Motion+&amp;+Design

Science Kits Activities

Grade Level: 5th grade Topic: Motion and Design

Interactive Games/Activity

http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/balancing_ball.html

In this lesson plan students learn about airflow using a suspended ball in an air stream.

http://sciencespot.net/Pages/physscavn.html Physics Internet Scavenger Hunt

Books http://www.nap.edu/catalog/nsrc/11066.html

Motion and Design contains stories about how the structure of organisms helps them function in nature, and how scientists and inventors develop and refine the design of devices we use every day. The book is written for 4th and 5th graders.

Webquests http://www.scs.unr.edu/~bnowak/myquest/index.html

In this WebQuest, you will explore the world of motion as explained by Newton. You are already familiar with Newton's three laws of motion and you will use that knowledge, and gather more knowledge, to learn more about motion through this quest. This quest should take you about two weeks to complete.

Resources for Teachers http://www.teachersdomain.org/tdhome.html Teachers' Domain is an online educational service with two related components — Collections and Courses — that help teachers enhance their students' learning experiences and advance their own teaching skills. http://www.ncsu.edu/kenanfellows/2004/cswink/home.html The site contains all the information you need to get your class involved in the creative process of designing, building, and testing their own powered vehicle http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classphys.html Physics Lesson Plans**v://www.ncsu.edu/kenanfellows/2004/cswink/hom** Fun sites for kids http://library.thinkquest.org/2745/?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0416

What do you know about the physics of amusement parks? This site features practical information and activities to help you understand this aspect of physics.

http://www.sciencespot.net/Media/physicspuzzle.pdf

Word search for physics

http://www.sciencespot.net/Media/smachwdsearch.pdf

Word search for simple machines

Web cams

Virtual field trips

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