Rolling into Physics: Ramp Investigations

Loose Parts Nature Play

Apr 16, 2020•23 min•Season 3Ep. 15

--:--

Listen in podcast apps:

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Download

Listen to this episode in Metacast mobile app

Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more

Episode description

Goals:

https://az.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdpd12.pd.sci.ballgoals/goals-for-the-understanding-of-balls-and-ramps/

Tutorial to make PVC ramps for outdoors: https://insideoutsidemichiana.blogspot.com/2015/06/loose-parts-nature-play-ramps.html#more

Kodo Kids Simple Machines: RAMP handout

https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4211daa00c01182f4ee38d460/files/1b846eb2-f501-4fcd-9a7b-74ab0fd2566c/Kodo_Simple_Machines_downloadable_2.pdf

Meeting Standards: Tinker guide page 25 LEARNING GUIDELINES The Physical Sciences #20. Investigate and describe or demonstrate various ways that objects can move.

https://www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/Tinker_Kit_Educators_Guide_singles_web.pdf

Infants: https://childhood101.com/baby-play-ideas-vehicles-balls-ramps/

Rube Goldberg machines: http://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/rube-goldberg-machines

Brain Game Rube Goldberg clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-qs8DsMoZk

Marble Sand Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lII00_v5khU

KodoKids Webinar:

Tips:

https://www.rampsandpathways.org/ramps-pathways/tips-implementation

Kindergarten Lesson:

https://www.brighthubeducation.com/pre-k-and-k-lesson-plans/127938-learning-with-a-ball-and-a-ramp-kindergarten-science-lesson/

Things that Don’t Roll:

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/activity-plan-4-5-ramps/