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Physics projects under $5
Roller Coaster STEM Activity : Paper Roller Coasters
Build a roller coaster while learning about kinetic and potential energy in this engaging STEM challenge! Your students will love learning about the physics of roller coasters! Students research, plan, build, and test marble roller coasters made of paper and tape. This is a yearly favorite! Students apply their understanding of kinetic and potential energy transformations as they create 4 thrills in their paper coasters. This is an annual favorite in my class!Also includes an interactive les
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-PS3-2
, 4-PS3-1
, MS-PS3-5
, MS-PS3-1
Also included in: Kinetic and Potential Energy Bundle for Middle School
Force and Motion STEM project Egg Drop Challenge Engineering Design Process
Looking for a fun way for students to use their knowledge of force, Newton's laws, and practice their engineering skills? This egg drop STEM engineering design process challenge will get your students designing, testing, investigating, thinking like a disciplinarian, and acting as engineers as they improve their egg structures to mimic the Mars rover landing. ✎Print and digital versions This engineering design STEM project includes:✅ Teacher guide for doing the activity✅ Student handouts for t
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Light and Sound Color By Number - Mini Bundle - Includes 2 Worksheets
You can save 20% on my light and sound color by numbers by purchasing this bundle. Color By Numbers Included:Light Color By Number | Direct Link |Concepts Include: Light Waves, Reflection, Refraction, AbsorptionSound Color By Number | Direct Link |You might also like the following Light and Waves Activities:Light FoldableWaves - Color By NumberTypes of Waves Foldable - Frayer Model FormatElectromagnetic spectrum Color By Number•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Let's
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6th - 8th
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Energy Transformations Project - Comic Activity - Fun Assessment
Students of all ages love comics. In this project, students will create a comic strip that demonstrates their understanding of at least six energy transformations. For example, one panel could have a comic character that is toasting bread with a caption that reads "electrical energy is transformed into thermal energy." I have included a student direction page which includes 15 possible energy transformations and sets clear project guidelines.The comics look great on a bulletin board or inside a
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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Also included in: Physical Science Activities - Mega Bundle
Gifted and Talented Unit - Time Travel Research and Design Project
★ ★ Gifted and Talented - Time Travel Research and Design Project★ ★The purpose of this unit is for students to investigate the philosophies of time and time travel. The students will apply this information to designing their own time travel vehicle and method.About This Unit:★Check it out!: This unit is included in the Gifted and Talented Upper Elementary Units Bundle at a discounted price!This middle-grades unit provides support for student to research philosophies of time and time travel an
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6th - 8th
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Create an Instrument: Sound Waves Project-Based Learning for Physical Science
This is a five-part project-based learning activity for students about sound waves. This project allows students to take their knowledge of sound waves and apply it to creating their own musical instrument, advertisement for that instrument and a music video. This can be done after a unit on sound waves and energy or throughout.This resource includes a workbook for students to:♬Complete research on sound waves, mediums and different materials used for instruments.♬Learn about how different mediu
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-PS4-1
, MS-PS4-2
, MS-ETS1-1
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Rube Goldberg simple machine project
This is a 2 page description/procedure/rubric for a Rube Goldberg project. I gave my class 2 full weeks to work on this. They are provided with minimal materials, the rest is gathered from home (recyclable materials, toys, etc..). A PowerPoint presenation accompanies the Rube Goldberg machine. My students LOVED doing this and they learned a lot about simple machines as well.
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Grades:
5th - 12th
Newton's Laws of Motion Project | Comic Strip Activity | 1st 2nd 3rd Law
Students will demonstrate their knowledge of Newton's Three Laws of Motion by creating a comic strip story that exemplifies one of the laws. This Newton's Law's project blends art and science to help students gain a deeper understanding. What is included?★ Student direction page (PDF + Editable PowerPoint Doc)★ Grading rubric (PDF + Editable PowerPoint Doc)★ Four different comic strip templates★ A comic accordion foldable How can this product be used in your classroom?✔ As an assessment to end y
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5th - 8th
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Winter & Christmas STEM / STEAM Activity - Paper Snowman Engineering Challenge!
