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Teach Newton's Three Laws of Motion through a rotating multi-station hands-on physics lab activity.
Includes: Lab Station - Applicability reading.docx · Lab Station - Learn From The Expert.docx · Lab Station - Test Your Knowledge.docx
Guide students through a hands-on physics experiment testing how the speed of objects rolling down an inclined plane relates to potential energy.
Includes: single-page experiment worksheet with sections for materials needed, hypothesis, and 'what I learned'
Teach the physics of friction (types, causes, applications, coefficient of friction) through a rotating multi-station lab activity.
Includes: teacher reference/prep instructions · 9 station cards (7 activity stations + 2 rest stations) · student 'passport' answer booklet
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.
Includes: Data table for recording estimated and measured pulling force (N) across 3 surfaces, with and without added weight · 5-question short-response reflection worksheet on friction results
A multi-station high-school/middle-school physics activity that teaches uniform acceleration through hands-on experimentation, research, reading, video, and multiple-choice assessment.
Includes: Additional Answer Key (drag force and alien-gravity discussion answers) · Applicability Reading on aircraft/pilots/acceleration with 7 questions and answer key · Lab Station Cards for 9 stations (hands-on ramp experiment, research, opinion writing…
Teach or review the scientific method process through a hands-on ramp/toy-car experiment testing which fabric surface makes a car travel fastest.
Includes: teacher's guide (group sizes, group job roles, lab set-up instructions, extension/enrichment ideas) · student lab sheet with hypothesis, variables, materials list, and procedure sections
A multi-station physics lab activity teaching projectile motion (initial velocity, launch angle) through hands-on measurement, research, reading, and knowledge-check stations built around a catapult/paper-football theme.
Includes: START HERE instructions document · Lab Station Cards (9 numbered stations + 2 rest stations) · Lab Station Passport (student recording booklet)
A 9-station physics lab activity on light refraction (Snell's Law) for a self-directed 30-45 minute lesson: a reading passage, station cards, a lab passport/answer booklet, a video-response worksheet, a knowledge-check quiz, and bonus word scramble/word search.
Includes: 1 - Special Bonus Resource.docx · Applicability Reading- Refraction.docx · Lab Station Cards - Refraction.docx
An editable, blank scientific investigation template booklet that can be adapted to any science experiment, guiding students through the steps of the scientific method.
Run a 9-station rotation lab teaching acid-base neutralization chemistry through varied hands-on, research, reading, video, and assessment formats.
Includes: 9 station instruction cards · group answer 'passport' booklet · applicability reading article on gastric juice/stomach acid with questions and answer key
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.
Includes: page 1: investigation setup, prediction sentence with word bank, and 4 blank lines to name the test surfaces · page 2: prediction questions, a 4-row results table (table top, grass, carpet, playground), an open-ended conclusion prompt, and a final…
A hands-on science journal that guides young students through a sink-or-float experiment, teaching prediction (hypothesis), observation, and recording of results.
Includes: Hypothesis vocabulary page
A 9-station chemistry lab-rotation activity teaching the mole and Avogadro's number, molar mass, and stoichiometry calculations for middle/high school chemistry.
Includes: START HERE - Instructions (teacher setup) · Applicability Reading - The Mole (Avogadro's Number) with 7 questions and answer key · Lab Station Cards (9 stations)
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.
Includes: Chapter 1: The Architecture of the Seed (theory + journal prompt + Methuselah date-palm case study) · Chapter 2: Germination Dynamics and Root Systems (theory + journal prompt + Darwin root case study) · Chapter 3: Photosynthesis and Vegetative…
Teach the eight steps of the scientific method (questioning, controlling variables, hypothesis, planning, performing, observing, analyzing, discussing) as a general framework, with a paper towel absorbency experiment provided as the applied lab activity.
Includes: Student Lesson Outline (scientific method steps, practice exercises, graphing rules, lab report template) - .docx · Lab Extension Activity - ideas to expand the absorbency experiment - .docx · Scientific Method Additional Resources - list of…
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.
Includes: Viscosity experiment: student procedure, materials list, data table (honey/water/corn syrup), and explanation questions · Surface Tension - Floating Paperclip experiment: materials list and open-ended discovery task with explanation questions
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).
Includes: Aim/Equipment/Method/Diagram page · Results fill-in-the-blank page with word bank · Conclusion writing lines
An inquiry-based lab experiment ("Eco-bottle Lab") that has students design and run a controlled experiment testing how a human-caused factor (e.g., fertilizer, pesticide, road salt, acid rain, oil) affects a terrestrial/aquatic ecosystem, then write a formal lab report.
Includes: Ecobottle Lab student handout: task description, human-factor options, lab report requirements (introduction, variables, hypothesis, design/procedure,… · Discussion questions · Peer-evaluation success-criteria rubric (4-level scale) covering…
Simple science investigation worksheet where students test and compare the strength of five types of magnets.
Includes: 2-page worksheet: prediction section, fair-test question, results table for 5 magnet types, conclusion section
A guided-inquiry lab in which students design and run an experiment testing how a human-caused factor affects a small ecosystem, then write a formal lab report.
Includes: student lab task instructions ('Sustainable Ecosystems - Eco-bottle Lab') · list of possible 'human factor' treatment options · lab report template/sections (introduction, variables, hypothesis, design/procedure, materials, results, discussion…
Students read 'The Magic of Photosynthesis' passage and answer multiple-choice/short-answer comprehension questions (including a matching item); for the experiments, students prepare materials, follow numbered steps (e.g., germinate seeds under light vs. dark, or extract chlorophyll from leaves using hot water and rubbing…
Includes: 'The Magic of Photosynthesis' reading passage · comprehension question set with matching item · answer key for comprehension questions
A 9-station hands-on lab rotation teaching density and buoyancy concepts (mass, volume, density calculation, buoyant force, and why objects float or sink) for grades 7-10 science classrooms.
Includes: Applicability Reading.docx (3 pages): article on diver/submarine buoyancy with a 5-question comprehension check and a full answer key · Lab Station Cards.docx (11 pages): printable station cards for Stations 1-9 (including 2 rest stations) with…
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.
Includes: 9 core lessons each with teacher notes/objectives, a joke/riddle intro, and a student worksheet (wordsearch, discovery worksheets, crossword, word web) · 12 optional enrichment activities (plants review, tree planting, maze, air/water/nutrient…
A fill-in-the-blank lesson worksheet that teaches independent, dependent, and controlled variables in experimental design using a humorous flawed-experiment example (watering tomato plants with Coca-Cola vs. water) and guided practice scenarios.
Includes: cover/description page · fill-in-the-blank notes page based on a flawed tomato-plant experiment example · three guided practice scenario tables (shooting basketballs, studying for a test, building a soap box derby car)