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Free 6th grade physics laboratories
Straw Rocket Lab - Newton's Laws of Motion
This is a fun inquiry lab in which students investigate the effect of fins on rocket flight. They make 4 identical paper tube rockets and then change the fin configuration to produce stable flight. Finally, they have to hit a target with their rocket.
Expect it to take 20-30 minutes, but you can extend it by investigating the effect of the length of the nose cone or changing other variables. It costs pennies to do and you can get all the supplies at any grocery store. All you need are 1 cle
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4th - 12th
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Marshmallow Flight Lab
Do your students love a good competition? You might want to try this lesson titled “Marshmallow Flight.” I have used this lab with junior and high school students, but have also done a simpler version of this lab with my kindergartner.
The file contains two versions of the same lab. The first is a commonly used version in which students follow directions, collect data, and answer post-lab questions. The second version of this lab is a higher-level inquiry lab, where students move through the
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PreK - 12th
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Static Electricity Lab Activity
This middle school static lab is a lot of fun, and memorable for students. It includes an explanation, with diagrams, of static electricity, and then five stations of activities for students to explore static electricity. It also has summary questions for them to answer to process and assess their knowledge.Materials needed: Pop cansInflated balloons Packing peanuts in a plastic bagSmall pieces of wool clothPuffed wheat cerealBlack plastic strips (you could also use a comb, small ruler, or an
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6th - 9th
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Rube Goldberg Machine Project
My students really enjoy this project at the end of the year. It really hits on the Engineering standards for NGSS. The students build a Rube Goldberg machine that can pop a balloon. Students must use higher level thinking to come up with a successful design.
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5th - 10th
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Renewable Energy STEM Challenge Design a Sailing Ship Lab Using Wind Power
For this STEM Challenge, students must design and test a sailing ship in a tub of water to deliver a marshmallow passenger safely to the other side using a handheld fan as wind. This is the perfect science lab experiment to complete around Thanksgiving as you learn about the voyage of the Mayflower and the Plymouth colony. It also works well as part of a unit on wind power and renewable energy. This resource includes: teacher directions, discussion questions, and extension activities3 slides of
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
, 4-ESS3-1
Interactive Light and Sound Wave Simulation
Students use will use a free interactive program from the PHET website that allows students to manipulate sound and light waves.
Key Words:
-frequency
-amplitude
-wavelength
-sound
-light
Key Goals:
- Explain how different sounds and light are modeled, described, and produced.
- Design ways to determine the amplitude, frequency, and wavelength of a wave model, whiling comparing their influence on each other.
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6th - 9th
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Boom Smash Crash A Hands On Lesson in Force and Motion Lab
In this activity, students will discover the relationship between force and mass using Boom, Smash, Crash is a super fun and engaging way for students to discover the relationship between force and mass using everyday items. Students will work in small groups to build a track and test their hypotheses. You will need:✔️Toy cars✔️ Straight race track and connectors (If you don't have them already, I would check the local online yard sales. I see them listed all time time!)✔️Meter sticks✔️Balance
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3rd - 6th
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Force and Motion: An Inquiry Approach to Physics
********* FEATURES *********- Over 50 pages of student activities and teacher content. - Hyper-linked Table of Contents for easy access to all features- Three readings with anticipation guides (before reading and after reading student question sheets)- Four assessments on different levels over the same material- Answer keys or rubrics for all student assignments (depending on the nature of the assignment.) ********* Details *********Force and Motion: An Inquiry Approach to Physics is a curriculu
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Light Refraction Task Card Freebie | Light Energy Science Activity | CER Prompt
Can you make an object disappear with just water and a glass? Help students discover the properties of light energy. This FREEBIE uses simple supplies and takes little prep. It is differentiated to make them great for any grade level. Flexible for your teaching style and memorable for the students. Introduce students to the 6 science process skills and CER. This is a sample of one of the Phenomenon Tasks in Light Energy Activities | Differentiated Science Task Cards With CER Prompts. Please s
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2nd - 6th
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NGSS:
4-PS4-2
, 1-PS4-2
, 1-PS4-3
, MS-PS4-2
Force Calculation Practice
This free resource includes 4 problems for students to practice calculating the force acting on an object using the mass and acceleration. An answer key is included! Love this resource? Follow my store to stay up to date with all my products!Let's Connect!InstagramFacebookPinterestCheck out more of my FREE Resources!
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Force and Motion Growing Bundle
Sound Wave Activity
This product includes a three station Lab activity for Sound Wave lessons. The students will have fun seeing and describing the sound waves and vibrations that the can "see" while discussing the change in amplitude and frequency. This can be used for middle to high school classes depending on how detailed you want them to be in their answers to the activity questions.The activity has very few materials needed (plastic Rulers and tuning forks). Answer key is provided for some of the station quest
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2nd - 12th
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Electricity: Insulator or Conductor Lab
This hands on, interactive, extremely fun lab allows students to determine what objects conduct electricity (conductors) & which ones do not (insulators). It also drives home the concept of how a circuit is made. The materials used are household objects and the lab requires students to think critically by using higher order thinking skills all while learning about electricity! This lab sheet includes photos for students to follow, especially helpful to ESE, ELL and visual learners.
