Physical science webquests for GATE

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Physical Science, Science

NGSS:

3-5-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-2

Also included in: STEM Challenge Projects Desert Island Winter Pioneer 15 Science Activities

Simple Machines Activity Webquest with Google Doc Version

Created by

Elevation Science

GOOGLE DOCS AND PRINT VERSION INCLUDED! This simple machines worksheet provides a structured format for students to explore several online simple machines resources. It introduces the topic through a brief video, then has students practice identifying simples machines in a variety of formats. It also includes a fun hands-on activity that can be done at home or at school.This WebQuest has Several Sections:Part A –Watch a video introducing the physics concept of work and simple machines. Studen

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

Also included in: Simple Machines Activity and Readings Articles WebQuest BUNDLE

Kinetic and Potential Energy Webquest Activity

Created by

The Trendy Science Teacher

Put learning into your students' hands with this KINETIC AND POTENTIAL ENERGY WebQuest Activity! Just PRINT and GO....that's it! This highly engaging activity allows your students to research, manipulate, illustrate, explore and assess themselves as they create their own understanding of Mechanical Energy. Need a digital option? No problem! I am including a digital version of this activity. Please note: the digital version is delivered as a link to a Google Slides document that you can assign y

Subjects:

Astronomy, Physical Science, Science

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Research, Activities

NGSS:

MS-PS3-1

Electromagnetic Spectrum Webquest

Created by

Science Is Real

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Editable MS Word, PDF, and Google Slides all included! This Electromagnetic Spectrum Webquest makes a great introduction, review, absent student work, sub-plan, guided practice, or student-led teaching tool. Your students will complete three online tasks to learn about electromagnetic radiation, waves, electromagnetic spectrum, and the properties and uses of electromagnetic waves. Students will lead their own learning as they complete this editable, printable, and digital webquest. ⭐ TOP

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Printables

NGSS:

HS-PS4-4

, HS-PS4-5

, MS-PS4-1

, MS-PS4-2

, HS-PS4-3

...

Also included in: Earth and Space Science Webquest Bundle - Growing Bundle

STEM Activities Pioneer Challenge Science Bundle Set of 5 STEM Projects

Created by

This is a set of 5 STEM challenges centered around the story of a pioneer family. After hearing about their travels west during the Land Rush of 1889, students will read about different parts of the journey. Each one will challenge them to design something to help the family build their new life.Includes 5 different STEM projects:Thirsty Travelers: Design A Water FilterHome Sweet Home: Construct A CabinWhose Territory?: Build A TowerBath Time: Solar Water HeaterDigging A Well: Design A Rock Move

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

NGSS:

MS-ETS1-2

, MS-PS3-4

, 4-PS3-4

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, MS-ETS1-4

...

Also included in: STEM Challenge Projects Desert Island Winter Pioneer 15 Science Activities

Fun Winter STEM Activities Projects Science Parachute Tower Snowball Shooter

Created by

This set of winter STEM challenges are centered around the story of a group of stranded arctic explorers who need your students' help to survive!Begin by showing students the "movie trailer" (preview video) to build interest. After hearing the story of the failed expedition, students will read 5 diary entries. Each one presents a problem to solve and will challenge them to design something to help the group make it back to base camp.Includes 5 separate winter STEM challenges:Arctic Architect: Co

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Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Also included in: STEM Challenge Projects Desert Island Winter Pioneer 15 Science Activities

Force and Motion STEM project Egg Drop Challenge Engineering Design Process

Created by

Adventures in ISTEM

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

Subjects:

Keep 'em Thinking with Susan Morrow

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Projects, GATE

Also included in: Physical Science Curriculum Middle School Science using 5E science lesson plans

States of Matter Game Show Properties of Matter, Solids Liquids and Gases Review

Created by

This NO PREP States of Matter Jeopardy™ Style PowerPoint Game Show is a fun and engaging way for students in 1st grade and 2nd grade review their understanding of solids, liquids, and gasses. It's perfect for test prep and pre-assessment both in person and on ZOOM. The categories for questions include Vocabulary, States of Matter, Properties of Matter, Name That State of Matter, and Which One Doesn't Belong?⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS GAME WILL WORK ON YOUR COMPUTER BEFORE YOU BUY? Downloa

