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Student scientists will be able to explain and simulate daily examples of the four laws of thermodynamics This is a Google Doc that is meant to be printed out and distributed to lab groups or uploaded and edited online. I pair every lab that we do in class with a "virtual lab" that cover the same information that we cover with the lab in person. It is not always possible to schedule time for students to come in before or after school to make up labs and this solves that problem! This lab is als

You are a chef in a brand new restaurant called “Thermo”. A top food critic is coming in 2 weeks to give you your first review. This could make or break your career! In order to prepare, you have entered a culinary boot camp to learn the physics behind food science and impress the food critic. This class is culinary boot camp.  By the end of the 2 weeks you must complete these 5 steps:Have an assembled menuPick napkins and dishesCorrectly complete 12 food calculationsSelect 3 pots/pans to buy fo

I am a huge advocate of project based learning! Student scientists can demonstrate how energy is transferred from potential energy to kinetic energy in real life with a roller coaster design. This is a Google Doc that is meant to be printed out and distributed to lab groups or uploaded to a learning platform and editied. Product Includes:InstructionsSimulationData TablesGoogle SpreadsheetGuiding QuestionsRubricClaim, Evidence, Reasoning based questionsAdditional Materials Needed:meter sticksrol

Student scientists will be able to measure, calculate and analyze the relationship between centripetal force, acceleration, tangential velocity and the radius of rotational motion.This is a Google Doc that is meant to be printed out and distributed to lab groups or uploaded and edited. I pair every lab that we do in class with a "virtual lab" that cover the same information that we cover with the lab in person. It is not always possible to schedule time for students to come in before or after s

Everything that you need to teach One Dimensional Motion. Use the Unit Tracker as a day by day guide to cover distance, displacement, scalars, vectors, speed, velocity, position, acceleration and the relationships between movement. SEAD (Social, Emotional and Academic Development) is built into the lessons, allowing students to grow as scientists and people. All materials are organized, clearly labeled, accessible and interactive, especially geared towards a virtual or hybrid classroom. All pro

Everything that you need to teach Vertical and Projectile Motion. Use the Unit Tracker as a day by day guide to cover free fall, projectile motion with a 90 degree launch angle and splitting motion into vertical and horizontal. SEAD (Social, Emotional and Academic Development) is built into the lessons, allowing students to grow as scientists and people. All materials are organized, clearly labeled, accessible and interactive, especially geared towards a virtual or hybrid classroom. Product In

Students are asked to follow along in a student-paced Google Slides, giving the students an interactive way to explore how conservation of mass appears in an experimental lab setting. I pair every lab that we do in class with a "virtual lab" that cover the same information that we cover with the lab in person. It is not always possible to schedule time for students to come in before or after school to make up labs and this solves that problem! If you are looking for the in person version to be c

Everything that you need to teach Thermodynamics. Use the Unit Tracker as a day by day guide to cover the laws of thermodynamics, types of heat transfer, heat curves and properties of materials (conductors, insulators and specific heat). SEAD (Social, Emotional and Academic Development) is built into the lessons, allowing students to grow as scientists and people. All materials are organized, clearly labeled, accessible and interactive, especially geared towards a virtual or hybrid classroom. Al

Everything that you need to teach Forces and Laws of Motion. Use the Unit Tracker as a day by day guide to cover Newton's Laws, relationships between forces, types of forces and how to draw and represent free body diagrams. SEAD (Social, Emotional and Academic Development) is built into the lessons, allowing students to grow as scientists and people. All materials are organized, clearly labeled, accessible and interactive, especially geared towards a virtual or hybrid classroom. Product Includ

Everything that you need to teach Chemical and Nuclear Reactions. Use the Unit Tracker as a day by day guide to cover concepts such as conservation of mass, balancing chemical and nuclear equations, types of chemical reactions and types of nuclear reactions. SEAD (Social, Emotional and Academic Development) is built into the lessons, allowing students to grow as scientists and people. All materials are organized, clearly labeled, accessible and interactive, especially geared towards a virtual or

