What can we throw the farthest?
Experiment with various items to see which are the easiest to throw.
Materials Needed
What can we throw the farthest?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Time Needed: 10 minutes
Best done: Outdoors
Mess Level: Low
Materials Needed
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Heavy and light items to throw (feathers, leaves, balls, small stones)
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Measuring Tape
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Recording Tape
Time to Experiment!
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As stated above this activity is best done OUTSIDE due to the fact that things will be thrown!
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Make sure you are in an open space and allow children to choose items they think will go the farthest when they throw them.
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Discuss with children that they will only throw in a forward motion (so they don’t hit anybody)!
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Let each child throw their items, measure how far it goes and mark it down on the recording sheet.
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-Ask them what was easier to throw, which items went farther, why do they think this is?
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It has to do with air resistance- a heavy object is less effected by the resistance than a light object and can travel further!