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Higher education engineering laboratories
Physics and Engineering Project Bundle
Here are all the projects that I do with my Regular, Honors, and AP Students. Each project comes with worksheets that are differentiated depending on your level of student. Each of these projects can be done without any calculations, however it was intentionally made for students that have a basic understanding of physics, algebra, and geometry. Every year these are the projects I provide to my students who often tell me that physics has become their new favorite class!Here is the Material and E
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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NGSS:
HS-PS2-2
, HS-PS3-1
, HS-PS2-1
, HS-ETS1-1
PhET Simulation Online Lab: Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
This engaging inquiry-based PhET lab activity will guide your students to an understanding of Newton’s law of universal gravitation as they learn what factors affect the force between two masses. This online lab is intended to be used with the Gravity Force Lab: Basics HTML5 Simulation from PhET Interactive Simulations. The link for the simulation is: https://tinyurl.com/p35r9vv2 In the first activity students will learn that the gravitational force is always attractive. Newton’s law of universa
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Growing Bundle: PhET Simulations Online Physics and Chemistry Labs
PhET Simulation Online Lab: Electric Circuits, Resistors in Series & Parallel
Using this electric circuits PhET guided inquiry lab your students will gain an in depth understanding of the difference between resistors in series circuits and resistors in parallel circuits. I have done these activities with my students many times and they always find them fun and engaging. The best part is that your students won't even know they are learning as they complete the included inquiry-based laboratory assignment sheet. The PhET Circuit Construction Kit: DC simulation can be found
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Electric Circuits Bundle No. 1: Resistors in Series and Parallel
Balsa Wood Bridge Project STEM
Great project infusing physics with engineering. Students will research and use the skills necessary as an engineer while using their knowledge of physics. Many times, students look forward to this project all marking period. Everything is fully editable.Students Will:- Write A Research Paper On Their Bridge- Make A Blue Print of Their Bridge- Test Out The Efficiency Of Their Bridge (Efficiency = mass carried/mass of bridge)Instructions: - Simple Video Instructions Are Given For How To Break The
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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NGSS:
HS-ETS1-3
, HS-PS2-2
, HS-PS2-1
, HS-ETS1-1
Also included in: Physics and Engineering Project Bundle
PhET Simulation Online Lab: Geometric Optics, Lenses and Mirrors
In this guided inquiry two part PhET lab your students will investigate how an image is formed by four different optical instruments: a convex lens, a concave lens, a convex mirror and a concave mirror. In Part 1 students will investigate (1) how the characteristics of the image change as the object is brought closer to each of the lenses and mirrors, (2) the similarities and differences in image formation for each of the lenses and mirrors and (3) the meaning of the points F and 2F for the conv
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Optics Complete Unit Bundle
PhET Simulation Online Lab: Coulomb's Law
This engaging inquiry based PhET lab activity will guide your students to an understanding of Coulomb’s law as they learn what factors affect the force between two charged particles. This online lab is intended to be used with the Coulomb’s Law HTML5 Simulation from PhET interactive simulations. The link for the simulation is: https://tinyurl.com/2x5jzzcb In the first activity students will learn how to determine the direction of the force between two charged particles. In the second activity st
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Growing Bundle: PhET Simulations Online Physics and Chemistry Labs
Optics Bundle Reflection and Refraction: Three PhET Online Labs
This bundle contains three of my popular PhET Interactive Simulation online optics physics labs. The online labs that are included cover reflection and refraction of light, index of refraction, Snell’s law and drawing diagrams for lenses and mirrors. The labs included in this bundle are:(1) PhET Simulation: Refraction of Light(2) PhET Simulation: Snell’s Law(3) PhET Simulation: Geometric Optics, Lenses and Mirrors In the Refraction of Light lab your students will investigate how light is bent at
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Micro Mole Stoichiometry Rockets - Fun in the Chem Lab
This fun and totally safe lab activity allows students to investigate stoichiometry by determining the best ratio of hydrogen and oxygen gases to have a complete and pretty exciting reaction. If you’ve wanted to order the Flinn Scientific kit and not had the budget, this lab will let you do the same thing with some simple materials from your chemical stockroom and the grocery store. Better yet, you can do it for years to come without having to order new kits and you can do it for hundreds
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Significant Digits Popcorn Lab/Activity
When my students struggled with accuracy and precision and just plain fought me about writing values with units and significant digits, I knew I had to do something. This activity works! When students are done, they understand why we write values the way that we do and why significant digits or figures are so important. There's some laughter too and a lot of that early in the year grumpiness vanishes.
This activity reinforces the differences between accuracy and precision and how many signif
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Physics/Engineering Catapult Competition (Projectile Motion)
This is a 1-2 week engineering competition made for students to push their creativity and engineering abilities. Students will build efficient catapults and a "catcher."Youtube Video of the CompetitionObjective - Students will be placed into teams consisting of two or three people.- Each team will be responsible for building a launching device (catapult) and a catcher.- The objective is to have your launching device gets as many balls as possible into your catching device in one minute. - The t
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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NGSS:
HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-PS2-1
Also included in: Physics and Engineering Project Bundle
Lab Activity Effect of Sunspots on Satellites (Claims Evidence Reasoning Task)
A short lab activity for astronomy or earth space science. Students make a double line graph of the number of sunspots and the number of crashed satellites in a given year. Then they look for patterns and write a science conclusion utilizing claim, evidence, reasoning scaffolding framework.