If you
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5th - 9th
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Insulators and Conductors
A hands-on activity for studying electricity and insulators and conductors. Students can conclude that all metals are conductors of electricity. Result table and conclusion section provided. Takes a few minutes to set up the first time, but it’s well worth it! Insulator/Conductor Venn diagram included as is an additional conductor or insulator activity. This resource is included in a ELECTRICITY and MAGNETISM Unit BundleThis resource is also included in a full-year PHYSICAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM_
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5th - 8th
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NGSS:
4-PS3-4
, 4-PS3-2
Modeling Convection Activity
Effectively demonstrates a convection current using easy supplies! This investigation is very effective as either a student activity or a teacher demonstration of convection. The supplies are simple - hot and cold tap water, large container, small beaker, rubber band, food coloring, and plastic wrap. This activity corresponds well to our Convection Worksheet.This 2 page (1 front/back) Resource Includes:Step-by-step, easy to follow procedureObservations sectionAnalysis questionsYear after year
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-PS3-4
, MS-PS1-4
, MS-PS3-3
, MS-ESS2-6
Also included in: NGSS Aligned Middle School PHYSICAL SCIENCE Curriculum Bundle
Simple Machines Experiment: Make a Pulley
In the Simple Machines app by Tinybop, students use pulleys to send satellites into orbit and birds into flight. In this printable activity, you can build a simple pulley together.
YOU NEED:
+ A long string
+ A rock, book, or other heavy object
+ A railing or banister
MAKE A PULLEY:
1. Tie the string around your heavy object.
2. Try to lift the object straight up with the string. Is it easy or difficult to lift?
3. Loop the loose end of the string not tied to the object around the railing or b
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K - 7th
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Bowling Force, Power & Work Field Trip
This worksheet accompanies your students to the bowling alley so that they can use your lessons on the physics of force, power and work in the real world. Students bring along their pencils, calculators and this worksheet for an afternoon of fun physical science work. They will definitely have a good grasp on understanding the concepts of force, work and power and probably have the formulas memorized after this trip! Also a little review of volume and density in here too.
If you like what you
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5th - 8th
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RERUN Conclusion Template - FREE
Here is a quick, easy and FREE resource for writing conclusions for scientific inquiry experiments.
The RERUN conclusion steps are:
• Recall
• Explain
• Results
• Uncertainty
• New
The zipped file contains both a .pdf file and an editable PowerPoint file.
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4th - 12th
Graphing Motion: Tortoise and the Hare
This resource is intended to introduce students to the concept of creating distance vs. time graphs and interpreting them for information such as direction traveled relative to the observe and relative speed. The materials required for this activity are a stopwatch, yardstick or measuring tape, and pieces of clay. This activity can be completed in groups of 3 or as an entire class. The activity ranges from 30 to 45 minutes.
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6th - 8th
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Simple Machines Experiment: Make an Inclined Plane
YOU NEED:
+ A stack of books, 4-6 inches tall
+ A firm ruler (or other long, firm, flat object)
+ A round, heavy object like an orange, paper weight, or ball
MAKE AN INCLINED PLANE:
1. Prop the ruler up on the books so that one end rests on the top of the books and the other on the ground.
2. Use two fingers to pinch the object and lift it to the top of the stack of books.
3. Use two fingers to roll or slide the object up the inclined plane.
Is it easier or more difficult to lift the object th
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K - 7th
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Science Fair Booklet
Suffering from fear of the science fair? Do you always have students who give you last-minute or low quality projects? This booklet is here to help!
This handy booklet will help your students have a successful science fair! It's scaffolded throughout, so that students are guided through each step of the experimental design and research process. It even helps them organize their background research and notes!
Not only will this booklet help students, but it will help you too. It has five
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6th - 12th
Newton's Second Law of Motion Laboratory Activity - Weight Lab
Students will participate in hands-on learning through data collecting, analyzing, reflecting, and connecting. Students will use bar-weights or other roll-able weights to study how mass affects the amount of force needed to stop or start motion. Students will analyze the data they gather in real-time, and use their data to draw a connection to Newton's Second Law of Motion. NGSS Standards:Primary: MS-PS2-2Secondary: MS-PS2-1
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5th - 8th
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Egg in a Bottle Fill-in Lab Reports
This resource leads students step-by-step through the scientific method as they replicate the "hardboiled egg in a milk bottle" experiment. With three types of fill in lab report to choose from, this is a great resource for multi-grade classrooms.
Each fill-in lab report has large boxes for recording and responding, with an option to have pre-written question, materials, and procedures. As well, each includes a scientific method flowchart and a "how it works" explanation page.
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K - 8th
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Speed Walking Activity
Calculate average speed when given a time and recorded times. Allows students to actively participate and practice collecting data. Students will then utilize knowledge and skills to calculate the average speed and graph the class results.
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6th - 8th
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Energy Stake Park
Need a fun way to introduce the law of conservation of energy? This lab will have kids understanding that and the transfer of energy in a very visual way--by using energy pie charts. These are the best things I use to teach energy! This worksheet walks kids through the free browser-based simulation Energy Skate Park: Basics on the phet website (which I highly recommend!). You can find the simulation here.
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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