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Physics laboratories under $5
Kinetic and Potential Energy Hands On Lab Activity MS-PS3-5 and 4-PS3-4
No more boring worksheets! Instead try this fun hands-on lab activity where students work with a group to launch rubber bands with a ruler to investigate the relationship between potential and kinetic energy. Includes teaching suggestions, a student lab sheet with discussion questions, and an answer key. This is one of my favorite labs!Whether learning new concepts like how kinetic energy and potential energy are related or reviewing skills they have already learned such as how to find averages
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4th - 8th
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NGSS:
4-PS3-4
, MS-PS3-5
Wave on a String PhET Lab
This virtual PhET Wave on a String Lab provides students opportunity to experiment with the various components of waves and the relationships between their anatomy, motion, and energy. It's SO important to see waves in motion to understand them! This virtual lab is a great way to help students to visualize the motion of transverse waves and to give them the opportunity to manipulate waves in order to see the relationships between wavelength, frequency, and wave speed. The lab provides both a gui
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Grades:
7th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-PS4-1
Newton's Laws of Motion Discovery Stations
These 12 Newton's Laws of Motion Discovery stations will allow your students to sort out Newton’s three laws of motion for themselves!Each station is easy to set up and each one takes about 3 minutes for the students to complete. Attached are directions for the teacher, including the materials list (all materials are easy-to-come-by things like plastic cups, eggs, marbles, toy cars, washers, etc.). The only thing that you may need to look for ahead of time are two Newton spring scales and one or
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Motion and Forces Unit | Speed Velocity Acceleration Newtons Laws Forces
Heat Transfer Lab Stations | Conduction Convection Radiation | NGSS
These Conduction Convection Radiation Hands-On Inquiry stations are the perfect way to use the Next Generation Science Standards (MS-PS3-3) to teach about the behavior of heat energy in your curriculum. They also happen to be one of my favorite activities because they are engaging, they help students construct meaningful understanding using prior knowledge and real observations about heat, and they are memorable! Every year, I have students ask if they can stay after school to try some of the st
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7th - 10th
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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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Grades:
5th - 10th
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CCSS:
Windmill Building STEM Activity
Get your students engaged with this hands on STEM Activity! Your students will be creative thinkers as they build windmills to harness the wind and investigate alternative energy sources. These activity is PERFECT for use in your classroom or a STEM open house!❤️ You will LOVE using this Windmill STEM activity because it is so SIMPLE! The bases are reusable from class to class and the students focus on building the blades. Students follow the engineering design process to design, build, and
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4th - 8th
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Newton's First Law of Motion Activity Inertia Stations
EASY PREP Newton's 1st Law stations with EASY materials! Students play with common supplies to experience one of Newton's Laws of Motion firsthand. Easy and engaging! ⭐ Get this activity in our NEWTON'S LAWS UNIT at 40% OFF! ⭐In this activity, students will:MOVE THROUGH 7 SIMPLE STATIONS. The station cards lead them independently through 7 very simple activities. Each activity demonstrates Newton's 1st law in a different way. COMPLETE THE STUDENT SHEET. As they visit each station, they
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
, MS-PS2-1
Also included in: Newton's Laws Activity Bundle ALL EASY PREP 20% OFF
Newton's Laws of Motion Stations {Interactive and Fun!}
These stations will keep your students MOVING! Designed to fit in one class period, your students will build on what they have been taught in the classroom concerning Newton's Laws of Motion. This is a great way to reinforce material in your Science classroom. You can opt to use these activities as stations and simply use them as labs or activities to enhance what you already have planned in the classroom.*Now includes an answer key!This set of stations include:--Classifying activity cards of ev
