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Bouncing Balls
Bouncing Balls





Making observations is a critical aspect of the process of science.

Bouncing Balls

The process of science involves exploration, testing, communication, and application.

Bouncing Balls

Students then reflect on the process they used by charting their pathway on the Science Flowchart. The point of the activity is not necessarily to have students arrive at a precise explanation for the phenomena they are investigating, but to provide students with the following experiences: initial exploration (observation, conversation, questioning, wondering) identification of a question to explore articulating the question developing expectations/predictions formulating explanations testing their ideas modifying their initial ideas and sharing their results with others. Overview: In this lesson, students will explore the physical properties of a variety of balls and how they bounce (i.e., their bounciness or elasticity).







Bouncing Balls