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Free general science simulations
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Stations {FREE}
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 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 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. This bundle in
Grades:
4th - 9th
Bird Beak Investigation - Animal Adaptations
Students will explore various kinds of bird beaks to determine which beak works best for different kinds of food/prey. Students will consider how physical and/or behavioral adaptations help animals survive. Teacher's guide included.
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2nd - 6th
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Reason for the Seasons Lab
This lab is suitable for students from grades 5-8 and addresses the following learning goals:
I can survey a group of people to collect data
I can tally data and organize by main idea
I can create a bar graph or pie chart with the data I collect
I can model how the Earth experiences seasons
I can model what would happen if the Earth did not have a tilt
I can describe how seasons in the Northern Hemisphere differ from seasons in the Southern Hemisphere through the year
Materials:
This document,
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Biotechnology Virtual Lab Worksheets
This biotechnology packet contains a series of questions which correspond to free virtual labs which focus on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), gel electrophoresis, DNA microarray analysis, reproductive cloning, and stem cell biology. While the labs themselves are wonderful resources, I wished they included worksheets for the students to complete to keep them focused on the material. As a result, I decided to create some! They are a great way to expose high school students to the steps of ge
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9th - 12th
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Microscope Simulation (Virtual Lab/Virtual Microscope)
I know everyone is getting accustomed to online learning. In order to make that transition a little easier I decided to make a simulation I created free. In order to make online learning easier, feel free to download for classroom use. I do not claim ownership of the microscope image. I did use that image to create a virtual lab where students can use an interactive simulation to identify the various parts of a microscope. I spent a great deal of time generating the simulation. Students can clic
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Force, Motion, and Energy Experiment
This is an activity made to help students understand force, motion, and energy. The students will use ramps to roll balls down to determine what affects the speed. Students will use investigation to determine the effects of gravity, and then will integrate mathematics to convert measurements. This activity is customizable, and can be changed to suit the needs of your students!
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4th - 5th
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Zombie Survival Ice Breaker and Introduction to Science Activity
The goal of this activity is to serve as an icebreaker and introduce students to the basic concepts of effective science at the start of the year. To be meaningful in science, our results must be reproducible and that starts with effective note taking. In this activity students must keep a detailed log of what they are doing to build their construction. This will be tested when groups exchange their logs and attempt to reconstruct the original creation.
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9th
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Horrible Heredity - Monster Genetics
In this activity, students will be tossing coins to determine genetic outcomes. Students will then draw a picture of their monster and go on a gallery walk to explore the different traits of the baby monsters that resulted from the same parents.Inheritance modes explored are standard Mendelian, codominance, incomplete dominance, multiple alleles, and polygenic traits.Three processing question versions are included - standard grade level, scaffolded, and advanced.
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7th - 10th
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NGSS:
HS-LS3-3
, HS-LS3-1
, MS-LS3-2
, HS-LS3-2
Pulleys: Simple Machines, Hands-On Engineering & Science Lessons for Kids
This sample pulley lesson is a relevant and captivating activity designed to engage children with engineering experiences and teach them to actively think and question the world around them. During this lesson, participants will compare pulley size. Additionally, participants learn to identify pulleys as a simple machine, use higher level thinking to make comparisons, ask and answer questions, make predictions, and test hypotheses. Participants will be required to work together, encourage teamwo
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1st - 8th
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Photosynthesis - Virtual Game/Simulation (Digital/Printable)
This activity is interactive and engaging as students drive a “spaceship” to travel into a leaf and then a chloroplast to play a game that simulates the cellular actions of photosynthesis. The simulation includes extensive details of the Light-dependent Reactions and the Calvin Cycle and may not be appropriate for some students depending on your objectives. It is best used after an introductory lesson on photosynthesis or as a review activity. Review questions are included.Due to the web-based r
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Grades:
8th - 11th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-7
, HS-LS1-5
Slinky Wave Modeling Lab (Sound Focus)
An inquiry-based approach to teaching students about 1.) transverse and longitudinal waves, 2.) wave vocabulary (such as wavelength, amplitude and frequency) and 3.) how sounds are changed when you alter sound waves.
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7th
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Natural Selection and Adaptation Simulator
Free worksheet that goes with the simulator found at http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/natural-selection I found it there and wanted to share! Enjoy!
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6th - 9th
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Habitable Zone Simulation: Is there life on other planets?
My students always want to know if we are alone in the universe. The Habitable Zone Simulation helps move your discussion further than, "...seems like an awful waste of space." The simulation provides a clear visual for what habitable zones are, where life could be present, and how this varies between solar systems.
