"Newton" Stations
Thu, 07/22/2010 - 11:51 — Anonymous
Strategy Category:
Instructional activities
Grade Level:
Intermediate
Middle/Junior High
Content Area:
Agriculture
Business
Computer Science
English
ESL/Bilingual Education
Family and Consumer Sciences
Fine Arts
Foreign Language
Health, Drivers Education and Physical Education
Industrial Technology
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Special Education
Student Services
Materials or Resources:
Computers (15+); Internet (if videos are not downloaded)
Preparation:
Locating videos for activity - videos (funny) depicting Newton's Laws of Motion in action (You-Tube)
Activity Length:
45minutes
Activity or Strategy Description:
I set up laptops around my room with the videos pre-loaded on them. The students watch the videos and then write an explanation of how Newton's laws applied to this video. When they are finished they precede to the next station.