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General science simulations for Easel Activities
PhET States of Matter Basics Activity Guide / Distance Learning
PhET States of Matter: Basics ACTIVITY GUIDE Now includes both printable PDF and Google Slides versions! The PhET: States of Matter Basics Activity Guide is used along with the free *Next Generation PhET Simulation on States of Matter. Students will examine the motion of atoms and molecules of various substances in their solid, liquid, and gas state. Your students will hit the ground running without the need for a lengthy introduction from you. Just print the activity guide or share from your G
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5th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-PS1-4
, MS-PS1-2
, MS-PS1-3
, MS-PS1-1
Also included in: PhET Activity Guides Chemistry BUNDLE / Distance Learning
PhET Build an Atom activity guide
Now includes both printable PDF and Google Slides versions!The PhET:Building an Atom Activity Guide is used along with the free *Next Generation PhET Simulation on Building an Atom. Students will experiment with adding protons, neutrons, and electrons to an atomic model to create atoms of different elements. Your students will hit the ground running without the need for a lengthy introduction from you. Just print the activity guide or share from your Google Drive. Students can watch the intro
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS1-1
Also included in: PhET Activity Guides Chemistry BUNDLE / Distance Learning
Virtual Density Lab
Students use PhET Sim to explore density in an inquiry based lab. Check out the Sim here:: http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/density/latest/density_en.html?fbclid=IwAR09bUeRxx_DckEweccfg2_1DozdustsrS4RJYOtwDkaHwiyJ6RDzLTofPIThis lab first walks students through finding volume through water displacement. Then students explore densities of different materials with the same mass but different volume, same volume but different mass, and then same density but different masses and volumes. Finally
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-1
, MS-PS1-2
, MS-ESS2-5
Also included in: Weather Activity Bundle
PhET Reactants, Products, and Leftovers Activity Guide / Distance Learning
Now includes both printable PDF and Google Slides versions!The PhET: Reactants, Products, and Leftovers Activity Guide is used along with the free *Next Generation PhET Simulation on Reactants, Products, and Leftovers. First, students will experiment with building sandwiches to see how the number of ingredients determines the number of sandwiches they can make. Then, students use the same concept to predict Reactants, Products, and Leftovers and to identify Limiting Reactants in chemical reactio
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Grades:
5th - 11th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS1-2
, MS-PS1-1
Also included in: PhET Activity Guides Chemistry BUNDLE / Distance Learning
PhET Projectile Motion activity guide
The PhET:Projectile Motion Activity Guide is used along with the free *Next Generation PhET Simulation on Projectile Motion. Students learn how the motion of a projectile is affected by changes in the initial height, initial speed, cannon angle, and other variables with or without the affects of wind resistance. This activity guide follows closely with the newest (HTML5) version of the PhET Projectile Motion simulation. Your students will hit the ground running without the need for a lengthy in
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
Also included in: PhET Activity Guide Physics Bundle
PhET Build a Molecule activity guide
Now in both printable PDF and Google Slides formats! The PhET: Build a Molecule Activity Guide is used along with the free *Next Generation PhET Simulation on Build a Molecule. Students will experiment with combining atoms of different elements to discover new molecules. Your students will hit the ground running without the need for a lengthy introduction from you. Just print the activity guide or share from your Google Drive. Students can watch the intro video and away they go. The best p
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS1-1
Also included in: PhET Activity Guides Chemistry BUNDLE / Distance Learning
PhET Energy Skate Park Basics Activity Guide
The PhET: Energy Skate Park Basics Activity Guide is used along with the free *Next Generation PhET Simulation “Energy Skate Park Basics”. Students will discover the relationship between Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy, and Speed and how a skater’s motion is effected by changes in Mass and Friction. Then, students can apply what they have learned by designing their own track that will perform in a predictable way. The activity guide takes students through the 3 parts of the simulation: Intro,
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS3-2
, MS-PS3-3
, MS-PS3-1
Also included in: PhET Activity Guide Physics Bundle
PhET Simulation Online Lab: Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
This engaging inquiry-based PhET lab activity will guide your students to an understanding of Newton’s law of universal gravitation as they learn what factors affect the force between two masses. This online lab is intended to be used with the Gravity Force Lab: Basics HTML5 Simulation from PhET Interactive Simulations. The link for the simulation is: https://tinyurl.com/p35r9vv2 In the first activity students will learn that the gravitational force is always attractive. Newton’s law of universa
