Physical Properties
Grouping and Changing Materials

Under science 6-7 at the BBC Schools Science Clips site, you’ll find this little jewel. Nice for working on those physical properties and sorting materials or classification. Grouping and Changing Materials

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Posted on 13th May 2008Comments Off
Buoyance Explorer

I’ve got to admit I sat and played with this one for a while. It’s sort of fun to be able to do things you might not be able to do in a real life school lab. Take different materials and put them in different liquids to see if they’ll float. Buoyance Explorer

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Posted on 13th May 2008Comments Off
Changing State

Listed under 9-10 year olds, this BBC Schools Science Clip shows what happens as ice changes states. Changing State

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Posted on 13th May 2008Comments Off
Characteristics of Materials

BBC’s Schools Science Clips includes this one for 7 and 8 year olds. Take a look at different materials and find out about their physical properties. Characteristics of Materials

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Posted on 13th May 2008Comments Off
Sorting and Using Materials

For 5 and 6 year olds, this is sort of neat. Well, actually, I enjoyed playing with it. Sort materials according to their physical properties. Sorting and Using Materials

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Posted on 13th May 2008Comments Off
PhET-Physics Education Technology

This site is PACKED with sims and you can choose to run them different ways. You can choose online, full installation, or one at a time. I’ve listed it from this location so you can choose what you want to do. If you look to the left at the menu, you’ll see “Run Our Simulations.” [...]

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Posted on 27th January 2008Comments Off