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Learners observe projectile motion by launching wooden balls off of a table top. They set up a rubber-band launcher so that each ball experiences a consistent amount of force.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners work in teams to investigate the relationship between mass, acceleration, and force as described in Newton's second law of motion.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners build a pendulum from a yo-yo, and then design their own experiment to determine what affects the pendulum's period of swing.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this inquiry-based activity, learners investigate the basic forces of flight as they construct their own paper glider that represents a rainforest creature from Borneo (large, tropical island in So

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners use a spring scale to drag an object such as a ceramic coffee cup along a table top or the floor.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners develop an understanding of air pressure in two different activities.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this physical sciences activity, learners explore friction. Learners investigate the factors that affect the force required to move an object.


$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes