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Physics laboratories for Microsoft Word
Earthquake Jello Lab Activity STEM
This lab or activity is a hands-on and collaborative learning lesson that incorporates the following:
STEM
Earthquakes
Geology
Engineering
Design
Real-World Connections
Problem Solving
Inferencing and Predicting
Materials: this handout, mini-marshmellows, toothpicks, jello
Overview: Students will work together to tackle a real-world problem: engineers are constantly working to design and build buildings that can survive the impact of serious earthquakes. I show students some videos and picture
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5th - 10th
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Designing a Roller Coaster using the Law of Conservation of Energy
In this great hands on activity students will need to follow the Law of Conservation of Energy to create blueprints to their own roller coaster. The students will need to calculate the over all mass, height, PE and KE of their roller coaster at various spots long it's path while keeping in mind their linear blueprints must be to scale, in color and very accurate. This document has everything you need to help your students master these skills. All you need to do is help your students bring the
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8th - 12th
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Paper Airplane Lab: Gravity and Air Resistance
This activity helps demonstrate some of the unbalanced forces, namely gravity and air resistance, that affect us every day. Students should predict why paper airplanes do not stay in the air forever. After testing their paper airplane, they should create a force diagram and answer some questions regarding these unbalanced forces.
Materials needed: paper, meter stick
Main topics: unbalanced forces, gravity, air resistance (friction).
Quick, easy, and effective in demonstrating gravity and
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Wave Energy Lab (slinky) w/key
Two day lab dealing with transverse and longitudinal waves using a slinky. Students observe Amplitude, Wavelength, Crest, and Trough and draw where these are in the wave. Constructive & Destructive interference. Five page lab with great questions Comes with answer key.
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7th - 9th
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Electricity 5E Lab using Kill-A-Watt Meters for APES, Physics
This 5E uses Kill-A-Watt meters and various appliances. Lab data takes 45-60 minutes. Questions and graphing take another 60 minutes. More math and analysis is provided for further extension.Students find this lab VERY engaging as they discover what uses a lot of electricity. Pictures of this lab and hints can be found here: https://teachingapscience.com/electricity-lab-using-kill-watt-meters/This is a great lab for physics, AP physics, AP Environmental Science, Environmental Science, and phy
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Unit 6: Energy Bundle for AP Environmental Science
Grade 9 science SNC1W - Course Bundle (4 units)
SNC1W – Grade 9 de-streamed science (Ontario Curriculum)This bundle contains more than 697 pages worth of material.This is an entire semester. No need to write out course notes because they are all here, a big time saver!These course notes are in Word format (if you wish they can be easily customized to create great PPT’s with them, in your own style) and have many imbedded illustrations for visual appeal and clarity. This package includes accompanying worksheets, 21 labs, test reviews, plus a
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9th
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"Inertia Games" Lab Activity - Newton's 1st Law of Motion
Students are introduced to the concept of Newton's 1st Law of Motion and inertia by completing six (6) different challenges/games in this lab activity. Example of one of the game challenges:a. Get a plastic cup, index cards, and a quarter. b. Place the index card on top of the cup so it is centered over the opening. Put the quarter on top of the index card. c. Using your finger pull the index card out from under the quarter. You are trying to get the quarter to drop into the cup. d. Compl
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5th - 10th
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Simple Machines Marshmallow Catapult Lab Experiment - Newton's Laws
Really fun way to teach simple machines, levers, and Newton's Laws. This is a lesson plan with the full description of how to make marshmallow catapults to launch in class. This is a formal lesson plan, usable for any observation. This was a big hit in the classroom!
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3rd - 10th
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Inertia Lab: Testing Newtons First Law of Motion
Students always enjoy testing inertia. This activity takes students through three activities that demonstrate Newton's First Law of Motion. Students should notice that an object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion, unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
Materials needed: coins or washers, beaker or cup, note card, toy car.
Main topics: inertia, Newton's First Law of Motion
Quick, easy, and effective in demonstrating inertia. Great for middle school or
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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NGSS Energy Activity BUNDLE
SAVE 30% OFF list prices plus a FREE BONUS! Includes 6 NO or LOW PREP activities! Includes engaging activities, graphing practice, hands-on stations, a low-prep lab, and a fun project for energy transformations - all designed to SUPPLEMENT and add FUN to an existing energy unit! This bundle includes the following:Hands-On Forms of Energy Stations (Free bonus!)Energy Transformations MatchingEnergy Claims and Evidence ActivityPotential and Kinetic Energy Lab (Easy Supplies!)Graph How Mass and S
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7th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-PS3-2
, MS-PS3-5
, MS-PS3-1
Physics: Simple Machines - Marshmallow Lever Lab
This lab uses ordinary objects to construct levers. Students measure success and accuracy. This lab also allows students to try to hit the teacher with the marshmallows using the levers. The students love it!
