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Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion – Lab Station Activity
Teach Newton's Three Laws of Motion through a rotating multi-station hands-on physics lab activity.
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Potential Energy Experiment Activity
Guide students through a hands-on physics experiment testing how the speed of objects rolling down an inclined plane relates to potential energy.
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Uniform Acceleration - 7 Engaging Lab Stations
A multi-station high-school/middle-school physics activity that teaches uniform acceleration through hands-on experimentation, research, reading, video, and multiple-choice assessment.
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Forces, circuits & optics
Friction - Physics - 7 Engaging Lab Stations
Teach the physics of friction (types, causes, applications, coefficient of friction) through a rotating multi-station lab activity.
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Exploring Friction Graphic Organizer & Worksheet
Guide students through a hands-on friction experiment comparing the pulling force needed to move a wooden block across different surfaces, then reflect on results.
Forces, energy & materials
Sink or Float Science Journal Experiment Worksheets Pre-K K
A hands-on science journal that guides young students through a sink-or-float experiment, teaching prediction (hypothesis), observation, and recording of results.
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Race Car Science Lab
Teach or review the scientific method process through a hands-on ramp/toy-car experiment testing which fabric surface makes a car travel fastest.
Experimental design & recordingPlanning & recording experiments
Science: Investigation Booklet
An editable, blank scientific investigation template booklet that can be adapted to any science experiment, guiding students through the steps of the scientific method.
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Living things & environmental investigations
Life Cycle & Plant Science Observation Journals
In-depth teacher background/theory guide on plant biology (seed anatomy, germination, root systems, photosynthesis) paired with embedded fill-in-the-blank student journal prompts and classroom experiment suggestions, intended to support a plant life-cycle observation unit.
Forces, energy & materials
Science Research: Forces and Movement
A blank student investigation worksheet guiding a hands-on experiment testing how the surface a toy car rolls onto affects the distance it travels, to teach the concept of friction.
Chemistry & properties of matterForces, energy & materials
Properties of Water Science Lab
A hands-on inquiry science lab where students conduct three experiments (viscosity comparison, floating paperclip, water drops on a penny) to discover the properties of water: viscosity, surface tension, and cohesion.
Experimental design & recordingPlanning & recording experiments
Independent, Dependent & Controlled Variables Lesson
The lesson begins with two tomato plants treated differently in more than one way, prompting students to discuss why the conclusion is unreliable. Fill-in notes introduce independent, dependent, and controlled variables before students apply the terms to basketball, studying, and a derby-car scenario. A short review and model answers support the follow-up discussion.
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Forces, energy & materials
Candle Experiment
A simple observation-based science experiment worksheet where students watch a burning candle and record what happens to explain physical/chemical changes in matter (melting, burning, irreversibility).
Living things & environmental investigations
Photosynthesis Lesson, Worksheets, and Experiments for 5th, 6th, & 7th
A science resource introducing photosynthesis through a reading passage plus comprehension questions, and hands-on experiments (seed germination/light exposure, chlorophyll extraction, and at least one more experiment) to reinforce the concept.
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Forces, energy & materials
Force and Motion Science Experiment
Students predict which balls will need the most and least blowing to begin rolling, then record observations for up to six balls on soft-to-vigorous scales. Two recording pages provide hypothesis, experiment, outcome and conclusion sections. Compare results with predictions and discuss the limits of the test: different balls vary in several properties, so these qualitative observations do not isolate the effect of weight, size or texture alone.
Living things & environmental investigations
Plants Gr. 4-5
A grade 4-5 plant-science teaching unit combining overhead-projector student notes with hands-on discovery worksheets and optional enrichment activities covering seeds, roots, stems, leaves, flowers, plant needs, and the plant life cycle.
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Forces, energy & materials
Electricity Unit Study | Static and Current Electricity
An elementary unit-study booklet (with combined student and teacher booklet versions) on static electricity, static discharge/shock, lightning, and Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment; the title indicates current-electricity content is also covered.
Forces, energy & materials
Static Electricity Experiments for Elementary School
Teach elementary students the basics of static electricity through a set of simple, safe hands-on experiments.
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Lesson Plan on Photosynthesis
A 90-minute Grade 6 biology lesson plan teaching the process of photosynthesis through explanation, a simple experiment, and a worksheet.
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Forces, energy & materials
Electricity Unit Study | Circuits
An elementary unit-study booklet teaching how circuits work (components, batteries, short circuits, functional circuits) with a hands-on short-circuit experiment, in matching student and teacher booklet versions.
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Home Scientist Activity, Science in the Kitchen, Bubble Science printable for kids, learn about density, Girl Scout Leader Printable
Provide a hands-on home/troop science activity booklet (aimed partly at Girl Scout leaders) teaching kitchen-based science concepts such as density through experiments.
Forces, energy & materials
"Water Bottle Rockets" eBook Excerpt
First-person narrative eBook chapter ('Chapter 33: Water Bottle Rockets') from 'Middle Schoolin': 50 Stories about the Challenges, Humor, and Rewards of Teaching' by Paul Rallion, recounting a middle-school science class's water-bottle-rocket experiment used to teach Newton's three laws of motion.
Experimental design & recordingPlanning & recording experiments
Scientific Method Hypothesis Activity
One-page graphic organizer worksheet for students to record the steps of the scientific method for an investigation.
Forces, energy & materials
Apple Science Experiment - Sink or Float
Make learning about apples fun with this apple science experiment. Students will practice making predictions , conducting an experiment, and recording their results with this apple sink or float experiment. What is Included: There is a detailed instructional page that provides detailed instructions for the experiment, a materials list…