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7th grade physics laboratories for Easel Activities
Walking Dead Lab (An Exploration of Speed, Velocity & Acceleration)
Now you can add an interactive layer to this PDF and assign it to your students through Google Classroom!Use this exciting lab to help students discover speed, velocity and acceleration and how various motions are represented graphically. This product includes almost everything you will need for this lab with the exception of measuring tape, timing device, and metal washers (or other similar weights). Before the lab, students are assigned a task (job cards are included) and 4 different "walker
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Marc W.
PhET Simulation Online Lab: States of Matter
In this guided inquiry PhET online lab your students will investigate the three states of matter: solids, liquids and gases. By the end of this online lab students will be able to (1) describe the characteristics of the three states of matter, (2) compare the motion of the particles in the three different phases, (3) explain how to change the state of a material and be able to name the six different phase changes (4) understand that different substances have different melting and boiling tempera
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Growing Bundle: PhET Simulations Online Physics and Chemistry Labs
NGSS Physical Science Curriculum | Printable, Digital & Editable Components
SAVE $$$ by purchasing ALL my Physical Science Teaching Materials!Important Notes• This curriculum includes FREE downloads of ALL FUTURE Physical Science products.• Vocab activities are being added - CHECK MY PROGRESS• This curriculum includes Nature of Science teaching materials. *********************************************************************************************************PAYMENT PLANS• My curricula offer the BEST value in my TpT store but are sold at the highest price point• I now o
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3rd - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-PS3-4
, 5-PS1-3
, 3-PS2-1
, 5-PS1-4
, 4-PS3-4
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Law of Conservation of Energy Lab Activity Middle School {Bouncy Ball Physics}
This product teaches students about different forms of kinetic and potential energy including elastic potential energy, thermal energy, and gravitational potential energy. he main principle behind this lab is the Law of Conservation of Energy. Students will drop a bouncy ball from different heights and will compare the rebound heights from different altitudes. Then, students will experiment to see how rebound height changes with each consecutive bouncy ball height. Included in this resource:- Te
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-PS3-5
, MS-PS3-1
Also included in: Forces & Energy Lab Experiment Bundle
Virtual Motion Lab
Looking for a fun phenomena or extension activity for your motion unit? Do you need a straightforward activity that students can complete without too much teacher assistance? This virtual motion lab is the perfect resource for you! In this activity, students will use an online simulation from Phet to explore balanced and unbalanced forces, friction, speed, acceleration, and Newton's Laws in an inquiry based fashion.Visit the Phet Sim here: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/forces-and-motio
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Grades:
6th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
, MS-PS2-1
Also included in: Force & Motion Unit
Schematic Circuit Symbols for Electrical Circuit Diagrams #1
Thirty-six crisp & clean images of the most common electric circuit schematic symbols. Original artwork. Not for commercial use; For personal use only.Great for interactive notebooks, building paper circuits, and other electronic, robotic, and physics electricity lessons.Also includes a reference sheet for assessment/quick identification purposes and posters for your classroom word wall or symbol wall.Included in this resource:1-page teacher quick print instructions.2-pages "Schematic Circ
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Schematic Circuit Symbols for Electrical Circuit Diagrams #1 & #2
PhEt Law of Conservation of Energy Skate park BASIC webquest
This is a great webquest activity for introducing the law of conservation of energy.Phet.edu is a great source of simulations for all fields of math and science. For this sim you will go to Energy Skate Park BASIC.You should spend some time playing around with the site before using it. You must also make sure your school's firewall will allow you to use HTML5 or Java applets. PHET.EDU MAY NOT WORK ON iPad!!! Please check with your IT department or run Phet.edu BEFORE purchasing this file!!! You
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Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-PS2-4
, HS-PS2-2
, MS-PS2-2
, HS-PS2-1
, MS-PS2-5
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Also included in: Hands-on Science Semester Labs Bundle
Mu of the Shoe Kinetic Friction Lab
Looking for a fun, hands on easy to do physics friction lab? Then we have just what you need! In this lab your students will investigate which of their shoes has the greatest coefficient of friction. This is an important factor in determining what shoes they should wear to their next sporting event.Friction is the force that allows us to move through our environment, change direction, and carry objects. But for a full understanding of the friction force, students also need to learn about the coe
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
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PhET Simulation Online Lab: Forces & Motion
Looking for a great activity to start your unit on Newton’s laws of motion? Don’t want to give a big lecture or start with a bunch of mathematical calculations? Students love PhET Interactive Simulations and this guided inquiry activity on forces and motion is a great way to get started. Have fun and learn at the same time.I find this to be a great guided inquiry activity that will work well for students from middle school through high school. This activity will guide students as they investigat
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Newton’s Laws of Motion Bundle: Three PhET Online Labs
PhET Simulation Online Lab: Density
In this guided inquiry PhET online lab your students will investigate the physical properties of a material that determine its density. By the end of this online lab students will be able to (1) determine the volume of an object using the displacement method, (2) calculate the density of an object, (3) explain how changing the mass or volume of an object affects its density, (4) explain why an object floats or sinks in a liquid and (5) determine the relative density of objects from their masses
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Density Exploration Bundle
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: Period of a Pendulum
In completing this PhET inquiry based lab activity your students will gain a complete understanding of how mass, length, displacement and gravitational acceleration affect the period of a pendulum. 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 the included inquiry-based laboratory assignment sheet. This HTML5 web-based inquiry lab can be run from most cellphone
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Growing Bundle: PhET Simulations Online Physics and Chemistry Labs
PhET Simulation Online Lab: Build a Molecule
In this guided inquiry two part lab your students will investigate molecules and how they are built. This activity is designed for use with the Build a Molecule HTML5 simulation from PhET Interactive Simulations. The link for the simulation is: https://tinyurl.com/2p9cvvjx. The learning goals for this activity are:(1) Students will be able to explain the difference between an atom and a molecule.(2) Students will be able to explain the difference between an element and a compound.(3) Students wi
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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: Build an Atom
In this inquiry-based PhET online lab your students will investigate atomic structure and the subatomic particles that make up atoms using the Build an Atom simulation. They will learn the important terms used to describe atoms such as atomic number, mass number and net charge. They will also be introduced to the layout of the periodic table and how to locate elements on it. Students love working with the online simulations from PhET Interactive Simulations. The Build an Atom simulation is easy
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Growing Bundle: PhET Simulations Online Physics and Chemistry Labs
Simple Machines Project
If you are looking for a way to give your students choice and incorporate projects into your simple machine unit, consider trying a Tic Tac Toe choice board. This is a student choice form used to differentiate instruction during a science unit on simple and complex machines.
