Physical Science Laboratory

Electric Circuits Online Lab | Electricity, Current, Voltage, Resistance, Ohm's

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TWFScience

Excellent online lab to get your students thinking about, measuring, and building a variety of series and parallel circuits. This dry lab is step by step containing 28 slides and will guide your students smoothly from one process to the next allowing them to build their knowledge at their own pace.

8th - 12th Science, Physical Science, Physics

Also included in: Static and Current Electricity Unit: Lessons, Lab Stations, & Activities

Density and Buoyancy Lesson | Volume, Density, Buoyancy, Real-World Applications

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TWFScience

The THREE-DAY package includes the lesson (student and teacher versions of the presentation), an auto-graded Exit Ticket to check student understanding, a laboratory experiment, TWO worksheets with answers, and a student lesson handout as a document. The presentation is fun and applicable with FOUR

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

NGSS MS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-4

Also included in: Ontario Grade 9 Science Course Curriculum | 1 Full Semester | SNC1D | 9th Grade

Energy and Momentum Unit - Complete SENIOR Physics Bundle | Conservation

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TWFScience

The Unit Package includes a complete lesson set for a unit on Energy and Momentum. Within the unit package, you'll find the lessons, activities, and a full, day-by-day breakdown of how I teach this unit in my own classroom. Each lesson comes in Office and Google formats and includes the presentation

11th - Adult Education Science, Physical Science, Physics

Preparing Solutions and Dilutions Senior Chemistry Lesson and Lab Bundle

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TWFScience

Preparing Solutions and Dilutions - This chemistry lesson package includes the lesson (student and teacher versions of the presentation), an auto-graded Exit Ticket, a student lesson handout as a document, and a Solutions Mini Lab Activity. The presentation is fun and applicable with many opportunit

10th - 12th Science, Chemistry, Physical Science

Also included in: Solutions and Solubility Unit - Lessons, Lab Station Activities, & Assessments

Trends In The Periodic Table Lesson | Atomic and Ionic Radius, Ionization Energy

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TWFScience

This chemistry lesson package discusses periodic table properties, compares metals, nonmetals, and metalloids, looks at shielding, periodic table trends, atomic radius, ionization energy, and electronegativity It is geared towards students who are in high school chemistry, either junior or senior ye

10th - Adult Education Science, General Science, Physical Science

Also included in: Matter, Periodic Table Trends, and Chemical Bonds Unit - 11th, 12th Chemistry

MS-PS3 California 6th Grade Science Preferred Integrated Model BUNDLE

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TWFScience

This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for California 6th grade science teachers who are teaching MS-PS3 - Energy according to the California Preferred Integrated Course Model. Save 75% by purchasing the resources in this bundle.This MS-PS3 - Energy bundle was specifically created by analyzing California’s Departm

6th Grade General Science, Physical Science, Physics

NGSS MS-PS3-3, MS-PS3-4, MS-PS3-5

California 8th Grade Science Discipline Specific Course Model BUNDLE | CAST

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TWFScience

This RESOURCE BUNDLE will SAVE YOU 75% and is for California 8th grade science teachers who are teaching according to the Discipline Specific Course Model.This bundle was created by analyzing California’s Department of Education 8th Grade NGSS curriculum document standard by standard. This bundle de

8th Grade General Science, Physical Science, Physics

NGSS MS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-2, MS-PS1-3+20

Spooky Science: Halloween Science Activity Bundle for Middle School

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TWFScience

Make science fun, festive, and hands-on this Halloween! This resource includes three engaging experiments that will get your middle school science students excited about chemistry, physics, and physical science. Each activity includes a description, a detailed procedure/material list, discussion que

6th - 9th Chemistry, Physical Science, Physics

Also included in: Halloween Science Activities & Investigations | Labs, Stations, STEM, Readings

Bottle Flip STEM Lab | Scientific Method, Variables, Flip Bottle 6th, 7th, 8th

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TWFScience

Turn a student-favorite challenge into a STEM and Scientific Method investigation. This print-and-go lab walks middle schoolers through the full scientific method as they test how bottle fill level impacts upright landing success. This lab is also appropriate for early high school as well.Students p

6th - 9th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics

NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1

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

Paper Airplane - Angle of Attack STEM Investigation | Scientific Method | Flight

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TWFScience

Resource DescriptionTurn a favorite classroom activity into a rigorous, print-and-go STEM investigation. In this lab, students test how a paper airplane’s angle of attack changes flight distance while practicing the full scientific method. Learners define variables and controls, follow a consistent

6th - 10th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics

NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1

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

Catapult STEM Lab: Pullback Angle vs Distance Investigation | Scientific Method

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TWFScience

Turn a classic popsicle-stick catapult into a rigorous, print-and-go STEM investigation. Students test how pullback angle (tension) affects projectile distance, practicing the full scientific method from variables and fair tests to data analysis and evidence-based conclusions. A clear teacher guide

6th - 10th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics

NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1

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

Parachute STEM Lab - Canopy Diameter vs Descent Time | Scientific Method

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TWFScience

Turn a simple parachute build into a rigorous, print-and-go STEM investigation. Students test how canopy diameter affects descent time, practicing the full scientific method: defining variables and controls, following a consistent drop procedure, recording 10 trials per size, calculating averages, a

6th - 10th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics

NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1

Also included in: Newton's Three Laws of Motion Worksheets & Activities Bundle | 1st, 2nd, 3rd Law

Pendulum STEM Lab - Pendulum Length vs Swing Period | Scientific Method

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TWFScience

Give students a true inquiry experience: they build a simple pendulum, change only the string length, and use repeated timings to determine how the period changes with length. The packet guides them from planning a fair test to organizing data, averaging, and graphing—then wrapping up with clear CER

6th - 10th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics

NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1

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

Paper Table STEM Lab: Which Support Shape Holds the Most Weight?

