Forces & Motion

Updated on March 2, 2017

These websites and apps have games to help kids learn about forces and motion.  Many use simple machine and compound machine interactives.

Types of Forces Videos

NeoK12 offers a set of YouTube videos explaining and illustrating the types of forces, including normal force, friction, centrifigal force, centripetal force, gravity, magnetism, buoyancy, and nuclear.  All videos and lessons on this site have been reviewed by K-12 teachers and…

Simple Machines Videos

NeoK12 offers a set of YouTube videos explaining and illustrating the different types of simple machines and how they work.  All videos and lessons on this site have been reviewed by K-12 teachers and are safe for kids.

Tinker Ball

Tinker Ball is a great interactive game for helping kids learn how simple machines can be made from everyday objects.  They use hockey sticks, funnels and baseball bats in creative ways to channel a ball from the top ledge to…