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Law of Reflection with Plane Mirrors LabThis is a great resource to help students review the law of reflection or as an inquiry lab. In this lab, students will use a laser and plane mirror to view an incident ray, its reflection ray, and the angles they make with the normal. There are two post-lab questions at the end that review the law of reflection. What is included?~ Editable student handout ~ Teacher suggestions ~ Set up instructions What supplies does this lab require?~ Plane mirrors ~ Bin

Why is Sleep Important? - WebQuestThis WebQuest is a great way for students to review the importance of sleep. The first website in this WebQuest focuses on the biology of sleep and how it happens. During the second website, they will be looking at how much sleep different age groups need and what can happen if they do not get enough sleep. The final website talks about sleep debt and the consequences of it. What is included?~ Editable worksheet with 12 questions ~ Teacher Key ~ Teacher instruct

Optics of Mirrors - PhET Simulation LabThis is a great resource to help students understand how the properties of mirrors affect the image they will form. In this lab, students will use the PhET simulator for optics. This simulator uses the basics of ray diagramming to help students see how moving an object or changing the properties of the mirror can affect how the image will be viewed. After setting up the simulator, students will measure the object and image distance and height and then calcu

This is a fun and engaging way to help students learn about how scientists learning about cells. Great for supplemental material, a sub day, or distance learning. This video guide was created for the documentary Secret Life of Cells from The Kunt and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. This documentary describes how scientists are currently researching cells, their discoveries, and how their discoveries are impacting cancer research. The last question asks students to write at least a paragraph explai

Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator - TED Talk Video GuideThis is a fun and engaging way to help students learn about how procrastination affects our lives. Great for supplemental material, a sub day, or distance learning. This video guide was created for the TED Talk Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator by Tim Urban. This video describes how procrastination happens and the long-term problems of procrastination. It uses a fun analogy using a money and panic monster to help people u

Optics of Lenses - PhET Simulation LabThis is a great resource to help students understand how the properties of lenses affect the image they will form. In this lab, students will use the PhET simulator for optics. This simulator uses the basics of ray diagramming to help students see how moving an object or changing the properties of the lens can affect how the image will be viewed. After setting up the simulator, students will measure the object and image distance and height and then calculate

Electricity LabThis is a great resource to help students understand static electricity, series and parallel circuits, and electromagnets. There are five parts to this lab. In part 1, students use a Van de Graaff generator to explore static electricity. Part 2 introduces students to simple circuits to light up a mini light bulb. Part 3 deals with making a circuit in series while Part 4 does the same in parallel. Finally, Part 5 has students make two different electromagnets to determine how elect

Ecosystems WebQuestThis WebQuest is a great way for students to review the different types of ecosystems and how humans are impacting them. The first website in this WebQuest focuses on what is an ecosystem, what are the different types of ecosystems, and how organisms interact in an ecosystem. During the second website, they will be looking into biomes and human impacts on ecosystems. What is included?~ Editable worksheet with 10 questions ~ Suggestion for early finishers ~ Teacher Key ~ Teache

Building Atoms LabThis is a great resource to help students understand how protons, neutrons, and electrons come together to form atoms. In this lab, students will use colored beads representing the subatomic particles in order to visualize an atom. Once students have had their model checked by the teacher, they can then draw their model on the lab handout. The second part of the lab has students investigate how isomers are different from each other. They will once again model and then draw the

Acid-Base PhET Simulation LabThis is a fun and engaging way to help students understand what are acids and bases. This lab was built for students to do on their own with little help from a teacher as a take-home lab. However, the lab could be used as an independent inquiry lab in class. Students will learn about 8 different liquids and whether they are an acid or base. Also, students will learn what happens to the pH of the chemical when you add water to it. They will use the PhET simulator for

Color and Polarization of Light LabThis is a great resource to help students understand the primary colors of light, the primary colors of pigments, and the polarization of light. In the first part of this lab, students will use color filters and a flashlight to see what colors of light are produced from different combinations. The second part has students laying the color filters on a photograph to see how different combinations affect the way the photo is observed. The final part of the lab ha

Evidence for Origin Theories ActivityThis is a great resource to help students learn what evidence can be used to support the theory of evolution and theory of creation. In this product, students will use cards to organize what pieces of evidence can be used to support each theory. They will then write down their answers onto a worksheet and answer two post activity questions. Evidence that this activity covers includes: RNA world, irreducible complexity, fossil record, vistigual structures, mic

Scientific Method Lab: Paper AirplanesThis is a great resource to help students review the different steps to the scientific method while creating an experiment. In this product, students will use provided supplies in order to detemine how changing one variable of their choice will affect how a paper airplane flies. The steps in the lab walk students through the scientific method and review terms such as independent, dependent, and control variables. Students will need a open space to fly their

Types of Chemical Reactions LabThis is a great resource to help students review the five main types of chemical reactions. This is a 5 station lab in which students will complete three mini-labs and observe two other chemical reactions. These include lighting a candle on fire (combustion reaction), copper and silver nitrate (single replacement), rusty nails (synthesis), electrolysis of water (decomposition), and potassium chloride and silver nitrate (double replacement). Throughout the lab, ther

Coefficient of Friction LabThis is a great resource to help students understand how the coefficient of friction impacts our ability to move objects. In this lab, students will pull a block of wood with a Newton scale over different surfaces and determine the coefficient of the kinetic friction. They will also determine if there is a correlation between weight and kinetic friction. There are five post-lab questions at the end that go over the lab and have students analyze their data. The is also

Writing an Experiment: Conduction, Convection, RadiationThis is a great resource to help students learn to write experiments and review conduction, convection, and radiation. In this lab, students will write an experiment that demonstrates conduction, convection, and radiation. Students must include a title, materials list, safety concerns, procedure, data table, and clean-up instructions. Once their lab is approved they will then complete it. There are three post-lab questions at the end that h

Conservation Initiative ProjectThis is a great resource to help students learn about conservation efforts around the world. In this project, students will choose a location to research, create a PowerPoint, and present their findings to the class. They will need to be able to answer the following questions throughout their research: What was your location? Describe in detail the ecosystem present.How have humans impacted the environment in that location?What organisms are becoming endangered/ext

DNA: Pandora's box - Video GuideThis is a fun and engaging way to help students learn about how scientists are trying to improve the human genome. Great for supplemental material, a sub day, or distance learning. This video guide created for the fifth episode entitled Pandora's box of the PBS documentary series DNA. This documentary describes how scientists are trying to improve the human genome and remove genetic disorders. It also goes over the pros and cons of practices such as eugenics, ge

This is a an engaging way to have students think about their own learning and determine how they can preform better for the next test or summative. This resource allows students to predict the score they think they got on a test before they see it and explain why they earned that score. It also allows students to explain why they earned their actual score after they see the test. There is also questions that ask students to think about their own study habits and how they can improve for the next

Food Web and Food Chain SkitThis is a great resource to help students review food chains and food webs. In this product, students create a skit for a biome showing what food chains and food webs can be found there. They will then perform their skit for the class. What is included?~Editable Student Handout ~Grading Rubric ~Teacher Suggestions