Home Connections: Objects in Motion
Fri, Feb 07, 2014 4:33 PM
Explore at Home
This article gives students activities to do at home that further explore inertia. By students bringing these activities home, it allows them to show their parents what they have learned and to explore further. I think it is a great way to involve parents in ways other than basic homework. This can help build a deeper understanding and a curiosity for learning. It gives a simple explanation and suggests further thinking.
As mentioned in a reader review of the article, there is a safety concern of children using knives without supervision in the second activity. A simple solution is just to change the knife to a ruler in order to conduct the experiment.