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High school problem solving trigonometry laboratories for Microsoft Word
Middle School/Upper Elementary Scientific Method and STEM Fair Unit
This unit was designed as a way to incorporate STEM into a more traditional Science Fair model with connections to STEM careers. Students are encouraged to choose a topic that they are deeply interested in and they learn how to connect scientific thinking to concepts outside of science class. They are also introduced to future STEM careers and community resources. The unit is directly aligned to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the Common Core.
In order to help students achieve t
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4th - 11th
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Vector Addition "Road Trip" Lab Activity
Overview:In this activity, students will use both the tip-to-tail graphing method and the analytical components method of vector addition in order to determine the resultant displacement of two, cross-country, trips which each have three individual "legs."Materials:Ruler, Protractor, Pencil, Calculator, Handout
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10th - 12th
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Angle Launched Projectiles Lab Bundle
How does launch angle impact the range, hang time, and maximum height of a projectile?
Allow your students to investigate and explore angle launched projectiles with this Angle Launch Virtual Lab (which uses and online applet from PhET) and Nerf Launcher Lab (which uses Nerf guns).
Whether you use the online, face-to-face, or both versions of this lab, your students will observe and analyze how 2D vectors, component vectors, projectile motion, geometry, and trigonometry come into play for proj
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7th - 12th
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FORCE AND MOTION DESIGN BRIEFS
This is a collection of content applications that address the most common science areas found in middle and high school settings. Each challenge is introduced with a context statement and a brief scenario that helps to set the stage for introducing the dilemma. The challenge invites the students to solve the problem while adhering to specific limitations and rules.While possible procedures are provided for all the design briefs, they should never be considered the only procedures. The rationale
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5th - 11th
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Internet Dating Thief
This is a forensic science lab focusing on the concept of using deductive reasoning to solve a crime. Students will use critical thinking skills sort related evidence from unrelated evidence and determine who did it. Students can be grouped in teams or individually. Teacher answer sheets are included. No additional supplies needed.
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6th - 9th
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Water Balloon Launcher Lab
This lab is very fun and exciting! The bonus is you get to go outdoors. You will use a standard water balloon launcher to calculate the maximum height a balloon went after being launch as well as the velocity of the balloon. There are two parts to the lab. Part 1 involves collecting data and building a graph. Part 2 is calculating velocity and maximum height. ENJOY!!
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7th - 12th
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Liars Beware! Your Body Doesn't Lie. A lab on lying and polygraphs.
This is a forensic science lab on polygraph analysis. An overview of polygraphs and the body language of lying is included as well as a crime scenario. Students are asked to interpret the results of a polygraph analysis to determine if the suspect is guilty of the crime. Questions for review are included.
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6th - 9th
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Projectile motion: Shoot for your grade!
The ultimate goal of this lab is to measure the estimated range of a horizontally launched projectile to hit a target, where each target "band" may be associated with a grade boundary. Students will construct a ramp, using given materials, to theoretically estimate the range (horizontal displacement) for a marble released from the top of the ramp placed on a flat surface or lab table. Upon leaving the foot of the ramp, the marble will drop in free-fall, as a horizontally launched projectile, and
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9th - 12th
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Soaking Up Sponges Lab Investigation- Measuring and Calculating Mass
Students will estimate, measure, and calculate in this lab. All you need is some sponges, water, and a triple beam balance or scale. Students love this lab and it's easy to do and prep!
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5th - 9th
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Solving Triangles using Excel (Editable)
I think that when we use technology in the classroom with our students, we should teach them to use technology as a tool. One of the best applications for using a spreadsheet in class is in the solution of triangles. After my students have mastered the laws of sines and cosines with handheld calculators, and are familiar with the ambiguous case, I have them redo the same problems using excel.
It is a very challenging activity for them.
NOTE: Your students will need to have access to a comp
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10th - 12th
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Minimal Impact - Motor Vehicle Safety Challenge Lab
This lab allows students to use what they know about change in momentum and impulse to construct a safety device for a small vehicle. This lab requires access to force sensors, motion sensors, some small vehicle (Hotwheels or Matchbox cars will work but preferably something that winds up), cotton balls, straws, rubber bands, masking tape, and a computer/handheld data collection device (such as CPO or Vernier). Students should be put into groups of 3 to 4 and given some instruction before doing t
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10th - 12th
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PHET Vector Lab (Online Simulator)
I created this lab as an intro into two dimensional motion for my physics classes. The lab uses all the techniques of adding vectors head-to-tail and demonstrates for them that the two vectors being added to make a resultant are the components of that resultant. This lab is great practice and very self-explanatory for grades 11 and 12. I created this lab so that it was an electronic lab so that they could open the lab on their computers, fill out the lab in MS Word, and submit it back to me onli
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
Design Challenge-Aircraft Decoy
In this activity, students will use various materials to construct and test a balloon powered aircraft. This is a group activity in which groups of 2-4 students works best. There is a pre activity worksheet in which students use the internet to research Unmanned Arial Vehichles and a post activity entitled, Reflective Memo.
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7th - 12th
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Trig in the Tower Day (Using Trigonometry in the Real World) (Editable)
After weeks of doing right-triangle trigonometry, I find that my "best" trigonometry students struggle to apply what they learned to an outdoor setting. I wrote this activity so that students would have a chance to calculate the height of a school building tower. At some schools, I have called this "Trig in the Trees" day, since it often involves determining the height of a tree on campus.
You'll need to set up the three challenges, two of which involve cones. (You could use any classroom ob
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10th - 12th
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Soil -- Golf Course Design
The unique activity has students explore different types of soil and its moisture content as they work with a golf course designer. Introduction provides the setting for the students along with various test that have been ran on the soil. Students will look at the data and determine what soil is best for the course and its layout.
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9th - 12th
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Design Challenge-Aircraft Decoy-Reflective Memo
This is the post-activity for the Aircraft Decoy Design Challenge. Upon completion, students will complete and turn in a series of short answer discussion questions reflecting their experience with the design challenge. This sheet can be modified for any group or building challenge.
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7th - 12th
Physics lab - circle graphs
Students plot points along a circumference and then plot these points with Excel to form the six standard trigonometric graphs.
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11th - 12th
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Bubble Gum Lab (mass)
Students will have fun learning about mass, matter, and the scientific process/method.
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K - 10th
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Middle School Science Lab Self and Team Evaluation Form
This form will help your middle school science students to perform self-evaluations and evaluate their lab team members after performing an assigned lab. You can incorporate this form into your lab grading system to further encourage students to effectively evaluate both themselves and their team members for ways to improve and grow. Please vote and share your feedback and experience using this product with your students. Follow me and be the first to see new digital products posted throughou
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3rd - 11th
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March Madness Lab Worksheet
We start clients in March 3 days a week and I need something to keep students on task while I am helping students with clients. This gives very clear direction on the order they should be completing activities but they can choose which catagory to work on so they still have choice. We will set down together before we start to see what our goals for the month are!
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11th - 12th, Adult Education
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Guided Science Investigation (Solutions)
This is a stand alone lesson on solubility that also explores the idea of a scientific investigation, and how one question/investigation almost always leads to another.The steps are easy to follow and the results are easy to manage and interpret. Students will have a terrific experience learning about solubility by actually DOING science. All materials can readily be sourced at the local dollar store.
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6th - 9th
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