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5th - 8th
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Balloon Rockets Newton's 3rd Law Lab
In this lab students will build balloon rockets and discover the relationship between the size of the balloon and the distance traveled. They will relate this to Newton's 3rd law- action/reaction forces. In the second part of the lab they will change the mass of the rocket and discover how it affects the distance traveled. Materials needed: yarn or string, balloon, tape, straw, washers or pennies. Two versions are included:1. Guided version- Procedures are provided for students. Great for middle
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Newton's Laws Bundle
Forms of Energy Stations Lab (Print & Digital for Distance Learning)
Get your students up and moving with this HANDS-ON Forms of Energy Station Lab activity. This product is FULLY EDITABLE so that you can edit to fit the needs of your classroom and students. Need a digital option for distance learning, a flipped classroom, or as an alternative to an in-person lab? No problem! I have included a DIGITAL option in this resource! Students will practice identifying many different forms of energy and energy transformations such as: ✅kinetic and potential energy (mec
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Grades:
8th - 11th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS3-4
, HS-PS3-2
, MS-PS3-2
, HS-PS3-1
, MS-PS3-3
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Measurements, Significant Figures, and Unit Conversions: Great Substitute Plan
This is a great lesson to print for your substitute if your students have reviewed basic measurements, significant figures, and unit conversions! This worksheet could serve as a good homework assignment after a measurement lab where students use graduated cylinders, triple beam balance, thermometers, and rulers. I suggest printing and copying pages 1-4 as a separate packet and pages 5-6 as a student answer sheet to be collected. It is purposely designed to be easy to grade if you choose to do
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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Make Multiple Vectors Fun! Pirate Treasure Hunt - Physics, Trigonometry
This is one of my student’s favorite activities. Who doesn’t want to go outside and map out some vectors? It works well in physics or trigonometry for understanding how to add and subtract multiple vectors. 10 different maps are provided for student groups to make their way from a single point of origin to a designated, X-marks-the-spot, using compass headings of N, S, E, and W and specified distances. The groups all have a different path but end up at the same place. At the end, students dr
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Parachute Lab- calculating speed and acceleration
Students LOVE to build parachutes! In this activity students will build a parachute out of grocery bags. You can provide materials or let them bring in their own and set specific guidelines (lab worksheet is editable). After testing them out students have to calculate the speed and acceleration of their parachute. This activity is a fun way to end your acceleration unit and also tie in the concept of free fall. You might also be interested in:Acceleration powerpointBe sure to follow my TpT store
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Grades:
7th - 9th
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NGSS:
HS-PS2-3
Potential & Kinetic ENERGY Jumping Origami FROGS LAB
This Hands-On, Self-Directed, Action LAB--actually TWO(2) different LABS- allow students to explore the relationship between Potential and Kinetic Energy using a folded ORIGAMI FROG! This is one of my students' favorite labs, and helps them to understand how Potential Energy changes into Kinetic Energy. Students make their own Origami FROG out of an index card (copy-able plans and video link included) and then, CHALLENGE each FROG across a FROG LONG JUMP for distance! I have also included a
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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Newton's Laws of Motion: First Law Lab
A fun, interactive way for your students to explore Newton's First Law of Motion!
In Part One (Penny Drop), students will explain in terms of Newton’s First Law why a penny falls into a cup when a card is flicked.
In Part Two (Marble Roll), students will explain in terms of Newton’s First Law why it is hard to get a marble rolling, and get it to stop rolling, using only air and a straw.