The Habitable Zone simulation is also a fantastic way to reinforce and expand student understanding of the stellar life cycle. Students can review different types of stars and how w
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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Virtual Game/Simulation on the Cell Membrane (Digital/Printable)
Need a fun activity to engage students in learning about the cell membrane? This activity is interactive and engaging as students create a functioning cell membrane and observe and simulate cellular transport via animations and related activities. Guiding and Practice questions are included as well as a final challenge for students to keep a cell alive in a hypertonic solution*****************************************************************************WHAT'S INCLUDED:★ Virtual Game/Simulation:E
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Grades:
8th - 11th
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NGSS:
HS-LS1-2
, K-LS1-1
, HS-LS1-3
Also included in: CELL TRANSPORT ACTIVITY BUNDLE - WEBQUESTS, VIRTUAL LABS and a WET LAB
Adaptations Game
Whole class game where each student creates their own species and then follows it through the process of natural selection in different environments. The teacher uses presentation slides and dice rolls to guide students through the process of evolution or extinction for their species. Will their species adapt or go extinct? Which environment is most suitable for each species? Includes data analysis and post-game questions. Teacher Presentation Slides included as Google Slides Presentation. Teach
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-LS3-3
, HS-LS3-2
Interactive Water Cycle
This is a great way to review the water cycle with your class and get everyone moving at the same time! Use this as on your board and have your kids place the cards and labels where they go, or use this interactively and have your kids create the water cycle! Give each kid a card and have them make a model of the water cycle.
After downloading, please give me a fair review. Thank you! :)
**Also includes 2 worksheets for your students to label the water cycle**
Great way to get your kids movi
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
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Natural Selection in Black and White
This student assignment sheet guides students through the use of the website titled "Peppered Moths: Natural Selection in Black and White", created by Craig Tevis (2003). The website URL is http://www.techapps.net/interactives/pepperMoths.swf.
I have found the website to be a very useful way to introduce and model the concept of natural selection as part of a unit on genetics, heredity, and adaptation.
The assignment sheet prompts students to take notes about the story of the peppered moth
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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Research Quest: Uinta Mountains - What's Killing These Trees - NEARPOD
Four separate, standards-aligned investigations designed to engage your students in the phenomena of change and stability in ecosystems. Using a combination of museum specimens, simulations, and authentic data, your students will explore rapid changes being observed in the Uinta Mountains of Utah. Each of the four investigations targets a key question about the ecosystem and can be used alone or in combination with How is Energy Transfer and Matter Cycling Affected in a Changing Ecosystem? and W
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6th - 9th
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Research Quest: Uinta Mountains - Matter and Energy in an Ecosystem - NEARPOD
Use Nearpod to access this standards-aligned investigations designed to engage your students in the phenomena of change and stability in ecosystems. Using a combination of museum specimens, simulations, and authentic data, your students will explore rapid changes being observed in the Uinta Mountains of Utah. Each of the four investigations targets a key question about the ecosystem and can be used alone or in combination with What's Killing the Trees? Who Wins and Who Loses in a Rapidly Changin
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6th - 9th
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Research Quest: Uinta Mountains - Who Wins and Loses? - NEARPOD
Four separate, standards-aligned investigations designed to engage your students in the phenomena of change and stability in ecosystems. Using a combination of museum specimens, simulations, and authentic data, your students will explore rapid changes being observed in the Uinta Mountains of Utah. Each of the four investigations targets a key question about the ecosystem and can be used alone or in combination with What's Killing these Trees? How is Energy Transfer and Matter Cycling Affected in
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6th - 9th
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Triceratops Traits - NEARPOD
Triceratops Traits, a virtual investigation from the Natural History Museum of Utah, helps students explore how the triceratops evolved over time. Using the Nearpod platform, this investigation engages students in gathering and analyzing data and allows teachers to see students' participation and responses. Fantastic for 6th-8th Grade science classrooms!
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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Research Quest: Uinta Mountains - The Future of Forest Under Attack? - NEARPOD
Four separate, standards-aligned investigations designed to engage your students in the phenomena of change and stability in ecosystems. Using a combination of museum specimens, simulations, and authentic data, your students will explore rapid changes being observed in the Uinta Mountains of Utah. Each of the four investigations targets a key question about the ecosystem and can be used alone or in combination with What's Killing these Trees? How is Energy Transfer and Matter Cycling Affected in
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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PHET Energy Skate Park Lab Sheet
Use the Energy Skate Park PHET simulation to help kids understand the effects of forces on energy and motion. Help students apply Newton's Laws of Motion, the Law of Conservation of Energy, and the concepts of energy transformation in this lab!
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Physics Conservation of Mechanical Energy Lab Worksheet
This is one of my favorite NO PREP and engaging lab activities to use with my physics students!This interactive lab worksheet teaches students the about potential, kinetic, and thermal energy. It helps the students develop a conceptual understanding of the conservation of mechanical energy.This lab pairs with a free PhET simulation of a skateboarder on a half-pipe. It is user-friendly and clear instructions on how to use it are provided in the worksheet. Because this lab focuses on a conceptual
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-PS3-1
, MS-PS3-1
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