Grading rubric and sample student responses are included
This lab activity blends well into a unit on electromagnetic waves, planetary mechanics, or the Sun's influence on Earth.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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PhET Simulation Online Lab: Force of Friction
The goal of this PhET online lab activity is for your students to gain a deeper understanding of static and kinetic friction forces, Newton’s laws of motion and how to determine the coefficients of static and kinetic friction. This activity includes collecting data about frictional forces, graphing the data and analysis of the graph to determine the coefficients of friction. This web based lab is available as a PDF file that can be completed by distance learners. This online lab activity uses th
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Newton’s Laws of Motion Bundle: Three PhET Online Labs
STEM Volcano Hazard Design Project- Engineering
This is a STEM activity that deals with engineering the lava and the volcano design while setting up a town that will need to be protected from the eruptions.Students will follow the Washington State End of Course Assessment format for Design Applications. They will design their projects around two problems: Problem 1: Build a model of a volcano that will erupt and will not cause damage on your model town. Build the town in the area least likely to get damage.Problem 2: Create lava that will h
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
PhET Simulation Online Lab: Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
Using the Collisions PhET online simulation your students will (1) apply the laws of conservation of energy and momentum to characterize the difference between elastic and inelastic collisions, (2) determine the changes in kinetic energy when energy is not conserved, (3) explain why energy is not conserved in some collisions, (4) draw before and after pictures of collisions and (5) investigate five special cases for elastic and inelastic collisions.This online lab activity uses the Collisions HT
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Growing Bundle: PhET Simulations Online Physics and Chemistry Labs
PhET Simulation Online Lab: Wave Interference
This PhET Wave Interference online lab provides an excellent opportunity for your students to experiment with waves and their interactions. Students will investigate the relationship between the wavelength and frequency of the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum and calculate the speed of light using the simulation. Next, they will experiment with diffraction, wave interference and the factors that affect the fringe pattern that occurs when light waves pass through single and double
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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AP Physics Moment of Inertia Toilet Paper Inquiry Challenge Lab
Lab Objective:In this lab, students will experiment with rolls of toilet paper to determine which roll, a roll in free fall or a roll that is allowed to unravel, will reach the ground first and what the height ratio between the two should be for the rolls to hit the ground simultaneously. This is an excellent way to engage and challenge AP Physics students on the concepts of Moment of Inertia, Free Fall, Energy, and more! This multifaceted, inquiry-based lab includes higher-order thinking questi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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NGSS:
HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-PS3-2
, HS-PS3-1
, HS-PS2-1
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PhET Simulation Online Lab: Hooke's Law
Using this PhET online lab activity your students will gain a complete understanding of Hooke's law, calculating the spring constant and determining the masses of unknown objects. I have done this activity with my students many times and they always find it fun and engaging. The best part is that your students won't even know they are learning as they complete this online inquiry-based laboratory assignment. This HTML5 web-based inquiry lab can be run from most cellphones, tablets and computers.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Growing Bundle: PhET Simulations Online Physics and Chemistry Labs
PhET Simulation Online Lab: Under Pressure - Fluid Pressure and Pascal’s Law
In this guided inquiry PhET online lab your students will investigate the pressure in fluids. This includes liquids and air. By the end of this online lab students should be able to (1) describe how the pressure in air and water changes as a function of depth, (2) explain how the shape of the liquid container affects pressure, (3) describe all variables that affect pressure and (4) determine the density of an unknown fluid. This online lab is intended to be used with the Under Pressure (HTML5) S
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Growing Bundle: PhET Simulations Online Physics and Chemistry Labs
AP Biology BLAST Lab Extension Activity
In this activity, students will analyze the genomes and evolutionary relationships of a variety of species using bioinformatics (specifically the NCBI Database). By utilizing the NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) database, students will have access to thousands of genomes. The amount of information available is absolutely astounding!!I have developed a series of steps that will walk students through the process of accessing the spectacular tools of this rich database. This act
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP Biology: A Year's Worth of Resources!
Capacitors and Capacitance Bundle: PhET Online Labs and Exercises
This bundle contains just what your students need to gain a complete understanding of capacitors, one of the important passive circuit components found in almost all electrical devices. Students will discover what capacitors are, how to calculate capacitance, and explore how changes in the physical characteristics of capacitors affect how they function. This bundle contains the following three products:(1) PhET Simulation Online Lab: CapacitanceStudents collect data for the amount of charge stor
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Ultimate Current Electricity Schematic Symbol Inquiry Lab Logic Puzzle+Maths Set
The ultimate active-learning bundle for your unit on current electricity:schematic circuit symbol puzzles & word wall posters;hands-on circuit labs for series & parallel circuits;current flow logic puzzles,Ohm's law plus other basic electrical math problems &cumulative series/parallel/mixed circuit challenge!Note:All artwork & diagrams are original, ©AwesomeScience.Images are NOT for commercial use; For personal use only.⭐Included in this bundle:⭐Schematic Circuit Symbols for Ele
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NGSS:
4-PS3-4
, HS-PS2-5
, MS-PS2-3
, HS-PS2-4
, 4-PS3-2
PhET Simulation Online Lab: Refraction of Light
PhET Simulation: Refraction of LightThis is a great online lab experiment for introducing the physics concepts associated with the refraction of light. Using the PhET Bending of Light simulation your students will investigate the refraction of light, the index of refraction and the velocity of light through different materials. Your students will be able to explain how the indices of refraction affect the angle of refraction, how to calculate the index of refraction and how to calculate the velo
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Optics Complete Unit Bundle
Vex V5 Basic Parts Labels
These are simple labels I created to help organize my VEX V5 parts. This list has the parts available as of Dec 2018. I will update as they release more parts. This is downloadable as a MS word document so you can scale the images to sizes that fit your containers. It's organized into a table. I'm not a professional TPTer... just trying to save some other some time : )
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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The High School Woodworking Project Plan/Safety Test Bundle
This bundle includes all 4 of the more advanced high school woodworking projects and the safety rules to accompany them. These plans explain in detail how to build a cutting board, keepsake box, mirror frame, and an entire bedside cabinet for your more advanced students.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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