Kids' natural curiosity makes them pretty terrific scientists. These Fun Physics Activities for Kids provide an entertaining and educational training ground for budding physicists.
 ©2007 Publications International, Ltd. Explore physics on the playground with the See-Saw Balance physics activity. |
In these activities, physics principles like gravity, friction, centrifugal force, and rotational pull are explored through hands-on experience. Rather than just reading about these ideas, kids can learn firsthand about the basic principles of physics in the great outdoors.
Slide Friction
With a few basic supplies, kids can use a playground slide to explore physical science fundamentals like motion and friction.
See-Saw Balance
Use a see-saw to learn about balance and scales. Discover what the see-saw in a nearby playground has to teach about physics basics.
Curve Balls
A spinning object in flight rarely flies in a straight line. Learn how to track the path of a curve ball.
Spinning Swings
Those figure skaters on TV spin so fast -- how do they do it? A playground swing set has the answer.
Use a playground slide in a physics experiment -- find out how on the next page.
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