Mrs Preiser Physics

This lab is a fun (and a little messy) way to use pendulums to show conservation of energy. Students will set up a simple pendulum and use paint to create a path on a sheet of paper. The students will record the number of swings in a set amount of time. Materials required:small paper cups, string, ring stands, washable paint, water and masking tape.

Help your students learn how to annotate a science reading the right way without over-highlighting or copying text. This one-page annotation reference sheet is designed specifically for high school freshman physics and science students and provides multiple annotation methods so all learners can find a system that works for them.

This is a great end of unit assessment for energy. Students will design a roller coaster of their own design and add various energy information on their completed poster. This comes with guidelines for the project, pages to keep students organized with data, and research. There is also a checklist students can use to make sure their completed posted has all the required information on it with a gallery walk document.

Here is an activity to get the students moving while also practicing using the kinematic equations! Each station is a different equation that the students will use to solve three problems. The students are required to show all of their work at each of the stations. There are six stations total. Two of the stations require students to choose the correct equation from the kinematic equations and answer conceptual questions. In this station activity there is an activity sheet, station labels with t

This activity is a great collaboration project. Students will design a six step Rube Goldberg Machine with basic household materials. Students will assign roles within their groups and carry out their design. Students will include simple machines within their design. A fun addition to this project is to complete a design process video. This is a great activity to get students working together and troubleshooting a project design. Included here: Project Guidelines Brainstorming Document Project

Stay organized and start every class with purpose using these editable monthly Do Now Slides! This resource includes a full set of customizable daily slides organized by month, with coordinated color themes to keep your classroom visually organized and engaging all year long. Each slide is designed to help streamline routines, communicate expectations clearly, and keep students focused from the moment they walk in. Perfect for high school science and physics classrooms, these slides are easy to

*Growing CER Bundle*Here are different Claim Evidence and Reasoning activities for your physics class! These activities can be used in a nonhonors or honors physics course. Each CER gives a clear question, information to include in evidence and reasonings. CER's included:Acceleration Due To GravityMagnetic Fields around a Current Carrying WireElectromagnetRC Circuit InvestigationBuild an Electroscope ActivityExploring MotionPendulumProjectile at AnglesResistance of a PencilShoot for Your Grade

Looking for a hands-on, low-prep way to teach Newton’s Three Laws of Motion without endless Googling or copied definitions? This multi-day project gets students out of their seats, using their notes, and explaining physics out loud through real-world demonstrations and a single, focused slide. Perfect for freshman physics, physical science, or conceptual physics classes.

his engaging motion graph project helps students connect real-world motion to displacement vs. time and velocity vs. time graphs in a creative, low-stress way. Students create a short story (realistic or silly!), sketch it as a 6-panel comic, and then draw matching motion graphs that represent each stage of movement. Perfect for intro physics or freshman physics, this activity reinforces graph interpretation, direction, speed, and changes in motion—without feeling like a traditional worksheet. I

This is a great lab to introduce motion graphs. Students will walk are various speeds and directions. They are required to record times for each position reached. At the end of the lab, they are required to graph their motion. Using their graphs, students will calculate slope (speed) and discover how speed is related to their motion graphs. Part A: Walking at three different paces (distance) Part B: Changing direction (displacement) There are two versions of the Walkers Lab. Version One: calcu

This bundle is great for helping start the unit of Static Electricity. Static Stations - six station activities with minimal set up!Static Notes - students will use physics classroom to complete the notes with bonus phet simulation activities.Coulomb's Law Calculations - worksheet requires students to list variables, show work and provide answer with units.Electric Field Calculations & Questions - worksheet with electric field calculations and drawing diagrams.#sciencesundays

This is a great project if you'd like to end your electricity and magnetism unit with a project rather than a formal exam. This is a two part project. Part one: Research and Poster creation of a topic in electricity or magnetism (with gallery walk)Part two: build a simple electric motor (with diagram submission)Students will research a topic of their choosing and create a poster for a class gallery walk where students will present their researched information. Students will also build a simple e

This is a set of guided notes using Physics Classroom. These notes allow students to use the Physics classroom website to fill in missing information such as vocabulary and equations. Topics Include: Newton's Laws of Motion & Free Body DiagramsStatic ElectricityElectricity & CircuitsWork, Power & Energy Free Fall Introductionmore topics to come!

One of my favorite websites for physics content is www.physicsclassroom.comThis is an easy to follow fill-in notes for static electricity. There are two separate documents (Part 1 and Part 2) covering topics from the static electricity section on physics classroom. Part 1:Basic Terminology and ConceptsMethods of ChargingpHet Simulation for applying notesPart 2:Electric Force - Basic CoulombElectric Fields - BasicsThis is an easy and great assignment to post on classroom and have students work

Modeling is an important step in the engineering process. Before beginning work on a new project, engineers develop models of what they want the product to look like. Models serve as examples both for those involved in development as well as customers. For this project students will build a 3D model of a subject/topic in science. This model must be a replica of the real scientific topic. You must make sure your model demonstrates the different parts of the concept accurately. This model should

Wavestagram anyone?! This activity is super fun and a way for students to get creative with electromagnetic waves! Students will choose a wave type and create an instagram profile based on that wave type. This is a great opportunity to get their creative juices flowing. Students will NOT create an actual instagram account. Students will use an instagram template. This template is from Cynthia Nixon in google sheets. It is very easy to use and navigate! These guidelines are easy to follow and

Attached are seven sound stations. This is a great activity to introduce sound. Students will perform each of the sound experiment at the station. There are 2-3 questions per station to answer. There is also a conclusion for students to write based on their experiences and knowledge of sound. *Materials required are found around your classroom/home.

These worksheets cover various topics of Physics. Newton’s Second LawNet ForcedCoulombs LawResistanceElectric FieldCurrent and Ohm’s LawWork, Power and EnergyAll of the worksheets require students to list their variables, show their work and answers with proper units. The worksheets have equations and variable information given at the top. There are answer keys included with the worksheets. More worksheets to be added!

This is a magnetism stations activity. There are six total stations. station 1 - Metal for Breakfast (you'll need TOTAL cereal)station 2 - observing pole interactionsstation 3 - make a ferrofluidstation 4 - magnetic field surrounding a single bar magentstation 5 - magnetic field between two polesstation 6 - BYOCompass or Compass surrounding a magnet This is a great activity to introduce the topic of magnetism with your class. It requires the students to make observations and draw what they see

These are no prep Electricity & Circuit Notes in two parts. Students will use the physics classroom website as a guide to fill in the required information. There are equations, practice problems and vocabulary. Students will be required to draw various circuit types and math relationships. Part one: electricity basics (definitions & equations) Part two: circuit types (series/parallel, circuit symbols and relationships)