Science Hands-On Activities

Optics and Light Unit: Lessons, Lab Stations, & Activities

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TWFScience

Bring high school optics to life with this complete unit on light, reflection, refraction, lenses, ray diagrams, and the human eye. This resource sequence combines direct instruction, interactive scavenger hunts, literacy integration, and hands-on labs to keep students engaged while mastering key ph

10th - 12th General Science, Physical Science, Physics

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

S.7.11.B Human Dependence and Influence on Ocean System | TEKS Science 7th Grade

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TWFScience

This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas grade 7 science teachers who are teaching S.7.11.B - Human Dependence and Influence on Ocean System according to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Standards set down by the Texas Education Agency and want to prepare their students for STAAR. ✅ Complet...

7th Grade Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

Also included in: S.7.11 - Earth & Space - Human Impact on the Hydrosphere Bundle | TEKS 7th Grade

S.7.11 - Earth & Space - Human Impact on the Hydrosphere Bundle | TEKS 7th Grade

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TWFScience

This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas grade 7 science teachers who are teaching S.7.11 - Earth and Space - Human Impact on the Hydrosphere according to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Standards set down by the Texas Education Agency and want to prepare their students for STAAR. ✅ Comple...

7th Grade Basic Principles, Chemistry, Physical Science

S.7.12.A - The Flow of Energy within Trophic Levels | TEKS Science 7th Grade

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TWFScience

This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas grade 7 science teachers who are teaching S.7.12.A - The Flow of Energy within Trophic Levels according to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Standards set down by the Texas Education Agency and want to prepare their students for STAAR. ✅ Complete S.7....

7th Grade Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

Also included in: S.7.12 - Organisms & Environments - Ecosystems Bundle | TEKS 7th Grade | STAAR

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

Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis | CER + 50 Question Auto-Graded Quiz

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TWFScience

Help students write stronger scientific explanations—without piling on grading. This 10-day CER pack builds understanding of photosynthesis and cellular respiration with scaffolded (Cold) and transfer (Hot) versions of each prompt, a Teacher Answer Key, and a 50-question Google Forms question bank

6th - 9th Basic Principles, Biology, Earth Sciences

NGSS MS-LS1-1, MS-LS1-2, MS-LS1-3+12

Chemistry Project-Based Learning (PBL) Activities 10 Engaging Hands-On Projects

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TWFScience

Transform your life science lessons into exciting, inquiry-based learning experiences with this comprehensive Chemistry Project-Based Learning (PBL) Bundle! These ready-to-use projects immerse students in real-world applications of chemistryPBL - Chemistry BundlePBL - Biology BundlePBL - Physics Bun

8th - 11th Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

Also included in: High School Project-Based Learning Bundle - Biology, Chemistry, Physics | PBL

Physics Project-Based Learning (PBL) Activities 10 Engaging Hands-On Projects

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TWFScience

Transform your life science lessons into exciting, inquiry-based learning experiences with this comprehensive Physics Project-Based Learning (PBL) Bundle! These ready-to-use projects immerse students in real-world applications of physics concepts while building critical thinking, problem-solving, an

8th - 11th General Science, Physical Science, Physics

NGSS HS-PS1-3, HS-PS2-1, HS-PS2-2+4

Also included in: High School Project-Based Learning Bundle - Biology, Chemistry, Physics | PBL

Physical Science Project-Based Learning (PBL) Activities 10 Engaging Activities

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TWFScience

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

6th - 9th General Science, Physical Science, Physics

NGSS HS-PS1-3, HS-PS2-1, HS-PS2-2+4

Also included in: Middle School Project-Based Learning Bundle - Life and Physical Science | PBL

Life Science Project-Based Learning (PBL) Activities | 10 Engaging Activity

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TWFScience

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

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

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

Also included in: Middle School Project-Based Learning Bundle - Life and Physical Science | PBL

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

Forever Chemicals - PFAS Reading | High School | Persistence, Health, & Cleanup

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TWFScience

Forever Chemicals (PFAS): Persistence, Health & Cleanup. This resource is suitable for students in grades 8 and up. Tackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting,

8th - 12th Science, Chemistry, Physical Science

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

S.7.12.B - Cycling of Matter in Ecosystems | TEKS Science 7th Grade | STAAR

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TWFScience

This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas grade 7 science teachers who are teaching S.7.12.B - Cycling of Matter in Ecosystems according to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Standards set down by the Texas Education Agency and want to prepare their students for STAAR. ✅ Complete S.7.12.B - 7t...

7th Grade Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science

Also included in: S.7.12 - Organisms & Environments - Ecosystems Bundle | TEKS 7th Grade | STAAR

S.7.12 - Organisms & Environments - Ecosystems Bundle | TEKS 7th Grade | STAAR

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TWFScience

This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas grade 7 science teachers who are teaching S.7.12 - Organisms and Environments - Ecosystems are Dependent upon the Cycling of Matter and the Flow of Energy according to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Standards set down by the Texas Education Agency a

7th Grade Basic Principles, Biology, Earth Sciences

Spooky Substances Lab Station Activity - Physical vs Chemical Changes Halloween

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TWFScience

Bring Halloween fun into your chemistry or physical science class with this Spooky Substances Lab! Students mix eerie “Swamp Sludge” and “Graveyard Fog” to observe real scientific changes—then decide which are physical and which are chemical.This station lab activity package is designed to enhance s

6th - 11th Science, Biology, General Science

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

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

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

S.7.13.A - Functions of Human Body Systems | TEKS Science 7th Grade | STAAR

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TWFScience

This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas grade 7 science teachers who are teaching S.7.13.A - Functions of Human Body Systems - Circulatory, Respiratory, Skeletal, Muscular, Digestive, Urinary, Reproductive, Integumentary, Nervous, Immune, and Endocrine systems according to the Texas Essential Knowledge an

7th Grade Biology, General Science

Also included in: S.7.13 - Body Systems & Inherited Traits - Ecosystems Bundle | TEKS 7th Grade

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