Hey Fellow educators, a little about me:
PhET Equity Specialist Emeritus · Knowles Teacher Initiative · M Ed Stanford University · NSTA Yager Teacher of the Year 2024 and ISTE Teacher to Know 2024 ·10+ years teaching k-12 STEM
So easy to use it could be a sub plan:No set-up of materials required5 Es StructuredNGSS focusedprint ready/ No notebook neededInquiry drivenSelf paced w/ optional teacher checkpoints Answer Key Included (So copy paste in a safe space :)Lab Objectives: A current requires a closed circuit made conductive material, a power source, and resistance to limit current“Electrical potential energy” energy is stored in a batteryCurrent is the movement of electronsCurrent is directly dependent on current i
Print and Play! This virtual lab pairs with a free, Chromebook accessible online simulation with hyperlink and directions on worksheet. Students simply type and go! NGSS Aligned Objectives:Students will be able to explain dipoles, based on electronegativity properties in atoms.Students will be to predict direction of dipoles, based on electronegativity properties in atoms and VSEPR theoryThis curriculum is:5 Es Structuredprint ready/ No notebook neededInquiry drivenStudent centered, self pacedN
This lab pairs with a free, Chromebook accessible online simulation (link and instructions on worksheet) so you can simply Print and Play! Lab Objective: Students will analyze cold v hot as the amount of thermal energy in an object. Students will compare rates of temperature increase and amounts of thermal energy in different materials of same temperatures based on specific heat. This curriculum is :5 Es Structuredprint ready/ No notebook neededInquiry drivenStudent centered, self paced No se
This lab pairs with a free, Chromebook accessible online simulation so you can simply Print and Play!Lab Objectives:HS-PS3-1 Students will be able to define voltage, current, and resistance. Students will find that current (i) is indirectly dependent on resistance (r)Students will find that current (i) is directly dependent on voltage (v)Students will practice Ohm’s Law This curriculum is:5 Es Structuredprint ready/ No notebook neededInquiry drivenStudent centered, self paced No set-up of ma
So easy to use it could be a sub plan:No set-up of materials required5 Es StructuredNGSS focusedprint ready/ No notebook neededInquiry drivenSelf paced w/ optional teacher checkpoints Answer Key Included (So copy paste in a safe space :) Lab Objectives NGSS MS/HS-PS2-1 Students will discover conceptually and mathematically that a force causes acceleration.Students will discover friction causes deceleration.-------- This lab is 1 of a set of 20, which was made to pair with free PhET online
So easy to use they could be sub plans:Chromebook and tablet accessible print ready/ No notebook neededSelf paced w/ optional teacher checkpoints Answer Keys Included Labs pair with free, Chromebook accessible online simulation (link and instructions on worksheet) so you can simply Print and Play! Labs include: Build an Atom LabIsotopes LabMolecule Shapes: Basic LabMolecule Shapes: Lone Pairs LabMolecule Polarity Lab*New: Sugar v. Salt Ionic CompoundsMolarity LabAcids and BasesDiffusion LabBala
So easy to use it could be a sub plan!No materials set-up5 Es StructuredNGSS focusedNo notebook neededInquiry drivenSelf paced w/ optional teacher checkpoints This lab pairs with a free, Chromebook accessible online simulation (link and instructions on worksheet) . No account or subscription necessary. Just Print and Play! Just print and play! ------ Lab Objectives:Students will be able to analyze the model of conservation of energy.Students will be able to define mechanical energy based on
This lab pairs with a free, Chromebook accessible online simulation (link and instructions on worksheet) so you can simply Print and Play! Lab Objectives: Students will be able to reason between recessive and dominant traits. Understand the purpose of a Punnett squares, learn predator prey relationships, and analyze how variations become adaptations. This curriculum is :5 Es Structuredprint ready/ No notebook neededInquiry drivenStudent centered, self paced No set-up of materials requiredIf yo
ObjectivesHS-PS3-1. HS-PS3-2. HS-PS3-3. HS-PS3-4. Students will discover kinetic energy is dependent upon velocity and potential energy is based on position Students will create and use equation to calculate Potential and Kinetic EnergyStudents will find that a total energy is the combination of different energies and cannot be created nor destroyed but transferred within systemStudents will find that one form of energy can convert into another form.*Please note this lab is best done in 2 parts;
This lab pairs with a free, Chromebook accessible online simulation so you can simply Print and Play! Link and directions on worksheet. Students simply type and go! Objective: Students will learn how to name isotopes, based on mass number. Students will learn to predict stability of isotope. Students will learn to calculate Average Atomic Mass. This curriculum is:5 Es Structuredprint ready/ No notebook neededInquiry drivenStudent centered, self pacedNo set-up of materials requiredno log in or
