Lesson Plan
Utah STEM Foundation

Utah Stem Action Center: Push or Pull?

For Teachers K - 1st
This super simple activity for kindergarten-age learners requires no materials and can be done inside or outside, or both and explores forces and motion.
Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Physics Motion Activities for Second Grade

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
A lesson plan for stations that allow students to explore how a push or pull affects motion.
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Forces and Motion: Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the forces at work when pulling against a cart, and pushing a refrigerator, crate, or person. Create an applied force and see how it makes objects move. Change friction and see how it affects the motion of objects.
Lesson Plan
McREL International

Mc Rel: Whelmer #9 Learning Activity: Nickel Karate

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
An easy to do activity that investigates the basic theories of inertia. The activity is in lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.
Lesson Plan
McREL International

Mc Rel: Whelmer #12 Learning Activity: Bernoulli Cans

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
An easy to do activity that investigates Bernoulli's principle. The activity is presented in lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.