Ultimate Science Course

How far is your house from school? Students will answer this question in two different ways using Google Maps. They will find the distance using surface roads and the displacement "as the crow flies." This activity is engaging because students get to use a well-known technology to more deeply explore values that directly apply to them every day. Learning Objectives: Students will be able to: • Distinguish between distance and displacement. • Calculate a distance using Google Maps. • Calculate

This is a virtual lab activity that will help students conceptualize the notion of a wave moving from point A to point B. It utilizes the "Wave on a String" PhET platform which has many useful wave parameters with which the students can play and experiment with. The most powerful connection that will be made through this lab is that the speed of a wave can be calculated by multiplying the frequency by the wavelength, a concept that is difficult to picture without doing an actual experiment.

This is a complete Colorimetry lab lesson including powerpoint and student lab sheet. This lesson takes 60-80 minutes and is meant as an introduction to light and colorimetry. This lab uses Vernier Colorimeters and food coloring. Learning Objectives: Students will understand that: •The double slit experiment yielded the experimental evidence that light has wave-like properties. •The color of an object is determined by the wavelengths that are NOT absorbed by the material. •The colorimeter i

Which are more believable, ghosts or Bigfoot? Have your students decide with this awesome activity for the first day science class! Appropriate for 5th through 12th grades. Works with online or in-person instruction. Start your physical or life science class off with this Nature of Science activity that poses the question, "How do we decide what to believe or not?" In this 60 minute activity, the students will decide for themselves which urban legends and myths are believable and which aren't

This is a great worksheet to give while students watch NOVA’s “Hunting the Elements” documentary. This is written in a way that it can also be given as a review or challenge activity during the periodic table unit. This document also links to an online version of this activity. NGSS HS-PS1-1:Use the periodic table as a model to predict the relative properties of elements based on the patterns of electrons in the outermost energy level of atoms. Key Words: Hunting the Elements Crossword Puzzle Hu

This lab is a great one to use at the beginning of any unit on waves or simple harmonic oscillation after the concepts of period and amplitude have been introduced. It is meant to be student-centered and puts the control of the experimental design in their capable hands. The modeling approach is used here so that the teacher can lead an organic discussion in which the students themselves determine what to investigate. You may be surprised to not find a formal lab procedure in this lab, this