Books
What Makes a Magnet By Franklyn Branley
What Makes a Magnet. By Franklyn Branley. Illustrated by True Kelley. (1996). HarperCollins Publishing Company. 32p. (978-0064451482). Gr. K-2.
This book explains how magnets only pick up items that contain iron. It goes through an adventure of looking at different objects and seeing if they are magnetic.
What Makes a Magnet. By Franklyn Branley. Illustrated by True Kelley. (1996). HarperCollins Publishing Company. 32p. (978-0064451482). Gr. K-2.
This book explains how magnets only pick up items that contain iron. It goes through an adventure of looking at different objects and seeing if they are magnetic.
Forces Make Things Move By Kimberley Bradly
Forces Make Things Move. By Kimberley Bradly. Illustrated by Paul Meisel. (2005). HarperCollins Publishing Company. 40p. (978-0064452144). Gr. 1-3.
This book explains how force is all around us, from the moving ball that someone threw to a jog up the stairs, force is everywhere.
Forces Make Things Move. By Kimberley Bradly. Illustrated by Paul Meisel. (2005). HarperCollins Publishing Company. 40p. (978-0064452144). Gr. 1-3.
This book explains how force is all around us, from the moving ball that someone threw to a jog up the stairs, force is everywhere.
Move It! Motion, Forces and You By Adrienne Mason
Move It! Motion, Forces and You. By Adrienne Mason. Illustrated by Claudia Davila. (2005). Kids Can Press Publishing Company. 32p. (978-1553377597). Gr. 1-3.
This book is aimed to teach force and motion to young children through interesting facts and fun hands-on activities.
Move It! Motion, Forces and You. By Adrienne Mason. Illustrated by Claudia Davila. (2005). Kids Can Press Publishing Company. 32p. (978-1553377597). Gr. 1-3.
This book is aimed to teach force and motion to young children through interesting facts and fun hands-on activities.
Websites
BBC: Pushes and Pulls
This website allows students to play an interactive game on pushing and pulling different objects.
Forces and Motion
This website has various activities, games and puzzles on teaching force and motion.
BBC: Stuck on the Tracks
This website offers a great game for students to explore how trains use force and motion to move.
This website allows students to play an interactive game on pushing and pulling different objects.
Forces and Motion
This website has various activities, games and puzzles on teaching force and motion.
BBC: Stuck on the Tracks
This website offers a great game for students to explore how trains use force and motion to move.
Lesson Plans & Activities
Force, Motion & Sounds Lesson Plan
This lesson plan offers ten days worth of activities that allow children to explore force, motion and sounds.
Force and Motion Lesson Plan
This lesson plan uses bobsledding and dog races as examples for force. It includes exciting videos and books to teach the concepts of force and motion.
First Grade: Force and Motion Lesson Plan
This lesson plan has students using balls to discover force and motion.
This lesson plan offers ten days worth of activities that allow children to explore force, motion and sounds.
Force and Motion Lesson Plan
This lesson plan uses bobsledding and dog races as examples for force. It includes exciting videos and books to teach the concepts of force and motion.
First Grade: Force and Motion Lesson Plan
This lesson plan has students using balls to discover force and motion.
Assessments
Motion Worksheet
These worksheets have students differentiate whether an object is powered by humans or by fuel.
Stick to It Worksheet
This worksheet has students differentiate whether certain objects are magnetic or not.
Tower of Coins
As an assessment, teachers can have their students do this tower of coins project, to see how force and motion affects a tower of coins. Then they can write responses to the activity that the teacher can assess and see if they are understanding the concepts.
These worksheets have students differentiate whether an object is powered by humans or by fuel.
Stick to It Worksheet
This worksheet has students differentiate whether certain objects are magnetic or not.
Tower of Coins
As an assessment, teachers can have their students do this tower of coins project, to see how force and motion affects a tower of coins. Then they can write responses to the activity that the teacher can assess and see if they are understanding the concepts.