Join Tony as he discovers the effects of forces on all sorts of pizzeria objects.

Third graders will sort simple machines according to an applied force --push or a pull.

Students will be able to explain what is needed to stop an object by completing a simple investigation. Students will experiment with Hot Wheel cars and record their predictions on a recording sheet. Included are videos of the lesson in...

Students will explore what they can do with balls, cars, marbles, and ramps and document findings in their science journals. This will engage their curiosity, allow them to make self-discoveries, and explore self-interests.

Students develop an understanding of the concepts of "push" and "pull" as they "save" stuffed animals from danger using LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robots. After learning more about the concepts through a robot demonstration, students explore...

In this document, we will try to answer a fundamental question of physical science, "Why do things start to move, slow down, speed up, stop moving or change direction?" In answering these core questions we can develop concepts that can...

An interactive tool where students can explore how a spring behaves, and how changing the elasticity, mass, push/pull force, and friction affect its motion or period. As the spring moves, its motion is shown on a distance-time graph.

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.

This lesson will explain how to calculate net forces on an object being pushed or pulled. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Calculating Forces."

This lesson will explain how to calculate net forces on an object being pushed or pulled. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Calculating Forces."

Read, brainstorm, drag objects, erase to reveal answers, and move weights on a balance scale to learn about forces, mass, gravity, weight, and balance in this activity created by SMART.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will learn what balance, force, push and pull are. There are video clips and interactive practice of these vocabulary words and concepts.

Learn how pushes and pulls relate to theconcept of force and motion.

Third graders will use Zoom Balls to understand how sometimes both forces of push and pull need to be used at the same time.

Learn how forces of push and pull can change speed or direction.

The NSTA vetted source includes resources to teach how to analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull. Included are assessment ideas, videos,...

Young scholars will understand that objects move in many ways, and it takes a forces (pushing or pulling) to move them.

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 instructional activity in action, pictures, discussion...

A lesson plan for stations that allow students to explore how a push or pull affects motion.

Experiment with different sizes of parachutes to find out if size matters when slowing the descent of the parachute. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction,...

Students use inclined planes as they recreate the difficult task of raising a monolith of rock to build a pyramid. They compare the push and pull of different-sized blocks up an inclined plane, determine the angle of inclination, and...

In this guided inquiry activity, students will use 2 marbles of different size and a box to investigate what makes the marbles move and what will cause the marbles to change speed and direction.

Third graders learn how a catapult works and build their own.

Third graders create their own parachutes to understand the concept of gravity and the effect it has on objects.