WINTER & CHRISTMAS STEM / STEAM ACTIVITY - Paper Snowman Engineering Challenge!This Fun Winter STEAM Activity Includes:2 interactive student worksheets with pictures1 conclusion question worksheetBackground informationKey vocabularyList of materialsScience & Engineering Concepts Covered:3D shapesStructural stabilityMeasurementTeamworkMeeting engineering requirementsTime managementStudents will have so much fun designing and building their own paper snowmen!Click VIEW PREVIEW above to see
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3rd - 12th
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"Rube Goldberg" Simple Machines WebQuest & Construction Project
Learning about Simple Machines with a "Rube Goldberg" construction project gives students an opportunity to research information and then apply that knowledge to a hands-on project they design and build with their team. First, students complete a short WebQuest / Internet Scavenger Hunt to learn (or reinforce) the basics of simple machines. Then, with their team, they design and build a project that utilizes that knowledge from recycled materials. The project was created for grades 7-8 but co
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6th - 8th
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Melting Crayon Science Experiment
The Crayon Melting Science experiment is a colorful and exciting way to let your students practice making a hypothesis when you are learning about the types of matter. Add heat from the sun to change the crayons from a solid to liquid. Record the air temperature and the results on the provided recording sheet during the crayon melting process. Make predictions, record, and complete the writing worksheet page that accompanies the activity.Check out the preview to see what is included. You wil
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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NGSS:
3-ESS2-1
, 2-PS1-4
, 3-ESS2-2
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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3rd - 8th
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Paper Airplane STEM Activity - Force and Motion STEM Challenge
This paper airplane STEM challenge is the perfect multi-disciplinary activity to learn about flight, force and motion. The fun aliens theme will have your students engaged in hands on learning and excited to tackle this STEM challenge!Click the green PREVIEW button to see what is included in this resource.Included in this resource: Teacher directions, hints and suggestionsStudent directions and challenge scenarioEngineering design process student STEM Journal Supply list 4 "read all about it" r
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Potential Kinetic Energy Project Forms of Energy Transformations Activity
Challenge students to create a simple TOY based on ENERGY TRANSFORMATIONS. Students use free or cheap supplies for their projects, but the results are incredible!⭐ Get this resource at a HUGE discount in our Energy Unit! ⭐How It Works:Students get a letter from a toy company asking them to design a toy that demonstrates an energy transformation. The letter gives them clear and specific parameters and includes a student-friendly rubric. The students present their toys to the "board of director
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-PS3-2
, MS-PS3-5
, HS-PS3-3
Also included in: NGSS Energy Activity BUNDLE
Newton's Laws of Motion: Egg Car Collision Project
Students will apply their knowledge of energy, momentum, and Newton’s Laws of Motion to design and construct a crash worthy vehicle.
The vehicle must be aerodynamically designed and it must be able to roll along a test ramp (a plastic rain gutter propped up against a ladder) and into an immovable object at the end of the track (a brick wall) while protecting the passenger (a raw egg) from injury.
