Newton's Physics Notebook - Teacher Notes  

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UCI Summer Science Institute WebQuests - 2001
http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/SEP/ssi2001/
 

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Suggested Grade Level: 2 (with some assistance reading and navigating)
 

Grade 2- Physical Sciences

1. The motion of objects can be observed and measured.
As a basis for understanding this concept, students know: 
a. the position of an object can be described by locating it relative to another object or the background.
b. an object's motion can be described by recording the change in its position over time.
c. the way to change how something is moving is to give it a push or a pull. The size of the change is related to the strength, or the amount of "force," of the push or pull.
d. tools and machines are used to apply pushes and pulls (forces) to make things move.
e. objects near the Earth fall to the ground unless something holds them up.

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Background

• Students need computer and internet skills to use this WebQuest. 
• A great resource for how to teach children the basics of the internet is at enchantedlearning.com
• Students need proficient reading and comprehension skills to use this site. It may be best completed in pairs. 

Skills

Computer proficiency and internet browsing. 

Reading non-fiction content area materials.

Exploration and experimentation in the area of physics.

Making inferences 

Following multiple-step directions

• Vocabulary based wordsearch
• Content-area reading and comprehension
• Multiple interactive experiments
• Hands-on science exploration and experimentation - if you have materials available for students to build an ramp system or do experiments with balls.
• Technology skills

• Take your students on a field trip to an amusement park for a physical science day.
• Knott's Berry Farm -Adventures in Education
• Six Flags Parks - Fill out group information form for the location of your choice. Choose physics day for the name of the event.
• Disneyland Resorts - Youth Education Series
• A directory of amusement parks all over the world.
• Collect tubes, ramps, rain gutters, cardboard pieces and other treasures for students to use to create their own ramp systems. Send balls through them to see how well they have learned physics. 

See an example of this in a first grade classroom. 
• RollerCoaster Tycoon is a great computer CD-ROM game that kids can use what they know to build a rollercoaster and take classmates for a ride.
• Books to read about roller coasters.
• Books to read about physics.