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ReviseWise Science: Magnets and springs
Interactive site teaches students about magnetic forces.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/physical_processes/magnet_ ...

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ReviseWise Science--Activity-Physical Processes: Forces in action
Interactive site teaches about balanced and unbalanced forces.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/physical_processes/forces_ ...

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ReviseWise Science--Activity-Physical Processes: Forces - Gravity/Friction
Lesson plans and activities to learn about forces (gravity/friction)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/physical_processes/forces_ ...

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Forces and Movement
Learn about forces and movement with this fun, interactive drag race game.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/forces_movement.shtml

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Four Forces on an Airplane
Thrust, lift, drag, and weight are the four forces acting on an airplane. Each force is described and explained. The last paragraph has a link to a short movie explaining how the four forces affect the flight of an aircraft. Lesson links at the bottom of the page are for K-6, 6-8, and 9-12 grade levels.
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/forces.html

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Friction
Find out how friction affects the distance an object will travel on a surface.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/physical_processes/frictio ...

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Stuck on the Tracks
Help digger and his friends make it through a wild roller coaster ride!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/digger/7_9entry/7.shtml

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Roller Coasters!
Build a track and see how far your roller coaster can go.
http://www.fossweb.com/modulesK-2/BalanceandMotion/index.html

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compound Machines
Learn how forces and simple machines work together to form compound machines.
http://www.edheads.org/activities/odd_machine/index.htm

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Pushes and Pulls
This interactive game lets you give a toy horse a soft push or a hard push. How far does it go? Now try a pull!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/pushes_pulls.shtml

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Background Information for Simple Machines
Discover the force behind simple machines. This page explains how simple machines can reduce the amount of force required to do work and provides examples of each type of machine.
http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/schoolzone/Info_Simple_Machin ...

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About Forces
This page explains forces and provides examples of different types of forces. Be sure to follow the "more" link at the bottom of the page!
http://www.zephyrus.co.uk/forces1.html

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Tower of Coins
Try this simple stacking experiment. The right amount of force is what you need to keep a stack of nickels from toppling over.
http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/towerofcoins.html

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Inventor's Toolbox
Find out how simple machines work and learn about some of the improvements made to them over time. Then test your self with an online quiz and see how well you know machines.
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html

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Make a Hoopster
Do you like to make things fly? Try making this unconventional airplane called a hoopster. You will be surprised at how well it flies!
http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/hoopster.html

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Magnetic Forces
This activity lets you see how magnets can exert forces on one another over large distances.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/origins/cern/ideas/forces.html

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Push You - Pull Me
Find some every day examples of forces in action.
http://www.schools.utah.gov/curr/science/sciber00/8th/forces/sciber/forcmot ...

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Push or Pull
This activity uses the "Nebraska Quarter Reverse" to help students understand that a force can move an object. Using the actual Nebraska quarter is suggested, but not required.
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/teachers/lessonPlans/50sq/2006/_k01-2.pdf

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Roto-Copter
Leonardo da Vinci inspired the first successful helicopter designs through his drawing of a spinning blade -- created nearly five hundred years before! Make your own from a piece of paper.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/roto-copter.html

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The Science of Hurricanes
Introduce your students to the the science of hurricanes in an effort to highlight how forces change the speed and direction of motion.
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.php?DocID=312

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Motion, Forces, Energy and Electricity
In this activity, students work in groups to build catapults out of everyday objects and then demonstrate their understanding of motion and forces by using the catapults to launch objects.
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/motionforces/

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Forces
Build a simulated luge track and make predictions about the impact of surface type, wind resistance, size of slope and shape of luge on their track.
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/forces/

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Rescue Mission Game
In this lesson, students play a game to learn about the four forces of flight: lift, drag, thrust, and gravity.
http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=L296

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Gravity Launch
This lesson focuses on gravitational forces.
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.php?DocID=405

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Rules of Forces and Motion
Lesson plan--Students experiment with force, mass, and friction
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/rulesforces/

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The Magic School Bus Plays Ball
Hands-on activity to help children learn about friction.
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=1648

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Strength of Attraction
Lesson plan--test the strength of magnets
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/showbiz_science/showbiz_science017.s ...

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Interactive Stories
This page has links to three interactive stories; A Drop of Oil, A Slippery Day, and What Am I? The stories are on the topics of energy, force, and matter. The interactive books come with an audio option.
http://www.nationalgrideducation.com/teachers/4-7-interactive-stories.php

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Activities 4-7 year olds
There are three activities on this page; Marbling activity, Slipping activity, and Make Your Own Handprint activity. The activities accompany stories on oil, friction, and matter.
http://www.nationalgrideducation.com/teachers/4-7-interactive-activities.ph ...

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Power - Slide Presentations
On this page are links to fifteen colorful slide presentations on power. There are presentations on fossil fuels, renewable energy, electricity, gravity, friction, magnets, matter, conductors and more.
http://www.nationalgrideducation.com/teachers/7-11-slide-presentations.php

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A Slippery Day
This is a colorful, interactive story book that presents different scenarios involving friction. A full version or simpler version can be selected. Also, the sound can be turn on or off.
http://www.nationalgrideducation.com/pupils/interactives/slippery_day/fulls ...

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Force and Motion
Hands-on learning activity on force and motion. Students will determine how the strength of a force affects an object.
http://www.mcrel.org/compendium/activityDetail.asp?activityID=119

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Friction
This unit plan has suggestions for a study of friction as a force. It is appropriate for younger students.
http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/schemes2/science/sci4e/

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Friction
How do ball bearing work to reduce friction? This simple demonstration will show how.
http://www.thinkingfountain.org/f/friction/friction.html

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Santa Claus and Newton's Three Laws of Motion
Holiday lesson plan to teach/reinforce/apply Newton's Laws of Motion.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/archives/04-1/lesson037.shtml

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Lesson Plan: Newton's Third Law of Motion
Stations (Soda Pop Can Hero Engine, Three foot skateboard, Truck and Marbles, and Demo Spring Scales) teach students about action and reaction forces.
http://mypages.iit.edu/~smile/ph9608.html

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Investigation 1 - Push and Pull
Students understand the effect of the forces of push and pull on motion.
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=9693

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Bottle Roll
This simple activity will demonstrate that friction is an outside force that acts upon motion to make things slow down.
http://wings.avkids.com/Curriculums/Forces_Motion/bottle_roll_howto.html

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Forces of Flight
Use these pages to explore the science behind flight.
http://www.fi.edu/flights/own2/forces.html

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The Physics Behind Baseball
This home page has links to pages on forces in baseball, curve ball, and ball meets bat. It has a colorful and professional presentation. The images are very helpful in explaining the scientific concepts surrounding the game of baseball.
http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/211_fall2002.web.dir/jon_drobnis/index.html

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Whelmer #12: Bernoulli Cans
Two empty soft drink cans are placed on several drinking straws. Air pressure forces the cans to roll toward each other.
http://www.mcrel.org/whelmers/whelm12.asp

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Lesson Plan: Newton's Laws of Motion
Activities to demonstrate the relationship between mass, acceleration, and force
http://mypages.iit.edu/~smile/ph8907.html

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Forces and Newton’s Laws
Learn about Newton's Laws, and specifically about "force." This page includes an outline and a vocabulary list.
http://www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/Multicultural/ESOLCurriculumDocs/Secondary/S ...

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Condiment Diver
How do those Cartesian divers work? Click here to find out. Make your own diver with a condiment packet, plastic bottle and water.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/condiment_diver/index.html

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What Are Forces? Pushing and pulling are forces. Go to these web pages to learn more about forces. Try some of the ideas yourself.

 

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