All of these activities are designed to guide students through completing a virtual science lab or experiment digitally. All of them can be completed using Google Apps, and 14 out of 15 of them are also printable to use as a worksheet. Students will need internet access to be able to use the Phet Simulations to complete these activities. The links to the simulations are included in each resource, as well as linked in the description of each resource for you to preview.

Included Activities:

• Phet Simulation Guided Exploration - Energy Transfer
• Phet Simulation Guided Exploration - Energy Systems and Transfer Lab
• Phet Simulation Guided Exploration - Reactant + Product
• Phet Simulation Guided Exploration - Balancing Equations
• Phet Simulation Guided Lab Forces and Motion (Friction)
• Phet Simulation Guided Lab -Force and Motion Pendulum Lab
• Build a Molecule (w/ Atoms) Phet Simulation
• Phet Simulation Guided Exploration - Density
• Build an Atom Phet Simulation (Guided Lab Exploration)
• Energy Skate Park Phet Simulation
• States of Matter Phet Simulation
• Force and Motion Phet Simulation
• Gravity and Orbits Phet Simulation
• Balloon Static Electricity Phet Simulation
• John Travoltage Phet Simulation

Specific Science Vocabulary/Topics Included or Demonstrated:

• Forces and Motion
• Balanced Forces vs Unbalanced Forces
• Forces at a Distance
• Attraction or Repulsion of Electrical Charges
• Mass
• Thermal Energy
• Heat Transfer
• Thermometers
• Energy Transfer
• Chemical Energy
• Mechanical Energy
• Electrical Energy
• Electric Field
• Static Electricity
• Light Energy
• Friction
• Temperature
• Chemical Equations
• Balancing Chemical Equations
• Reactants
• Products
• Kinetic Energy
• Potential Energy
• Atoms/Molecules
• Protons, Neutrons, Electrons
• Atomic Number
• Elements
• Subscripts + Coefficients
• Chemical Formulas
• Density
• Volume
• Mass
• States of Matter
• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas
• Pressure
• Kinetic Energy of Atoms and Heat Energy
• And More!

Licensing: Simulations by PhET Interactive Simulations, University of Colorado Boulder, licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://phet.colorado.edu

Looking for other Science/STEM related activities? Try these!

• Photosynthesis Experiment Digital Resource (scientific method) - 7 Day Project
• In Our Middle School Era Science/STEM Activities

Looking for other middle/high school resources? Try these!

• In Our Middle School Era - MIddle School Math Activities
• In Our Middle School Era - High School Math Activities
• In Our Middle School Era - Secondary Seasonal/Holiday Activities

This bundle was last updated on 10/6/2024 with 11 resources included.