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7th grade physical science simulations
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
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-PS4-1
PhET Build an Atom activity guide
Now includes both printable PDF and Google Slides versions!The PhET:Building an Atom Activity Guide is used along with the free *Next Generation PhET Simulation on Building an Atom. Students will experiment with adding protons, neutrons, and electrons to an atomic model to create atoms of different elements. Your students will hit the ground running without the need for a lengthy introduction from you. Just print the activity guide or share from your Google Drive. Students can watch the intro
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS1-1
Also included in: PhET Activity Guides Chemistry BUNDLE / Distance Learning
PhET States of Matter Basics Activity Guide / Distance Learning
PhET States of Matter: Basics ACTIVITY GUIDE Now includes both printable PDF and Google Slides versions! The PhET: States of Matter Basics Activity Guide is used along with the free *Next Generation PhET Simulation on States of Matter. Students will examine the motion of atoms and molecules of various substances in their solid, liquid, and gas state. Your students will hit the ground running without the need for a lengthy introduction from you. Just print the activity guide or share from your G
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS1-4
, MS-PS1-2
, MS-PS1-3
, MS-PS1-1
Also included in: PhET Activity Guides Chemistry BUNDLE / Distance Learning
Forces & Motion Tug of War PHET Lab Worksheet MS-PS2-2
Description: Do you need a way for your students to explore balanced and unbalanced forces? This PHET Simulation is the perfect solution! Students are able to explore and observe balanced forces, unbalanced forces, and net force. This activity is aligned to MS-PS2-2 and is a great introductory lesson! What's Included: Link to PHET SimulationTeacher directionsStudent handout (two versions: one for science note booking and one for students to record on)Editable PowerPoint slides to guide the l
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
PhET Projectile Motion activity guide
The PhET:Projectile Motion Activity Guide is used along with the free *Next Generation PhET Simulation on Projectile Motion. Students learn how the motion of a projectile is affected by changes in the initial height, initial speed, cannon angle, and other variables with or without the affects of wind resistance. This activity guide follows closely with the newest (HTML5) version of the PhET Projectile Motion simulation. Your students will hit the ground running without the need for a lengthy in
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
Also included in: PhET Activity Guide Physics Bundle
PhET Forces and Motion Basics Activity Guide
The PhET: Forces and Motion Basics Activity Guide is used along with the free *Next Generation PhET Simulation “Forces and Motion Basics”. Students will discover how balanced and unbalanced forces affect an object’s motion and then explore the relationship between force, mass, acceleration, speed, and friction on the motion of objects. The activity guide takes students through the 4 parts of the simulation: Net Force, Motion, Friction and Acceleration. Students are encouraged to make predictions
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
HS-PS2-2
, MS-PS2-2
, HS-PS2-1
Also included in: PhET Activity Guide Physics Bundle
PhET Reactants, Products, and Leftovers Activity Guide / Distance Learning
Now includes both printable PDF and Google Slides versions!The PhET: Reactants, Products, and Leftovers Activity Guide is used along with the free *Next Generation PhET Simulation on Reactants, Products, and Leftovers. First, students will experiment with building sandwiches to see how the number of ingredients determines the number of sandwiches they can make. Then, students use the same concept to predict Reactants, Products, and Leftovers and to identify Limiting Reactants in chemical reactio
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 11th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS1-2
, MS-PS1-1
Also included in: PhET Activity Guides Chemistry BUNDLE / Distance Learning
States of Matter PHET Lab Worksheet MSPS1-4
Description: Do you need an easy way for your students to explore states of matter? This PHET Simulation is the perfect solution! Students are able to explore and observe how particle motion, the compactness of particles, and the temperature changes when a substance goes from a solid to a liquid to a gas. This activity is aligned to MS-PS1-4 and allows students to draw their own conclusions about particles in the different states of matter as they explore the simulation and answer the questio
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS1-4
PhET Build a Molecule activity guide
Now in both printable PDF and Google Slides formats! The PhET: Build a Molecule Activity Guide is used along with the free *Next Generation PhET Simulation on Build a Molecule. Students will experiment with combining atoms of different elements to discover new molecules. Your students will hit the ground running without the need for a lengthy introduction from you. Just print the activity guide or share from your Google Drive. Students can watch the intro video and away they go. The best p
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS1-1
Also included in: PhET Activity Guides Chemistry BUNDLE / Distance Learning
Tides Lab Using Water Balloons - Hands On Experience That Kids LOVE!
