Lesson plan

Forces and energy in Sports and on the Playground

Summary
Use playground equipment and sports equipment, and learn about the forces and energy during their use.
Science content
Physics: Motion and Forces, Newton’s Laws, Gravity (K, 2, 6)
Physics: Energy forms, Conservation of Energy (1, 3, 4, 5)
Physics: Simple and complex Machines (5)
Procedure

Use playground equipment, discussing each in terms of the forces and energy.
Play tennis or another sport, to explore the forces in a lever.
Bounce balls and learn about the energy transfers.

Grades taught
Gr 4
Gr 5