Force & motion

          Forest Heights STEM Academy

          8th Grade Science

This week we have looked into forces & motion.  Now, let's bring all this experience together & apply what we have learned!

Forces & motion WEBQUEST

Visit each site & complete the activity or play the physics based game.  Use what you have learned about motion & forces to help complete each one!!  When you are finished, complete the exit ticket slip.

1.  Your first task is to help the UK team eliminate the smoke bombs that have been planted in the gymnastics events.  Complete the games using this link: 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/physical_processes/forces/play/

2.  Next play around with the forces of push and pull -- do not forget to add obstacles to see what happens!  Complete this activity using this link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/pushes_pulls.shtml

3.  Forces & gradients can work together

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/forces_action.shtml

4.  Complete this interactive Force & Friction excercise:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/friction.shtml

5.  Angle & Velocity Game

http://www.interactivestuff.org/sums4fun/projectile.html

6.  Design your own vehicle in Junkyard wars

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/networks/junkyardwars/dragsterbuilder.html