by Helen Gregory
Photos and simple sentences define "force," "push," and "pull" and give examples of pushes and pulls in everyday life and their effects ("You push piano keys to make music.")
Includes read-aloud feature, vocabulary list and extension activity.
Guided Reading Level H
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Simple text and bright photographs explain the concept of forces for beginning readers. Contents include what are forces, how do we use forces, forces and motion, gravity, and friction. Includes instructions for experiment rolling a toy car on various surfaces.
Includes professional read-aloud narration with word highlighting.
By Abbie Dunne, 24 pages.
Uses everyday objects and familiar situations to describe what forces are, what effects they have, how friction affects them and what effects different surfaces have.
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Cece's teacher, Miss Curie, explains the opposite forces of push and pull. To demonstrate this concept, she divides the class into two teams. Each team must make a treat dispenser for Cece's dog, Einstein, that uses both forces. Cece and her classmates rely on science, creativity, and teamwork-and they learn a lot along the way.
♫ Read-Along ebook ♫ available from Washington County Free Library through Hoopla. This Level 3 I Can Read! focuses on basic scientific vocabulary and includes a glossary of terms and fun activities for readers to try on their own.
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When times are tough, you pull yourself up and push yourself to the top ... of a beanstalk ... where you might get schooled in forces and motion by a STEM-loving giant named Dennis. At least that's what happens to Jack in this delicious twist on a classic fairy tale.
This Capstone Interactive eBook includes professional audio narration and word highlighting.
Runtime: 14 min, 16 sec
Includes simple text and pictures with read-aloud features about these subtopics:
- Pushes and Pulls
- Size
- Direction
- Number
- Force and Motion
Also includes videos and activities.
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Videos
Grover knows all about force. Grover uses force every day and is a force expert. What? You don't know what force is? Force is the pushing and pulling you use to move things. When do you use force? Length: 1:45
What you will learn from this video: A force is a push or pull that makes things move. A push moves things away from you. A pull moves things towards you. Forces can also make things speed up, slow down and change directions. Length: 1:10
Did you know that when you’re soaring on the swings, or sliding down the slide, you’re taking part in some seriously cool science? Jessi explains the forces you can find at the playground!
Covers: forces, gravity, Newton's Laws of Motion, and friction.
Length: 3:37
In this Milo's Monster School Vlog, Milo races cars down ramps of different inclines to see how fast they can go. Learn all about force and motion with Milo the Monster! Length: 6:35
Describes an experiment to see whether breath or water shot from a turkey baster is a stronger force for moving a ping pong ball across a pan of water.
Play this game to explore the concept of force with Oscar the Grouch. Pull the spring back to use the right amount of force to launch the trash into Oscar's can from different distances.
