cintinative Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 If you have done this, can you give me an idea of positives and negatives, what age range you did it for, etc.? I would want my kids to be included in the age range so it would need to be 3rd grade on the low end and maybe 6th on the high?? Or 5th?? Our co-op is pretty flexible. It doesn't look like 28 weeks worth of material, so if you did this, did you supplement with other hands-on or with living books about physics/physicists?? I have done a simple machines type thing with Legos before but I have this book and the newer one is on its way (references K'Nex pieces, which we have some of, but no "simple machines" or education type K'nex kits). If you had a lot of trouble finding specific toys, can you speak to that? Or any strategies you used to gather them? Thanks in advance for your input!! If you have NOT done Teaching Physics with Toys but have done a very hands-on physics class for elementary, can you tell me what you used? Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirstenhill Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I've used BFSU (many lessons in Vol. 1 and some from Vol. 2) for a hands-on science class for grades 1-3. I don't just do physics, but I gravitate toward physical science topics for sure because there are so many fun hands-on activities. Even though volume 1 is marked for grades K-2, there are a lot of topics in there that are typically taught in higher grades, so it is easy to apply to an older age group. It wouldn't have enough of just physics lessons to use for 28 weeks, but maybe you could find some topics in it that aren't covered by your other curriculum? You can buy a $5 PDF here: http://outskirtspress.com/webpage?ISBN=9781432706104 Considering you could get Vol. 1 and 2 for $10 total for PDFs, it is inexpensive enough to use even if it only fills in a few additional weeks of lessons for your class. Here's the link to my Pinterest board that has ideas to go along with some of the BFSU Physics thread lessons: http://www.pinterest.com/kirstenjoyhill/bfsu-thread-c-resources/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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