Great for Young Students

This journal article is extremely useful for teachers who are going to teach the concept of forces and motion to very young students. This concept can be particularly hard for students to gr... See More

This journal article is extremely useful for teachers who are going to teach the concept of forces and motion to very young students. This concept can be particularly hard for students to grasp due to its more abstract nature; however, the activity provided in the article provides a visual that will aid the students in understanding more about the concept of forces and motion. Students will find the activity fun and engaging, and they may not even realizing that they are learning. It is also important that the activity incorporates an important safety lesson in with the idea of forces and motion. This activity will be something that students can refer back to as their knowledge of forces and motion increases throughout their school careers.

Children in Motion

It is amazing how this author can take such simple objects as a marble, clear plastic cup and some tape and turn it into an exciting activity for young students! But that is what she does i... See More

It is amazing how this author can take such simple objects as a marble, clear plastic cup and some tape and turn it into an exciting activity for young students! But that is what she does in this article that is a must read for teachers and parents of young children.

An Active Activity

This article describes a very simple marble activity that helps very young children understand why seatbelts are necessary. The activity is provided and readers are introduced to an ‘early ... See More

This article describes a very simple marble activity that helps very young children understand why seatbelts are necessary. The activity is provided and readers are introduced to an ‘early years’ blog. This is an excellent example of how younger children learn and how a teacher can set up an activity that will help them in the learning process at this early age.

Article Review #2

Collection: Force, Motion, and Energy Article: “Objects in Motion” by Peggy Ashbrook 1. Why did you choose to put this article in your collection? Be specific...."because it looked interesti... See More

Collection: Force, Motion, and Energy Article: “Objects in Motion” by Peggy Ashbrook 1. Why did you choose to put this article in your collection? Be specific...."because it looked interesting" is not sufficient. I chose this article because I thought it was an interesting take on how energy can be applied to children of all ages. There are a variety of ordinary things that can be used to teach the laws of motion to young children. Tops, magnifiers, tweezers, and pipettes are all good options for teaching young students. The article describes how teaching the laws of motion can extend to other areas of learning such as safety. The article also has a lesson in it that provides experience using models to explore motion and force. 2. What new information did you learn? I learned that even two-year-old’s can learn the laws of motion from simple experiments such as spinning tops. I also learned some good open-ended questions to ask about this topic to deepen student understanding. 3. What TEKS would it go with and how could you use this information in your classroom? A good, applicable TEK would be the kindergarten standard: §112.11.b. (6) Force, motion, and energy. The student knows that energy, force, and motion are related and are a part of their everyday life. I would use this information in the classroom much like discussed in the article. Students at this age could experiment with everyday tools and objects and relate their motions with their own lives. They could discuss directions and location when experimenting as well. 4. Based on your experience, is there anything in the article that you agree with? Disagree with? Have questions about? There were many things I agreed with in this article. I do believe objects in motion attract children. This is why it important to teach them all about it! There was not anything discussed that I disagreed with. I did wonder what other simple, everyday things we could use to teach motion to young children and how those things could be applied to other areas of learning (like the safety example).

Article Review #2

Collection: Force, Motion, and Energy Article: “Objects in Motion” by Peggy Ashbrook 1. Why did you choose to put this article in your collection? Be specific...."because it looked interesti... See More

Collection: Force, Motion, and Energy Article: “Objects in Motion” by Peggy Ashbrook 1. Why did you choose to put this article in your collection? Be specific...."because it looked interesting" is not sufficient. I chose this article because I thought it was an interesting take on how energy can be applied to children of all ages. There are a variety of ordinary things that can be used to teach the laws of motion to young children. Tops, magnifiers, tweezers, and pipettes are all good options for teaching young students. The article describes how teaching the laws of motion can extend to other areas of learning such as safety. The article also has a lesson in it that provides experience using models to explore motion and force. 2. What new information did you learn? I learned that even two-year-old’s can learn the laws of motion from simple experiments such as spinning tops. I also learned some good open-ended questions to ask about this topic to deepen student understanding. 3. What TEKS would it go with and how could you use this information in your classroom? A good, applicable TEK would be the kindergarten standard: §112.11.b. (6) Force, motion, and energy. The student knows that energy, force, and motion are related and are a part of their everyday life. I would use this information in the classroom much like discussed in the article. Students at this age could experiment with everyday tools and objects and relate their motions with their own lives. They could discuss directions and location when experimenting as well. 4. Based on your experience, is there anything in the article that you agree with? Disagree with? Have questions about? There were many things I agreed with in this article. I do believe objects in motion attract children. This is why it important to teach them all about it! There was not anything discussed that I disagreed with. I did wonder what other simple, everyday things we could use to teach motion to young children and how those things could be applied to other areas of learning (like the safety example).

Objects in Motion

This article provides several different fun ways to engage students in learning about motion. I think that the cup activity could have used a toy person, rather than a marble. Students might... See More

This article provides several different fun ways to engage students in learning about motion. I think that the cup activity could have used a toy person, rather than a marble. Students might think the marble rolls out merely because it is round, not because the cup stopped suddenly. I like how these activities get children to actively explore motion.

plethora of ideas

This article includes so many ideas but I love that the cup lesson reinforces the importance of wearing seat belts through a science lesson on motion.