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The Hydraulic Lift Challenge: A Real-World STEM Project (Geometry & Physics)
The Hydraulic Lift Challenge: A Real-World STEM & Engineering ProjectTransform your classroom into an engineering lab! This Project-Based Learning (PBL) resource guides students through the design, assembly, and mathematical analysis of a working hydraulic scissor lift. Perfect for High School students, this project turns abstract concepts like Pascal’s Law and Rhombus Properties into a hands-on, "aha!" moment they won’t forget. 🏗️ THE MISSIONStudents take on the role of Lead Engineers at
9th - 12th
Engineering, Geometry, Physics
AP Computer Science Binary vs Hexidecimal for use with Schoology
30 scenario-based multiple-choice questions in which students distinguish between Binary and Hexadecimal. Each question presents a realistic scenario requiring students to classify or apply the correct concept. For computer science, technology, and digital literacy courses. Use as a bell ringer, exit ticket, unit review, sub plan, homework, or test prep activity for the computing and number systems unit. No more printing or correcting, in an LMS it corrects itself! No more passing out the pa
9th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Chemistry, Physical Science, Physics
Build a Boat Challenge | STEM Engineering Project | Density, Buoyancy, and Force
Make density and buoyancy unforgettable with this hands-on Build a Boat Challenge! In this engaging STEM engineering project, students design and build a foil boat using one sheet of aluminum foil and test how many pennies it can hold before sinking. Students will apply density, buoyancy, mass, and engineering design as they create a blueprint, build their boat, test two trials, collect data, answer analysis questions, and improve their design. This fun and competitive activity ends with the e
9th - 12th
Engineering, Physical Science, Physics
Egg Drop Challenge DBQ/CER | Physical Science | NGSS Standard Aligned
📘 Full Length National Standard-Aligned DBQ CER Style Worksheet - Claim Evidence Reasoning | Egg Drop Challenge Worksheet | Evidence-Based Reading Engage your students in high-level critical thinking and evidence-based analysis on the subject of Physical Science, with this Full Length DBQ CER Style Worksheet. This resource is designed to help students analyze real-world topics, interpret informational texts, and support answers with evidence—all while staying accessible for high school lea
9th - 12th
Chemistry, Physical Science, Physics
The Crumple Zone Challenge DBQ/CER | Physics Worksheet | NGSS Standard Aligned
📘 Full Length National Standard-Aligned DBQ CER Style Worksheet - Claim Evidence Reasoning | The Crumple Zone Challenge Worksheet | Evidence-Based Reading Engage your students in high-level critical thinking and evidence-based analysis on the subject of Physics, with this Full Length DBQ CER Style Worksheet. This resource is designed to help students analyze real-world topics, interpret informational texts, and support answers with evidence—all while staying accessible for high school lear
9th - 12th
Physical Science, Physics, Reading
Save the Egg STEM Challenge | Engineering Design Lab | Team Building Activity
Get your students collaborating, building, and problem-solving with this exciting Save the Egg Colony STEM Challenge! In this hands-on engineering activity, students work in teams to design a structure that protects an egg from multiple environmental disasters including a drop test, earthquake simulation, and windstorm challenge. This engaging STEM project combines: ✔ Engineering Design ✔ Forces & Motion ✔ Problem Solving ✔ Teamwork & Collaboration ✔ Scientific Reasoning ✔ Real-World STE
5th - 8th
Engineering, General Science, Physics
Aluminum Foil Boat STEM Challenge | Buoyancy & Density Science Activity
Looking for a no-prep, high-engagement STEM activity? This Aluminum Foil Boat Challenge is a perfect way to introduce students to the concepts of buoyancy, density, and the engineering design process. Students will design, test, and learn as they attempt to build a boat that can hold the most weight without sinking. Resource Highlights:Clear Objective: Students must create a floating boat using a single $6~in \times 6~in$ sheet of aluminum foil.Scaffolded Student Worksheets: * Prediction & Pl
