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This physics station activity is designed to be high-engagement and low-prep. Since it requires no physical materials, students will rely on their own bodies, observations of the classroom environment, and mental models of wave behavior.Each station should take approximately 5–7 minutes. Students can record their answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Today, we’re going to see light literally "bend" as it travels from the air into water. We’ll be using Snell’s Law to calculate the refractive index of water and see if our data matches the known constant.

lab stations/ demonstrations with simple household items

In this lab, you'll investigate how the four forces of flight interact to keep a paper airplane in the air. You will build and test two different paper airplane designs, collecting data to understand how each design's unique shape affects its flight performance.

In this lab, you will design, build, and test a simple catapult using popsicle sticks. You will then use your experimental data to calculate the horizontal distance traveled by your projectile and determine the momentum imparted to the projectile just as it leaves the catapult. This lab will help you understand the principles of momentum, conservation of energy (as potential energy is converted to kinetic energy in the catapult, which then contributes to momentum), and projectile motion.