MeganW Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Is there such thing as a very basic physics curriculum for elementary age kids? My son in particular is ALWAYS asking me physics-type questions, and I never know the answers. We look it up, but I am thinking that would be a great thing to schedule for science next year if I could find an age-appropriate resource. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessed3x Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Real Science 4 Kids has an Elementary Physics program. We have used it and ds10 enjoyed it. Focus On Elementary Physics (previously Pre-Level I) is geared towards grades K-4. Students are introduced to the building blocks of physics ; energy, motion, types of energy, and interactions of energy. I hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five More Minutes Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 RS4K has an elementary physics program. BFSU has a strong physics component (thread C). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrayshire Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Elemental Science has a grammar stage physical science program. I'm going to use it for my 5th and 2nd grader next fall. There are ways to use it with younger kids....she gives you suggestions in the book. We also will use The Way Things Work book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceyS/FL Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 We just started Elemental Science Physics last week, user "Monarch Room" has some week by week videos on her blog covering it (which is what made me click, BUY :D ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Mr. Q has physics and while I have not yet used it, we have really enjoyed his biology and Earth science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 We really enjoyed doing various activities from the (I know, I'm a broken record) Boston Children's Museum Activity Books. They require some work to set up, but totally worth it. With a couple of exceptions, they are all about physics. For younger kids, the "Science Book of..." series by Neil Ardley is a great easy experiment series that has good, simple things and there are several about physics topics. There's also a book called, I think, Teaching Physics with Toys or Physics Through Toys or something like that which is supposed to be very good, but which I haven't used. There are fewer book and video resources about physics for kids, but there are some - Bill Nye and Magic School Bus both have several episodes. For younger kids, Let's Read and Find Out has several books. And there is a great old cartoon series called Eureka! which you can find on Youtube that is perfect for upper elementary and middle school. We did physics for first grade and I still think it was our best science year - the kids really got so much out of it. If you're curious what we did, I blogged about it a lot that year and there's a link to my science posts on my blog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmvaughan4 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Apologia has an elementary physics/chemistry text that will be out this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 We are almost done with Mr. Q Physical Science and I love it. It is very straightforward, very relatable, and fun! We only do some of the activities and still get a lot out of it, but I also incorporate other science kits and videos. Eureka videos (linked on Basement Workshop) are quirky and fun, and we also watch Bill Nye episodes that match. Sometimes my son reads it on the ipad, but other times I use the TV screen as a monitor. I just print out some of the worksheets if I want to use them for our portfolio or for the reviews/tests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomatHWTK Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 This class provides a great introduction to physics- very little math: https://www.coursera.org/course/howthingswork1 DS and I don't take the quizzes, we just watch the lectures. Gotta love a professor that throws bowling balls out of windows. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
km123175 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 We are using Noeo Physics next year with a 3rd, 1st, and a preschooler (he's just along for the ride and tinker toys). http://www.noeoscience.com/physI.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
km123175 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 We are using Noeo Physics next year with a 3rd, 1st, and a preschooler (he's just along for the ride and tinker toys). http://www.noeoscience.com/physI.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckabella Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Exploration education might be interesting (or not...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckabella Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 This class provides a great introduction to physics- very little math: https://www.coursera.org/course/howthingswork1 DS and I don't take the quizzes, we just watch the lectures. Gotta love a professor that throws bowling balls out of windows. ;) Is there info on how much this course is? Sorry, on my phone and I can't cruise around that website on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Is there info on how much this course is? Sorry, on my phone and I can't cruise around that website on it. It's free! I borrowed the textbook from the library as a read aloud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happymomofboys Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I would use Rader's Physics4Kids and Physics for Kids. Then, I'd look for library books to dig deeper into the topics the kids find most interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeganW Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 WOW! Lots of suggestions - THANKS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Not exclusively physics, but BFSU has a lot of good physics lessons. My dh is a physics teacher, and he is very happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckabella Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 It's free. You can download the videos. The course just ended, so I'm not sure how long they will be up. Some Coursera courses keep the videos up while others are taken down and brought back up for the next round. I didn't take any chances and downloaded all of them. If you like them, he has announced he's doing How Things Work 2 that continues to follow the book. I hate to ask, but how did you save them? I don't seem to have an option unless I click on the icon on the far right of the list of videos and that is am mp4 file which requires a program that my computer doesn't have. Is that what you did? I also want to save these since we are planning on doing physics in the fall and this is a great resource and I don't want it to not be available when we want to use it. Any info is appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I've been eyeing up Exploration Education for my youngest. http://www.explorationeducation.com/# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 We used NOEO and Real Science 4 Kids with my older two. My kids enjoyed NOEO more, fwiw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckabella Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Yes, I clicked on the icon on the far right. It plays in Windows Media Player, but you might be able to download an mp4 player or converter from CNet. Thanks! I am able to save them now! Thank you for taking the time to write that out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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