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6th grade physical science activities for Microsoft Word
Measuring and Metric System Unit | Length Mass Weight Volume | Middle School
Looking for fun and engaging ways to teach the Metric System and Measuring Skills? This bundle will help your students to understand metric units and to practice and reinforce the techniques for measuring length, mass, weight, volume and liquid volume. This Measuring and Metric System bundle contains five products to help you teach the skills of precise and accurate measuring and using the Metric System. Save 20% on these activities!The Cornell Doodle Notes are completely No Prep- and scaffolded
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6th - 8th
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Rube Goldberg simple machine project
This is a 2 page description/procedure/rubric for a Rube Goldberg project. I gave my class 2 full weeks to work on this. They are provided with minimal materials, the rest is gathered from home (recyclable materials, toys, etc..). A PowerPoint presenation accompanies the Rube Goldberg machine. My students LOVED doing this and they learned a lot about simple machines as well.
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5th - 12th
Paper Airplane Lab: Gravity and Air Resistance
This activity helps demonstrate some of the unbalanced forces, namely gravity and air resistance, that affect us every day. Students should predict why paper airplanes do not stay in the air forever. After testing their paper airplane, they should create a force diagram and answer some questions regarding these unbalanced forces.
Materials needed: paper, meter stick
Main topics: unbalanced forces, gravity, air resistance (friction).
Quick, easy, and effective in demonstrating gravity and
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Forms of Energy and Energy Transformations Practice
This activity provides students with energy practice! it starts with identifying different forms of energy in common life scenarios and items: mechanical, kinetic, potential, heat/thermal, radiant/light, sound, electrical, nuclear and chemical. It then moves on to identifying energy transformations: the starting form and the final form. The practice is best used after the "Energy Powerpoint" and the "Energy Guided Notes". I find it important to scaffhold the practice - to do a few of each type
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5th - 9th
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"Inertia Games" Lab Activity - Newton's 1st Law of Motion
Students are introduced to the concept of Newton's 1st Law of Motion and inertia by completing six (6) different challenges/games in this lab activity. Example of one of the game challenges:a. Get a plastic cup, index cards, and a quarter. b. Place the index card on top of the cup so it is centered over the opening. Put the quarter on top of the index card. c. Using your finger pull the index card out from under the quarter. You are trying to get the quarter to drop into the cup. d. Compl
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5th - 10th
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Bill Nye: S1E8 Phases of matter (States of matter) video sheet
Bill Nye: Phases of matter video sheet. Very easy for my 6th grade EC classes, it's multiple choice answers, the last 2 are short response.
This way they get a chance to watch the video and not spend all of the time on reading and answering the follow along question. Also includes absolute zero, and shows how individual molecules act when you add or remove energy.
Hard time finding the video to stream try looking on dailymotion
Just added an answer key.
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Bill Nye: The Science Guy. Chemistry (5) Video Bundle (With answer keys)
Simple Machines Marshmallow Catapult Lab Experiment - Newton's Laws
Really fun way to teach simple machines, levers, and Newton's Laws. This is a lesson plan with the full description of how to make marshmallow catapults to launch in class. This is a formal lesson plan, usable for any observation. This was a big hit in the classroom!
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3rd - 10th
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Conduction, Convection, Radiation Popcorn Lab
Students will investigate the differnces between conduction, convection, and radiation by making popcorn. The students LOVE this lab!
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5th - 8th
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Electricity Webquest
Students will explore the basic fundamentals of electricity, such as static & current electricity, circuits, conductors and insulators, etc. . QR codes are included for easy access to the required websites!
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5th - 10th
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Inertia Lab: Testing Newtons First Law of Motion
Students always enjoy testing inertia. This activity takes students through three activities that demonstrate Newton's First Law of Motion. Students should notice that an object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion, unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
Materials needed: coins or washers, beaker or cup, note card, toy car.
Main topics: inertia, Newton's First Law of Motion
Quick, easy, and effective in demonstrating inertia. Great for middle school or
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Soil Profile (Horizon) Poster activity with grading rubric
Soil Profile (Horizon) Activity with grading rubric Includes all the basic requirements including using the 3 main soil horizons with definitions on the poster (definitions are on the rubric). Definitions include Topsoil Humus Subsoil Bedrock Parent rock Grading point system is premade for easy expectations and grading. On a word document so you can edit any parts you would like to. Simple easy activity that most students enjoy Used in my middle school cl
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4th - 9th
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Waves Lab - Transverse, Longitudinal, ENERGY
OMG WAVES!!!This inquiry lab activity consists of 7 stations that students will rotate through in one class period. It works great as an intro activity before teaching a unit on waves to engage students and to show them that waves have energy, which can then be transferred through different media. It also makes a great review activity to really drive home your standards. During this inquiry activity, students will create longitudinal and transverse waves, see how tuning forks transfer energy
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5th - 10th
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Calculating Speed Practice Task Cards (15) Speed, Distance or Time EDITABLE
15 Calculating Speed Practice Task Cards ...
Students practice finding Speed, Distance or Time using formulas given.
Record sheet and answer key included.
