Guesthollow's Physics Outline

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This is an outline I used with Otter to do a study on physics in 2009. It's appropriate for elementary age students. I never planned to share it on my site, so it's kind of rough, but maybe someone out there will get some use out of it! :-)

Real Science-4- Books Printables / Extras / Online K’Nex Simple Kids Machines Most of the books I scheduled are easy to You can buy the read with lots of pictures. Although many are deluxe set or you targeted for younger can get individual students, they worked sets. Assignments well for Otter when we are based on the did this study. Feel free deluxe set, but to substitute with any other appropriate books I'm sure the of the same subject smaller sets have Real Science-4- matter. the same building Kids, Physics cards. Level 1 Or from Although expensive Gravitas to purchase all of them, these kits are GREAT for a hands-on Real Science-4- introduction to Kids is not my simple machines and favorite science a fun curriculum, but it building/engineering gave us a good toy to boot. You foundation for should try to get at elementary Physics: Why Matter least one kit. physics. Matters! (Read appropriate portions throughout the study)

Chapter 1 Explorelearning: BrainPop: What is (You can get a free trial for You can get a free trial for Explorelearning. It's BrainPop to see if it's worth physics? probably not worth the it or not for your family. We cost if you are just going loved it when we had it and 1.1 Introductio to use it for this. You can used it frequently for a also use each activity for 5 variety of subjects. n minutes for free. That is 1.2 The basic often enough time to get Inclined planes laws of the basic idea.) Gravity pitch gravity (1.2) physics Levers Galileo, Isaac 1.3 How we Starry Messenger: Newton (1.3) K'NEX get laws Galileo Galilei EDUCATION Intro 1.4 The to Simple scientific Machines: method Wheels, Axels 1.5 Summary and Inclined Planes-221 pcs Young Scientist Kit 33 Forces Roller coaster This kit comes with 3 different themes/kits in ramps Gravity Is a Mystery one box. You only need Moving truck by Franklyn Branley kit 33, but the others Splitting wedge included might be fun to Chisel do on a rainy day. Axe Experiment 1 Gravity Experiment 3 Gravity Experiment 4 Gravity Inclined plane Song: Ballad of Sir coloring page Isaac Newton Graphic Discoveries: Isaac Newton and Wedge coloring Nova Interactive: the Laws of Motion page Galileo Games Google preview Simple machines book (free preview – use the preview for an overview of the K’nex concepts to be covered this year) Chapter 2 BrainPop: Inclined Planes Force, energy Screw coloring force Continued and work page work Hand drill 2.1 Balanced forces Archimedes Introduction Unbalanced forces Young Scientist Kit screw 2.2 Force 33 Forces Propeller 2.3 Balanced Forces in action Experiment 5 Playground forces Centrifugal force station 2.4 Fatal Forces The energy song by Experiment 6 & 7 Unbalanced (Horrible Science) Mr. Edmonds Gravity and forces Centrifugal force 2.5 Work 2.6 Energy 2.7 Summary Awesome Experiments in Force & Motion

Chapter 3 Explorelearning: BrainPop: Potential and Levers levers, kinetic energy Metric vs. Imperial (3.2) 3.1 Potential kinetic energy (3.5) energy 3.2 A note How Do You Lift a about units Lion? Lever coloring Young Scientist Kit 3.3 Types of page 33 Forces potential Experiment 8 Energy K'Nex Education energy is conserved and Intro To Simple 3.5 Kinetic transferred Machines - Levers energy and Pulleys 3.6 Kinetic Song: What is energy and energy? (part 1) The balance work What is energy? Balance – 3.7 Summary (part 2) additional Kinetic energy activities See-saw Catapult Handcart Chapter 4 Explorelearning: BrainPop: Levers Continued Motion Ants on a slant acceleration, (inclined plane and Newton Laws of Rowboat 4.1 Motion friction) Motion Scissors 4.2 Inertia Measuring motion Door 4.3 Mass Young Scientist Kit Wheelbarrow 4.4 Friction Friction 33 Forces Fishing Rod 4.5 Experiment 9 Hammer Momentum Newton’s first law of Tweezers 4.6 Summary motion Lever Mobile Experiment 10 Newton’s 2nd law of motion Experiment 11 Newton’s 3rd law of motion Experiment 2 Friction

Newton’s first law Newton’s 2 nd law Newton’s 3 rd law Song: Friction Motion, Motion Everywhere Chapter 5 Explorelearning: BrainPop: Energy of Energy conversions wheel and axle atoms and Wheel and axle Nuclear energy (5.5) molecules Fuel cells (5.4) Energy – Start Batteries (5.4) 5.1 Chemical reading at p. 25 on energy the free preview 5.2 Stored Wheel and axle Song: chemical coloring page What is chemical energy energy? K'NEX 5.3 Stored Atomic Energy EDUCATION Intro chemical to Simple energy in food Machines: 5.4 Stored Wheels, Axels chemical and Inclined energy in Planes-221 pcs batteries 5.5 Nuclear Spinning Top energy Wishing Well 5.6 Summary Wishing Well Reinforcement Wrench Screwdriver Ferris Wheel

