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Teaching Resources

Highschool and Undergrad Resources

The following examples and problems cover many topics including; unit conversion, kinematics, vectors, forces and motion, work, energy and power.

Physics Tutorials

K - 8 Activities

The following are easy and fun classroom activities developed at the University of Guelph. They are designed to address key parts of the Ontario science curriculum in each grade as indicated.

Grade	Activity	Worksheet	Structures & Mechanisms	Matter & Energy	Earth & Space Systems
K	Growing and Graphing	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
K	How Tall are We?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
K	Solid and Liquid?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
K	Fun with Goop	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
1	Snowy Roofs	No	Yes	No	No
1	Building Marshmallow Structures	No	Yes	No	No
1	Making Paper	No	No	Yes	No
1	Waterwheel Works	No	No	Yes	No
2	Heave Ho!	Yes	Yes	No	No
2	Wheelin' It In	Yes	Yes	No	No
2	Lava Lamp	No	No	Yes	No
3	Discovering the Electric Force	Yes	No	Yes	No
3	Discovering the Magnetic Force	Yes	No	Yes	No
3	Balloon Rockets	No	No	Yes	No
4	The Sound Viewer	Yes	No	Yes	No
4	Light Matters	Yes	No	Yes	No
4	Simple Instruments	Yes	No	Yes	No
5	Physical and Chemical Changes with Goop	Yes	No	Yes	No
5	Acids and Bases	Yes	No	Yes	No
5	Physical or Chemical?	No	No	Yes	No
6	Lemon Power	Yes	Yes	No	No
6	Electron Flow	No	Yes	No	No
6	Ping Pong Levitation	No	No	Yes	No
6	Blow and Go Parachutes	Yes	No	Yes	No
7	Centre of Mass Wall Tricks	No	Yes	No	No
7	Belt Loop Hanger	No	Yes	No	No
7	Leaning Tower of Pasta	Yes	Yes	No	No
7	Floating Egg Trick	No	No	Yes	No
7	Ivory Soap Explosion	No	No	No	Yes
7	Keep/Melt an Ice Cube	Yes	No	No	Yes
8	Swing Pendulum Swing	No	Yes	No	No
8	Air Cannon	No	No	Yes	No
8	Sticky Viscosity	Yes	No	Yes	No