Tag: physics

  • Why do you go faster on a steep slide? (potential energy experiment)

    Why do you go faster on a steep slide? (potential energy experiment)

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    You know what’s fun? When your science lessons require you to make big messes. Or that’s what my kids think. I, as the Mom who is going to clean up that mess, don’t always agree with them. However, I could make this not as painful as it looked on paper to clean up. So, I…

  • Marble Physics, a law of momentum lesson

    Marble Physics, a law of momentum lesson

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    After teaching Sunday School for years, I save and squirrel away all sorts of strange objects. One of those is empty toilet paper rolls. They come in handy for all sorts of crafts, and who knows how many projects. This time they came in handy for a science lesson as we learned in this law…

  • Smithsonian Science Kits Review

    Smithsonian Science Kits Review

    A few years ago Batman went through and gave his grandparents his Christmas list. It consisted of about 10 different science kits to play around with. Most were duds. They were fun for a little bit, but he quickly forgot about them, there was one kit he got that had staying power. Now, I’ll admit…

  • I finally found the perfect middle school science curriculum

    I finally found the perfect middle school science curriculum

    In high school I had the most amazing physics teacher. He was funny, he gave us great challenges to solve, and he made physics fun. It’s because of him that I have such great memories of physics and how much I enjoyed those science lessons. I’ve been looking forward to teaching my kids physics, but…

  • STEM challenge: Design a bridge

    STEM challenge: Design a bridge

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    Hi! Future Ticia 2023 here, I originally did this design a bridge challenge as part of a review of a cool new book a friend had written, and now it no longer exists, but it’s still a cool science lesson, and a great at physic lesson (I still need to get a landing page for…