physics demonstrated by the teacher. They apply other examples to Newton's first law of inertia.
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Build and Test Your Car Continued
Students create and build cars to race in class. In this physics instructional activity, students calculate the speed using distance and time information. They evaluate their design and make adjustments when needed.
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Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree…You Might Become Famous
Learners explore Newton's laws using CEENBoTs. In this physics lesson, students collect data and create tables and graphs. They calculate speed, acceleration and forces using mathematical formulas.
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Simple Machines on the Move
Third graders explore simple machines. In this simple machine activity students experiment with motion and force. Students have hands on activities and resources are provided.
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Build Your Own Car
Students determine the factors that affect car speed. In this physics lesson, students design a car that can travel fast and far. They record test run data and use them to construct graphs.
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Quiz on Force and Motion #2
In this force and motion instructional activity, students complete an on-line quiz, choosing questions and matching answers. Students score 1 point for each correct answer; a printed version is available.
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Force and Motion Quiz
In this force and motion quiz instructional activity, students complete an on-line quiz, clicking on questions and matching answers, scoring 1 point for each correct answer. A printed version is available.
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Exploring Simple Machines
Students investigate simple machines. In this simple machines lesson, students study how simple machines work. Students determine the function of various simple machines.
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Aeronautics: Bernoulli's Principle
Young scholars explore physics by participating in a science activity in class. In this flight properties lesson, students identify Bernoulli's principle of flight and his theory of statics and motion. Young scholars conduct a...
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Investigating Motion
Students explore types of motion. In this motion experiment, students observe how objects move. Students work in small groups to discover the laws of motion.
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Hot Wheels
Learners observe the action produced by toy cars. In this geometry activity, students discuss motion and distance as they relate to the movement of a spherical object.They collect data and make conjectures based on their data.
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Friction Restriction: Creating a Design Plan to Redesign the Tread of Tennis Sneakers to Increase Friction
Learners evaluate the friction of tennis sneakers and redesign them to increase friction. In this physics lesson plan, students calculate starting, sideways and forward stopping friction. Using quantitative data, they prove that...
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Solar System
Students analyze theories on how the solar system was formed. In this solar system lesson students explain the rotation and revolution of motion.
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Two Terrains
High schoolers compare two cell phone providers and relate those concepts to motion. In this algebra lesson plan, students identify the unknown in a problem using variables. They calculate the velocity, motion and displacement of...
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Analyzing Motion of a Tossed Ball
Students investigate the parameters involved with launching a basketball at an angle. In this motion lesson students predict and sketch graphs that show the motion of a ball toss.
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Model a Moving Glacier
Students study how alpine glaciers move and the factors that effect how fast a glacier moves. In this glacier lesson plan students construct a glacier model, make a hypothesis and interpret data.
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Measuring & Graphing Motion
Fifth graders study how to measure distance. In this graphing motion lesson students complete a lab activity that shows them on the computer how to make graphs.
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Graphing Your Motion
Seventh graders investigate velocity and speed. In this Vernier Probe lesson plan, 7th graders will use probes to calculate motion, speed, and velocity of an object. They will create a graph of their collected data.
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Exploring Motion
Sixth graders study a wind up toy and marble set-up. In this physics lesson, 6th graders work through the steps of the scientific method as they make observations about motion and inertia.
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Pendulum Clocks
Students use string, wire, weights, and a stopwatch to build pendulum clocks. For this pendulum clocks lesson plan, students use the pendulum clocks to investigate weather, climate, force, and motion.
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Forces and Masses and Motion, Oh My!
Students explore how varying force and mass effect the motion of an object. In this motion lesson students participate in a class activity and demonstrations.
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Force and Motion - Part 2
Students test different objects such as dominoes, marshmallows, slides, and more to test their force, motion, gravity, friction, and the concept of matter. For this force and motion lesson plan, students understand that the force an...