Activities this week are all about force and motion! Remember, we would love to feature some of your student’s work on our social media outlets. You can help us with this by using the #STEMATHOME hashtag and tagging the Oakley STEM Center (@TNTechSTEM) on your posts.

Geoff Waring

One day Oscar sees a ball in the grass. "Try pushing it!" says Cricket. Oscar learns that the ball rolls slowly in grass and faster on a path, until it bounces off a tree and changes direction. Some things need a push to move, and others use their muscles to move themselves — and to move plenty of other things, too.

Guest Reader: Becky Magura, President and CEO of WCTE.

Video Production: Gary Bradford our AV Specialist at the STEM Center.

*This video has been posted with permission from Candlewick Publishing.

Lynne Mayer, Illustrated by Sherry Rogers

While at play with Newton, his dog, a young boy discovers the laws of force and motion in his everyday activities. Told in rhyme, Lynne Mayer’s Newton and Me follows these best friends on an adventure as they apply physics to throwing a ball, pulling a wagon, riding a bike, and much more. With the help of Sherry Rogers’ playful illustrations, children will learn that physics is a part of their world. They will realize that Newton’s Laws of Motion describe experiences they have every day, and they will recognize how forces affect the objects around them.

Guest Reader: Carlos Galindo, Outreach Coordinator at the Oakley STEM Center at Tennessee Tech.

Video Production: Gary Bradford our AV Specialist at the STEM Center.

*This video has been posted with permission from Sylvan Dell Publishing .