10th Grade Physical Science Resources

Net Force - Balanced vs Unbalanced Forces STEM Investigation

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TWFScience

In this hands-on STEM investigation, students will explore net force, balanced forces, and unbalanced forces by analyzing force interactions in the horizontal direction. Using force diagrams and simple calculations, students learn how multiple forces act on an object and how to determine whether tho

6th - 11th General Science, Physical Science, Physics

Also included in: STEM Investigations Growing Bundle — Scientific Method, Design, Data & CER

Thermal Insulation STEM Investigation – Keep Ice from Melting! Heat Transfer

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TWFScience

In this hands-on STEM investigation, students will explore heat transfer and thermal insulation by designing and building a container that keeps an ice cube from melting. Using common materials, students test how different insulation designs affect the rate at which ice melts when exposed to room te

6th - 11th General Science, Physical Science, Physics

Also included in: Winter Weather & Snow Bundle - Lessons, Project, Activities | 6th 7th 8th Grade

Why Do Roads Get Salted? STEM Investigation — Lowering the Freezing Point

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TWFScience

In this hands-on STEM investigation, students explore freezing point depression and phase changes by testing how adding different amounts of salt affects how quickly ice melts. Using real-world winter road safety as the context, students investigate why salt is spread on icy roads and how it changes

6th - 11th General Science, Physical Science, Physics

Also included in: Winter Weather & Snow Bundle - Lessons, Project, Activities | 6th 7th 8th Grade

Air Pollution Reading | High School | Sources, Pollutants, Smog Chemistry

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TWFScience

Air Pollution - Sources, Pollutants, Smog Chemistry, AQI, and Solutions Reading Comprehension Passage and Questions. This high school reading introduces students to the science of air pollution, explaining how pollutants are released, how they change in the atmosphere, and how they affect human heal

9th - 12th Science, Earth Sciences, Physical Science

Also included in: Human Impact & Sustainability - 13 Reading Comprehension Bundle | Grade 8 and Up

When Will I Ever Use This? Reading | Grade 8 & Up | Solving Problems, Careers

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TWFScience

Why We Need to Learn Science: Real-World Problem Solving, Careers, and Skilled Trades Reading Comprehension Passage and QuestionsThis reading answers the question we all get, "When am I ever Going to Use this?" This is a high-interest, real-world reading that helps students understand how science cl

8th - 12th Science, General Science, Physical Science

Also included in: Science Reading Comprehension Article Mega Bundle | Grade 8 and Up

The Acid Rain Mystery – Chemistry Detective Activity | Precipitation, pH scale

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TWFScience

Turn your students into science detectives with this NO PREP, engaging, real-world investigation focused on air pollution and chemical reactions in the atmosphere. In this case file activity, students analyze rainwater pH data, examine surface damage on stone buildings, evaluate plant health pattern

6th - 10th Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

NGSS MS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-2, MS-PS1-3+3

Also included in: Science Detective Mystery Bundle | Chemistry, Human Body, Environmental Science

Renewable Energy Unit Bundle | Solar, Wind, Hydro, Tidal, Biomass, Fusion

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TWFScience

This NO-PREP, comprehensive Renewable Energy Bundle guides students through the science of renewable energy production by exploring how energy is generated from wind, solar, hydroelectric, biomass, tidal, and fusion sources—and how renewable energy can be stored and used to power our world—through e

7th - 10th Earth Sciences, Environment, Physical Science

NGSS MS-LS2-4, MS-ESS3-1, MS-ESS3-3+2

The Household Cleaning Products Reaction Mystery – Chemistry Detective Activity

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TWFScience

Turn your students into science detectives with this NO PREP, engaging, real-world investigation focused on how household cleaning products work at the chemistry level. In this case file activity, students analyze cleaning test results, compare grease and stain removal data, evaluate disinfectant cl

