Rocking and Rolling!!

Science rocks along and is accessible to young children when you begin with easily available everyday objects. Children can begin to learn about force & motion in a developmentally appropri... See More

Science rocks along and is accessible to young children when you begin with easily available everyday objects. Children can begin to learn about force & motion in a developmentally appropriate way by rolling and moving items like balls, boxes, marbles, and trucks. This article gets right to the essence of how easy teaching science to young hcildren can be. Conceptual understanding will certainly occur in this lesson. Students have the opportunity to participate in an appropriate, exciting science investigation . They predict, record, test their ideas, record and discuss their results. The article also includes an example of a simple assessment that allows you to determine student achievement.

Rolling Along

This article explains how to do activities with sliders and rollers using a ramp. It also talks about how some things can be made to move by simply blowing on them, but bigger things need a... See More

This article explains how to do activities with sliders and rollers using a ramp. It also talks about how some things can be made to move by simply blowing on them, but bigger things need a push or a pull. The lesson plan included with this article requires a lot of heavy equipment including sand and boards, but it is an effective way to show students how wheels make a task easier.