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Where Will It Go?
University of KansasAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners predict where a ball will go after it bounces off another object. Learners discover that the motion of objects is predictable based on laws of motion. Use this activity...
How Small Can You Cut?
University of KansasAdd to list DetailsIn this lesson, learners cut paper into very small pieces to explore the small size of quarks, the smallest thing we know of on Earth. Learners attempt to cut a 28-cm-long by 1-cm-wide strip of...
Magnet Mania
University of KansasAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners explore the relationship between electric charges and magnetic fields. Learners create a magnetic field using electricity and observe its effect on the magnetic needle of...
What Shape Is It?
University of KansasAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners determine the shape of an unseen object by bouncing a ball off the object. Learners analyze how the ball hits the object (the angle at which it strikes the surface) to...
Invisible Investigations
University of KansasAdd to list DetailsUsing indirect observational methods, learners distinguish between charged and uncharged objects. This lesson uses magnetic marbles to represent charged particles and iron filings to represent a...
Pea Brain!: Explorations in Estimation
University of KansasAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners use two different techniques to estimate how many little things fit into one bigger thing. Learners estimate the number of peas that will fit into something the size of a...
Charge Challenge
University of KansasAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners explore how objects can have positive, negative, or neutral charges, which attract, repel and move between objects. Learners charge various materials and observe their...