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TWFScience

Give students a fast, hands-on engineering investigation: build a paper “table,” change only the support shape, and measure which design holds the greatest load. With tight build rules and simple materials, students plan a fair test, collect one clear data point per shape, and create a comparison ba

6th - 10th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics

NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1

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

Blow Cup Challenge STEM Lab: Bernoulli, Airflow, and Optimal Gap Distance

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TWFScience

Engage your students with a fast-paced, low-prep engineering and physics lab that turns two cups and a table tennis ball into a rich investigation of airflow and pressure. Students use the full scientific method to test how the gap between two cups affects the success rate of transferring a ball by

6th - 10th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics

NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1

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

Paper Helicopter STEM Lab: Blade Length vs Descent Time | Whirlybird

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TWFScience

Turn a single sheet of paper into a powerful investigation of forces and motion. In this hands-on lab, students build and test paper “whirlybirds” with different blade lengths to determine how blade size affects descent time. The activity emphasizes testing, data quality, graphing, and claim–evidenc

6th - 10th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics

NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1

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

Middle School Project-Based Learning Bundle - Life and Physical Science | PBL

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TWFScience

Middle School Science Problem-Based Learning Activities for 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Science. Transform your science lessons into exciting, inquiry-based learning experiences with this comprehensive Middle School Project-Based Learning (PBL) Bundle! These ready-to-use projects immerse students in rea

6th - 9th Biology, Earth Sciences, Physical Science

NGSS MS-PS1-2, MS-PS1-4, MS-PS2-1+6

High School Project-Based Learning Bundle - Biology, Chemistry, Physics | PBL

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TWFScience

High School Science Problem-Based Learning Activities for Biology, Chemistry, and Physics classes. Transform your science lessons into exciting, inquiry-based learning experiences with this comprehensive High School Project-Based Learning (PBL) Bundle! These ready-to-use projects immerse students in

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

NGSS MS-PS1-2, MS-PS1-4, MS-PS2-1+6

Yeast Balloon STEM Lab: Sugar % vs CO2 Production | Scientific Method

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TWFScience

Turn a cup, balloon, and pantry ingredients into a full scientific-method investigation. Students explore how sugar concentration changes yeast fermentation by measuring balloon circumference as a proxy for CO₂ volume. The lab emphasizes variables, fair testing, repeated trials, graphing, and CER wr

6th - 10th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics

NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1

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

Halloween Ghost Balloon STEM Investigation: The Science of Lift and Reaction

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TWFScience

Tonight is the Hallowbrook Harvest, and the town’s glowing Pumpkin Beacon—the lantern that keeps mischievous spirits from pranking the candy supply—has dimmed. The only way to recharge it is to airlift a ghost balloon up to the Witching Line so it can soak up protective moonlight.Your team has been

6th - 10th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics

NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1

Also included in: Halloween Science Activities & Investigations | Labs, Stations, STEM, Readings

Halloween Candy Combustion Calorimetry STEM Lab Food Energy & Chemical Reactions

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TWFScience

Midnight approaches in Hallowbrook, and the town’s Lantern of Wards is flickering. To keep prankster spirits from short-circuiting Halloween, we must fuel the lantern with treats that have enough Treat Heat—the real, measurable energy hidden inside candy. You are the Order of the Calori-mancers. You

9th - 12th Basic Principles, Chemistry, Physical Science

NGSS HS-PS3-1, HS-PS3-4

Also included in: Halloween Science Activities & Investigations | Labs, Stations, STEM, Readings

Balloon Lift Design STEM Investigation: The Science of Lift and Reaction

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TWFScience

Turn a bottle, balloon, and household ingredients into a full engineering-design challenge! Students test how different amounts of baking soda affect CO₂ gas production and balloon lift.The lab emphasizes variables, fair testing, repeated trials, data collection, graphing, and CER writing—perfect fo

6th - 10th Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics

NGSS MS-PS2-2, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2+1

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

Candy Chemistry Combustion Calorimetry STEM Lab Food Energy & Chemical Reactions

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TWFScience

Turn everyday candy into a rigorous calorimetry and energy conservation investigation. Students burn a small candy sample under a soda-can calorimeter, measure the water’s temperature change, calculate q = m·c·ΔT, and estimate energy per gram (J/g and kcal/g)—then deduce from evidence which candy ha

9th - 12th Basic Principles, Chemistry, Physical Science

NGSS HS-PS3-1, HS-PS3-4

Also included in: Valentine's Day Science Activities | STEM, Project, Readings | High School

STEM Investigations Growing Bundle — Scientific Method, Design, Data & CER

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TWFScience

Build a high-engagement, low-prep STEM program that grows with you. This Growing Bundle collects my best STEM investigations—each one built around true engineering design, fair testing, repeated trials, data tables, graphing, and CER writing. Buy once and get every future lab added to this bundle at

6th - 11th Chemistry, Engineering, Physical Science

NGSS MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2, MS-ETS1-3+5