Includes detailed instructions, vocabulary worksheet, pre-construction thought questions, car de
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: (OVER 30% OFF) Bundle: Newton's Laws of Motion
Origami Frog - Jumping Frog STEAM activity & game
A great activity for Spring, Halloween. Leap Year or Frog Study Units.PENS, Scissors and Glue stick required for decorating. These are origtami worksheet instructions only NO templates!Origami is a great lesson plan filler activity – it supports, concentration, reading skills and basic maths skills. Making this a great STEAM based activity. This little jumping frog can also be used as part of physics lessons when discussing forces and trajectories. I have selected the “easiest” of all origami fr
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3rd - 6th
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Newton's Laws of Motion Video Demonstration Project
This Newton's Laws of Motion Project will help your students differentiate and understand Newton's 3 Laws of Motion! The structured notes will help your students to sort out the three laws and the video demonstration project will help you to assess their understanding. Students are provided one visually-rich structured notes page for each of Newton's three Laws of Motion (students fill in the missing words). The notes follow a Powerpoint containing introductions to each law, examples, explanatio
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Motion and Forces Unit | Speed Velocity Acceleration Newtons Laws Forces
Rube Goldberg STRUCTURED STEM PROJECT with ASSESSMENT Rubrics Energy Transfer
Add structure and assessment to your fun Rube Goldberg, critical thinking engineering project during a forces/motion and simple machines unit discussing the change in kinetic energy as it is transferred from one object to another. Low prep and super fun end of year project based learning! During all of the designing excitement it can be easy for the students to lose their focus so I have created a more structured approach to the engineering process. The students start out with a brainstorming s
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Grades:
5th - 8th
NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-PS2-2
, MS-PS3-2
, 4-PS3-3
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Also included in: 10 STEM PROJECTS For Middle School- Physics, Life, Environmental Science
Architecture Research Project - PBL
If you would like to purchase the 100% EDITABLE version of this product, click here!This resource can be printed and used in the classroom or be used for distance learning with Google Slides.Inspire your students to study the incredible structures of the world! From the Eiffel Tower in France to the Beijing National Stadium in China, students dive into the architectural design, engineering and historical significance of these magnificent structures.This resource guides students through conductin
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Grades:
4th - 10th
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STEM Heat Project Thermal Energy Transfer Insulator Device MS-PS3-3
Students BUILD a device to minimize thermal energy transfer and then TEST its effectiveness.This project is designed for a heat, thermal energy, and insulators/conductors unit, covering NGSS MS PS3-3: Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer. At home, students design and construct a device that holds heat. They can use any materials that they have access to, and therefore don't have to buy anything. Keeping
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS3-4
, MS-PS3-3
, MS-ESS2-6
Also included in: NGSS Aligned Middle School PHYSICAL SCIENCE Curriculum Bundle
STEM Activity Blow Tubes Challenge Featuring Newton's 2nd Law
If you need a STEM Activity that is highly engaging this multi-day this project will do it! This GREAT package contains a complete lesson plan for a STEM lab experience. The topic is Newton's Second Law of Motion---but it is presented in a very student-friendly way! ➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM Challenge and 2 additional multi-day activities!What is the challenge?Students will be blowing marshmallows through tubes and determining distances traveled. They will use two lengths of tubes a
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM CHALLENGES ENTIRE YEAR 60 Projects, Planning Guide, and Posters
NGSS Engineering Design: Rube Goldberg Machines (Motion & Stability)
This is by far my most favorite STEM unit to teach! This also works great for distant learning and I have been over the moon with the results (examples included in the product). And if you don't know what a Rube Goldberg Machine is, no need to worry, I created a scripted, detailed unit for teachers.Combine NGSS engineering design, motion/stability and forces and interactions standards into one unit by teaching Rube Goldberg Machines! In this unit students will create their own Rube Goldberg Mach
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Grades:
K - 8th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Physical Science Career Research Project STEM End of the Year Activity T-shirt
This Physical Science Career Research and T Shirt Design Project is a great way to get your students thinking about potential careers in the sciences, or just to help them to understand why their studies in chemistry, physics, and the physical sciences are relevant and important! This project works for grade 6 and up, so if you are teaching a middle school Physical Science course or unit or a high school Chemistry, Physics, or Physical Science course, you can assign this project at the beginning
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Snow Day Science Activity
"Now that we don't have any snow days, I love this activity because it still gets my students out and having fun while learning!" This fun and engaging activity is perfect for a virtual snow day! Get your students outside to investigate the relationship between snow and rainfall! In this no-prep activity, students will follow instructions to determine the amount of snow that is formed from one inch of water. This resource uses easy-to-follow directions that walk students through the process
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Grades:
5th - 7th
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