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Physical science simulations for Google Apps
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
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
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 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
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 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
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
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
PhET Activity Guide Physics Bundle
Now includes both printable PDF and Google Slides versions!The PhET Physics 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. The bes
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
, HS-PS2-1
, MS-PS2-1
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
PhET Gravity and Orbits Simulation - ZERO PREP
Help students understand the role of gravity in the solar system. It is a ZERO prep activity and only needs to be uploaded to your Google Classroom. This is also an excellent resource to create quick and easy sub plans. This product is a pdf document that links to the google document.This resource is designed to be used with google classroom to allow students to understand the role of gravity in the solar system using the Earth-Sun-Moon system as a model.It includes:* Student worksheet* In
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
Also included in: Gravity Experimental Design Bundle
PhET Build an Atom - Atomic Structure Activity - ZERO PREP
This digital atomic structure activity is ZERO PREP. They'll learn and understand complex ideas AND get lots of practice. This is a ready-to-use Google™ Doc that guides students to the PhET Build an Atom Simulation. This inquiry-based activity will lead your students to understand the basic structure of the atom and it's subatomic particles. This simulation will help your students learn:The charges and relative mass of each subatomic particleThe location of each particle within the atomHow t
Subjects:
Grades:
9th - 11th
Types:
Also included in: PhET Simulation Guide Bundle for Middle School
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
PhET Balancing Chemical Equations Activity Guide
Now includes both printable PDF and Google Slides versions!The PhET: Balancing Chemical Equations Activity Guide is used along with the free *Next Generation PhET Simulation on Balancing Chemical Equations. First, students will view a short introductory video. Then, they will use the simulator to balance three basic chemical equations; Make Ammonia, Separate Water, and Combust Methane.Your students will hit the ground running without the need for a lengthy introduction from you. Just print the a
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS1-5
Also included in: PhET Activity Guides Chemistry BUNDLE / Distance Learning
Distance Learning: Specific Heat virtual lab (graphing data and PhET simulation)
This product includes 1 google slide document.Interactive google slides where students graph data from different substances sitting in the sun, and use the graph to determine the relative specific heats of the substances. Students also explore a PhET simulation to determine if water or oil has a higher specific heat
Subjects:
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: Distance Learning: Thermochemistry Unit Bundle
ZERO PREP - PhET States of Matter Simulation Guide
This digital states of matter activity will help your students understand the states of matter at a particle level with ZERO PREP. They'll fully understand the relationship between thermal energy and particle motion after this activity. If you follow the 5E Model, this is an excellent activity for the explain phase for MS-PS1-4. This is not a full NGSS-style lesson sequence, but rather an activity that would be used in a longer lesson sequence.This simulation helps students to understand how
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS1-4
Also included in: PhET Simulation Guide Bundle for Middle School
FULL NGSS Earth Science Curriculum - perfect for virtual or homeschool!
This resource has most resources available to you through Canvas as a virtual course. Immediately upon purchase you should be able to click on a link to add yourself to the course. If you have any troubles, I’d be happy to help you get started or added to the class.This is a full virtual curriculum for a 10th-12th grade Earth science course. While this is designed for virtual teaching over Teams and using Canvas, these resources could work very for all Earth science teachers - in person, hybrid,
Subjects:
Grades:
10th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-ESS2-5
, HS-ESS1-6
, HS-ESS2-3
, HS-ESS2-1
, HS-ESS1-4
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Magnet and Compass Virtual Lab - Phet resource
This is a virtual lab investigation for students to explore magnets, magnetic fields, and how they interact with a compass. This lab is perfect for distance learning or situations where you do not have access to hands-on materials.February 2nd, 2022 UPDATE: Now with an answer key AND two student versions of the assignment. The basic assignment which can be used with younger student (no digital drawings involved), and a slightly more advanced version that includes the digital drawing tools for ol
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
3-PS2-3
, MS-PS2-3
, MS-PS2-5
PhET: pH Scale Basics Activity Guide
The PhET: pH Scale Activity Guide is used along with the free *Next Generation PhET Simulation “pH Scale Basics”. Students will experiment to …determine if a solution is acidic, basic or neutralplace acids or bases in order of relative acidity or basicityrelate liquid color to pHpredict how solution volume or dilution with water will affect the pH of acids or basesYour students will hit the ground running without the need for a lengthy introduction from you. Just print the activity guide or sha
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 10th
Types:
CCSS:
Currents & Circuits 1 PhET Lab | Self-Grading Google Form | Digital & Printable
Student favorite series! The Currents & Circuits 1 PhET Lab is a fun introductory investigation lesson to electric currents, voltage and the types of circuits. Students watch video clips and read prompts to take notes over electric currents, circuits, parts of electrical circuits, open & closed circuits, series & parallel circuits. Following conceptual input, students PREDICT which circuits would light a lightbulb, then TEST their hypotheses' by building the circuit examples using th
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
HS-PS2-5
, HS-PS3-2
, MS-PS2-3
, MS-PS3-2
, HS-PS3-1
PhET Density Activity Guide
The PhET: Density Activity Guide is used along with the free *Next Generation PhET Simulation “Density”. Students will discover how density relates to an object's mass and volume, specifically:how objects of similar mass can have different volumeshow objects of similar volume can have different masshow to measure the volume of an object by water displacementhow to identify an unknown material by calculating its density and comparing that to a table of known densitiesThe activity guide takes stud
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
Also included in: PhET Activity Guide Physics Bundle
PhET States of Matter for 5th Grade * 5-PS1-1
This digital states of matter activity will help your students understand the states of matter at a particle level with ZERO PREP. They'll fully understand the relationship between thermal energy and particle motion after this activity.Review:Ana says "I love that the resource shows what students will see on the screen, that makes it more manageable for younger students. Thank you."Melissa says "This is perfect for my 5th graders. I only wish I had this resource sooner! Thank you."Michelle says
Subjects:
Grades:
5th
NGSS:
5-PS1-1
Also included in: 5-PS1-1 Bundle - 3 Dimensional NGSS Aligned Resource
Waves PhET Simulation
Students use a PhET computer simulation of a wave on a string to see how different variables affect the the relationship between wavelength, amplitude, and frequency. In this computer model, students change variables (amplitude and frequency) to see how they affect the wavelength. Then students read about energy and wave properties to explain the relationship between energy and wavelength and amplitude.This resource contains a link to a google slides and can be printed and used in class or use a
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS4-1
Also included in: Properties of Waves Bundle for Middle School
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