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Newton's Laws of Motion

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore Newton's laws of motion with their own bodies. In this relative motion lesson students will use a wide range of materials bringing them from the concrete to the abstract on video. Students will draw inferences about...
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Motion and Inertia

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Physics learners make magic with inertia! By pulling paper out from under a stack of blocks or batting a rubber ball into motion, physics scholars' eyes will be opened! Don't think that this lesson is only fun and games; plenty of...
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Introduction to Physical Science

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners discuss Newton's laws of motion. For this motion lesson, students watch a video that explains Newton's laws. They play a marble game and watch for laws of motion and force. 
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Action and Reaction

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students experiment with Newton's Third Law of Motion. In this physics and motion instructional activity, students complete two experiments to illustrate force and its equal and opposite reaction. Students first work in pairs to exert an...
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Marbles and Momentum

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners examine the law of conservation of momentum. In this physics lesson, students play marbles in order to compare the mass of the marble and velocities effects. Learners receive directions of the marbles game and collect data while...
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Frisbee

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners examine the history behind the frisbee and how Bernoulli's principle and Newton's law plays a role.  For this flight lesson students complete an experiment on how the rim of a frisbee effects flight.