Also includes a reflection sheet with four thought questions. Students will read each scenario and describe
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: (OVER 30% OFF) Bundle: Newton's Laws of Motion
Newton's Second Law of Motion Activity Force Mass Hands-On Lab
Answers the question "What effect does MASS have on the FORCE needed to move an object?" Have fun with Newton's 2nd Law with this 2-part hands-on investigation!⭐ Get this activity in our NEWTON'S LAWS UNIT at 40% OFF! ⭐Materials Needed: physics carts (or similar with wheels that can be pulled) fishing weights (or any other weights)1N spring scales (the more sensitive the spring scale the better)balance or digital scalerulersmarblesplastic or paper cupspennieselasticsProcedure:Students vary the
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
, HS-PS2-1
, MS-PS2-1
Also included in: Newton's Laws Activity Bundle ALL EASY PREP 20% OFF
Velocity and Acceleration Lab Activity for Middle and High School Students
Give your students practice and reinforcement over Speed, Velocity and Acceleration with this engaging lab activity. This easy set-up activity is sure to interest and engage your Physical Science students while giving them practice over calculations, graphing motion and using correct units. My students love to see Physics in action and this lab will not disappoint! Included in this activity: ★3 page student lab sheet ★Teacher instructions and material set-up ★Pictures for easy set-up You might
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6th - 12th
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Newton's Laws of Motion Activity Third Law Lab Stations
EASY PREP Newton's 3rd Law lab stations with EASY SUPPLIES! Students play with common supplies to experience one of Newton's Laws of Motion firsthand. Easy and engaging!⭐ Get this activity in our NEWTON'S LAWS UNIT at 40% OFF! ⭐In this activity, students will:MOVE THROUGH 6 STATIONS. The station cards lead them independently through 6 simple activities. Each activity demonstrates Newton's 3rd law in a different way.COMPLETE THE STUDENTS SHEET. As they visit each station, students complete a st
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
, MS-PS2-1
Also included in: Newton's Laws Activity Bundle ALL EASY PREP 20% OFF
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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Slow Can Race STEM Forces in Motion Activity/ Experiment: Creating Friction
This interactive STEM activity is always a highlight of my forces and motion unit! This activity is perfect to reinforce the concepts of forces and friction. Students need to cover or wrap a regular can in different materials to se how they affect the speed a can can travel down a ramp. Students experiment to see how friction affects motion. Set the stage by building up the idea that this is a race- THEN explain that the SLOWEST can is the winner! Students often wrap all kinds of materials
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
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Conservation of Energy Inquiry Lab (Phet Simulation) | Physics
This is a simple inquiry-based lab that I love to give students as an intro to Energy and Work. Students will figure out for themselves conceptual problems involving Conservation of Energy. They will get a basic idea of how Gravitational Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy work while discovering mind-blowing concepts. Lastly, the last page of the lab also gives students an opportunity to create their own skate park, which they love, and they get to learn more through creating and playing. Everyt
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
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NGSS:
HS-PS3-1
Also included in: Energy and Work Lab Bundle | Physics
Thermal Energy Transfer- HEAT in MOTION- Chocolate CONDUCTION LAB - Editable
Learn about Thermal Energy Transfer by CONDUCTION and eat Chocolate? YES! This Hands-ON, Self-Directed, Action LAB--allows students to explore how HEAT moves by CONDUCTION using chocolate chips, aluminum foil, and a hot plate. NO OPEN FLAME! Students will use the Scientific Method to INVESTIGATE how Thermal Energy moves from a Heat Source through a Solid, using a Foil Strip folded into a "tray" and a line of chocolate chips. They will make a Hypothesis to TEST, gather Materials, follow Proce
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Simple Machines Playground Lab
The Simple Machines Playground Lab is a fantastic way to have students dive deeper into their exploration of simple machines through a super fun, hands on building lab. This lab has students create a playground structure that includes the six common types of simple machines: lever, screw, were, inclined plane, wheel and axle, and rope and pulley. I highly suggest students work in groups of 2-4 students. It is appropriate for physical science or engineering and can be adapted for multiple grad
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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Electricity and Circuit Stations Hands on Electrical Circuits Science Activity
This collection of four hands-on experiments will really excite and ignite your students. Easy to set up lessons as well as student instructions for self-guided stations. Perfect for teaching circuits, conductors, and insulatorsHow can I use this product?These are great science centers for partners or small groups.What is included?The PDF file contains instructions and worksheets for four experiments:1. Make a light bulb light with a battery and a paper clip. (EUREKA Light Kit)2. Make two light
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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