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Measurement, Physics
Insulate an Ice Cube | Ice Storm Engineering Challenge | Winter STEM | 8 - 12
Bring real engineering into your classroom with a winter-themed STEM design challenge built for Grades 8–12. This resource is a print-and-go engineering design worksheet that works with a wide range of winter challenges, materials, and lab setups, making it perfect for Physics, Engineering, STEM, and Project-Based Learning (PBL) units. Students follow a structured version of the Engineering Design Process to plan, prototype, test, analyze data, and improve their design. The worksheet prompt
8th - 12th
Engineering, Environment, Physics
NGSS
HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-ETS1-1
+1
Snowball Launcher — Projectile Motion STEM Challenge (Grades 3–12, NGSS Aligned)
Title: Snowball Launcher — Projectile Motion STEM Challenge (Grades 3–12, NGSS Aligned)Description (emoji-friendly): Launch into winter physics! ❄️ Students test a paper-ball or pom-pom “snowball” launcher to explore projectile motion. Teams hold pullback constant and vary launch angle, measuring distance vs. angle to discover the peak near 45°. They graph data, justify conclusions with CER, and (optionally) estimate launch speed using the range formula. 🎯📈 NGSS Alignment: 3–5: 3-5-ET
3rd - 12th
General Science, Measurement, Physics
Design Your Own Experiment: Waves + Communication | Morse Code Light Signals
Give students real ownership of the scientific process with this Inquiry Learning Experiment Design Project Prompt. Instead of following a step-by-step lab, students design their own experiment using classroom materials you already have. With structured thinking prompts (but plenty of creative freedom), students plan an investigation that demonstrates the skills they’ve been learning, then write and reflect on what happened, even if their results are messy or their experiment “fails.” This re
6th - 10th
Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, Physics
NGSS
MS-PS4-1
, MS-PS4-2
, MS-PS4-3
Cranberry Bog Boat — Buoyancy & Density STEM Challenge (Grades 3–12, NGSS Aligne
Make buoyancy click with a seasonal engineering lab: students design a small foil “bog boat” that carries the maximum mass (cranberries/coins/washers) before sinking. They plan, build, test in a water bin, record data, and iterate to optimize stability and displacement—perfect for stations or a full-period lab. What students do Plan & sketch under material/size constraints, predict capacity. Test in rounds, adding equal-mass items until failure; record max mass, freeboard, and failure mode.
3rd - 12th
General Science, Measurement, Physics
Candy Corn Parachute Drop — Holiday STEM Challenge (Grades 3–12, NGSS Aligned)
Description Boost engagement with a seasonal engineering challenge that’s easy to prep, budget-friendly, and truly data-driven. In the Candy Corn Parachute Drop, students design, build, and test a parachute that carries a candy-corn payload. They compete for the longest average fall time while meeting real-world constraints, then analyze results and iterate like engineers. What students do Plan a design under material and size limits, predict performance, and sketch. Build a canopy + lines +
4th - 12th
General Science, Physics
Candy Cane Cantilever — Holiday Structures & Torque STEM Challenge (Grades 3–12,
Engineer a festive cantilever that reaches the farthest overhang beyond the table edge—using only candy canes and limited tape! Students plan, build, test, and iterate while applying torque and center of mass ideas. Perfect for a high-engagement holiday lab, stations, or a one-period challenge. 🍬🧰 What students do 🧠 Plan & sketch: identify anchor vs. arm, place joints/tape, predict max overhang. 🧪 Test & measure: record trials, overhang (cm), stability (10 s), failure modes. 📈 Analyze
3rd - 12th
General Science, Geometry, Physics
Spaghetti Bridge Engineering Challenge
The Spaghetti Bridge Challenge allows students to collaborate on the engineering process of building a bridge!
