Finding Isaac Newton's Discoveries

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The Best Science Museums About Isaac Newton’s Discoveries

Are you looking for digital courses, or virtual learning resources to supplement your curriculum about Isaac Newton’s discoveries? Perhaps you want to plan some educational travel adventures. Get the family out to experience some of the museums and exhibits featuring the works and concepts of Sir Isaac Newton’s discoveries. Learn about the Laws of Motion, discoveries in optics, or Newton’s life in general at the best museums. Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered with where to go!

Below you’ll find top resources for the US, and England, where Newton was born. Add these to your science stash of online and hands-on learning resources.. Alrighty, let’s get started on where to find Isaac Newton’s discoveries!

Virtual Learning Resources About Newton’s Discoveries

How Things Fly – Smithsonian Air & Flight Museum. Your kids are going to love this one!

Ology for Kids – Just search for ‘Newton’ to find digital resources explaining Newton’s life, laws, and experiments.

Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion – This virtual resource from the Royal Museums in Greenwich, England has excellent video & digital resources for upper elementary (KS3 in the UK) and Highschoolers (KS4 in the UK).

Newton’s light experiments revisited – Exporitoriums staff physicist replicates Newton’s experiment for the 1650s. Don’t miss this whack-a-stack video explaining Newton’s 3 laws.

Make a Balloon Rocket – Gather a few items and follow this experiment guide provided by the Houston, TX Children’s Museum. Have fun learning more about the fundamentals of Newton’s Third Law.

By using these virtual learning resources, your kids will be well-versed in Isaac Newton’s discoveries and ready to hit the museums for some extra hands-on fun.

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Top US Exhibits & Museums Featuring Isaac Newton

Visit the Smithsonian Air & Flight Museum in Washington, DC. Don’t miss the How Things Fly exhibit (link above) and hands-on demonstrations.

Visit the Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Head here for the educator’s guide. It’s chock-full of awesome resources for preparing for a visit as well as how to get the most out of the exhibit when you arrive.

Visit Exploratorium in San Francisco for some amazing learning fun! With over 650 exhibits, there’s is way more than Newton to discover here! Head to the Bechtel Gallery for more study on optics and color which correspond with Newton’s early optics experiments.

Visit the Houston Children’s Museum in Texas. It has a variety of exhibits for all ages and abilities.

While these are not all the museums that have exhibits about Isaac Newton’s discoveries, they are some of the top science museums with the components that homeschoolers love. Those that love to learn on location (whether they homeschool or not) will love them too!

Top UK Exhibits & Museums To Learn About Newton’s Discoveries

While there is no single museum dedicated to the life and works of Sir Issac Newton, there are several excellent exhibits in England. You’ll want to make sure you visit the Royal Museums in Greenwich (London), England for some excellent hands-on science and astronomy exhibits about many famous scientists, including Newton. There are a number of other places to find Isaac Newton in England, You’ll want to make sure you check out these other England museums too:

Woolsthorpe Manor – Woolsthorpe England
Science Museum – London, England

Here are more in-depth resources on where to find Issac Newton in England, if you fancy a trip across the pond.

There are so many excellent places to find quality resources for studying Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion in depth. There are a few that stand out and almost all of them are connected to science museums and exhibits. I can’t think of a better way to combine virtual learning with hands-on lean than to plan a family field trip to a top Science Museum. Can you?

So plan a family field trip and get out and explore science. Go here for more family travel wanderlust in England and here for travel planning resources for London.