Forces and motion 3rd grade activities

Hello Everyone! Next week we will begin a science unit on force and motion. We will investigate how things move and what changes can occur. I put together a quick little unit to help support the things we already do. I wanted something to spark the kids curiosity and scientific thinking. I love the activities included in the AIMS science curriculum, but wanted to put a little fall twist on them. So...Here are a couple of pics from the unit. If you need a few things to go along with your…

Engage young minds with captivating friction experiments! Discover 5 hands-on activities that spark curiosity and promote scientific exploration at home.

19 Fun Ideas & Resources for Force and Motion - texture, gravity, incline and some simple machines.

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Explore force and motion with these hands-on engaging activities that are sure to get your students' motor running. While you're here, grab a free activity!

Looking for fun and engaging science activities to teach force and motion? These three activities will get your students excited to learn!

Teaching science in second or third grade? These force and motion activities, experiments, and lessons are easy to plan, NGSS aligned, and SO much fun! Your students will love the STEM challenges and the Science worksheets are so engaging.

Well hello followers! So this week is crazy wild, we have report cards, placement meetings, book studies and common assessment scores due before hitting the bricks for Spring Break. In the event that you plan on coming back from Spring Break to conduct a short unit on force and motion; I have the unit for you! I have been working with my students on recognizing the effects of force and motion on objects. The culminating activity will be the creation of their own personal mouse trap.....you…

I know from my own experience and in my conversations with other teachers that it is often a struggle to fit in science and social studies into your day. The demands that teaching math and ELA have put on teachers leave very little time (both in your planning & prepping as well as in your i

Teaching kids the basics of physical science can be super fun and creative. Thanks to their endless curiosity and love for hands-on activities, elementary kids, particularly those in 2nd and 3rd grade, are perfect for exploring the world of forces and motion. In this post, you’ll find some fun lesson plans and fun motion worksheet ideas that make the tricky physics of movement easy to understand through engaging activities and hands-on learning.