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Make physics concepts click with these engaging, hands-on LEGO-based inquiry labs designed for middle school students! This bundle contains 8 structured physics investigations that combine direct instruction with student exploration. Each lab begins with guided notes to introduce key concepts, then transitions into a hands-on LEGO build where students test and apply what they've learned. What's included... 8 complete labsGuided notes for concept introductionHands-on LEGO investigations for each

Looking for a fun activity or lab for uniform circular motion? This resource contains a full lab with calculations, a summary section, and a link to my building guide video so your student(s) can build a LEGO Ferris wheel to study uniform circular motion! **Prerequisite knowledge**: uniform circular motion (and force) formulas Designed to work in public/private school classrooms, in homeschool settings, and even for fun weekend enrichment! **JUST IN CASE** If for some reason the YouTube video li

Looking for a fun activity or lab for the center of mass? This resource contains a full lab with calculations, a summary section, and a link to my building guide video so your student(s) can build a LEGO tensegrity structure to study the concept of the center of mass/gravity! **Prerequisite knowledge**: center of mass, center of gravity, forces Designed to work in public/private school classrooms, in homeschool settings, and even for fun weekend enrichment! **JUST IN CASE** If for some reason th

Looking for a fun activity or lab for rotational motion? This resource contains a full lab with calculations, a summary section, and a link to my building guide video so your student(s) can build a LEGO carousel to study rotational motion! **Prerequisite knowledge**: angular speed/acceleration, radial acceleration, etc., and their formulas Designed to work in public/private school classrooms, in homeschool settings, and even for fun weekend enrichment! **JUST IN CASE** If for some reason the You

Looking for a fun (but high school level) activity or lab for Newton's 3 Laws of Motion? This resource contains a full lab with calculations and a summary section so your student(s) can apply their knowledge to a LEGO car of their own making! **Prerequisite knowledge**: Newton's three laws of motion Designed to work in public/private school classrooms, in homeschool settings, and even for fun weekend enrichment!

Looking for a hands-on activity to teach static equilibrium? This resource contains guided notes (and an answer key!), ideas for going deeper, and instructions to build a LEGO bridge to study equilibrium with guided calculations! Tip for teachers: You will need a scale for the activity. Designed to work in public/private school classrooms, in homeschool settings, and even for fun weekend enrichment!

Looking for a fun activity or lab for projectile motion? This resource contains a full lab with calculations, a summary section, and a link to my building guide video so your student(s) can build a LEGO launcher to study the projectile's motion! **Prerequisite knowledge**: parabolic height formula (i.e., Algebra 2 content) Designed to work in public/private school classrooms, in homeschool settings, and even for fun weekend enrichment! **JUST IN CASE** If for some reason the YouTube video link d

Looking for a fun activity or lab to go with your velocity and acceleration lesson(s)? This resource contains a full lab with calculations and a summary section so your student(s) can apply their knowledge to a LEGO car of their own making! **Prerequisite knowledge**: position vs time graphs, average velocity formula, average acceleration formula Designed to work in public/private school classrooms, in homeschool settings, and even for fun weekend enrichment!

Looking for a hands-on activity to teach uniform circular motion? This resource contains guided notes (and an answer key!), ideas for going deeper, and a linked video example so your student(s) can build their own LEGO Ferris wheel to explore uniform circular motion! Designed to work in public/private school classrooms, in homeschool settings, and even for fun weekend enrichment! **JUST IN CASE** If for some reason the YouTube video link doesn't work, you can find the video on my YouTube channel

Looking for a hands-on activity to teach Newton's Laws of Motion? This resource contains guided notes (with an answer key!) and instructions so your student(s) can build their own LEGO car to study and observe Newton's 3 Laws of Motion. Designed to work in public/private school classrooms, in homeschool settings, and even for fun weekend enrichment!

Looking for a hands-on activity to teach conservation of energy and momentum? This resource contains guided notes (and an answer key!), ideas for going deeper, and a linked video example so your student(s) can build their own 100% LEGO Newton's cradle! Tip for teachers: This resource builds on my "Energy and Work" activity... do this one second for best student understanding. Designed to work in public/private school classrooms, in homeschool settings, and even for fun weekend enrichment! **JUS

Looking for a hands-on activity to teach the center of mass? This resource contains guided notes (and an answer key!), ideas for going deeper, and a linked video example so your student(s) can build their own LEGO tensegrity structure to explore the center of mass conceptually. Designed to work in public/private school classrooms, in homeschool settings, and even for fun weekend enrichment! **JUST IN CASE** If for some reason the YouTube video link doesn't work, you can find the video on my You

Looking for a hands-on activity to teach projectile motion? This resource contains guided notes (with an answer key!) and a linked video example so your student(s) can build their own LEGO launcher and then model projectile motion. Designed to work in public/private school classrooms, in homeschool settings, and even for fun weekend enrichment! **JUST IN CASE** If for some reason the YouTube video link doesn't work, you can find the video on my YouTube channel @mathmusictutor

Looking for a hands-on activity to teach the simple pendulum? This resource contains guided notes (and an answer key!), approachable calculations, and a linked video example so your student(s) can build their own LEGO pendulum clock to explore the simple pendulum in real time (pun intended). Designed to work in public/private school classrooms, in homeschool settings, and even for fun weekend enrichment! **JUST IN CASE** If for some reason the YouTube video link doesn't work, you can find the vi

Looking for a hands-on activity to teach velocity and acceleration? This resource contains guided notes (with an answer key!) and instructions so your student(s) can build their own LEGO car and use it to make calculations.

This is the clean and simple tutoring log I use with my students. There is a box for the date of the session, the plan or summary for the session, notes for next time, and a "paid" box for once payment is received. I hope this can be useful for you!