Zebra Science

This activity allows students to explore the various types of energy - renewable, nonrenewable, chemical, electrical, kinetic, mechanical, nuclear, radiant, sound, thermal, gravitational, and potential. You can use this activity in a variety of ways:  Students can create energy posters individually or in groupsStudents can take down notes as a Gallery Walk of student or provided postersStudents can present their postersUse the provided slides to teach the types of energies or as a way to reinfor

This note and practice problem set will introduce the difference between distance and displacement. Taking notes using a document camera or using the editable Google Slideshow, students can follow along as you teach about reference points, direction, distance, and displacement as well as calculate distance and identify the direction of the displacement. Following the notes, students can prove their knowledge with practice problems. I have included 4 different versions of this resource for differ

Using this note and self-checking practice problem set, students will learn all about calculating potential and kinetic energy. Taking notes using a document camera or using the editable Google Slideshow, students can follow along as you teach about how to perform energy calculations. Following the notes, students can prove their knowledge with the self-checking digital assignment.  As students use this google sheet assignment, the boxes will turn green when they enter in the correct answer! Thi

This lesson, activity, and practice is great for introducing Newton’s Laws! As a class, you can take notes using a document camera or using the editable Google Slideshow and discuss the topics - Newton’s 1st Law, Inertia, Newton’s 2nd Law, Newton’s 3rd Law, and Action-Reaction Forces.  Using the Domino Tower Activity students can experience Newton’s 1st law, followed by a lesson and practice problems on inertia. For Newton’s 2nd law, students will practice calculating applied force then graphing

This note and lab activity set will introduce two topics: work and power. Taking notes using a document camera or using the editable Google Slideshow, students can follow along as you teach about how to perform work and power calculations. Following the notes, students can apply their knowledge with the How Powerful Are You lab activity. Students will calculate how much work and power they use when climbing a flight of stairs.  I have included 4 different versions of this resource for differenti

This set of 32 task cards is designed to review and reinforce the following topics:  DistanceDisplacementSpeedVelocityPosition-Time GraphsAccelerationIncluded is a teacher guide containing set up instructions, a pdf of all 32 task cards, a student sheet, and an answer key. I have also included problem set-ups for differentiation purposes. These cards are made to be printed in color, but can also be printed in black and white. After printing, I suggest laminating the cards, cutting them apart, an

Using this note and maze activity set, students will learn about momentum. Taking notes using a document camera or using the editable Google Slideshow, students can follow along as you teach how mass and velocity affect momentum, law of conservation of momentum, as well as how to perform momentum calculations. Following the notes, students can prove their knowledge with the maze activity designed for students to practice the knowledge they just gained! I have included 4 different versions of thi

Using this note, station activity, and practice problem set, students will learn about interpreting position-time graphs. Taking notes using a document camera or using the editable Google Slideshow, students can follow along as you teach how to collect information and calculate the velocity of position-time graphs. A station activity is embedded within the notes to allow students to practice what they have learned - interpreting position-time graphs and calculating velocity based on the slope of

Using this PhET Simulation Activity and follow-up notes set, students will learn all about Conservation of Energy. Students can first explore the Energy Skate Park PhET Simulation, focusing on potential and kinetic energies as well as the relationship between them. As a way to review what the students explored, I have also created a wrap up notesheet. Taking notes using a document camera or using the editable Google Slideshow, students can follow along as you wrap up the day with notes on Conser

This 4 page, fully editable test is designed for upper middle school and lower high school students to assess their understanding of the following topics:  Types of EnergyCalculating Potential and Kinetic EnergyConservation of EnergyWork and PowerEnergy CalculationsThis test includes 20 total questions: 4 lab practical, 10 short answers, and 6 multiple choice. Teacher notes are included for setting up the lab practical questions and should take about 5 minutes to set up. Multiple versions of the

This walkaround activity allows students to explore the various types of forces - applied, static friction, gravity, air resistance, sliding friction, magnetic, elastic, rolling friction, and electric.  Students will engage in a lab exploration, allowing a hands-on introduction to forces! As a class, you can start the lesson with a quick few slides of notes using the editable Google Slideshow then let the students explore the topic of forces.  I have included 4 different versions of this resourc

Using this note and station rotation practice problem set, students will learn all about acceleration. Taking notes using a document camera or using the editable Google Slideshow, students can follow along as you teach about the different types of acceleration and how to perform acceleration calculations. Following the notes, students can prove their knowledge with the station rotation practice problems, including a self-checking aspect. I have included 4 different versions of this resource for

This set of 38 task cards is designed to review and reinforce the following topics:  Types of EnergyCalculating Potential and Kinetic EnergyConservation of EnergyWork and PowerEnergy CalculationsIncluded is a teacher guide containing set up instructions, a pdf of all 38 task cards, a student sheet, and an answer key. I have also included variable set-ups and rearranged forms of equations for differentiation purposes. These cards are made to be printed in color, but can also be printed in black a

This activity is great for early finishers and choice boards! Need an easy, 15 minute time filler activity, this is for you! Students will practice their mathematical skills to calculate how much they would weigh on other planets. Two versions are included - version A includes Pluto and version B omits Pluto.

Using this note and station rotation practice problem set, students will learn all about the difference between mass and weight. Taking notes using a document camera or using the editable Google Slideshow, students can follow along as you teach about Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation, the difference between mass and weight, and how to perform weight calculations. Following the notes, students can prove their knowledge with the station rotation practice problems, including a self-checking asp

Using this note and practice problem set, students will learn about force diagrams. Taking notes using a document camera or using the editable Google Slideshow, students can follow along as you teach the differences between balanced and unbalanced forces as well as how to perform net force calculations. Following the notes, students can prove their knowledge with practice problems. I have included 4 different versions of this resource for differentiation and accommodation purposes. Please see th

This 3 page, fully editable test is designed for upper middle school and lower high school students to assess their understanding of the following topics:  Types of ForcesForce DiagramsBalanced and Unbalanced ForcesNewton’s LawsMass vs WeightMomentumThis test includes 20 total questions: 3 lab practical, 10 short answers, 4 multiple choice, and 3 matching. Teacher notes are included for setting up the lab practical questions and should take about 5-10 minutes to set up. Multiple versions of the

This lesson & activity is great for introducing the topic of speed to a variety of students! This activity can be utilized in a wide range of ways from 100% teacher-led to a more student based inquiry lesson depending on your students’ needs. For this activity, I have created both note sections as well as lab sections. As a class, you can take notes using a document camera or using the editable Google Slideshow and discuss the topics - speed, proportionality, calculating speed, and graphing sp

Using this note and practice problem set, students will learn about velocity. Taking notes using a document camera or using the editable Google Slideshow, students can follow along as you teach the differences between speed and velocity as well as how to perform velocity calculations. Following the notes, students can prove their knowledge with practice problems. I have included 4 different versions of this resource for differentiation and accommodation purposes. Please see the preview for a bre

This set of 48 task cards is designed to review and reinforce the following topics:  Types of ForcesForce DiagramsBalanced and Unbalanced ForcesNewton’s LawsMass vs WeightMomentumIncluded is a teacher guide containing set up instructions, a pdf of all 48 task cards, a student sheet, and an answer key. I have also included problem set-ups and rearranged forms of equations for differentiation purposes. These cards are made to be printed in color, but can also be printed in black and white. After p