Motion and Energy (Mechanics) Activities Resources
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Does It Matter How Much Air Is in Your Basketball?
Help students get a "handle" on understanding air pressure Students observe how different levels of air pressure affect…SubjectsSciencePhysicsMotion and Energy (Mechanics) -
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The Ferris Wheel
Try a printable science activity that focuses on wheels as simple machines.Subjects:MachinesInventionsVocabulary -
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The Case of the Missing Crown Activity
Connect creative writing and physical science with this printable activity. Students use their knowledge of density,…Subjects:DensityScientific MethodCreative Writing -
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Science and Language Arts: Solid, Liquid, and Gas Words
Students complete a crossword puzzle and fill out the states of matter.Subjects:VocabularyEnergy and MatterLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Build an Insulator
Use this lab to teach your students how insulation can help to store heat.Subjects:SciencePhysicsMotion and Energy (Mechanics) -
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Howard Hughes Sets Speed Record
Interesting facts and fun activities related to Howard Hughes' speed record.Subjects:ScienceMotion and Energy (Mechanics)Acceleration and Velocity -
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Learning about Levers
Students will make a lever to lift stones, and will learn the science behind levers.SubjectsSciencePhysicsMotion and Energy (Mechanics) -
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Chutes Away
By making different types of parachutes, students will learn about the effects of air resistance on falling objects.Subjects:SciencePhysicsMotion and Energy (Mechanics) -
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Potential and Kinetic Energy Quiz
Introduce your students to a lab that evaluates students' understanding of potential, radiant, and kinetic energy.…Subjects:SciencePhysicsMotion and Energy (Mechanics) -
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Polymers Activity
Enrich your study of compounds and mixtures with this activity about polymers. This printable for physical science…Subjects:MoleculesChemical CompoundsEnergy and Matter -
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Downhill Discoveries-Experiments with Momentum
Pupils use household materials to create sloping course conditions faced by downhill athletes, such as skiers and…SubjectsSciencePhysicsMotion and Energy (Mechanics) -
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All About Pneumatic Tires
Interesting facts and fun activities related to pneumatic tires.Subjects:SciencePhysicsMotion and Energy (Mechanics) -
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All About the Stapler
Interesting facts and fun activities related to staplers (a type of third-class levers).Subjects:ScienceMotion and Energy (Mechanics)Inventions -
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Energy and Power (Water Wheel)
Students build a machine that converts the kinetic energy of falling water to the gravitational potential energy of a…Subjects:SciencePhysicsMotion and Energy (Mechanics) -
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Finding Frequency
Students will discover the frequency at which a pendulum moves.Subjects:SciencePhysicsMotion and Energy (Mechanics) -
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Investigate Activity: Changing Forms of Energy
Students make a device that shows changes in potential and kinetic energy. Materials list, advance preparation…Subjects:SciencePhysicsMotion and Energy (Mechanics) -
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Explore Activity: Exploring the Motion of a Ball
Students observe changes in the motion of a ball that is pushed in different ways. Materials list, advance preparation…Subjects:SciencePhysicsMotion and Energy (Mechanics) -
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Moving Objects Over Different Surfaces
Introduce your students to a lab that asks students to determine across which kind of surface (sand, rubber, etc.) makes…Subjects:SciencePhysicsMotion and Energy (Mechanics) -
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Explore Activity: Exploring Motion
Students build a pendulum and experiment with its motion. Materials list, rubric, worksheets, and answer key are…Subjects:SciencePhysicsMotion and Energy (Mechanics) -
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Experiment Activity: Experimenting with Balloon Rockets
Students experiment to determine how far a balloon rocket will travel. Materials list, rubric, worksheets, and answer…Subjects:SciencePhysicsMotion and Energy (Mechanics) -
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Investigate Activity: Investigating Force Used to Move Objects
Students measure the force needed to move objects of different masses across smooth and rough surfaces. Materials list,…Subjects:SciencePhysicsMotion and Energy (Mechanics) -
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Investigate Activity: Keeping Ice Frozen
Students design and test a package that would keep an ice cube frozen. Materials list, advance preparation instructions,…Subjects:SciencePhysicsMotion and Energy (Mechanics) -
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Lifting Lever Part I
Children explore the use of levers and force, in this printable about simple machines. This is an excellent activity…Subjects:SciencePhysicsMotion and Energy (Mechanics) -
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Lifting Lever Part II
Continue to explore the use of levers and force.Subjects:SciencePhysicsMotion and Energy (Mechanics)