This item includes the tic-tac-toe choice menu for students and assessment guide for students to use while completing their choice menu. UPDATED to include the Criteria Cards based on buyer feedback.
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Science Themed Choice Boards Bundle
Making YOU the Scientist: Heat Transfer Lab, Convection
This is a great lab activity for introducing the important topics of heat transfer and convection. It can also be used as a starting point for talking about the other two types of energy transfer: conduction and radiation. You can do this lab in almost any setting: in the classroom, during home schooling, as an online learning demonstration or just a fun thing to do with the kids on the weekend. Kids love working with water and food coloring and the results of the experiment can be seen in just
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7th - 9th
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Currents & Circuits 2 PhET Lab | Complete Interactive Virtual Lab Guide with Key
This PhET Lab guide can be completed digitally as an interactive handout with drag and drop elements or printed. Students are instructed how to build a baseline circuit to compare it to a tester circuit. Then, use the PhET simulation and lab guide to set up their circuits to answer the 4 testable questions provided: "How does [voltage, length of wire, type of material & wire diameter] affect the strength of electric current?" (NGSS PS2-3) Ask questions about data to determine the factors tha
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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NGSS:
HS-PS3-2
, MS-PS2-3
, MS-PS3-2
, HS-PS3-1
PhET Simulation Online Labs: Resistance and Ohm's Law
This product contains two separate physics lab activities, Resistance and Ohm's Law, to be completed with two different PhET Interactive Simulations. The lab activities focus on the qualitative relationships governing two physical phenomena by using visual representations to show the factors that affect the resistance and current. A minimum amount of math is needed to answer the included questions. Your students will have fun playing with the simulation sliders and seeing what happens.In the fir
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Growing Bundle: PhET Simulations Online Physics and Chemistry Labs
Electricity Inquiry Lab #2: Connecting Electric Circuits
Clear and easy to follow Circuit Task Cards.Written instructions and schematic circuit diagrams guide students in constructing various series and parallel circuits.Eighteen task cards in total; complexity of circuit design increases with each card.Students will learn to connect circuit components and observe the effect of additional loads in series/parallel configurations. Additional equipment (not included) required for the successful completion of this lab:3-4 Batteries, 1.5V D Cell;3-4 Batte
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6th - 10th
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NGSS:
HS-PS2-5
, MS-PS2-3
, HS-PS2-4
Gravity FORCE PhET | 5E Virtual Lab Guide + Key | Digital + Printable
This is an interactive digital and printable virtual lab guide for students to explore the relationships of gravity, mass and distance using the simulation, Gravity Force Lab: Basics by PhET (love their science simulations). Students follow instructions in the guide while tinkering with the simulation, manipulating the variables and observing what happens as they increase or decrease mass and distance to see how it affects the force of gravity between two bodies. Students collect data in data ta
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Grades:
7th - 10th
NGSS:
MS-PS2-4
, HS-PS2-4
PhET: Circuit Construction Kit DC Activity Guide
The PhET: Circuit Construction Kit DC Activity Guide is used along with the free *Next Generation PhET Simulation “Circuit Construction Kit DC”. Students will discover the nature of direct current by building electrical circuits with batteries, wires, switches, bulbs, resistors, fuses, and other electrical components. In particular, students will learn about:simple circuitsopen and closed circuitsinsulators and conductorsmeasuring voltage and current with instruments (voltmeter and ammeter)the m
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5th - 8th
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Speed of a Marble Lab Experiment & Motion Activity
It's been a marathon day and you still have one set of papers to grade.... AND, today is the weekly faculty meeting. Then it dawns on you....you still have to prep for tomorrow's speed lab activity....all of this before dragging yourself to the car to head home. Sound familiar? You need a lab that: ☑ is easy to put together ☑ uses simple and readily available materials ☑ adaptable to paper or computer (it's already set up on EASEL!)☑ has detailed student instructions & helpful graphics ☑ has
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5th - 8th
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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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Light Energy Science And STEAM | Reflection And Diffraction Of Waves | Grade 4 5
Students will immerse themselves in the properties of light and how we see colors with an investigation, exploration, and STEAM activity. Students investigate how white light can be reflected, diffracted, and dispersed. They will use what they learn to create a spectroscope. Teachers can use it as a complete science unit. It uses simple supplies and includes a comprehensive teacher guide. Students will follow the scientific method to answer the question: Does the CD color affect the number of c
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Grades:
4th - 7th
NGSS:
4-PS4-2
, MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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