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Force and Motion: Links

Roller Coaster

Like Roller Coasters? Check out Amusement Park Physics!

Learn more about Newton's Three Laws of Motion.

These Study Jam videos from Scholastic explain each of Newton's laws. Click here, here, and here .

Experiment with this concept by trying one of these paper bridge experiments from ZOOM or Building Big!

Pick up a pencil. Throw a ball. You are using force to produce motion. The Exploratorium has lots of activities to help you investigate how the principles of force and motion work. Build a fan cart, a momentum machine, or a whack-a-stack!

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Famous scientists in motion – Galileo and Newton

After seeing an apple fall to the ground, Sir Isaac Newton suddenly understood how gravity applies to everything in the world. Learn more about Newton and his life.

Sir Isaac Newton said he built his ideas based of the work of a scientist that lived hundreds of years before him: Galileo Galilei. Find out what Galileo discovered about the properties of inertia.

Can't get your fill of force and motion? Want more? Head to Physics4Kids to learn additional details about this awesome science topic.

Galileo

What is your center of gravity? From Exploratorium.

The Science Spot is a great place to visit if you want some great resources to add to your force and motion knowledge.

How do Force and Motion apply to sports like soccer? Find out here.

At DK Find Out, learn more about force and motion and take a quiz to test your knowledge!

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