GRADE 5 Science Force and Motion Resources

Check these out and make comments:

Foss Web, Force and Motion - Build a Roller Coaster- http://www.fossweb.com/modulesK-2/BalanceandMotion/index.html

Engineering Interact:   http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/parkworldplot.htm

Amusement Park Physics:  http://www.learner.org/interactives/parkphysics/coaster.html

May the Force Be With You:  http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/8th/forces/sciber/intro.htm

Grade 5 force and motion links (several - some don't work):  http://classroom.jc-schools.net/sci-units/force.htm#5

Forces and Motion (interactive quizzes for practice?):  http://www.quia.com/jg/361075.html

Interactive roller coaster:  http://www.funderstanding.com/coaster

Compound machines site http://kids.discovery.com/games/whizzball/whizzball.html

Simple Machines:  Interactive: http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/frame_loader.htm

A site to review the glossary and then test your knowledge to gain further understanding by clicking “Start”: http://edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/

Inventor’s Toolbox. A good place to get ideas for your invention and find out about Leonardo da Vinci. Another great inventor:

http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html

A super website (The Franklin Institute Online) for finding out the basics of simple machines: http://www.fi.edu/qa97/spotlight3/spotlight3.html

A site with information available if you click on the simple machine. A quiz follows if you want to test your knowledge: http://www.coe.uh.edu/archive/science/science_lessons/scienceles1/finalhome.htm

A site with picture examples and definitions for you to explore: http://www.mikids.com/Smachines.htm

http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/elemsci/gr5ugesc.html