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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
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6th - 12th
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
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Grades:
7th - 9th
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.
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Grades:
5th - 10th
NGSS:
HS-PS2-5
, 3-PS2-3
, MS-PS2-3
, MS-PS2-5
Introduction to Chemistry Internet Activity “Ionic & Covalent Bonding”
This activity/review aligns with the Common Core State Standards: STANDARD 5 - Matter and Energy"The teacher understands the nature and properties of energy in its various forms, and the processes by which energy is exchanged and/or transformed.5A. understands the atomic and nuclear structure of matter and the relationship to chemical and physical properties5C. understands the cause and effect of chemical reactions in natural and manufactured systems5F. explains conservation of mass and energy a
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7th - 12th
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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,
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Grades:
10th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-ESS2-5
, HS-ESS1-6
, HS-ESS2-3
, HS-ESS2-1
, HS-ESS1-4
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PhET Forces and Motion Webquest
Access a free PhET simulation and allow students to work independently in discovering the effects of forces on objects.
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5th - 8th
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2.1 Electric Charge & Static Electricity, PowerPoint, Notes, PhET Activity
PowerPoint, Guided Notes, and an activity to teach students about Electric Charge and Static Electricity. Activities use PhET simulations Balloons and Static Electricity and John Travoltage. There is also an an activity for students to actually rub a balloon on their hair and investigate what happens. Required materials: computer with internet access and a projector, 2 balloons, empty soda can, string. I did this as a whole class activity where one student went to the board to run the simula
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Grades:
7th - 12th
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
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Grades:
5th - 9th
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NGSS:
3-PS2-3
, MS-PS2-3
, MS-PS2-5
Heat Transfer - Land & Sea Breezes
PowerPoint includes:
An introduction to "heat" and "temperature"
3 methods of heat transfer: Conduction, Convection, Radiation
Sea Breeze vs. Land Breeze:
-convection currents
-direction of breeze flow
-animations
-Check for understanding breeze identification
Extension idea: Students create a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the two types of breezes.
Grades:
6th - 8th
Intro to Solutions -- Chemistry Virtual Lab using PhET simulation
Using online science simulation website PhET, students will:1) Compare and contrast the behavior of molecular compounds and ionic salts in water.2) Provide evidence to classify molecular compounds and ionic salts as either as electrolytes or non-electrolytes 3) Define solution, solute, solvent, electrolyte, and non-electrolyte.4) Describe how to dilute a solution and make it more concentrated. 5) Calculate concentration of solution after dilution.
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10th - 12th
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PhET Simulation: Collision Lab - Data Taking/Short Conservation of Momentum Lab
Free Resource: Worksheet - PhET Simulation: Collision Lab - Data TakingThis is a short worksheet for the "Collision Lab - Intro" simulation on the phET simulation website. No answers provided to the worksheet. This is intended to be a quick distance learning lab that the students can use to verify that momentum before a collision is equal to the momentum after a collision!Simulation Link: https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/collision-lab/latest/collision-lab_all.htmlLab Help Video: A video walk
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Grades:
8th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-PS2-2
Build an Atom goes with FREE simulator at pHet-Distance Learning
After 16 years of teaching this is the BEST way I have found to teach students the basics of an atom! It is totally self directed using a very intuitive simulator. This worksheet in part is avalible for free at the pHet website but I have edited it over the last 3 years I have used it for clarity for my students and to reinforce key points. This includes a 4 page activity to go with the simulator and a 2 page follow up quiz. Also includes a answer key for all pages.
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Physical Science Testing Review Bundle
Introduction to Chemical Bonding Webquest
This product uses simulations and videos to introduce the basics of ionic, covalent, and metallic bonds. Students will learn how the different bonds form, and how they are held together. Students will answer questions based on the simulations/videos in order to retain important information about each bond type.
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7th - 12th
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Virtual Lab: Balanced & Unbalanced Forces Tug of War PhET
Students discover the difference between balanced and unbalanced forces with a Tug of War PhET. This packet will help guide student learning. To complete the virtual lab, students write an argument (claim-evidence-reasoning) to support the claim that an unbalanced sum of forces causes a still object to start moving.
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Grades:
6th - 11th
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NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
, HS-PS2-1
Sound Waves Online Lab
Student will use the free PHET SOUND online simulation to learn about the properties of waves. This is a word document editable lab sheet for students to guide them through the simulation. Includes teacher answer key.
