Instructional Materials:

Physical Science: Balance & Motion

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K = Kindergarten
P = Primary

I = Intermediate
J = Junior/Middle

S = Senior/High School
A = Adult

(7 Titles)

12925	All About Forces & Gravity	23 min.	2000	K P I
Students learn about how forces are involved in everything we do and about the natural force that affects us every minute of every day. How does it help or hinder us in our everyday lives? With clear demonstrations and a fun, hands-on activity, these concepts are more easily understood. This title correlates to the National Science Education Standards for Physical Science ? properties of objects & materials, position & motion of objects, and light, heat, electricity & magnetism. This program includes a teacher's guide.
11504	Balance/Structure - Bill Nye	47 min.	1995	I J
Balance: Bill Nye the Science Guy talks about the center of gravity and its effect on balance. Structure: Bill Nye goes to any length to prove the structural principals of tension and compression.
12113	Falling Upwards	10 min.	1995	K P
A fully animated video of the assorted animal friends on Fourways Farm as they discover science in the world around them. Children develop an understanding of how gravity affects everything, up and down, why things fall, and how they fall at different rates. The rats try to fool the other animals into believing things can fall upward.
12674	Force	13 min.	1999	J
Force is defined and illustrated, with emphasis on the relationship between force and motion. Several kinds of forces are examined, including: gravity, centripetal force, centrifugal force, friction, magnetic and electromagnetic force, electrostatic force, and nuclear force. Uses inventive animation, graphics, video, and narration.
12928	Forces	23 min.	2000	I J
Students will learn about Newton's laws and about how forces affect many aspects of life. With clear demonstrations and a unique hands-on activity, these key concepts are illustrated in this program. This title correlates to the National Science Education Standards for Physical Science - properties & changes of properties in matter, motions & forces, and transfer of energy. This program includes a teacher's guide.
13273	Forces	19 min.	2001	I
Through observation and experimentation, students will learn the properties of forces, Newton's Laws of Motion and how pressure affects the world around them.
10778	Why Don't I Fall Up?	10 min.	1989	K P
A fall from a tree starts the questions of why things fall down instead of up. A tug-of-war helps students examine what holds objects in place, what makes them move and what determines the direction of their motions. Also seen is how an object's weight affects the pull of gravity on earth and in space.