Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Watch It Slide!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use inclined planes as they recreate the difficult task of raising a monolith of rock to build a pyramid. They compare the push and pull of different-sized blocks up an inclined plane, determine the angle of inclination, and...
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: And That's What It's All About

For Teachers K - 1st
Through the use of movement and observation, the students will be able to identify objects that can be moved and identify and problem solve how to move objects. Included in this lesson are videos of the activity, a vocabulary chart, and...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Identifying the Force Used to Put Sports Equipment Into Motion

For Teachers K - 1st
Children discuss, observe, and play with equipment used in familiar sports, and then brainstorm a list of familiar sports and the equipment used in the sports. They discuss how the equipment is used, and predict how it is put into motion...
Lesson Plan
Other

Bscs: Forces Lesson 1: What Makes Something Start to Move?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Through hands-on activities, this lesson will show students that a force is a push or a pull and forces cause changes in motion. Included are a minute-by-minute lesson plan, activities, and teacher discussion points and questions.