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Students must answer questions about the different parts of transverse and longitudinal waves. They must also label and calculate.

This is a worksheet that goes with a PHET Simulation on circuits.

This is a station lab where students explore different parts and concepts of light such as refraction, the electromagnetic spectrum, and lasers. There are also questions for each station for students to answer. You will need to have spectroscopes, a laser, a water prism, and a prism.

Students use hot wheels to explore acceleration. Graphing and analysis questions.

Students solve Kinetic and Potential Energy word problems.

A review over Motion, Newtonian physics, Energy, Work, Power, Electricity, and Waves concepts. The questions can be easily changed to suit your needs!!!

Students identify the type of lever shown.

Students calculate how much work they can do when they lift books. Analysis questions included.

This packet connect the movie The Prestige to electricity. Students are provided with a background on the movie and the time period in the packet. A list of purposes is given and there are many analysis questions where students reflect on how electricity is portrayed in the movie to what we know it is capable of. The movie takes 3 class periods (50 minutes) to show. This packet should also allow for your district to purchase the movie based on meaningful connections to an electricity unit.

Students explore different types of pulleys: fixed, single fixed, single movable, double movable. Analysis questions included as well as pictures to help with set up.

Students test different lengths of boards while keeping the same height and different heights while keeping the same length of board. A cart, mass, and spring scale are needed. Analysis questions included.

Students create a superhero using knowledge of physics concepts. They must analyze the concepts and judge for realistic or not. Rubric is included!

A 37 question review that covers concepts dealing with work, power, simple machines and calculations.

Students first test how force affects acceleration if mass is constant. Then how mass affects acceleration if force is constant.

This is a powerpoint where an infrared image is put up and students try to guess what the image is.

Students explore series and parallel circuits as well as conductors and insulators. A set of alligator clips, bulbs, and batteries would be needed.

Students use a pop can with holes in it to explore Newton's 3 Laws. Analysis questions included.

Questions about concepts and calculations.

Students analyze the physics concepts at work for a favorite sport or hobby. There is also a rubric available in another listing!!!

Students answer questions dealing with concepts and calculations about projectile motion. Very basic, no vectors.