EDITABLE
This activity pairs nicely with:
Calculating Speed Experiment & Practice using ramps, marbles- Scientific Method
AND it is part of the following BUNDLE:
Introduction to Motion and Calculating Speed Experiment Task Cards Bundle
More Great Force Stuff!
*Simple Machines Examples Cut and Paste
*Simple Machines Mini Book
* Force an
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5th - 8th
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Newton's 2nd Law of Motion Lab Activity
This lab is a great way to reinforce the concepts tied to Newton's Second Law of Motion. It uses everyday materials so it is easy to use and set up.* Updated Nov. 2018 to include a Teacher Notes/Hints sheet and a diagram of the lab setup! Thanks for your feedback!* This lab is editable so you may fit your students needs. (Word document - 4 pages)There are two parts to the lab. In the first students increase mass by adding pennies (mass) to the cup. When students create bar graphs with their
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6th - 10th
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MS-PS2-2
Rock cycle poster activity with rubric
Rock cycle poster activity with rubric
Includes all the basic requirements including using the 3 main rock type definitions on the poster (definitions are on the rubric)
Grading point system is premade for easy expectations and grading.
On a word document so you can edit any parts you would like to.
Simple easy activity that most students enjoy
Used in my middle school classroom, see preview file for some of my 6th grade students completed posters.
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4th - 8th
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Physical properties of matter review using pennies Mass, Volume, and Density Lab
Physical properties of matter review using pennies to find mass, density, and volume.
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You will need many pennies for this lab
15 each of 1981 and older ones and 1983 and newer ones per group.
Triple balance beam per group or a central few
Small graduated cylinder approximately 50mL
I did this with my 6th grade science class, it give them a hands on comparison that density is different from volume and that density of the same materials stays the same no matter the weight.
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6th - 12th
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Energy Webquest
In this self-directed and interactive webquest, students conduct an in-depth research exploration about energy! It starts with an overview of "energy" and the law of conservation of energy in order to build a conceptual understanding of energy and energy transformations. It then moves into exploring the different forms of energy through interactives: potential, gravitational, kinetic, chemical, electrical, mechanical, etc. It then moves into the different types of energy transfer: electrical, t
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5th - 9th
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CAN/CUP PHONE SOUND WAVE LAB
Remember making a phone by connecting two cans with a string, and talking through them? This project is an excellent opportunity to teach how sound travels through matter. Cans may be used, but large plastic cups work better. Paper cups are another option. Have string, fishing line, and wire available to use, adding variables to the lab. The kids will have great fun while learning about sound waves. The step-by-step worksheet includes desired learner outcomes and sound activity background. There
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Arctic Dogsled Racing Design Challenge - STEAM for Upper Elementary
Here’s an applied engineering challenge in which—just like in the real world of engineering—a poor design means limited success or even failure.
In the Iditarod Sled Challenge, students apply their background knowledge of physical science and use logic and imagination to construct a miniature sled that will deliver “serum” to Nome, Alaska, just like Balto once did.
Use this challenge in conjunction with your study of the arctic or the Iditarod--or as a stand-alone engineering challenge for the
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3rd - 6th
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Bill Nye: S1E5 Buoyancy (density) video sheet (with answer key)
Bill Nye: Buoyancy video sheet. Very easy for my 6th grade EC classes, it's multiple choice answers, the last is a short response.
This way they get a chance to watch the video and not spend all of the time on reading and answering the follow along question. I tried to tie this sheet into density as best as possible.
Answer key included
Hard time finding the video to stream try looking on dailymotion
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5th - 8th
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Unbalanced and Balanced Forces Activity/Worksheet Middle School
A great way to reinforce balanced and unbalanced forces with your students. This activity is a Word document so you may edit it to fit the needs of your students. Students cut and sort the force diagrams in this activity. A Venn Diagram on Balanced and Unbalanced Forces and Questions are used as a follow up review.
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5th - 10th
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MS-PS2-2
Newton's Laws of Motion - Project and Grading Rubric - 5 options
This Project allows students to choose from 5 different options to show and apply their understanding of all 3 Laws of Motion. A grading Rubric is included that can be used with whatever option the student may choose. Students love being creative while doing this project. One of the options is a video and many students share their project via You Tube or School Tube.
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6th - 10th
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Energy Reading Comprehension and Activities
This is a great comprehensive reading comprehension about energy! it begins with an introduction to energy and moves on to the Law of Conservation of Energy and Energy Conversions/Transformations. It then moves on to the forms of energy - categorization all of the forms under potential energy or kinetic energy. It summarizes mechanical, kinetic, potential, heat/thermal, radiant/light, sound, electrical, nuclear and chemical. The reading is about 2 pages and includes two pages of standards-align
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5th - 9th
Fossil Fuel Cookie Lab
Your teacher will provide you with a cookie. This cookie represents a land area that may contain deposits of coal (represented by raisins), oil (represented by pieces of nuts), or natural gas (represented by chocolate pieces). You will also be provided with a toothpick, which represents the mining and drilling equipment used in obtaining the coal, oil, and natural gas.
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5th - 10th
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