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Growing Bundle: PhET Simulations Online Physics and Chemistry Labs
PhET Energy Forms and Changes Activity Guide
The PhET: Energy Forms and Changes Activity Guide is used along with the free *Next Generation PhET Simulation “Energy Forms and Changes”. Students will discover the different forms of energy and how they can change from one form into another within a system, specifically:how energy will flow when objects are heated or cooledhow energy can change from one form of energy into anotherhow energy is conserved within a systemto predict how energy will change as it moves from one part of a system to a
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
HS-PS3-2
, MS-PS3-3
, HS-PS3-3
Also included in: PhET Activity Guide Physics Bundle
PhET Balancing Chemical Equations Activity Guide
Now includes both printable PDF and Google Slides versions!The PhET: Balancing Chemical Equations Activity Guide is used along with the free *Next Generation PhET Simulation on Balancing Chemical Equations. First, students will view a short introductory video. Then, they will use the simulator to balance three basic chemical equations; Make Ammonia, Separate Water, and Combust Methane.Your students will hit the ground running without the need for a lengthy introduction from you. Just print the a
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS1-5
Also included in: PhET Activity Guides Chemistry BUNDLE / Distance Learning
PhET Simulation Online Lab: Forces & Motion
Looking for a great activity to start your unit on Newton’s laws of motion? Don’t want to give a big lecture or start with a bunch of mathematical calculations? Students love PhET Interactive Simulations and this guided inquiry activity on forces and motion is a great way to get started. Have fun and learn at the same time.I find this to be a great guided inquiry activity that will work well for students from middle school through high school. This activity will guide students as they investigat
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Grades:
7th - 10th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Newton’s Laws of Motion Bundle: Three PhET Online Labs
PhET Simulation Online Lab: Energy Skate Park, Conservation of Energy
Using this PhET online lab activity your students will gain a complete understanding of the law of conservation of energy and the relationship between potential, kinetic and total energy as the skater moves along the skate ramp. 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 the included laboratory assignment sheet. This inquiry-based lab activity uses the Energ
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Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Growing Bundle: PhET Simulations Online Physics and Chemistry Labs
PhET Simulation Online Lab: Newton's Laws of Motion
The primary goal of this PhET lab activity is for your students to gain a deeper understanding of Newton’s first and second laws of motion. This is a great guided inquiry activity for investigating acceleration, balanced and unbalanced forces, and their effect on the motion of objects. After completion of this activity your students will be ready to start quantitative analysis of the motion of objects using Newton’s second law equation, F = m • a. I use this activity after my students have compl
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Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Newton’s Laws of Motion Bundle: Three PhET Online Labs
PhET Simulation Online Lab: Density
In this guided inquiry PhET online lab your students will investigate the physical properties of a material that determine its density. By the end of this online lab students will be able to (1) determine the volume of an object using the displacement method, (2) calculate the density of an object, (3) explain how changing the mass or volume of an object affects its density, (4) explain why an object floats or sinks in a liquid and (5) determine the relative density of objects from their masses
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Density Exploration Bundle
PhET Simulation Online Lab: Wave Interference
This PhET Wave Interference online lab provides an excellent opportunity for your students to experiment with waves and their interactions. Students will investigate the relationship between the wavelength and frequency of the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum and calculate the speed of light using the simulation. Next, they will experiment with diffraction, wave interference and the factors that affect the fringe pattern that occurs when light waves pass through single and double
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Climate Change Agreement -- Paris Agreement Role Playing / Simulation
The Climate Change Agreement -- Paris Agreement Role Playing / SimulationBackground InformationThis engaging, role-playing activity simulates the conference and writing of the Paris Agreement. This is a perfect multi-day activity for a high school science classroom focusing on climate change and global policies.First, students are asked to read The Paris Agreement text while answering a set of questions to gain a deeper understanding of its goals and layout. Next, students are assigned roles as
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Types:
CCSS:
NGSS:
HS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-4
Conservation of Momentum Lab Series using Marbles
This listing features two labs about the conservation of momentum using marbles. I facilitate this activity series on successive days in my eighth-grade physical science class. This lab set aligns with our unit about Newton’s three laws. In the first lab activity, students determine if there is a positive correlation between the number of marbles released down the ruler ramp and the number of stationary marbles ejected upon impact on the bottom, flat portion of the track. In the second lab activ
Grades:
8th - 10th
Also included in: Physical Science Semester Activity Bundle Special
PhET Simulation Online Lab: Period of a Pendulum
In completing this PhET inquiry based lab activity your students will gain a complete understanding of how mass, length, displacement and gravitational acceleration affect the period of a pendulum. 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 the included inquiry-based laboratory assignment sheet. This HTML5 web-based inquiry lab can be run from most cellphone
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Growing Bundle: PhET Simulations Online Physics and Chemistry Labs
Bonding Models Molecule Polarity PhET Simulation ; EDITABLE, *Key Included*
In this PhET simulation students will investigate how polar bonds affect the polarity of molecules, how those polar molecules react to an electric field. Students will draw Lewis structures, identify molecular polarity, and finally predict if the substance will dissolve in water based upon its polarity. Materials needed: PhET websiteFreely editable Google Doc!Older PDF version is included in the G-Drive directory.KEY INCLUDED in G-Drive directory. Feel free to edit as needed and share with your
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Bonding Models Molecular Polarity and Geometry Chemistry Bundle
Build an Atom PhET Simulation Isotopes, Ions, Nuclear; EDITABLE, GOOGLE *Key Inc
In this simulation students will build atoms, isotopes, and ions in PhET's "Build An Atom" PhET simulation. Students will investigate the neutron-proton ratio and its effect on nuclear stability, the proton-electron ratio as it relates to ions, and the identities of isotopes.Materials needed: PhET website.Freely editable Google Doc!Older PDF version is included in the G-Drive directory.KEY INCLUDED in G-Drive directory. Feel free to edit as needed and share with your students in whatever form y
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Atomic Theory and Nuclear Chemistry Bundle
PhET Isotopes and Atomic Mass Activity Guide / Distance Learning
Now includes both printable PDF and Google Slides versions!The PhET: Isotopes and Atomic Mass Activity Guide is used along with the free *Next Generation PhET Simulation “Isotopes and Atomic Mass”. Students learn how to construct Isotope models for basic elements by adding neutrons one at a time and observing how this effects Mass Number, Atomic Mass, and stability of the Isotope created. Students also learn the relationship between Relative Abundance of Isotopes in Nature and the Average Atomic
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
HS-PS1-2
Also included in: PhET Activity Guides Chemistry BUNDLE / Distance Learning
PhET Simulation Online Lab: Balancing Act, Levers and Torque
With this PhET online physics lab your students will have fun and learn physics at the same time. Why does the lever tip to the left and when will it tip to the right? The purpose of this activity is for your students to determine what conditions must be met for a first lever to balance. Along the way they will also be introduced to the concept of torque and will be able to answer the following questions: What is torque? What affects the amount of torque an object applies to a lever? How is torq
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Growing Bundle: PhET Simulations Online Physics and Chemistry Labs
PhET Simulation Online Lab: Reactants, Products and Leftovers
Your students will have fun combining food and chemistry. But will they have enough of each ingredient to make the number of sandwiches they want? Which one of the ingredients will run out first and which will be left over? In this PhET simulation your students will get to make their own sandwiches while learning about reactants, products and leftovers. They will use one of the excellent online simulations from PhET Interactive Simulations. The simulation is called Reactants, Products and Leftov
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Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Growing Bundle: PhET Simulations Online Physics and Chemistry Labs
Collisions in 1 Dimension Momentum PhET SIM, EDITABLE, *Key Included* w/old pdf
In this PhET simulation students observe the conservation of momentum in elastic and inelastic linear collisions. Conservation or loss of energy is emphasized. Please note that I limit my instruction in first-year physics to linear collisions only, but the simulation handles 2D collisions just fine.Materials needed: PhET websiteFreely editable Google Doc!Older PDF version is included in the G-Drive directory.KEY INCLUDED in G-Drive directory. Feel free to edit as needed and share with your stu
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: All Bires' Physics Resources EDITABLE, *Key Included* w/ pdfs
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