Secondhand Science

These coloring sheets about free body diagrams and net force are a great way to introduce students to these concepts in physical science. I use these coloring sheet as a low-tech alternative to digital resources for the flipped classroom model. Often students color the sheet and write a summary for the concept as homework the night before a lab that covers the same material the next day. This provides them some basic knowledge to help them effectively communicate about the concept during the lab

This kinetic and potential energy sheet can be used as a way to introduce students to the topic prior to experiments. I have my students choose to either color the sheet (at least 70% for full credit) or write a summary of what they learned from the sheet for homework or classwork before we begin delving into the material. Either way, it helps students look at the information in depth so when they come to class, we can have meaningful conversations about kinetic and potential energy in our lab

This Properties of Matter coloring sheet can be used as a way to introduce students to examples of physical and chemical properties of matter. I have my students choose to either color the sheet (at least 70% for full credit) or write a summary of what they learned from the sheet for homework or classwork before we begin delving into the material. Either way, it helps students look at the information in depth so when they come to class, we can have meaningful conversations about physical and che

This coloring sheet about gravity is a great way to introduce students to the concept! I use this coloring sheet as a low-tech alternative to digital resources for the flipped classroom model. Often students color the sheet and write a summary for the concept as homework the night before a lab that covers the same material the next day. This provides them some basic knowledge to help them effectively communicate about the concept during the lab and can serve as notes for upcoming assessments. St

These coloring sheets can be used as a way to introduce your students to simple machines prior to the experiments you may already use. I have my students choose to either color the sheet (at least 70% for full credit) or write a summary of what they learned from the sheet for homework or classwork before we begin delving into the material. This helps students look at the information in depth so when they come to class, we can have meaningful conversations about simple and complex machines in our

This coloring sheet about forces is a great way to introduce students to the concept! I use this coloring sheet as a low-tech alternative to digital resources for the flipped classroom model. Often students color the sheet and write a summary for the concept as homework the night before a lab that covers the same material the next day. This provides them some basic knowledge to help them effectively communicate about the concept during the lab and can serve as notes for upcoming assessments. Stu

With this gravitational potential energy puzzle, your kids can work on calculating GPE using two different formulas. A short reading passage is included to help students learn more about gravitational potential energy. The two different versions of this puzzle in the download will also allow you to differentiate. One puzzle has students calculating only GPE while the other puzzle will allow more advanced students to move the formulas to calculate for any variable. Answer keys have been include

This potential energy coloring sheet is a great way to introduce students to the concept of potential energy. I use this coloring sheet as a low-tech alternative to digital resources for the flipped classroom model. Often students color the sheet and write a summary for the concept as homework the night before a lab that covers the same material the next day. This provides them some basic knowledge to help them effectively communicate about the concept during the lab and can serve as notes for u

This coloring sheet about friction is a great way to introduce students to this concept in physical science. I use this coloring sheet as a low-tech alternative to digital resources for the flipped classroom model. Often students color the sheet and write a summary for the concept as homework the night before a lab that covers the same material the next day. This provides them some basic knowledge to help them effectively communicate about the concept during the lab and can serve as notes for up

This coloring sheet about work and power is a great way to introduce students to these concepts in physical science. I use this coloring sheet as a low-tech alternative to digital resources for the flipped classroom model. Often students color the sheet and write a summary for the concept as homework the night before a lab that covers the same material the next day. This provides them some basic knowledge to help them effectively communicate about the concept during the lab and can serve as note

This kinetic energy coloring sheet is a great way to introduce students to the concept of kinetic energy. I use this coloring sheet as a low-tech alternative to digital resources for the flipped classroom model. Often students color the sheet and write a summary for the concept as homework the night before a lab that covers the same material the next day. This provides them some basic knowledge to help them effectively communicate about the concept during the lab and can serve as notes for up

Help your students discover some of the organizational patterns of the periodic table through observation and grouping! Cards are all printed on one page to allow students to easily fit them on one standard size notebook page or glue across two composition style notebook pages. Students can create their own groups based on the patterns they see within the cards or you can have them glue down the cards in the correct pattern and have them look for patterns. This activity could easily be incorpora

Students can use the graphic organizer to help them explore topics related to pH, acids, and bases. This product could be used in correlation with a reading passage, sent home as homework for the flipped classroom, or used as a formative assessment during experiments or direct instruction. It could also be a center activity while learning about acids and bases or the basis of a cooperative learning experience where students teach a mini-lesson based on their learning. The possibilities are en

This set of videos and interactives would be a great way to complement your lessons by adding digital media! Some of the resources also make great brain breaks!