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7th - 12th
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Potential and Kinetic Energy Pendulum Lab
This lab is an excellent way for students to demonstrate their understanding of Potential and Kinetic Energy and practice basic algebra skills. In addition, the lab equipment is easy for the instructor to acquire and set up. This assessment covers a few key concepts in physics, such as transformation of energy, inertia, potential and kinetic energy. Students create a pendulum on their desk out of washers, string, tape and a pencil and then calculate the velocity, potential and kinetic energy of
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8th - 11th
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Noise Pollution and Decibels Experimental Design Lab. Distance Learning
This lab can be done in person or distance learning using student smart phones or Chromebooks.Any decibel app or Chrome extension works and a free recommended one is provided. This lab is perfect for Unit 7 of AP Environmental Science, but can be adapted for sound and decibel study in Physics and marine sound pollution/echolocation in Marine Science classes. Students can work in groups to develop a question, measure decibels at school or their homes and combine data, or they can do this individ
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Unit 7 Bundle for AP Environmental Science
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion Lab Activity
This lab is a great way to reinforce the concepts tied to Newton's Second Law of Motion. It uses everyday materials so it is easy to use and set up.* Updated Nov. 2018 to include a Teacher Notes/Hints sheet and a diagram of the lab setup! Thanks for your feedback!* This lab is editable so you may fit your students needs. (Word document - 4 pages)There are two parts to the lab. In the first students increase mass by adding pennies (mass) to the cup. When students create bar graphs with their
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6th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
Newton's Laws Bundle
This bundle includes:- 3 editable powerpoint presentations on Newton's Laws - Newton's 3rd law lab (Balloon rockets)- Newton's laws of motion station activity- Newton's laws digital choice board- 1 Jeopardy review game (powerpoint) on Newton's Laws- 2 Versions of a 15 question multiple choice testBe sure to follow my TpT store by clicking on the green "follow me" next to my seller picture to receive notifications of new products and upcoming sales. Don't forget to leave feedback to earn TpT cred
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8th - 10th
CAN/CUP PHONE SOUND WAVE LAB
Remember making a phone by connecting two cans with a string, and talking through them? This project is an excellent opportunity to teach how sound travels through matter. Cans may be used, but large plastic cups work better. Paper cups are another option. Have string, fishing line, and wire available to use, adding variables to the lab. The kids will have great fun while learning about sound waves. The step-by-step worksheet includes desired learner outcomes and sound activity background. There
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Gravity Lab: Proving Acceleration due to Gravity is 9.8m/s^2
In this hands on, interactive lab the students will be attempting to prove that the acceleration due to gravity on earth is 9.8m/s^2. Everything you need for the lab is here except for some of the hands on materials. My kids love this lab every year and I usually give a treat or extra credit to the lab group that can get closest to expected outcome.The lab also helps prove to the students that mass doesn't matter, and all objects will fall to the earth at the same rate (when removing air resis
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5th - 12th
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Phet Ohm's Law Lab
**Best used on conjunction with Circuits LabMade For Distance Learning:This lab is 1 of aset of 20, which was made to pair with freePhET online simulations, which allow hands on engagement in a distance learning setting. Chromebook and tablet accessible. Simply upload to google classroom. Make a student copy and let students fill in. Answer Key Included (So copy paste in a safe space :) Lab Objectives:HS-PS3-1Students will be able to define voltage, current, and resistance. Students will find th
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9th - 11th
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NGSS:
HS-PS3-1
Mass vs. Weight Mini-Lab and Reading
Struggling to explain the difference between mass and weight? This activity will drive that difference home for kids with two activities. First, students read about the difference between mass and weight, citing information from the text and defining the terms as they go. Following the close read, students will participate in an interactive exploration of how mass and weight are impacted by traveling to different planets! This is a great lesson to explain a tough-to-grasp concept. I like to end
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: Newton's Laws of Motion Bundle
NGSS Waves Bundle of Labs Assessments and Activities for Middle School
This NGSS Waves bundle for Middle School Science is composed of all 8 of my waves products including a project, performance tasks and assessments, labs, lessons, mini-units, interactive notebook, and activities combined into one product at a DISCOUNT! All resources are aligned to the new NGSS standards.These activities and lessons are sure to fit perfectly into your waves or physical science unit! It offers about a month of lessons and activities and is valued at over $30 for $24! You will have
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4th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-PS4-1
, MS-PS4-2
, MS-PS4-3
Roller Coaster Extravaganza Project - Engineering, Physics, Forces, Energy
In this 9-day-long project, students work as a team to construct a large roller coaster out of foam pipe insulationThe project progresses through multiple stages:-Small-scale testing-Designing the full scale coaster (on paper), based on the testing-Creating a prototype full-scale coaster based on their design-Tweaking the design to overcome flaws and challenges-Creating an "advertisement" type poster for their coaster-Creating a written set of 'reflection' questions about the process-Building an
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7th - 12th
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Forces Motion and Newtons Laws Science NGSS Assessments MS-PS2 Test Questions
This digital bundled resource contains quality, EDITABLE sample assessment, test questions and performance tasks easily adaptable for distance learning for the NGSS Middle School Physical Science Performance Expectations MS-PS2 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions (Ex: Newtons Laws, collisions, magnetic fields, motion, forces, mass, etc.). It includes 22 questions or tasks total for MS-PS2-1 through MS-PS2-5 only. The questions can be edited, copied and pasted into various forms of asse
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5th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-PS2-4
, MS-PS2-3
, MS-PS2-2
, MS-PS2-5
, MS-PS2-1
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
Calculating and Graphing Speed: Marble Racing Experiment!
A simple lab to test how the speed of a marble changes as the height/slope of a ramp is increased. As students raise the ramp, they will notice the speed of the marble increases. Students will need to calculate their results, create a distance-time graph to represent their data, and write a conclusion of their results.
Materials needed: marble (or ball), stop watch, ramp (I use Hot Wheels track), meter stick.
Main topics: calculating speed, graphing distance vs. time, interpreting graph an
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Terminal Speed Physics Lab & Graphing Activity using Coffee Filters {EDITABLE}
Do you want a teach your students about terminal speed, but can't find the time to put together a complex lab and then mark it all?
This is the lab for you!
This is part of my cost-saving, amazing Physics Bundle!
This is a quick lab that your students can complete start to finish in one class period. The student handout pages include:
• Purpose
• Question
• Rationale
• Materials
• Procedure
• Observation Table
• Graphing and Follow-up Questions + Conclusion
You'll need:
• meter stick
• coff
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7th - 12th
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