Graphing Common Core 5.G.A.2 laboratories

Spring Action Lab: A Bouncy and Engaging STEM Lab

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Students will enjoy putting their learning to work in this engaging lab. Using springs or rubber bands, students measure and record data as they try to get a bucket to touch the floor by adding weights. Then they use their data and its graph to make predictions and write equations that will help them predict the outcomes. This simple and inexpensive lab will help your students learn graphing, t-tables, measurement, linear functions, and the physics of tension forces. This can be used as a stand-

Subjects:

Graphing, Measurement, Physical Science

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, GATE

CCSS:

5.OA.B.3

, 5.G.A.1

, 5.G.A.2

, 6.EE.C.9

, 7.EE.B.4

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Finding Speed with Maps - OHIO 5TH GRADE SCIENCE

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VIZSLAMOM

Use any map you want! Students pretend they are flying on a plane to different state capitals. They will measure the distance in cm and then convert to miles based on YOUR map's scale. Students solve for speed & rank each trip based on how fast the plane was moving. Students create a bar graph to show their results!

Subjects:

Graphing, Physical Science, Science

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Laboratory

CCSS:

5.MD.A.1

, 5.G.A.1

, 5.G.A.2