This is a print and play self guided lab, made to pair with a free, PhET simulation. Link and directions on worksheet. Students simply type and go! Lab Objectives:Students will find pressure is directly dependent on temperature Students will find pressure is indirectly dependent on volume Students will discover the combined gas lawThis curriculum is:5 Es Structuredprint ready/ No notebook neededInquiry drivenStudent centered, self pacedNo set-up of materials requiredno log in or subscription
Have Students learn the difference between "heavy" and "dense" on their own with this lab! This lab pairs with a free, Chromebook accessible online simulation so you can simply Print and Play!Lab Objectives:Students will assess the difference of mass versus density to break the age old misconception that "light things float". Students will carry out several investigations and complete tables of increasing difficulty to deepen understanding from conceptual to mathematical. Structure: Labs are
Just print and Play! This is a student-facing, independent virtual lab, using free PhET simulations. No account, subscription, etc needed. Chromebook and tablet accessible. It's so easy, it could be a Sub plan! Lab Objectives:Students will be able to interpret strength of acid or base based on concentration and pH level. Students will be able to observe and interpret conductivity of acids. This curriculum is :5 Es Structuredprint readyInquiry drivenStudent centered, self paced No set-up of
Want students to see how Artemis II made its way around the moon? or how the sun pulls the earth toward itself? Check out this lab Lab Objectives: Students will find direct relationship between mass and gravitational force.Students will find an indirect relationship between distance (radius) between masses and gravitational force.Students will use the mathematical representations of Newton’s Law of Gravitation to describe and predict the gravitational between objects.This curriculum is:5 Es St
Why is the ocean blue? Your students will be able to explain after completing this lab. Lab Objectives: MS-PS4-1.MS-PS4-2.Students will use model to describe how waves are reflected and transmitted through water. Students will find how certain frequencies, and therefore, color are absorbed more than others in water, making the ocean appear blue. Students will find that when light enters new material, it changes speed and therefore bends.This curriculum is:ipad/ chromebook accessible--no downlo
This lab pairs with a free, Chromebook accessible online simulation (link and instructions on worksheet) so you can simply Print and Play! Lab Objectives:Students will use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.Students will learn what products and reactants are in an equation.This curriculum is :5 Es Structuredprint ready/ No notebook neededFully editableInquiry drivenStudent centered, self paced No set-up of material
So easy, it could be a sub plan!Simply print and let students play. Simulation is online; chromebook & tablet accessible. Lab Objectives: Students will be able to determine and draw molecular geometry, based on the name of the molecule.Students will be able to predict number of bonds for an atom, based on valence electrons and patterns in periodic table.Structure:Labs are 5Es structured in order to create curiosity, self explanation, and critical thinking. EngageExploreExplainExtendEngineering
7 successive student led labs to pair with PhET simulations. Labs start at electrostatics, building up to Faraday's Law and electromagnetic principle of induction.
This is a print and play self guided lab, made to pair with a free, PhET simulation. Link and directions on worksheet. Students simply type and go! Lab Objectives:Students will learn the purpose of balancing equations, as a form of keeping the same amount of items for reactants and products. Students will learn how to balance equation with strategiesThis curriculum is:5 Es Structuredprint ready/ No notebook neededInquiry drivenStudent centered, self pacedNo set-up of materials requiredno log
So easy to use it could be a sub plan:No set-up of materials required5 Es StructuredNGSS focusedprint ready/ No notebook neededInquiry drivenSelf paced w/ optional teacher checkpoints Answer Key Included (So copy paste in a safe space :)-------- Lab Objectives: Students will find there is no relationship between mass and the period of the pendulum.Students will find a direct relationship between the length of the period. Students will find an indirect relationship between gravitational force and
Hey Fellow educators, a little about me:
PhET Equity Specialist Emeritus · Knowles Teacher Initiative · M Ed Stanford University · NSTA Yager Teacher of the Year 2024 and ISTE Teacher to Know 2024 ·10+ years teaching k-12 STEM
Teaching style
Group Oriented
Inquiry Based
Project Building with Engineering Design
Awards & shining teacher moments
PhET Equity and Development Specialist Emeritus
NSTA Yager Teacher of the Year 2024
ISTE Teacher to Know 2024
Knowles Teacher Initiative Board Member Emeritus
My own education history
MA Science Education, Stanford University
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BS Physics, Seattle Pacific University