Chapter 6 Explorelearning: BrainPop: Wheels and Axles Electrical Circuit builder Electricity Continued energy and Circuits Electric circuits charge Water Wheel Electricity ( Read Song: E-lec-tri-city Paddlewheel Boat 6.1 Electrical the free preview) Windmill energy Measuring Wheel 6.2 Electric Changing circuits Wagon charge Carousel 6.3 Charging Charged Up: The objects Story of Electricity 6.4 Electric force 6.5 Summary

How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning Chapter 7 Explorelearning: BrainPop: Moving electric Heat absorption pulleys charges and Pulleys Static electricity heat (7.1) Current electricity 7.1 Moving (7.1) electric Heat (7.3) charges Pulley coloring Song: 7.2 Resistance page We’re making heat 7.3 Heat K'Nex Education 7.4 Summary Intro To Simple Machines - Levers and Pulleys

Fixed Pulley Movable Pulley Combination Pulley Flagpole

Chapter 8 Explorelearning: BrainPop: Pulleys Continued Magnets and Magnetism Magnetism electromagnet Magnetic induction Electromagnets Sailboat s Electromagnetic Clothesline Magnets and induction Elevator 8.1 Magnets springs Block and Tackle 8.2 Magnetic Song: Crane fields It’s a magnet 8.3 Electromagnet s 8.4 Electromagneti c induction 8.5 Summary Chapter 9 Light BrainPop: Gears and Sound Gears Light 9.1 Light Sun 9.2 Waves Refraction and 9.3 Visible light diffraction 9.4 Sound Rainbows waves Color 9.5 Summary Electromagnetic Usborne Science Great Science spectrum with Light and Adventures the Eyes K'Nex Education Mirrors World of Light And Vision problems Intro To Simple You can get this book Sound used, but I can't find it Sound Machines - Gears You can search new anywhere Waves around for a new anymore. It would be Hearing Spur Gears copy. I found one easy to substitute with Albert Einstein Sprocket Bicycle experiments or here. resources found online. Relativity Gear I bought this when my 2 Crown Gears oldest were much Rack & Pinion younger. It's not p. 2-3 Light all necessary. If you can get around How we see things Gears a hold of it though - it has Activity: Light and dark Worm & Worm all sorts of little activities transparent, Light and shadows Gear and booklets to make. opaque, Changing sounds Planetary Gears translucent Simple What is light? Transmission How does light travel? Transparent, What is sunlight? Translucent and How does light opaque song refract? (video) What is a rainbow? What makes color? p. 4-5 Travelling Does light travel light through transparent, Activities: aiming translucent and light (foil, opaque objects? flashlight), What causes bouncing light shadows? (mirror) What are mirrors? How do lenses and p. 6-7 Looking in eyes work? mirrors What are lasers? Activities: find reflections, make What is heat? an unbreakable How does heat mirror (foil, travel? cardboard, plastic, tape) What is sound? How does sound p. 8-9 Reflections travel? Activities: mirror How is sound magic, funny measured? reflections, secret Does sound travel code writing through air, water (mirror, carbon and solids? paper) How do humans hear? p. 10-11 Changing What makes loud reflections and soft sounds? Activities: endless What makes reflections (2 different sounds? mirrors), make a How is sound kaleidoscope (3 reflected and rectangular mirrors absorbed? the same size, How does sound plastic, cardboard, help us? tape, tiny pieces of How are light and colored cut up sound alike and paper) different? p. 12-13 Looking Alternate resources: around Activities: Looking behind, make a periscope (thin, long cardboard box, 2 small mirrors the same size, tape)

p. 14-15 Tricks of Awesome light Experiments in Light Activities: straight & Sound or bent (straw, glass of water), Song: appearing coin Ultra violet and Infra (bowl of water, Red penny), changing shape (jar with How Many Colors water) are in the Rainbow

p. 16-17 Making Roygbiv pictures Did It Take Creativity Activity: Make a To Find Relativity, pinhole camera Albert Einstein? (box, black paint and paintbrush, tracing paper, Explorelearning: tape, a pin, dark Basic prism cloth) Refraction Additive color p. 18-19 The color of light Activity: Make your own rainbow (hose, sunny day), color wheel (cardboard, jar to trace around, crayons, pencil)

p. 20-21 Light and shadow Activities: making shadows, make a shadow theater (box, cardboard), shadow clock (stick and rocks) Chapter 10 BrainPop: Gears Continued Conservation Natural resources of energy Wind energy Car Window Solar energy Lawnmower 10.1 Interactive simple Eggbeater Introduction machines game Food Mixer 10.2 Energy is Differential conserved Clock 10.3 Usable energy 10.4 Energy sources 10.5 Summary