Everything that you need to teach Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table. Use the Unit Tracker as a day by day guide to cover atomic structure, reading and interpretting a periodic table, periodic table trends and basic physical and chemical properties of elements. SEAD (Social, Emotional and Academic Development) is built into the lessons, allowing students to grow as scientists and people. All materials are organized, clearly labeled, accessible and interactive, especially geared towards a vi

Students are asked to follow along in a student-paced Google Slides, giving the students an interactive way to analyze element properties to sort unknown elements into groups I pair every lab that we do in class with a "virtual lab" that cover the same information that we cover with the lab in person. It is not always possible to schedule time for students to come in before or after school to make up labs and this solves that problem! If you are looking for the in person version to be completed

Student scientists will be able to describe and compare the factors the impact the magnetic field of an electromagnet.Every teacher needs extra materials to give students when there is a little too much time left in class! This activity allows students to inquiry electromagnets. This is a Google Doc simulation. The doc is intended to be uploaded and edited by students. Product Includes:ActivityDirections

Google slides prepared for a lesson on the laws of thermodynamics and specific heat. Product Includes:Warm UpObjectivesGuided NotesClear AgendaPractice ProblemsThis product is best paired with:Laws of Thermodynamics Simulation LabLaws of Thermodynamics MatchingSpecific Heat Problem SetGet ALL 4 products in the Laws of Thermodynamics and Specific Heat Lesson + a bonus lesson plan

Everything that you need to teach Momentum and Impulse. Use the Unit Tracker as a day by day guide to cover momentum, collisions, impulse and the relationship between force and time. SEAD (Social, Emotional and Academic Development) is built into the lessons, allowing students to grow as scientists and people. All materials are organized, clearly labeled, accessible and interactive, especially geared towards a virtual or hybrid classroom. Product Includes:Unit TrackerUnit PlannerVocabularyForm

Everything that you need to teach Gravity and Circular Motion. Use the Unit Tracker as a day by day guide to cover circular motion, centripetal force and the relationships in the gravitational force between objects. SEAD (Social, Emotional and Academic Development) is built into the lessons, allowing students to grow as scientists and people. All materials are organized, clearly labeled, accessible and interactive, especially geared towards a virtual or hybrid classroom. Product Includes: Unit

Some material is best taught through self exploration and inquiry. I typically give students 2 to 3 90 minute class periods to complete the stations. There are 6 total. 3 are conceptual and 3 are mathematical. They cover three common types of optical interactions - refraction, reflection and diffraction. The slides are all meant for students to be able to complete independently while you act as a facilitator. I usually upload all 6 slide decks - students make their own copies of the conceptual s

You are a designer for a brand new amusement park called "Energy Flags". In order to open the amusement park on time, you must create a roller coaster that passes inspection. In order to prepare, you have entered a mechanical energy boot camp to learn the physics behind roller coaster design and pass the inspection. By the end of the week you must complete these 5 steps:Design a roller coasterCalculate the potential energy, kinetic energy and velocity at various points on the coasterGraph the po

Students are asked to follow along in a student-paced Google Slides, exploring the relationship between the ionic charge, valence electrons and molecular structure of ionic and covalent compounds. Part 2 asks students to consider their knowledge of molecular structure to make predictions about the properties of ionic and covalent compounds. I pair every lab that we do in class with a "virtual lab" that cover the same information that we cover with the lab in person. It is not always possible to

Every teacher needs extra materials to give students when there is a little too much time left in class! This activity assesses student knowledge of matching the laws of thermodynamics with a variety of scenarios. This is a Google Slides intended to be edited by students. They can drag arrows in the slides to match the variables. Product Includes:ActivityDirectionsKeyExplanationsThis product is best paired with:Laws of Thermodynamics SlidesLaws of Thermodynamics Simulation LabGet ALL 3 products