Subjects:

Physical Science, Science

Grades:

1st - 2nd

Types:

GATE, Interactive Whiteboard, Games

Space STEM STEAM Activities 5 Challenges Straw Balloon Rocket Parachute Bridge

Created by

This is a set of 5 space-themed STEM challenges centered around the story of a group of scientists who must travel to Jupiter to save mankind. After watching the introductory “movie trailer” and hearing the opening storyline, students will read 5 of the team's travel log entries. Each one will challenge them to design something to help them survive and save the humans back on Earth.STEM Challenges in this set:• 3-2-1 Blastoff: Design a Rocket• Touchdown: Build an Orbiter Landing Device• Don’t Lo

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Portable Gifted and Talented

Also included in: Force & Motion STEM Activity BUNDLE 15 Projects + STEM Rubric Space Rome

Table-top Mini Golf: STEAM Engineering and Design for Elementary GATE

Created by

In From Putt-putt to Pebble Beach--Table-top Mini Golf, students will design and construct a playable table-top sized miniature golf course using the engineering design process. With these lessons, the teacher defines the problem, helps students gather background research, and specifies the requirements. The students do the rest: creating alternative solutions, choosing the best solution, doing development work, building a prototype, and testing and redesigning. The result is a classroom filled

Subjects:

Projects, Unit Plans, GATE

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE

Electrical Circuits Virtual Lab Activity and Webquest [Distance Learning]

Created by

The Trendy Science Teacher

Incorporate TECHNOLOGY into your next electricity lesson with this PRINT & GO virtual lab activity and web-quest (with answer key). This activity gives students the opportunity to practice building simple series and parallel circuits via an online virtual lab. No set-up required! Just print and go.This lab is perfect for distance learning, flipped classrooms & online courses and includes a printable version as well as a digital Google Slides version.This activity takes students to 3 webs

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Engineering, Physical Science

Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

Simulations

Natural Disasters STEM

Created by

Classroom Base Camp

Weather Hazard STEM Bundle - Oh no! The family bought property near a fault line and needs an earthquake resistant home. The weather forecast is for dangerously high winds. The family needs a safe place to go. The city is building an observation tower that will be susceptible to lightning and needs a lightning rod. A heavy flood is coming and the house needs a flood barrier. All of these problems need your young student engineers to solve them! This STEM bundle meets many different NGSS s

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 5th

Types:

Projects, GATE, Centers

Electricity WebQuest and Internet Activity with Google Slides™

Created by

Love Learning

This electricity WebQuest and internet activity gives students the opportunity to use four different internet websites to learn more about Static Electricity, Lightning, Conductors and Insulators, and Electric Circuits. It is a fun alternative to an electricity worksheet and keeps kids engaged!My students love webquests because it gives them a different way to learn the material. They are always engaged! Includes printable and digital version through Google Slides™.Topics Included:Static Electri

Subjects:

General Science, Physical Science, Science

Grades:

4th - 6th

Also included in: Electricity and Magnetism - Digital Lessons for Google Classroom™

Synthetic Materials Natural Resources Activity Lesson UNIT and Impact on Society

Created by

Flying Colors Science

SAVE 30% OFF LIST PRICES! This bundle was specifically designed to TEACH and ASSESS NGSS MS-PS1-3: Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society. All of the work has been done for you - from start to finish! Bundle Includes the Following Lessons:Synthetic & Natural Materials Impact on Society READING & ANALYSISSynthetic & Natural Materials Introductory WEBQUESTSynthetic Products from Natural Materials WORK

Subjects:

Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

The Trendy Science Teacher

NGSS:

MS-PS1-3

Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster WebQuest- Print and Digital

Created by

Mix History and Science with this CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR DISASTER WEBQUEST Activity! This NO-PREP resource is offered as a 4-page printable AND as a digital version. This highly engaging activity allows your students to research the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster which can be used in a Nuclear Science lesson or a history lesson. *This resource can be used for distance learning, online courses and homeschool cohortsIncluded in this purchase: ⭐Printable-STUDENT WEBQUEST ACTIVITY (4 pages) ⭐Digital-STUDEN

Subjects:

Physical Science, Physics, World History

Grades:

6th - 10th

Types:

