Middle school engineering laboratories for Easel Activities

Engineering, Physics, Science

Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges 16 Pack #2 (Middle School)

PhEt Law of Conservation of Energy Skate park BASIC webquest

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3D-PT

This is a great webquest activity for introducing the law of conservation of energy.Phet.edu is a great source of simulations for all fields of math and science. For this sim you will go to Energy Skate Park BASIC.You should spend some time playing around with the site before using it. You must also make sure your school's firewall will allow you to use HTML5 or Java applets. PHET.EDU MAY NOT WORK ON iPad!!! Please check with your IT department or run Phet.edu BEFORE purchasing this file!!! You

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Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Simulations

CCSS:

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NGSS:

MS-PS2-4

, HS-PS2-2

, MS-PS2-2

, HS-PS2-1

, MS-PS2-5

...

Also included in: Hands-on Science Semester Labs Bundle

PhET Simulation Online Lab: Electric Circuits, Resistors in Series & Parallel

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Using this electric circuits PhET guided inquiry lab your students will gain an in depth understanding of the difference between resistors in series circuits and resistors in parallel circuits. I have done these activities with my students many times and they always find them fun and engaging. The best part is that your students won't even know they are learning as they complete the included inquiry-based laboratory assignment sheet. The PhET Circuit Construction Kit: DC simulation can be found

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Grades:

8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Also included in: Electric Circuits Bundle No. 1: Resistors in Series and Parallel

STEM Activity Challenge Hoop Glider Competition (Middle School)

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Engineering, General Science, Physical Science

STEM Project for Middle School—6th, 7th, and 8th grades.This activity challenges students to build a glider that will glide as far as possible. Working in groups, students will cut and tape various hoops to their straw. They will experiment with hoops of different sizes, positioning, and throwing styles.***If you are interested in a differentiated version of this resource for grades K-8, please click here.This STEM Activity Challenge includes teacher instructions, student instructions (worksheet

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Grades:

6th - 8th

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Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges 16 Pack #1 (Middle School)

STEM Activity Challenge Pop Can Races (Middle School)

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Engineering, General Science, Physical Science

STEM Project for Middle School—6th, 7th and 8th grades.Students will work in groups to explore electrostatic forces between a balloon that they charge and a pop/soda can on the floor. After experimenting with different balloons and different methods, teams will race their pop can a distance of ten meters. Students will not be able to touch, push or blow on their pop can. It must be pulled with the static electricity they create. ***If you are interested in a differentiated version of this resour

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Grades:

6th - 8th

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Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges 16 Pack #1 (Middle School)

STEM Activity Challenge CD Hovercraft (Middle School)

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Critical Thinking, Engineering, General Science

STEM Middle School Classroom ProjectUsing an old CD, a balloon and a water bottle (with a pop-up top), students will create their own mini-hovercraft and explore the near-frictionless properties with their group.This STEM Activity Challenge includes teacher instructions, student instructions (worksheet), grading rubrics, a demonstration video for the teacher, a materials needed sheet, and the related NGSS standards!In the teacher demonstration video, I give you an overview of the activity challe

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Grades:

6th - 8th

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Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges 16 Pack #1 (Middle School)

PhET Simulation Online Lab: Under Pressure - Fluid Pressure and Pascal’s Law

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In this guided inquiry PhET online lab your students will investigate the pressure in fluids. This includes liquids and air. By the end of this online lab students should be able to (1) describe how the pressure in air and water changes as a function of depth, (2) explain how the shape of the liquid container affects pressure, (3) describe all variables that affect pressure and (4) determine the density of an unknown fluid. This online lab is intended to be used with the Under Pressure (HTML5) S

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Grades:

8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Engineering, Measurement, Physical Science

Also included in: Growing Bundle: PhET Simulations Online Physics and Chemistry Labs

Scientific Method Lab: Paper Airplane Model Design

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Suzanne's Classroom

This “Scientific Method Lab: Paper Airplane Design" was designed for my 5th grade class, but it can easily be used with any grade level. The Big Idea would be force and motion.Older students might even like to “tweak” the lab and design their own paper airplane models!Included are lab instructions following the scientific method, a data recording sheet, and the paper airplane foldables. The lab follows the scientific method, but it does not include a Review of Literature, an abstract, or a disp

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Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Laboratory, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

Also included in: Scientific Method Bundle

PhET Simulation Online Lab: Hooke's Law

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Using this PhET online lab activity your students will gain a complete understanding of Hooke's law, calculating the spring constant and determining the masses of unknown objects. I have done this activity with my students many times and they always find it fun and engaging. The best part is that your students won't even know they are learning as they complete this online inquiry-based laboratory assignment. This HTML5 web-based inquiry lab can be run from most cellphones, tablets and computers.