6th - 10th Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

NGSS MS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-2, MS-PS1-3+3

Also included in: Science Detective Mystery Bundle | Chemistry, Human Body, Environmental Science

The Conductivity Case Mystery – Chemistry Detective Activity | Current, Circuit

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TWFScience

Turn your students into science detectives with this NO PREP, engaging, real-world investigation focused on why some liquids conduct electricity while others do not. In this case file activity, students analyze conductivity test results, compare salt water, sugar water, vinegar, baking soda, tap wat

6th - 10th Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

NGSS MS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-2, MS-PS1-3+3

Also included in: Science Detective Mystery Bundle | Chemistry, Human Body, Environmental Science

The Energy Release Mystery – Chemistry Detective Activity | Exothermic, Reaction

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TWFScience

Turn your students into science detectives with this NO PREP, engaging, real-world investigation focused on how and why some chemical reactions release energy rapidly. In this case file activity, students analyze temperature changes, observe gas production, evaluate reaction speed data, examine syst

6th - 10th Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

NGSS MS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-2, MS-PS1-3+3

Also included in: Science Detective Mystery Bundle | Chemistry, Human Body, Environmental Science

The Phase Change Puzzle Mystery | Detective Activity | States of Matter

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TWFScience

Turn your students into science detectives with this NO PREP, engaging, real-world investigation focused on why matter changes state without changing its identity. In this physical change vs chemical change case file activity, students analyze melting and freezing, evaporation, and condensation obse

6th - 10th Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

NGSS MS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-2, MS-PS1-3+3

Also included in: Science Detective Mystery Bundle | Chemistry, Human Body, Environmental Science

The Missing Mass Mystery - Chemistry Detective Activity | Conservation of Mass

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TWFScience

Turn your students into science detectives with this NO PREP, engaging, real-world investigation focused on the Law of Conservation of Mass. In this case file activity, students analyze mass measurements, examine gas formation data, compare open and closed systems, evaluate dissolving observations,

6th - 10th Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

NGSS MS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-2, MS-PS1-3+3

Also included in: Science Detective Mystery Bundle | Chemistry, Human Body, Environmental Science

The Ozone Layer Mystery - Chemistry Detective Activity | Ultraviolet Radiation

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TWFScience

Turn your students into science detectives with this NO PREP, engaging, real-world investigation focused on what protects Earth from harmful radiation. In this case file activity, students analyze UV radiation data, examine ozone concentration trends, evaluate atmospheric chemistry evidence, track h

6th - 10th Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

NGSS MS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-2, MS-PS1-3+3

Also included in: Science Detective Mystery Bundle | Chemistry, Human Body, Environmental Science

The Plastic Breakdown Mystery - Chemistry Detective Activity | Microplastics

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TWFScience

Turn your students into science detectives with this NO PREP, engaging, real-world investigation focused on why plastic lasts so long in the environment. In this case file activity, students analyze environmental observations, examine sunlight exposure data, compare decomposition patterns, evaluate

6th - 10th Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

NGSS MS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-2, MS-PS1-3+3

Also included in: Science Detective Mystery Bundle | Chemistry, Human Body, Environmental Science

The Solubility Surprise Mystery - Chemistry Detective Activity | Solute, Solvent

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TWFScience

Turn your students into science detectives with this NO PREP, engaging, real-world investigation focused on why some substances dissolve while others do not. In this case file activity, students analyze dissolving observations, examine temperature effects, compare different substances in water, eval

6th - 10th Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

NGSS MS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-2, MS-PS1-3+3

Also included in: Science Detective Mystery Bundle | Chemistry, Human Body, Environmental Science

The Spoiled Food Mystery - Chemistry Detective Activity | Microorganisms Microbe

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TWFScience

Turn your students into science detectives with this NO PREP, engaging, real-world investigation focused on why food changes over time. In this case file activity, students analyze food spoilage observations, examine environmental conditions, compare storage methods, evaluate microbial activity evid

