Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Stop It! Exploring Forces on Moving Objects
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...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: A Change of Direction
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 lesson in action, pictures, discussion questions, and a...
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: K Ps2 2: Motion Design Solution
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,...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: How and Where Things Move
Students will understand that objects move in many ways, and it takes a forces (pushing or pulling) to move them.
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60 Second Science: Rolling Down Ramps Experiment
Explore the characteristics of inclined planes while observing how drops of colored water flow down a ramp and on different surfaces.