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Engineering, Physical Science, Science

Also included in: Growing Bundle: PhET Simulations Online Physics and Chemistry Labs

Force and Motion STEM Engineering Design Process Activity and Reading Passage

Created by

Teacher Toy Shop

Elevate your force and motion lab experience with this engaging STEM engineering activity and reading passage, designed to impart science and engineering principles in an accessible manner. This hands-on project provides a practical exploration of shape strength and forces in structures, requiring minimal materials for a seamless implementation in both school and home environments. Students delve into the forces impacting differently-shaped paper columns through an experiment, complemented by a

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Projects, Laboratory, Homework

NGSS:

MS-ETS1-2

, MS-ETS1-4

, MS-PS2-2

, 5-PS2-1

, MS-ETS1-1

...

Also included in: Science Homework Experiments BUNDLE

STEM Activity Challenge Levitating Spider (Middle School)

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Engineering, General Science, Physical Science

STEM Project for Middle School—6th, 7th and 8th grades.Working in groups, students will explore static electricity. By charging a balloon and a “spider” (made using a plastic grocery bag), students will work together to build up enough charge to cause their spider to “levitate”.This STEM Activity Challenge includes teacher instructions, student instructions (worksheet), grading rubrics, a demonstration video for the teacher, a materials needed sheet, and the related NGSS standards!In the teacher

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Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges 16 Pack #1 (Middle School)

STEM Activity Challenge Swinging Pendulum (Middle School)

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Critical Thinking, Engineering, General Science

STEM Middle School Classroom ProjectIn this activity, students will work in groups to determine which factors (angle, length, or mass) affect the period of a pendulum. Through several different experiments, they will discover that only changes in length affect the period. Near the end of this project, the challenge will be for each group to create a pendulum of period 1 second by using the knowledge they’ve gained through prior experiments.This STEM Activity Challenge includes teacher instructio

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Laboratory

Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges 16 Pack #2 (Middle School)

Potential and Kinetic Energy Transformation Lab

Created by

Suzanne's Classroom

This lab on changing energy forms, potential and kinetic energy, follows the Scientific Method. In this lab, you will experiment with these two kinds of energy and observe how one kind can be changed into the other. You will be testing the bounce height of a ball dropped from different heights to answer the question, "Does a ball dropped from a higher position have more potential/kinetic energy that one dropped from a lower position?" Included in this packet are a poster on potential and kine

Subjects:

Engineering, Physical Science, Science

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Centers

NGSS:

4-PS3-4

, MS-PS3-2

, 4-PS3-1

, MS-PS3-1

, 4-PS3-2

Also included in: 6th Grade Science Bundle! Next Generation Science

PhET Simulation Online Labs: Resistance and Ohm's Law

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This product contains two separate physics lab activities, Resistance and Ohm's Law, to be completed with two different PhET Interactive Simulations. The lab activities focus on the qualitative relationships governing two physical phenomena by using visual representations to show the factors that affect the resistance and current. A minimum amount of math is needed to answer the included questions. Your students will have fun playing with the simulation sliders and seeing what happens.In the fir

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 10th, Adult Education

Types:

Engineering, Physical Science, Science

Also included in: Growing Bundle: PhET Simulations Online Physics and Chemistry Labs

Creating a Catapult: Accuracy and Precision Lab

Created by

Suzanne's Classroom

This Creating a Catapult: Accuracy and Precision Lab falls under the "Big Idea" of Force and Motion. Its focus is on Accuracy and Precision. Students create a catapult and test it by launching a "pom-pom" toward a target. They measure the distance from its landing to the bulls eye of the target. After at least 5 trials, the students then make adjustments to their catapult to try to "calibrate" it to be more accurate and precise. After the "launch sequence," students answer questions about wh

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Laboratory, Centers

Also included in: Scientific Method Bundle

Bottle Rocket Experiment | Neutralization Lab | Newton's Third Law Activity FUN

Created by

Science Pad

Bottle Rocket Experiment - Engineering STEM Activity focusing on neutralization, Newton's third law, pressure, and chemical changes - Digital Easel and Print HandoutsTeach through experiential learning using our bottle rocket propulsion science experiment! This activity teaches students about pressure, Newton's third law, and teaches an engineering mindset. The reaction is a neutralization reaction between vinegar and baking soda. Students are tasked with coloring and designing their own bottl

Subjects:

Astronomy, Chemistry, Engineering

Grades:

PreK - 9th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Lesson

NGSS:

MS-PS1-2

, MS-PS2-5

, MS-PS2-1

Also included in: Science Camp Activities | Camping Games | Experiments | Life Skills | Summer

Walking Dead Water Filter Lab

Created by

3D-PT

With shows like "The Walking Dead" and others, students are interested in how to survive the Zombie Apocalypse. One thing they will need is an improvised water filter to clean dirty water. This type of water filter was seen in a episode of "The Walking Dead". It's also featured in survival shows. You will need plastic water bottles, sand, gravel, coffee filters, marbles, and any other medium you think can be used to filter water. I do NOT recommend using charcoal or ash, because when wet they ar

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