Objective: Explore everyday physics phenomena and test out ideas.
- Play with magnets. Ask questions about magnetism.
2 Sink or float experiments. (Discover density and buoyancy.)
3. Observe motion and inertia. Push or roll different objects on various textured surfaces and inclines/declines.
Download Activity: Experiment with planes, angles, and inclines
4. Explore gravity.
Activity: A simple gravity experiment
5. Play with/build simple machines: The lever, inclined plane, wheel and axle, screw, wedge, and pulley.
6. Observe how heat and energy change the properties of matter, particularly water.
7. Experiment with light and shadows. Think about light vs. dark.
Videos: Julius Sumner Miller, American physicist
Lesson 1 – The Idea of the Center of Gravity – Demonstrations in Physics
Lesson 2 – Newton's First Law of Motion – Demonstrations in Physics
Lesson 3 – Newton's Second Law of Motion – Demonstrations in Physics
Lesson 4 – Newton's Third Law of Motion – Demonstrations in Physics
Lesson 5 – Energy and Momentum – Demonstrations in Physics
Lesson 6 – Concerning Falling Bodies and Projectiles – Demonstrations in Physics
Lesson 7 – The Simple Pendulum, Oscillating Things – Demonstrations in Physics
Lesson 8 – Adventures with Bernoulli – Demonstrations in Physics
Lesson 9 – Soap Bubbles and Soap Films – Demonstrations in Physics
Lesson 10 – Atmospheric Pressure – Properties of Gases – Demonstrations in Physics
Lesson 11 – Centrifugal Force and Other Strange Matters – Demonstrations in Physics
Lesson 12 – The Strange Behavior of Rolling Things – Demonstrations in Physics
Lesson 13 – Archimedes' Principle – Demonstrations in Physics
Lesson 14 – Pascal's Principle – The Properties of Liquids – Demonstrations in Physics
Lesson 15 – Levers, Inclined Planes, Geared Wheels and Other Machines – Demonstrations in Physics