Explore Ramps – 1.8MB PDF
Designed for early childhood classrooms, this exploration unit invites children to explore ramps in the world around them. Outdoors, explore slides and hills and discover the best surfaces for rolling. Indoors, experiment with ramps and explore the movement of objects that slide and roll.
Watch the featured PEEP videos
After watching, encourage children to make connections between their own ramp discoveries and those shown on the videos. What ideas did the videos give them for new ramp explorations they might like to try?
PEEP story
The Whatchamacallit
Peep, Chirp, and Quack discover the thrill of zipping down a slide-quite accidentally!
Kids Explore — Live-action videos
Building Ramps
Kids build ramps with everyday objects and invent a bowling game.
Rolling Down a Hill
Kids roll things down a hill and make some interesting discoveries.
Family Science Letters
Extend the fun and learning with these take-home activity, book, and Web site suggestions.
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Explore Ramps with Your Child – 225KB PDF