Newton's Laws of Motion Interactive Webquest

Created by

Science Sub Plans

GOOGLE SLIDES WEBQUEST! NO TEACHER PREP! ANSWER KEY INCLUDED. SHARE THE LINK WITH STUDENTS OR POST ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM AND LET THE LEARNING BEGIN! From the webquest, students will:Learn about the three laws of motion as stated by Isaac NewtonDescribe the difference between the three lawsApply learning principles in two different simulation environmentsExplain how mass can effect the amount of force needed to move an objectDesign a tug-of-war competition that illustrates Newton's first lawInteres

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Physical Science, Physics

NGSS:

MS-PS2-2

, HS-PS2-1

, HS-PS2-4

, MS-PS2-1

Also included in: Newton's Laws of Motion Bundle - Interactive Video, Virtual Lab, and Webquest

Mini-Golf Vector Activity - Adding Multiple Vectors

Created by

Dunigan Science

This fun 50 minute activity is designed to simplify resolving vectors into components and determining the magnitude and direction of the resultant when multiple vectors are added. It is appropriate for on-level up to AP Physics and for a pre-calculus class.Presented as a 9 hole round of mini-golf, students use colored pencils to resolve vectors into x and y components using a grid, add those components to create a resultant and then calculate the magnitude and direction of the resulting vector.

Subjects:

Grades:

10th - 12th

Types:

Activities, GATE

Ancient Rome STEM Team Building Activities Set of 5 STEM Projects

Created by

This is a set of 5 different activities centered around the story of a slave living in ancient Rome. After hearing the opening storyline, students will read 5 of the slave's diary entries. Each one will challenge them to design something that will help him earn his freedom and become a Roman citizen.STEM Challenges in this pack:Road Trip: Design a TrunkFood for Thought: Create a Fishing NetCatch a Breeze: Windmill ChallengeNow We're Cooking: Construct a Solar OvenWater, Water Everywhere: Build a

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

Also included in: Force & Motion STEM Activity BUNDLE 15 Projects + STEM Rubric Space Rome

Natural Resources Synthetic Materials Impact on Society Activity Webquest

Created by

Flying Colors Science

This WEBQUEST introduces students to natural versus synthetic materials, how they are used in products, and the advantages and disadvantages of both. INCLUDES DIGITAL GOOGLE SLIDES VERSION! This web activity is not based on any particular website, rather students use Google to find the specifically requested information. Therefore, it is best suited to classes that can independently find information online and pull information from text. Webquest Part One: Define synthetic and natural materia

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 10th

NGSS:

MS-PS1-3

Also included in: Synthetic Materials Natural Resources Activity Lesson UNIT and Impact on Society

Heat Energy & Transfer Hyperdoc - DISTANCE LEARNING

Created by

Differentiating Fifth

What is a hyperdoc? It is an interactive document with hyperlinks to learning opportunities and activities. This activity teaches students about heat energy and heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation). Students will learn, practice, and apply what they know about heat transfer through multiple activities. Some of these include true/false, two truths and a lie, sorting, writing, and more!BONUS: A printable worksheet is included at the end of the activity. Great for extra practice! There

Subjects:

Chemistry, Physical Science, Science

Grades:

4th - 10th

Types:

Portable Gifted and Talented

STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE

Created by

115+ hours of class time, 374 pages. This collection is big and includes big savings--42% off individual purchases of some. Pretty much everything in the Portable Gifted and Talented store is rated 4.0, but take a couple minutes to peruse the comments for these individual units. I think you’ll like what you see.Designed for two purposes:A curriculum for Middle School STEAM classes with an engineering focus. Or . . .Upper Elementary GATE – Very Challenging!These units are big, fairly comprehe

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Unit Plans, GATE, Lesson

Sound Wave Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Activity

Created by

Jersey Girl Gone South

Looking for a way to introduce or review sound waves in your classroom? Check out this internet scavenger hunt! Students will use the scaffolded notes to guide their research throughout the website! Includes: - 4 page internet scavenger hunt - answer key This internet scavenger hunt covers Georgia Performance Standards: S4P2. Students will demonstrate how sound is produced by vibrating objects and how sound can be varied by changing the rate of vibration. a. Investigate how sound is produced.

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