Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Explore and Play: Sliding Peep

Set up several ramps around the room and allow the students to explore and investigate how they work.

Students make two snowy hills, one steep and one gentle, to discover their effects on rolling objects.

Students experiment with different materials and objects to make a sled that will slide down the ramps.

Explore a small area in the woods to discover what tiny plants and animals live there. [1:25]

A classroom activity where students discover whether an object rolls, slides, or stays put.

Join these kids as they investigate ramps by making a homemade hill to see what slides or rolls down it. [1:27]

Peep's friend, Raccoon, has found a whatchamacallit, and Peep, Chirp, and Quack go to find out what it is. Learn about ramps and inclined planes with this group of friends. [8:50]

Take the students out to the playground so they can explore things that go down the slide.

Peep, Chirp, and Quack discover the thrill of zipping down a slide- quite accidentally! [8:49]

Peep has a hard time trying to roll a marble up a hill. Watch what Peep learns about rolling something up a hill. [8:45]