Force and Motion

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• Why Things Move by Lance Bledsoe and Merry Dankanich

Materials

Common Materials

• measuring tape (kit)
• calculator
• scissors
• tape
• index cards (kit)
• bucket with handle (kit)
• dynamometer (kit)
• 3-4' braided rope (kit)
• glue or glue stick
• rubber ball (kit)
• ruler with a groove down the center (kit)
• string (kit)
• colored pencils

Lesson 1

• objects to use as markers (like sticks, rocks, small toys)

Lesson 2

• quarter
• several books
• stapler
• straw (kit)
• ball about the same size as the rubber ball (but either heavier or lighter)
• balloons (kit)
• dime
• drinking glass
• white or colored paper

Lesson 4

• smartphone, tablet, or stopwatch

Lesson 5

• needle (kit)
• thread (kit)
• jar with lid (kit)
• medium-sized rock
• cork (kit)

Lesson 6

• 3 objects of various weights
• 2 single pulleys (kit)
• blank paper and tape* (6.3 - optional)
• board or thick piece of cardboard at least 1 meter long
• box or other item about 0.5 meters high
• broomstick
• tape or pencil
• objects from Activity 1
• small rocks
• zipper storage bag
• two chairs

Lesson 7

• metal ball bearing (kit)
• marble (kit)
• 3 bar magnets (kit)
• extra books of any size
• five books (each about 2 cm thick)

Final Project

• glue* (Final Project.2 - Option 1)
• cardboard* (Final Project.2 - Option 1)
• cardboard tubes or other items to build mini-golf holes* (Final Project.2 - Option 1)
• small marble (kit)* (Final Project.2 - Option 1)
• toothpicks* (Final Project.2 - Option 1)

* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used