Third-grade students were transformed into physicists during a hands-on learning lab on Sept. 19. Led by Scientist Q from High Touch High Tech, the students explored the relationship between the application of a force and the resulting change in position and motion on an object by:
1. Using different-sized objects to observe how force affects speed and motion.
2. Explaining what happens to the speed and direction of an object when a greater force than the initial one is applied.
3. Demonstrating the effect of gravitational force on the motion of an object.
Some of the hands-on activities included experimenting with marble runs and gyroscopes to explore gravity and inertia and playing with indoor rockets, tornado tubes, and Newton's Cradle to bring Newton's laws into literal motion.
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