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Free 6th grade physics homeschool curricula
The Great Egg Drop Experiment and Challenge
This is such a fun family or school activity. Teaming siblings with grandparents, aunts, and uncles to compete on a sunny afternoon or great in a classroom setting. The packet is simple and to the point with general challenge details, rules, suggested materials, and room to sketch designs. Once complete, students use the back page to draw the finished product and answer some questions about what they learned.
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K - 10th
Forces and Motion Unit Planning Guide
A FREE and EDITABLE resource to help you design a Forces and Motion Unit. It includes multiple pacing options to focus or broaden the scope of your course and to meet the needs of your students. The guide aligns lessons with grades 3-5 and/or middle school Next Generation Science Standards.About this Product:• Includes a summary of topics, LOs and appropriate resources required for each lesson• Includes individual unit planning guide with differentiated pacing options• Suggests how and when to u
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3rd - 8th
Also included in: Forces and Motion Unit | Printable, Digital & Editable Components
Forms of Energy Unit Planning Guide
A FREE and EDITABLE resource to help you design a Forms of Energy Unit. It includes multiple pacing options to focus or broaden the scope of your course and to meet the needs of your students. The guide aligns lessons with grades 3-5 and/or middle school Next Generation Science Standards.About this Product:• Includes a summary of topics, LOs and appropriate resources required for each lesson• Includes individual unit planning guide with differentiated pacing options• Suggests how and when to use
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3rd - 8th
Also included in: Forms of Energy Unit Bundle | Printable, Digital & Editable Components
Physical Science Physics Curriculum Planning and Pacing Guide
A FREE and EDITABLE resource to help you design a one-year Physical Science course! This resource includes multiple pacing options to focus or broaden the scope of your course so to meet the needs of your students. Aligned with all Physical Science (ESS) 3-5 and/or 6-8 Next Generation Science Standards.About this Product:• Includes individual unit planning guides with multiple pacing options• Includes a course overview with THREE pacing options• Breaks down an entire year into units, themes and
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3rd - 9th
Matter Properties Unit Planning Guide
A FREE and EDITABLE resource to help you design a Matter Properties Unit. It includes multiple pacing options to focus or broaden the scope of your course and to meet the needs of your students. The guide aligns lessons with grades 3-5 Next Generation Science Standards.About this Product:• Includes a summary of topics, LOs and appropriate resources required for each lesson• Includes individual unit planning guide with differentiated pacing options• Suggests how and when to use my products so to
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3rd - 8th
Also included in: Matter Properties Unit Bundle | Printable, Digital & Editable Components
Magnets and Electricity Unit Planning Guide
A FREE and EDITABLE resource to help you design a Magnets and Electricity Unit. It includes multiple pacing options to focus or broaden the scope of your course and to meet the needs of your students. The guide aligns lessons with grades 3-5 and/or middle school Next Generation Science Standards.About this Product:• Includes a summary of topics, LOs and appropriate resources required for each lesson• Includes individual unit planning guide with differentiated pacing options• Suggests how and whe
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
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What's the difference between series and parallel circuits?
What is a series circuit? What is a parallel circuit? How do we build circuits and where do we find them?
Dr. Erica looks at circuit components like batteries, LEDs, and wires and explains the role of each component. She also shows how to build a circuit in series and in parallel and gives some easy ways to remember differences between the two types.
