TeachersFirst's Energy, Force, and Motion - Science Resources
This collection of resources will help you research information about energy, force, and motion. Read the descriptions to find out whether a site sounds right for what you want to know. Some sites may be more challenging reading, while others may offer solid basic information. Some of the sites also provide interactives or lesson plans/activities.
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Physics4Kids - Andrew Rader Studios
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): electricity (60), heat (15), magnetism (36), motion (49), sound (74)
In the Classroom
Use an interactive whiteboard to involve the entire class. This will help your weaker readsers, since you or students will highlight important terms; use the pens to draw examples as they read explanations. With older students have them explore this site independently or in pairs. If used independently put the site on a classroom computer and use as a center. To use in pairs, bring students to the lab or use a classroom set of laptops. This site would also be a good one to add to your class webpage or blog for use at home. Have students create a simple infographic sharing their findings using Visme, reviewed here.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Science of Hockey - The Exploratorium
Grades
4 to 8In the Classroom
This is the perfect site to use to extend student learning about force and motion while relating them to real-world activities. Break students into small groups to start exploring the different sections. You may want all groups to start with "The Ice" as suggested, and then you can assign or have student groups choose to investigate the other sections. As students investigate the sections they should keep track of what they are learning either by taking notes using a digital tool such as Memo Notepad, reviewed here (tell students to be sure to save the URL to share their notes and questions with you and their peers), or organizing information into a concept map like TUZZit, reviewed here. Once completed challenge students to share their findings with the rest of the groups using an infographic creator such as Canva Infographic Maker, reviewed here. Infographics present difficult information easy to understand format, and Canva has a whole library of templates for you to choose from.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Albert Einstein - American Museum of Natural History
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): scientists (62)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a research tool into the life and mind of Albert Einstein. Use the links and information as an anticipatory set for a unit on gravity, energy, light, and other topics available at this site. Don't forget to use your interactive whiteboard or projector so all students can see and participate.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Lessons from the Physics Zone
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): experiments (52), gravity (42)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of these free lesson plans, for any unit in a physics class. Search the site to find the appropriate lesson tools, and bring them up on an interactive whiteboard or projector. A lot of the activities can be used for a class activity, or you could also break students up into cooperative learning groups and have them complete them seperately. Make sure to post this site on your teacher web page to allow students to access it both in and out of the classroom for review.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Medieval Siege - PBS
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
Looking at the site and the Teachers Guide, there are plenty of ways to incorporate this site into your classroom. The guide itself lists ways to use the site within lessons, so be sure to look at that before using. The game would also make a great hands on activity for students directly after instruction, whether used as a learning station or as a cooperative group activity. A very cool site for World History teachers.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Skateboard Science - The Exploratorium
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Share this site with students who like to skateboard to extend their knowledge about the dynamics of how the tricks work (and learn to relate force and motion in real life). Ask these students to share what they learned about their favorite trick with their peers by creating an annotated, narrated image (including text boxes and related links) using a tool such as Google Drawings, reviewed here. Google Drawings allows you to annotate an image with links to videos, text, websites, and more. Not familiar with Google Drawings? Watch an archived OK2Ask session to learn how to use: OK2Ask Google Drawings, here. The subject matter should make the hard work fun as it is all about the physics of the skateboarder and his board!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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