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Open Sci Ed Unit 8.1 focuses on contact forces and how collisions affect motion, beginning with an anchoring phenomenon involving dropping a cell phone. Throughout the unit, students complete hands-on labs investigating force pairs, mass and motion during collisions, and the effects of friction on different surfaces, while developing and revising scientific models. This bundle has labs, worksheets, quizzes, study guide and test. The unit concludes with a comprehensive test that assesses vocabula

This 8-week Water Unit covering Physical Science, Life Science, and Earth Science standards. This unit covers vocabulary, quizzes, projects, labs, study guide, and test. You go from phases of matter, to the water cycle, to weather, to groundwater, to aquifers, to water filtration. Below is a detailed daily breakdown to help you stay organized and implement each lesson with ease. Example Lesson plan plus slides provided. WEEK 1 – Introduction to Water & Properties Day 1 • Present Slides 4–6

This comprehensive educational bundle covers Lessons 1–6 of the 7.2 Open Sci Ed curriculum on Chemical Reactions and Energy. It is designed to support teachers and students with a full suite of learning and assessment tools, including: Quizzes (Google Forms) – Interactive, auto-graded quizzes for each lesson to check understanding in real-time.Worksheets – Engaging, guided worksheets for in-class or homework practice.Labs – Hands-on investigations to explore chemical reactions, matter, and relat

This comprehensive educational bundle covers Lessons 1–14 of the 6.2 OpenSciEd curriculum on Thermal Energy and Energy Transfer. It is designed to support teachers and students with a full suite of learning and assessment tools, including: Worksheets – Engaging, guided worksheets for in-class or homework practice that reinforce concepts such as conduction, convection, radiation, and particle interactions. Labs – Hands-on investigations that allow students to explore how thermal energy moves, ho

This comprehensive educational bundle covers Lessons 1–9 of the 7.1 Open Sci Ed curriculum on Chemical Reactions and Matter. It is designed to support teachers and students with a full suite of learning and assessment tools, including: Quizzes (Google Forms) – Interactive, auto-graded quizzes for each lesson to check understanding in real-time. Worksheets – Engaging, guided worksheets for in-class or homework practice. Labs – Hands-on investigations to explore chemical reactions, matter, and

This 4 page test includes 23 questions that covers 6.1 Open Sci Ed Lessons 1-7. This test includes multiple choice, fill in the blanks, label the parts of the eyeball, short responses, and 4 questions that include paragraph form answers that should be in claim, evidence, and reasoning format. This test can easily be modified to lower level students and IEP's. Answer key included

This bundle has lab worksheets, vocabulary, reviews, questions to pair with the articles, quizzes for each lesson.

This Bundle includes worksheets, labs, and quizzes that cover the water cycle.

This 26 question test reviews students’ understanding of thermal energy and particle motion using multiple choice, fill in the blank, and short answer questions. Students should know that all matter is made of tiny particles that are always moving, and that temperature measures how fast those particles are moving. Thermal energy depends on both the speed of particles and how many particles are in an object. The Thermal Energy test also covers how heat transfers from warmer objects to cooler obje

This cumulative Study Guide is 20 questions that cover 6.1 Open Sci Ed Lessons 1 -7 on light and matter. The study guide is filled with multiple choice questions, fill in the blank, label the diagram, and short answer response questions. Answer key included.

This lab explores the relationship between kinetic energy and force by observing the "breaking point" of a saltine cracker. Since we are increasing the mass of the cart while keeping the height of the ramp constant, we are directly testing how speed and energy impact a stationary object. Materials NeededThe Ramp: A sturdy board (approx. 3–4 feet) and a thick textbook.The Projectile: A small toy cart or physics trolley.The Weights: Washers, pennies, or standardized lab weights (enough to triple

Quiz Summary – 7.2 Chemical Reactions and Energy (Lessons 1–8)This quiz assesses student understanding of the core concepts from Lessons 1–8 in the OpenSciEd unit “How can we use chemical reactions to design a solution to a problem?”Students demonstrate their knowledge through multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, short answer, and extended response questions focused on the following learning goals: Key Concepts Covered: Evidence of Chemical Reactions: Students identify signs of chemical changes

This test assesses students’ understanding of chemical reactions, matter, and the Law of Conservation of Matter, with a focus on bath bomb reactions. It includes 15 questions across multiple formats to evaluate both knowledge and reasoning skills. Test Structure: Multiple Choice (5 questions, 10 pts):Matching Vocabulary (4 pts):Short Answer / Application (8 questions, 32 pts):Extended Response / CER Paragraphs (2 questions, 30 pts):

This is a fantastic way to introduce Fluid Dynamics and Air Resistance (drag) into your physics experiment. By adding a sail, students transition from a simple "gravity vs. friction" model to one that accounts for the "push" of the air. MaterialsThe Cart: Physics cart or toy car.The Sail Kit: 4 Popsicle sticks, 2 Index cards, Modeling clay (to act as the "mast base").The Track: Board/Ramp and a Textbook.The Tools: Stopwatch (or phone) and a Meter stick.

Metal Loop Collision lab pairs with 8.1 Open Sci Ed Lesson 3 Contact Forces. This version focuses more on motion and energy transfer (since metal loops won’t really change shape), but students will still observe differences in movement. In this lab, you will investigate what happens when metal loops collide by observing changes in motion during different types of collisions. The students complete 3 trials and then the students answer analysis questions and write a conclusion. Materials2 carts

This study guide reviews key concepts from Open Sci Ed Lessons 1–9 for 7th grade science, focusing on matter, chemical reactions, and lab investigations. It includes 16 questions in four formats: multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, short answer, and extended response. Key Concepts Covered: Matter and its properties: mass, volume, physical vs chemical changes Chemical reactions: reactants, products, evidence of reactions (gas formation, color change, temperature change) Conservation of matte

This lab pairs with 6.2 Open Sci Ed Thermal Energy Lesson 8. Students will investigate how light energy affects the warming of water by testing cups made of different materials and colors. They will shine a light on each cup, use a light meter to measure how much light is absorbed, reflected, or transmitted, and record how the temperature of the water changes over time. Students will also test a cup placed in complete darkness to compare results. Materials (per group)3–4 cups (different colors/m

Students will conduct an investigation to see how a lid affects heat loss and evaporation. They will compare two cups of hot water—one with a lid and one without—by measuring temperature over time and recording the starting and ending mass. After collecting data, students will calculate temperature change, mass change, and the mean temperature drop for each cup. Finally, they will analyze their results to determine how the lid impacts cooling and evaporation, and support their conclusions with e

Students will review and apply what they’ve learned about thermal energy and how it moves. They will start by defining key vocabulary terms like conductor and insulator. Then, they will demonstrate their understanding by answering multiple-choice questions and explaining concepts in short responses.

In this short review, students will practice key ideas from our thermal energy unit lessons 4-8 that covers convection, conduction, and radiation. They will define important vocabulary, answer multiple-choice questions, and explain concepts about energy transfer. Students will also analyze a real-world scenario and complete a Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER) response to show their understanding of how thermal energy moves.