Then learn some common day series circuit examples and parallel circuit examples. Dr. Erica will talk about why, in these everyday instances, yo
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K - 12th, Higher Education
FREE Sound Waves Guided Notes | Pairs with YT Video | Print & Digital Version
These guided notes pair with the YouTube video HERE. Every sound you can think of is all made the same way, through vibrations! SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube Channel to get the latest episodes!In this episode we will go over: Vibrations Sound Waves Our Human Ears Frequency | Pitch Intensity | Volume (Experiment)Included:Fill-in-the-blank NotesLink to Digital Version (Digital link is found on the resource page inside the PDF. *Make a copy before assigning to students*)Answer SheetPlease consider ratin
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3rd - 8th
NGSS:
MS-PS4-2
, 4-PS3-2
Thermal Energy Unit Planning Guide
A FREE and EDITABLE resource to help you design a Thermal Energy Unit. It includes multiple pacing options to focus or broaden the scope of your course and to meet the needs of your students. The guide aligns lessons with grades 3-5 and/or middle school Next Generation Science Standards.About this Product:• Includes a summary of topics, LOs and appropriate resources required for each lesson• Includes individual unit planning guide with differentiated pacing options• Suggests how and when to use
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Waves and Sound Unit Planning Guide
A FREE and EDITABLE resource to help you design a Waves and Sound Unit. It includes multiple pacing options to focus or broaden the scope of your course and to meet the needs of your students. The guide aligns lessons with grades 3-5 and/or middle school Next Generation Science Standards.About this Product:• Includes a summary of topics, LOs and appropriate resources required for each lesson• Includes individual unit planning guide with differentiated pacing options• Suggests how and when to use
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4th - 8th
Also included in: Waves Unit Bundle | Printable, Digital & Editable Components
FREE Electromagnetic Spectrum Guided Notes | YT Video | Print & Digital Version
These guided notes pair with the YouTube video HERE. Different kinds of light are all around you everyday, but most are invisible to our human eyes. Light can be broken up into different types. We call the full known range the electromagnetic spectrum. SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube Channel to get the latest episodes!In this episode we will go over: Visible Light Our Human Eyes Sunset Science Below Visible Light (Infrared, Microwaves, Radio Waves) Beyond Visible Light (Ultraviolet Light, X-Rays, Gamma
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3rd - 8th
NGSS:
MS-PS4-1
, 4-PS4-1
, 4-PS3-2
FREE Behavior of Light Guided Notes | YT Video | Print & Digital Version
These guided notes pair with the YouTube video HERE. When light rays come in contact with an object they either pass through it, get absorbed, or bounce back. So when light hits an object, it is either transmitted, absorbed, reflected, or refracted. SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube Channel to get the latest episodes!In this episode we will go over: Properties of Light Reflection Absorption & Transmission Refraction Rainbow ScienceIncluded:Fill-in-the-blank NotesLink to Digital Version (Digital link i
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5th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-PS4-2
FREE Potential & Kinetic Energy Guided Note | YT Video | Print & Digital Version
These guided notes pair with the YouTube video HERE. Energy is the ability to do work, which is the ability to exert a force causing displacement of an object, or simply, energy is the force that causes things to move. All energy can be classified as either: potential energy or kinetic energy. SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube Channel to get the latest episodes!In this episode we will go over: Types of Kinetic Energy Types of Potential Energy Law of Conservation of Energy Examples of Potential and Kinetic
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5th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-PS3-2
, MS-PS3-1
FREE Heat Transfer Guided Notes | Pairs with YT Video | Answer Key
Heat transfer is happening pretty much at all times, all around us. Conduction through contact, Convection through density differences, and Radiation through waves.These notes pair with the YT Heat Transfer Video HERESUBSCRIBE to my YouTube Channel to get the latest episodes!IN THIS EPISODE:Kinetic Energy | Temperature | Thermal Energy Conduction | Popcorn Demo Convection | Convection Current Demo Radiation | Infrared Camera DemoIncluded:Fill-in-the-blank NotesAnswer SheetPlease consider rating
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3rd - 6th
NGSS:
MS-PS3-4
, MS-PS3-5
, 4-PS3-2
Lab: The Non Intuitive Physics of a Rubber Band
Ask most people and they will agree a rubber band increases its tension as youstretch it. They also agree that when you pluck a rubber band the frequencyincreases as you stretch it. All kinds of answers are found on the web.The lab exercise includes building a very simple apparatus and downloading anapp on the phone which the student uses to measure the sound of a plucked rubber band as it get stretched. Just how frequency, tension, mass, length and wavelength are related can be determined. Samp
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6th - 12th
50+ Demonstrations You Can Do In Electrostatics
1st: Demos that can be done with very simple materials identifying charge and induction.2nd: Demos that can be done with an inexpensive electrometer.3rd: Demos that are VERY effective that can be done with a Van der Graaf.Explain the concentration of charge in corners, use of lightning rods to protect from lightning and lightning itself.4th: Sample notes for some demonstrations in class.
