Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Forces and Motion: Action and Reaction
A video and a short quiz on Newton's Third Law of Motion. It breaks down what action and reaction mean, and how mass and acceleration factor into the outcome of a collision.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Forces and Motion: Acceleration
A video and a short quiz on acceleration.
Other
Center for Education Partnerships: The Marble Roll
In this Science-athon, students try to make their marble roll the farthest across a flat surface, using their knowledge of forces, motion, and energy to guide them through their apparatus design. Teachers must enroll online.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Scientific Inquiry: Outcomes and Predictions
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on identifying possible outcomes and making predictions.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: What Caused That Change in Motion?
Third graders will observe balls changing direction and determine what made the ball's motion change. They will also use a digital resource to change the position of a digital ball.
Education Place
Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Science Library Adventures: Wheel Away!
Learn more about the motion of objects through this resource. This site features a teacher's guide and activity sheet.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Force and Motion Investigation
Conduct an investigation collaboratively on the effect of force applied on an object to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence, by using fair tests in which variables are controlled and the number of trials are considered.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Flight of the Champions (3/3)
Third graders get excited about constructing, competing, and cheering each other on. This instructional activity integrates all three!
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Forces: Motion
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will demonstrate the relationship between the application of a force and the resulting change in position and motion on an object.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota: Motion Machine
A lesson in which students design a machine that makes motion.