Forces and Motion: From High-speed Jets to Wind-up Toys (Investigate the Possibilities)
by Tom DeRosa and Carolyn Reeves Author
Experience the science of fun! In this new Investigate the Possibilities series for 3rd through 6th grade, elementary physical science comes alive! The amazing full-color book is filled with 20 hands-on activities that ignite a sense of curiosity about the wonderful world God has made. Concepts are introduced in an engaging way by highlighting the science behind kids at play, like rollerskating, skateboarding, and even running. By guiding students through these easy to understand investigations, they learn to explain, apply, expand, and assess what they have personally observed! Learn how to.. Determine the speed and motion of favorite toys Create a catapult and experience the mechanics of pulleys Set up a floating pencil race Discover why friction creates heat Investigate the incredible world that God has created with science that is fun and educational in this comprehensive series!
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9780890515396
- Print Status
- In Print
- Investigations
- 21
- Pages
- 88
- Suggested Grades
- 3rd - 8th
- Publisher
- New Leaf Publishing Group/Master Books
- Copyright
- 2009
Investigations
- 1 Wind-up Walking Toys: Speed, Time and Distance
- 2 Which Way Did it Go? : Interpreting Facts
- 3 Investigating Friction
- 4 Friction: Does it rub you the wrong way?
- 5 That's Heavy Dude: Air Pressure
- 6 Floating Pencil Race: Gravity versus Air Resistance
- 7 What Floats Your Boat?: Buoyancy (Archimedes)
- 8 Giving Airplanes a Lift: (Bernoulli's Principle)
- 9 Crash Test Dummies: Inertia and that sudden stop
- 10 Cars and Ramps: Forces and Acceleration (Newton)
- 11 The Mighty Conquering Catapults (first and second laws of motion)
- 11B Biography: Learing about Sir Issac Newton
- 12 Round and Round without stopping: sattelites, inertia and gravitational pull
- 13 Roller Derby with Flour: Action and Reation (third law of motion)
- 14 Balloon Jet Propulsion: Action and Reaction (more on the third law of motion)
- 15 Balancing Act with a Stick: Center of Gravity and Mass
- 16 Spinning Tops: Rotational Inertia and Mass
- 17 He Ain't Heavy, He's Just My Load, Brother: Levers and load
- 18 How Do You like your pulleys - Fixed, Moving or Combined (simple machine)
- 19 And the wheel goes round: Wheel and axle (simple machine)
- 20 If it doesn't move how can it be a machine? More on simple machines
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