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) Activities in this lesson Forces and energy on the Playground Levers: how bats and racquets work Balls for forces and energy transfer 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