PHET Sound: Students will learn about frequency, amplitude, how to calculate the speed of sound, and sound waves.
MS-PS4-1
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5th - 10th
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Advanced Chemistry Course Laboratory Bundle
This extensive bundle contains student sheets and teacher resources on over 30 laboratory experiments, that could be used over the course of an entire semester (block) or year-long (period) advanced chemistry class.For chemistry courses that use laboratory notebooks, a blank copy of the lab notebook I had my former students use is available for purchase and these lab documents are optimally reinforced in the classroom through the use of the advanced chemistry class lab-based formative assessment
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Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
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NGSS:
HS-PS1-1
, HS-PS3-2
, HS-PS1-4
, HS-PS1-6
, HS-PS3-1
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Conductors vs. Insulators Virtual Lab
Using the Phet Circuit Construction Kit (DC only - html5 compatable), students will explore what types of materials conduct electricity and also those that don't. They will gain a basic understanding of how to increase and decrease voltage as well, without going into too much detail in this lab. Google Drive assignment, compatible for distance learning. Answer Key included (at the end of the student lab, remove it before assigning to students)!
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Grades:
5th - 9th
NGSS:
HS-PS2-5
, 3-PS2-3
, MS-PS2-3
, MS-PS2-5
Constellations Lab
I was about to lecture on constellations this year and realized that perhaps the students could teach themselves by using Stellarium-web.org, where they can move and manipulate the sky. I created this worksheet/guide for them to follow! It worked great and they enjoyed it. I had to give them some verbal help, but overall it was much more effective than a lecture. You will need computer access for your students, although you could do it as a demo on a smartboard but that would be less effecti
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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PhET Reactants and Products Student Handout, NGSS MS-PS1-2 Aligned
This is a student handout to go along with the PhET simulation Reactants and Products. This activity is geared toward middle school students, and was designed alongside the NGSS benchmark: PS1-2. For that reason, the activity gets students to the understanding that chemical reactions occur when molecules rearrange into new combinations, but it does not focus on the "leftovers." Crosscutting Concepts:PatternsScale, Quantity, and ProportionScience and Engineering Practices:Developing and Using Mod
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-PS1-2
Calculate Energy Bundle
Are you struggling to keep all of your students engaged and successful as you teach about calculating kinetic and potential energy? In a diverse middle school classroom this can be challenging! Students have all levels of math skills as they begin to calculate these types of energy.You will love this bundle because the activities make it easy for you to plan a cohesive unit on this topic that meets the needs of all your learners! This is accomplished by providing three versions of activities to
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Grades:
7th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-PS3-2
, MS-PS3-1
PhET Lab: Static Electricity
Students follow a link to the PhET website where they can see electrons transfer to a balloon from a sweater when rubbed; they then delve into what static electricity and how positive and negative charges interact. Feel free to change the link to not include my last name :)
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Grades:
6th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-PS2-4
Molecules and Electromagnetic Radiation PhET Simulation Investigation
Students use the Molecules and Light PhET simulation to investigate how different kinds of electromagnetic radiation (microwave, infrared, visible, ultraviolet) interact with different molecules. Then, the students draw conclusions about how these types of radiation interact with matter based on the data they collect. Includes a warm-up activity where students review drawing Lewis structures, identify the 3D shapes (VSEPR shapes) of molecules, and determine their polarity.
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Grades:
8th - 11th
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NGSS:
HS-PS4-4
Egg Drop Virtual Lab
The Egg Drop Virtual Lab is a great introduction to the engineering design process. Students can select materials and test different designs to see how best to protect their egg from cracking. This is a worksheet for data collection and analysis based on a web-based simulation which can be found at this url: https://www.healthinteractives.studio/bydesign/egg-drop/I created this resource during virtual learning, but I think it can be a very useful lesson for a sub plan, a rained-out egg drop
Grades:
5th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-3
Molecular Shape Building Lab
This is an activity designed to be done after students have learned about Lewis structures and predicting molecular shapes (VSEPR). The students draw Lewis structures, predict the electron geometry, molecular shape, and bond angle. Then, the students build the molecules with modeling clay and toothpicks. The teacher checks the students' structures as they build them.
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Grades:
9th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-PS1-1
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