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This hands-on laboratory activity challenges your students to apply their understanding of kinematic elements and equations to complete an analysis of a simple motion scenario: a human jumping vertically.This activity can be used as an engaging skills practice or formative assessment depending on the needs of your 7th - 12th grade science students. This digital resource includes:Teacher's Guide: outlines suggested laboratory protocols, tips for implementation, and possible methods of document di

This low-prep card sort activity allows your students to explore the evolution of atomic theory through the ideas of Democritus, Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, Chadwick, and Bohr. The sorting cards contain model names, images, descriptions, and support for each atomic theorist's model. This activity can be used as a lesson introduction or a formative assessment depending on the needs of your 7th - 12th grade science students. This digital resource includes:Teacher's Guide: outlines preparation o

This hands-on laboratory activity allows your students to explore the characteristics of four compounds - two of which are ionic and two of which are covalent. After determining these compounds' relative solubilities, melting points, and conductivities, students will reflect on how a compound's characteristics are related to its ionic or covalent nature. This activity can be used as a student-centered lesson introduction or a formative assessment depending on the needs of your 7th - 12th grade s

This hands-on laboratory activity allows your students to practice calculating the abundance weighted average mass of an element's isotopes using a delicious, engaging model! This activity can be used as a lesson introduction or a formative assessment depending on the needs of your 7th - 12th grade science students. This digital resource includes:Teacher's Guide: outlines preparation of activity materials and possible methods of document distribution (digital and/or print)Student Handout: includ

This hands-on laboratory activity allows your students to explore the chemical reactivities of magnesium, copper, zinc, and hydrogen. They will then compare their results to the activity series and determine the products of several single displacement reactions.This activity can be used as a student-centered lesson introduction or a formative assessment depending on the needs of your 7th - 12th grade science students. This digital resource includes:Teacher's Guide: outlines suggested laboratory

This hands-on laboratory activity allows your students to to explore flame spectroscopy in a safe, highly controlled manner. Your students will be thrilled to experience the bright, colorful flames produced by six nitrate salts!This activity can be used as a lesson introduction or a formative assessment depending on the needs of your 7th - 12th grade science students. This digital resource includes:Teacher's Guide: outlines suggested laboratory protocols, preparation of chemicals and materials,