Activity 1 of this module investigates: How does potential energy change when things are pushed or pulled? Exploring how force is related to potential energy, this activity investigates how potential energy is changed when a spring is...

From 1865 to 1914, up to 25 million people immigrated to the United States. This tutorial examines their reasons for coming, where they came from, the Ellis Island processing center, and how they adapted to their new country. The...

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...

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...

Learners will explore what they can do with balls, cars, marbles, and ramps and document findings in their science journals. This will engage their curiosity, allow them to make self-discoveries, and explore self-interests.

In this document, we will try to answer a fundamental question of physical science, "Why do things start to move, slow down, speed up, stop moving or change direction?" In answering these core questions we can develop concepts that can...

This personal homepage was developed to aid amateur photographers who would like to produce their own black and white photographic prints from film in their own home darkrooms. Information is given on home darkrooms, as well as equipment...

An overview of the multiple theories of the earliest migrations into North America.

This resource demonstrates shrink wrap science.

Inflation is a general increase in prices of goods and services over time. Learn what causes it, how it is measured, and how you can protect yourself.

This lesson will explain how to calculate net forces on an object being pushed or pulled. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Calculating Forces."

This lesson will explain how to calculate net forces on an object being pushed or pulled. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Calculating Forces."

Read the history of Andorra, pushed and pulled between French and Spanish rule since the 800s. See how a balance has been maintained. Information from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.

Join Tony as he discovers the effects of forces on all sorts of pizzeria objects.

An easy to do activity that investigates the basic theories of inertia. The activity is in lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.

An easy to do activity that investigates Bernoulli's principle. The activity is presented in lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.

Explore the characteristics of inclined planes while observing how drops of colored water flow down a ramp and on different surfaces.

Learn about the movement of people from one place to another with this informative look at migration. Discover the push and pull factors, migration into Europe, and the main types of migration.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of ready-to-go worksheets and diagrams of simple machines.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart looking at the development of Jakarta as an LEDC city providing photo images as well as an urban development model.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart describes what motion is and what causes an object to move. Streamline videos, activities, and assessment are included.