This lab is a really fun way to use discovery and investigation to teach students how gravity and inertia cause tides, along with the moon. The cost is low (a package of water balloons and yarn) and it is a great activity to get kids moving and outside. They work in small groups and go through a series of steps and procedures and record data. This was one of the most fun labs of the year for students and was instrumental is having kids understand why we have high tides on the side of the Earth c
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th
Circuits 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 Circuits. They will get the basic idea of how Circuits in Series and Circuits in Parallel work. Lastly, the last page of the lab also gives students an opportunity to create their own circuit, which they love, and they get to learn more through creating and playing. Everything is fully editable. Students will:- Learn through play- H
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
HS-PS3-5
Also included in: HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS | Entire Year Lab Bundle | NGSS Curriculum
PhET Energy Skate Park Basics Activity Guide
The PhET: Energy Skate Park Basics Activity Guide is used along with the free *Next Generation PhET Simulation “Energy Skate Park Basics”. Students will discover the relationship between Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy, and Speed and how a skater’s motion is effected by changes in Mass and Friction. Then, students can apply what they have learned by designing their own track that will perform in a predictable way. The activity guide takes students through the 3 parts of the simulation: Intro,
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS3-2
, MS-PS3-3
, MS-PS3-1
Also included in: PhET Activity Guide Physics Bundle
Date a Dinosaur Half-Life Activity
This activity allows students to work with the concepts of radioactive decay as it pertains to radiometric dating. Students use construction paper to model the radioactive decay of various substances, ultimately creating a graph that they use to date a variety of prehistoric specimens. This zip file includes 1. Teacher Directions Sheet, 2. Student Sheet, 3. PowerPoint
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 9th
PhET Activity Guides Chemistry BUNDLE / Distance Learning
Now includes printable PDF, Google Slides, and TPT Easel versions!The PhET Chemistry Activity Guides are used along with the free *Next Generation PhET Simulations. All activity guides are in PDF and Google Slides formats and include an answer key and a Getting Started Guide for teachers.Your students will hit the ground running without the need for a lengthy introduction from you. Just print the activity guide or share from your Google Drive. Students can watch the intro videos and away they go
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Types:
Investigate Newton's 2nd Law of Motion with PHET Collision virtual lab model
Students investigate Newton's Second Law of Motion using a computer model from the University of Colorado PHET. This simulation allows students to change the mass of objects that collide. This activity can be used as an activator to build knowledge for concepts in physics, physical science, momentum, forces, and F=MA. Students write an open response, using a claim - evidence - reasoning (CER) template. This is an editable .rtf file. You can upload it to Google Docs and share it through Google Cl
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Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Types:
Force & Motion- Marshmallow Shooters Experiment
This is a very fun experiment your students will love when learning about force and motion!
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Types:
Gravity and Orbits PhET Lab
This virtual PhET Gravity and Orbits simulation lab provides students opportunity to experiment with the variables that affect the force of gravity between two objects and the concept of orbital motion. This inquiry activity can be used in a physical science class while students are exploring motion and gravity. This could also be incorporated during an astronomy unit or even as an inquiry into the concept of gravity alone. There are two differentiated versions of this activity:The green circle
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-2
PhET Energy Forms and Changes Activity Guide
The PhET: Energy Forms and Changes Activity Guide is used along with the free *Next Generation PhET Simulation “Energy Forms and Changes”. Students will discover the different forms of energy and how they can change from one form into another within a system, specifically:how energy will flow when objects are heated or cooledhow energy can change from one form of energy into anotherhow energy is conserved within a systemto predict how energy will change as it moves from one part of a system to a
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
HS-PS3-2
, MS-PS3-3
, HS-PS3-3
Also included in: PhET Activity Guide Physics Bundle
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Stations Student Workbook
*This workbook is designed to go along with the "Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Stations" that's FREE!Dowloading my FREE "Weatering, Erosion, and Deposition 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 weathering, erosion, and deposition. This is a great way to reinforce material in your Earth Science classroom, or a great way to review for state standards assessments. You ca
Grades:
4th - 9th
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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Grades:
7th - 10th, Adult Education
Types:
Also included in: Growing Bundle: PhET Simulations Online Physics and Chemistry Labs
Energy Skate Park PHET Lab Worksheet: Potential & Kinetic Energy
Description: Do you need a quick and easy way to show your students how potential and kinetic energy are related? This print and go activity is a great way for students to explore potential energy and kinetic energy. Students will observe potential energy, kinetic energy, how potential and kinetic energy are related, and the law of conservation of energy with this online PHET simulation. Then, they will answer questions on this worksheet to deepen their understanding of potential and kinetic en
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS3-5
Also included in: Energy Skate Park PHET Lab Worksheets- Potential & Kinetic Energy Bundle
Energy Skate Park PhET - Google Form Worksheet (distance learning)
This Energy Skate Park PhET - Google Form Worksheet is used to guide and assess students as they learn about the conservation of energy. Students will experiment with the PhET simulation and see the relationship between kinetic, potential, thermal, and total energy in a system. Students experiment with a frictionless environment as well as an environment with friction. At the end, students can play with the simulation to create their own skate park. The Energy Skate Park PhET - Google Form Works
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 10th
Types:
CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-PS3-4
, HS-PS3-2
, MS-PS3-3
Virtual Circuits Inquiry Lab - Phet resource
This inquiry lab takes students through the process of building different types of circuits in the Phet Circuit Construction Kit: DC only. Students will build series and parallel circuits and explore the differences between them. They will also be able to explore their own circuits and there is an extension for building a series-parallel circuit as well.UPDATE FEB 1, 2022 - NOW WITH ANSWER KEY! If you have previously purchased this resource, I have finally gotten around to adding the answer key.
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 10th
NGSS:
HS-PS2-5
, 3-PS2-3
, MS-PS2-3
, MS-PS2-5
Energy Transformations Virtual Lab Digital & Printable Worksheets
Product DescriptionThis product was created for my 7th grade science classroom. The Virtual Lab is provided by PhET Interactive Simulations by University of Colorado Boulder. Follow this link https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/energy-skate-park-basics/latest/energy-skate-park-basics_en.html and https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/energy-skate-park-basics/latest/energy-skate-park-basics_en.html to see the software requirements to run the simulation. There is both a virtual document to fill out
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
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