Physics Lesson Plans

Forces Introduction - Lesson Bundle

Students define and revise their understanding of force, rank the four fundamental forces by relative strength, solve numeric gravitational-force problems (Fg = mass x g), analyze contact vs. action-at-a-distance forces on everyday objects (a pen on a desk, cars, wheels), work through 'Check Your Understanding'…

Includes: student slide deck (55 slides, fill-in-the-blank style) · Student Lesson Outline (notes document)

Momentum, Conservation of Momentum, and Impulse – Lab Station Activity

In pairs/small groups, students rotate through 9 stations recording answers in a passport, including an applicability reading on momentum/impulse in a game of pool (billiards physics, elastic vs. inelastic collisions) with associated questions, a research station with an answer key, drawing/explaining tasks, a…

Includes: START HERE - Instructions (teacher setup) · Applicability Reading: Momentum on the Pool Table, with questions

Lasers, Absorption and Transmission - Google Slides and Distance Learning

Watch/view a slide-based lesson (with linked videos) and fill in blanks on a student-copy slide deck and matching outline as key terms and explanations are presented; complete guided notes on light rays, geometric optics, transparent/translucent/opaque materials, and laser properties.

Includes: Google Access instructions page (not content) · additional-resources doc with 5 external video/article links

Egg Drop Challenge - HIGH SCHOOL - STEM Engineering

Students work in groups to plan, sketch, and build an egg-protection device from straws, paper, rubber bands, and tape within size constraints; test it by dropping it from 2 meters; then answer reflection and extension questions and present their design and results to the class.

Includes: Challenge instructions (objective, materials, rules, planning/construction/testing/analysis/presentation steps, scoring rubric) · Reflection questions

Thin Lens Equation and Magnification - Lesson

Students follow a teacher slide presentation with fill-in-the-blank notes (student outline and student pptx), work through 'Check Your Understanding' problems on image location and magnification during class, then complete a 12-question Thin Lens Equation worksheet calculating image distance and image size/height for…

Includes: student version slide deck with blanks

Soap Bubbles PowerPoint Unit Study

View/read an illustrated slide presentation covering soap bubble physics (surface tension, foam, Plateau's laws), mathematics (minimal surface, double bubble conjecture and its real-world engineering use), freezing behavior, and artistic/historical depictions; complete an accompanying study guide.

Includes: 21-slide presentation on soap bubble science/math/history/art (provided as both PPTX and PDF) · 12-page study guide (PDF)

Friction - Physics - 7 Engaging Lab Stations

Rotate through 7 activity stations plus 2 rest stations in small groups: measure friction with a Newton scale, research heat shielding on spacecraft reentry, write an opinion paragraph on friction's advantages/disadvantages, read an informational article and answer questions, answer 5 multiple-choice knowledge…

Includes: teacher reference/prep instructions · 9 station cards (7 activity stations + 2 rest stations)

Hearing and the Human Ear - Lesson Bundle

A 1-2 day lesson package covering the physics and biology of hearing: frequencies, hearing loss causes/prevention, sound intensity, and ear anatomy.

Includes: student presentation (pptx) · teacher presentation (pptx/pdf)

Banked Curves – Whodunnit PBL

Students draw free body diagrams for an object on a banked/inclined curve, apply Newton's Second Law and the centripetal acceleration equation, and determine mathematically whether the plaintiff or the defendant is at fault in a fictional lawsuit over a banked highway exit ramp.

Includes: Teacher Version and Answer Key document (context, learning goals, prerequisites, materials, background scenario, problem, data… · student-facing 'Banked Curves - Whodunnit PBL' activity document

Refraction – Lab Station Activity

Rotate through 9 stations in small groups: observe/draw a prism refracting light, research a real-world refraction phenomenon (mirage), write an opinion paragraph, read an article on Snell's Law and answer questions, watch an expert video and answer questions, answer multiple-choice knowledge-check questions with…

STEM Workbook for Grades 4 and 5 - Book 1

Complete worksheets on potential/kinetic energy, friction, gravity, and Newton's first law of motion; design and build a model roller-coaster in groups; write simple program instructions and a coding flowchart; research the history of amusement parks.

Includes: Teachers' Notes · Section 1: How Roller-Coasters Work (parts of a roller-coaster, potential/kinetic energy, friction, gravity, laws of motion worksheets)

Ray Diagrams, Reflection and Plane Mirrors - Google Slides and Distance Learning

A physics lesson presentation teaching reflection, plane mirrors, the law of reflection, ray diagrams, lateral inversion, and describing images (SALT method).

Snell's Law and the Index of Refraction Lesson

Fill in guided-notes blanks while following a slideshow lesson, solve refraction/critical-angle practice problems, and complete an in-class lab.

Includes: student lesson outline with guided-notes blanks (docx) · student slideshow (pptx, 10 slides)

Physics Newton's Law of Gravitation Subplots

Use a linked website (fourmilab.ch Yoursky) to look up the night sky on their birth date, calculate gravitational forces between themselves and two chosen planets, the earth and moon, and a lab partner, create a data table, draw a free body diagram with force vectors, rank the forces, and present findings as a poster.

Includes: one Word document project handout with instructions, grading rubric, and fill-in blanks for student data

Science Action Labs Science Puzzlers: Solving Science Mysteries

Students build simple setups from household/classroom materials, make predictions, carry out the demonstration or mini-experiment, and record answers to explain the observed science phenomenon; some puzzlers can be extended into projects or reports.

Includes: 31 numbered science puzzler activities/worksheets · answer key section

Egg Drop Challenge - MIDDLE SCHOOL - STEM Engineering

Students work in groups to plan, sketch, and build an egg-protection device from straws, paper, rubber bands, and tape within size constraints; test it by dropping it from 2 meters; then answer reflection and extension questions and present their design and results to the class.

Includes: Challenge instructions (objective, materials, rules, planning/construction/testing/analysis/presentation steps, scoring rubric) · Reflection questions

Renewable Energy Experiments & Design Challenge Pack

Renewable Energy Experiments & Design Challenge Pack

Includes: Phase 1 introduction: 'The Architecture of Our Energy Future' and engineering methodology overview · Chapter 1: The Photovoltaic Revolution (solar/photon physics, doping, temperature effects, agrivoltaics case study)