Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Marble Stop
In this two-part instructional activity, young scholars will discover that no matter what the shape of the track, the marble will rise to the same vertical height. They will begin to understand the concepts of gravity, motion, and force.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: What Makes Things Move?
In this activity, young scholars will learn about push and pull forces that make things move. They will also practice using position words to describe location. To learn about forces, they will move objects, observe the movement of...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: A Change of Direction
Students will make predictions and conduct an experiment using marbles to figure out what types of things can cause a moving object to change direction. Included is a video of the lesson in action, pictures, discussion questions, and a...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Falling Objects
Students will determine if objects fall at the same speed by testing a variety of objects as they let them fall from above. They will learn that gravity is the force that is pulling on the object. Included in this lesson is a video about...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: Teacher's Guide: Sports Science
Learn about sports science and force and motion alongside Ruff Ruffman.
Utah STEM Foundation
Utah Stem Action Center: Push or Pull?
This super simple activity for kindergarten-age young scholars requires no materials and can be done inside or outside, or both and explores forces and motion.
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Bscs: Bscs Science Teaching Video Library
Elementary teachers have an urgent need for high-quality science classroom videos. To respond as rapidly as possible, BSCS Science Learning has made some of our best K-12 videos available for free streaming. In this collection, you'll...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Indian Ocean: Pirates: What Makes Things Move?
Join Pirates Slim Jim and Easy Finn on their boat. There, learn more about how to move objects.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: To Push or Pull, That Is the Question?
In group students will learn to identify pushes and pulls. Students will learn how a push or pull will affect various items. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
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Pbs Teachers: Balloon & Straw Experiment
Investigate air pressure, motion and the forces of air currents using a bendy straw, a balloon and a rubber band.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Paper Mache Solar System
This site from the Illinois Institute of Technology provides a set of directions for the creation of a solar system model out of paper mache. Includes orbital distances and planet diameters for the nine planets. Great idea for a student...
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Pbs Teachers: Soda Bottle Boat Experiment
Use the chemical reaction that occurs when mixing a base (baking soda) with an acid (vinegar) to turn a plastic soda bottle into a jet boat.
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Pbs: Sesame Street: Science
A collection of interactives, videos, and documents on a variety science concepts.
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Pbs Learning Media: Curious George Stem: Ramp N Roll Lesson Plan
Explore how different objects move down ramps in this Curious George instructional activity. Students will make predictions about how objects will roll down different heights of ramps.
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Pbs Learning Media: Sesame Street
Do you know how to get to Sesame Street? This collection is designed to engage preschoolers in everyday learning by teaching core skills in Math, Literacy, STEM, and Social and Emotional Development. Here you'll find hundreds of videos,...
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Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: Ups and Downs
Explore sports science and build a ramp that will roll a ball right to the target.
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Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: Bottle Cap Hockey
Explore sports science and see how many points can you score with your bottle caps in Ruff's take on table hockey.
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Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: Build It Up, Knock It Down
Explore structural science and compete in a building contest where each team builds a structure without using tape and then tries to knock the other one down using only paper.
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Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: Tower Time
Explore structural science and try to stack a tall, stable tower in this building activity.
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Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: Architecture Scavenger Hunt
Explore structural science and look for shapes around your school or in the buildings in your neighborhood.
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Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: Teacher's Guide: Structures
Learn about structures alongside Ruff Ruffman.
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Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Introduce Ramps
An introductory activity where learners discover the way things roll and slide down ramps and hills.
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Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Indoor Ramps
Have students make ramps out of flat pieces of cardboard and other materials.
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Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: Hamster Run
Use the engineering design process to build, test, and redesign structures to help the hamsters reach their food.