In this unit, the students will be actively involved in observing, exploring, comparing, and describing the properties of physical objects. The youngsters will also be engaged in investigations in which they examine the behaviors and interactions of the physical objects. The investigations have been designed to deal with many of the basic physical science concepts that are important in understanding the natural world.

Colorworm Teaches about Color
A great step by step explanation of color.

Inventor's Toolbox
Descriptions and pictures of the parts typical to a machine.

IPL Youth Division's Dr. Internet
Bookie, JJ, and their friend Morgan are going to try one of Dr. Internet's Kitchen Experiments. They want to see what will happen when an empty plastic bottle filled with warm air is placed in cold water. What will happen to the bottle?

Rainbows from BrainPOP
Animation explaining why we see rainbows.

Simple Machines
A fun site to investigate and understand the six types of simple machines