Madison Elementary School 

Grade 5 - Physical Science

Ms. Egna




Elementary Grades Pathfinders
Lakewood City Schools
Lakewood Public Library
Force and Friction


Web Sources:

The Physics of Projectile Motion

Amusement Park Physics

Funderstanding Roller Coasters

How Things Work - Enter a term in SEARCH KEYWORDS, such as "friction" or "collision."

Sport! Science - the Exploratorium

The Thinking Fountain - Friction

The Thinking Fountain - Golf-O-Rama Mini-Mini Golf Course experiments in motion and simple machines by a 4th grade class

The Elements of Machines

Fear of Physics - What is Friction? - Roller Coasters

Microsoft Encarta - Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton




Standing by a locomotive's salt box which releases salt
on the tracks to help provide friction for the wheels.
Print Sources:

Fatal Forces by Nick Arnold. j530 Arnold
Physics: from Newton to the Big Bang by Albert and Eve Stwertka. j530 857
Janice Van Cleave's physics for every kid: 101 easy experiments in motion, heat, light, machines, and sound. j530.078 Vancleav
Force and motion (Eyewitness science) by Peter Lafferty. j531 Lafferty
Experiments with motion (Getting started in science) by Robert Gardner. j531.112078 Gardner
Muscles to machines (Hands on science) by Neil Ardley. j531.112 122
The lever & the pulley by Hal Hellman. j531.8 457
Isaac Newton by Deborah Hitzeroth and Sharon Leon. jBIO Newton