Balls Study

WHY INVESTIGATE BALLS?

Children love balls. They play with them in many ways. They throw them, catch them, kick them, and roll them with seemingly endless delight. Children learn how natural forces, such as gravity and friction,affect the movement of balls, and they enjoy making balls, marbles,

and other rolling objects change speed and direction. The universal and enduring appeal of balls is evident in the traditional game’s children play with them and in the ways, they invent their own ball game.

This study shows how to use children's interest in balls to help them explore social studies and science concepts about the features and nature of balls, and use skills in literacy, math, technology, and the arts as they investigate.

FOCUS QUESTIONS

1. Do all balls bounce?
2. Do all balls roll?
3. What makes balls move?
4. Who uses balls?
5. What are balls made of?