7th - 12th
Engineering, General Science, Physics
Pumpkin Catapult Challenge — Fall STEM Activity | Force & Motion Experimen
Description: Launch into fall with this hands-on STEM challenge! Students design and test a mini catapult using simple materials to launch candy pumpkins (or pom-poms). Perfect for teaching force, motion, and energy transfer in a fun, seasonal way. ✅ Low-prep printable worksheet ✅ Covers Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math ✅ Great for early finishers, sub plans, or one-day STEM lessons ✅ Ideal for grades 3–8 Skills Covered: Force & motion Engineering design Measurement & data collect
4th - 8th
Art History, Engineering, Physics
Leaf Tower Engineering — Fall STEM Challenge | Balance & Design Activity
🍂 Leaf Tower Engineering — Fall STEM Challenge | Balance & Design Activity Description: Challenge your students to build the tallest “leaf tower” using natural materials! This fun outdoor or indoor activity teaches design, stability, and problem solving while celebrating fall. ✅ Quick, easy setup — no special supplies ✅ Encourages creativity and teamwork ✅ Great for early finishers or makerspace use Skills Covered: Balance & stability Engineering design Measurement Includes: Materials list
4th - 9th
Physics
Kinematic Equations Maze: Physics 1D Motion Practice Problems (vi, vf, a, t, x)
Challenge your students to master the 1D Kinematic Equations with this self-checking physics maze! This activity requires students to analyze word problems, identify their "givens," and select the correct kinematic equation to solve for displacement, time, acceleration, or velocity. It is the perfect resource for Honors or High School Physics students ready for a more rigorous challenge. Whether your students are calculating the distance of a skateboard fail or the final velocity of a "check eng
9th - 12th
Physics
NGSS
HS-PS2-1
Also included in: Physics Maze Activities Growing Bundle | Self-Checking Practice Sheets
TED Talk: Are We Living In a Simulation?- Zohreh Davoudi
Challenge your students with one of the most mind-bending questions in philosophy and science: Are we living in a simulation? This Simulation Hypothesis Companion Resource includes: 20 engaging discussion questions on reality, physics, and philosophy An expanded essay prompt connecting Nick Bostrom’s argument with modern scientific testing A structured debate topic on whether the simulation hypothesis is a valid scientific pursuitPerfect for philosophy, physics, or advanced discussion-based c
9th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Astronomy, Computer Science - Technology, Physics
AP Physics C: E&M – 50 practice problems for unit 5
Challenge your AP Physics C: E&M students with 50 rigorous multiple-choice questions covering all topics in Unit 12: Magnetic Fields & Electromagnetism! Topics Covered: 🧲 Biot-Savart Law – Magnetic fields from moving point charges, current elements, and charge distributions 🔄 Rotating Charge Distributions – Rings, disks, and cylindrical shells as current sources ⚡ Ampere's Law Applications – Cylindrical beams, solenoids, toroids, and infinite current sheets 🔌 Magnetic Materials – Pe
9th - 12th
Physics
TED Talk: How Fast Are You Moving right now?- Tucker Hiatt.
Challenge your students’ assumptions about motion, speed, and reality with this TED Talk companion on relative and absolute motion. Perfect for high school or college-level physics and philosophy of science courses, this resource includes 18 thought-provoking discussion questions, a deep analytical writing prompt, and a classroom debate topic. Students will explore reference frames, Galileo’s relativity, Einstein’s influence, and what it means for something to be “deeply real.” A great fit for
9th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Physics
AP Physics 1 Cheat Sheet
A color-coded, print-ready reference sheet covering every major equation and concept from Torque & Rotational Statics through Density, Pressure & Fluids. Each section includes a plain-English 'What It Is' explanation, a real-world example, must-know equations with proper subscripts, tips, and common mistakes. Aligned to the 2026 AP Physics 1 exam. Available in PDF and editable Word (.docx) format. Perfect for exam review, classroom display, or student reference.
11th - 12th, Higher Education
Physics
Inverse Square Law Simulation
Inverse Square Law Simulation:Challenge your students to find a relationship between intensity of light and the distance from a point light source using this highly configurable 3D simulation. Adjust:The distance from the light source for one or two areasThe power output of the light sourceThe spread of the lightChoose to showOne or two areasArea calculationsIntensity calculationsSpheres (for discussion)The simulation, once downloaded, is self-contained... it doesn't need an internet connection.
9th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Astronomy, Physical Science, Physics
High School Physics | Rotational Motion | Slides + Worksheet + Key + Notes
Simplify one of the most challenging topics in Physics with this complete no-prep Rotational Motion lesson package designed for real classroom teaching. 📦 What’s Included:✔ 100+ Teaching Slides (PDF format) ✔ Printable Guided Notes (student workbook) ✔ Answer Keys ✔ Annotated Teacher Version ✔ Conceptual + Numerical Practice Worksheets 🎯 Topics Covered:Angular displacement, velocity & accelerationTorque & rotational dynamicsMoment of inertia (various bodies)Radius of gyrationWork, energy & pow
9th - 12th
Physics
DIY Resonance Lab: Measure Sound Speed with Phone App & Sliding Tubes | A/Key
Speed of Sound Slide Tube Challenge: Where DIY Meets High-Tech! Uncover the mysteries of standing waves and sound waves using your laptop/smartphone and homemade resonance tubes! Blend Technology with Hands-on Science In this cutting-edge experiment, you'll:Construct a sliding resonance tube from everyday materials Use your phone/laptop as a high-precision sound generator Detect fascinating resonance patterns Calculate the speed of sound like a pro physicist Comprehensive Lab Package Incl
9th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Engineering, General Science, Physics
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