Science & Nature
Physics of Toys
Principles of physics come to life in this hands on experimentation and demonstration class. Students will engage in a discussion of what we can learn about energy using everyday toys and learn about Newton's First Law.
Long Island Science Center
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4-9
year olds
10-18
learners per class
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Meets once
60 minute class
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Description
Class Experience
This class was designed to be delivered in a classroom setting and provides information that supports the following New York State Next Generation Science Learning Standards. P-PS2-1. Use tools and materials to design and build a device that causes an object to move faster with a push or a pull. P-PS4-1. Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that sound is produced by vibrating materials. K-PS2-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object. K-PS2-2. Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull. 1-PS4-1. Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate. 3-PS2-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object. 3-PS2-2. Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion. 4-PS3-2. Make observations to provide evidence that energy is conserved as it is transferred and/or converted from one form to another. 4-PS3-4. Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. 5-PS2-1. Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants (producers), animals (consumers), decomposers, and the environment.
1 file available upon enrollmentAssorted toys for experimentation: Toy car, yoyo, blocks, ball, spinning top, spring toy Ramp (or books to make a ramp), fabric, sandpaper Materials for the spinning top: A cardboard or card stock circle (about 2" in diameter), a toothpick, glue or tape, crayons or markers to decorate the top.
1 hour per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.
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The Long Island Science Center is a 501(c)3 STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) Learning Museum. We have been providing hands-on STEAM programming in schools and libraries since 1995 with our enriching educational programs...