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6th - 12th
Mechanics of a Car Crash
Newton's 2nd Law is applied to car crashes. Crumple zone, Seat/shoulder belts and Airbags are introduced as safety devices. A worksheet with speed numbers in a collision for car, unrestrained person and restrained person is given graphically and questions are formed that involve force, mass, acceleration, change in velocity and time. Five questions are asked and answers in newtons and pounds required. A video is provided that shows the effect of airbags etc.Graphs of other types collisions are
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6th - 12th
Simple Machines Unit Planning Guide
A FREE and EDITABLE resource to help you design a Simple Machines Unit. It includes multiple pacing options to focus or broaden the scope of your course and to meet the needs of your students. The guide supplements grades 3-5 and/or middle school Next Generation Science Standards.About this Product:• Includes a summary of topics, LOs and appropriate resources required for each lesson• Includes individual unit planning guide with differentiated pacing options• Suggests how and when to use my prod
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3rd - 8th
Also included in: Simple Machines Unit Bundle | Printable, Digital & Editable Components
Light and Optics Unit Planning Guide
A FREE and EDITABLE resource to help you design a Light and Optics Unit. It includes multiple pacing options to focus or broaden the scope of your course and to meet the needs of your students. The guide aligns lessons with grades 3-5 and/or middle school Next Generation Science Standards.About this Product:• Includes a summary of topics, LOs and appropriate resources required for each lesson• Includes individual unit planning guide with differentiated pacing options• Suggests how and when to us
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4th - 8th
Also included in: Waves Unit Bundle | Printable, Digital & Editable Components
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTROSTATICS
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTROSTATICSPowerPoint presentation for lessonThe topics are 1. static electricity 2. atom 3. charge 4. friction, conduction, and induction 5. conductors and insulators
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Save the Crash-test Dummies Teacher Guide
Looking for a unique way to teach Newton's Laws of Motion and forces? Use something kids probably ride in every day-- a vehicle! Learning about physics and the history of car safety engineering is FUN, just ask a crash-test dummy. This action-packed teacher guide is bursting with activities for kids to do, questions to ask, and problems to solve. Don't forget to ask them, if they have what it takes to be a human crash-test dummy! I bet you'll get some interesting answers.
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3rd - 6th
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3-PS2-1
, 3-PS2-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Astronomy Taking pictures of the moon with your i phone Middle School Science
Grade 8 STEMA fun lesson using your i phone to learn about Moon details and the rotation around the earth Students will learn new technology skills and discover that the sun and the moon has the same movement in our sky. Both rise in the east and set in the western sky.Common core standards are listed
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6th - 9th
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MS-ESS1-1
Also included in: Moon Fun Activities Middle School Activites
Secret Science of Sports Book Teacher Guide
STEM and Sports go together like a baseball and a bat! Check out this awesome guide to how science, technology, engineering, and math are a part of every sport that is played. Great interactive learning including hands-on activities. This free teachers guide is best used in conjunction with the book The Secret Science of Sports: The Math, Physics, and Mechanical Engineering Behind Every Grand Slam, Triple Axel, and Penalty Kick by Jennifer Swanson (Black Dog & Leventhal)
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3rd - 8th
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3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Stephanie Elkowitz Physical Science Lessons Catalog
This download includes an Excel sheet of all my available Physical Science lessons with learning objectives and links. Lessons are organized by subject and unit.Interested in a custom bundle? Visit www.stephanieelkowitz.com/custom-bundle for additional information. *********************************************************************************************************PHYSICAL SCIENCE LESSONSAtoms• History of Atomic Science• Atomic Structure (MS-PS1-1)• Electron Configuration• Atomic Mass &
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
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