Michael Prudisch

This lab activity is a fun way to learn about Potential and Kinetic Energy and how to calculate them. This lab involves building a "rollercoaster" using foam tubing and marbles. Students start by designing a rollercoaster, building it, and then collect data that will help them determine the potential and kinetic energy of the marble at various points on the rollercoaster. All you need is some foam tubing (pool noodles cut in half), marbles, stop watch, meter stick (or ruler) and tape.

This bundle features a google slide presentation covering strata, law of superposition, principle of original horizontality, principle of lateral continuity, law of inclusions, law of cross cutting, faults, and weathering and erosion. This slideshow also includes practice questions. The bundle also includes a "Reading Rock History Puzzle" which includes a google form to check answers to the 7 rock layer puzzles. Between the slideshow, and the challenge, this will certainly cover 2-3 class period

Junk Drawer Classification is a hands-on activity that introduces students to the process of Taxonomy and Classification. Set up is simple, as you can use any random school supplies you have available - divide them up into sets then let your students come up with their own classification system. There are questions included that can lead to class discussions to wrap up the activity. Duration 20-30 minutes.

This is an easy, fun way to learn about Buoyancy and Archimedes Principle. Students use a "boat" to see how much mass it can hold while submerged in water. Students form a hypothesis, collect data, make observations, and write a conclusion of their findings. Materials needed include a plastic container (Tupperware, food containers, etc.), a larger container to hold water, and quarters.

This lab is a fun way to teach Bernoulli's principle with airplanes. Students build paper airplanes, collect data, and modify their designs while they learn about Bernoulli's Principle.

This activity is a fun variation of the classic game Telestrations that focuses on helping students learn about writing lab procedures in a specific and concise way. This activity is a great way to enhance your scientific method unit while talking about the experimentation process.

This is a classroom activity that is a great compliment to your meiosis notes. Students cutouts pictures of meiosis and place them in the corresponding table and write descriptions of what is happening during each phase of meiosis I and meiosis II. Scissors and glue are needed for this activity.

This presentation covers strata, law of superposition, principle of original horizontality, principle of lateral continuity, law of inclusions, law of cross cutting, faults, and weathering and erosion. This slideshow also includes practice questions. This presentation is used in a bundle with a Reading Rock History Challenge

Student Handout for Reading Rock History Challenge

In this lab activity, students will develop their own procedure to determine their walking speed, and then use that speed to figure out how long it would take to "walk to the movies." This is a great lab for students learning about distance and displacement, as well as graphing. All you need are meter sticks, stopwatches, calculators, and a hallway!

Measurement Detectives makes taking lab measurements fun! Students will learn how to take accurate measurements for length, mass, and volume. The goal of the lab is to figure out which 3 objects caused "the accident" based on their measurements.

Key to the Reading Rock History Challenge

Google Form for the Reading Rock History Bundle

In this lab activity, students will learn about the power of cohesion in a fun, simple lab. Students will follow the scientific method by investigating how many drops of water can a penny hold.