6th - 10th Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

NGSS MS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-2, MS-PS1-3+3

Also included in: Science Detective Mystery Bundle | Chemistry, Human Body, Environmental Science

Chemistry in Everyday Life Detective Mystery Bundle | Physical Science Activity

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TWFScience

This BUNDLE is composed of high-engagement, no-prep Chemistry in Everyday Life activities that grow with you. This bundle consists of mystery activities that examine everyday chemical reactions and guide your students through evidence analysis, pathway tracking, suspect ranking, and Claim–Evidence–R

7th - 11th Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

NGSS MS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-2, MS-PS1-4+2

The Air Quality Alarm Mystery - Chemistry Detective Activity | Pollution, Smog

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TWFScience

Turn your students into science detectives with this NO PREP, engaging, real-world investigation focused on air pollution and chemical contaminants in the atmosphere. In this case file activity, students analyze air quality data, examine pollutant sources, interpret particle measurements, evaluate c

6th - 10th Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

NGSS MS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-2, MS-PS1-3+3

Also included in: Science Detective Mystery Bundle | Chemistry, Human Body, Environmental Science

The Density Disaster Mystery - Chemistry Detective Activity | Buoyancy, Mass

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TWFScience

Turn your students into science detectives with this NO PREP, engaging, real-world investigation focused on density and buoyancy. In this case file activity, students analyze mass and volume data, examine floating and sinking observations, compare different materials, evaluate liquid density changes

6th - 10th Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

NGSS MS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-2, MS-PS1-3+3

Also included in: Science Detective Mystery Bundle | Chemistry, Human Body, Environmental Science

The Magnetic Mix-Up Mystery - Chemistry Detective Activity | Magnetism

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TWFScience

Turn your students into science detectives with this NO PREP, engaging, real-world investigation focused on magnetism and material properties. In this case file activity, students analyze magnetic test results, examine material composition, compare different metals and nonmetals, evaluate patterns i

6th - 10th Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

NGSS MS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-2, MS-PS1-3+3

Also included in: Science Detective Mystery Bundle | Chemistry, Human Body, Environmental Science

The Rising Dough Mystery - Chemistry Detective Activity | Fermentation, Baking

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TWFScience

Turn your students into science detectives with this NO PREP, engaging, real-world investigation focused on fermentation, gas production, and baking science. In this case file activity, students analyze dough observations, examine yeast activity, interpret gas formation evidence, evaluate temperatur

6th - 10th Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

NGSS MS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-2, MS-PS1-3+3

Also included in: Science Detective Mystery Bundle | Chemistry, Human Body, Environmental Science

The Rusting Metal Mystery - Chemistry Detective Activity | Corrosion, Oxidation

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TWFScience

Turn your students into science detectives with this NO PREP, engaging, real-world investigation focused on chemical change and corrosion. In this case file activity, students analyze rusting observations, examine environmental conditions, interpret moisture and oxygen effects, evaluate corrosion pa

6th - 10th Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

NGSS MS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-2, MS-PS1-3+3

Also included in: Science Detective Mystery Bundle | Chemistry, Human Body, Environmental Science

The Case of the Corroded Bike Rack - Physical and Chemical Change Investigation

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TWFScience

Engage your students with this NO PREP, real-world science WHODUNNIT investigation focused on chemical change, rusting, and corrosion. In this structured investigation, students examine real-world conditions, analyze data tables, evaluate the effects of moisture and salt, eliminate possible causes,

7th - 10th Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

NGSS MS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-2, MS-PS1-5

The Case of the Foggy Classroom Windows - Physical & Chemical Change Activity

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TWFScience

Engage your students with this NO PREP, real-world science WHODUNNIT investigation focused on condensation and phase changes.In this structured investigation, students examine real-world conditions, analyze data tables, evaluate temperature and humidity changes, eliminate possible causes, and constr

7th - 10th Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

NGSS MS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-2, MS-PS1-5+1