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

  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

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

  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

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

  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

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  Candy Chemistry Combustion Calorimetry STEM Lab Food Energy & Chemical Reactions

  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

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

  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

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

  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

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

  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

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

  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

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

  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

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

  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

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

  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

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  Marble Ramp: Height vs Average Speed STEM Investigation | Scientific Method

  Give students a fast, hands-on motion investigation: set up a simple marble ramp, change only the ramp height, and measure how height affects average speed. With clear test rules and simple materials, students plan a fair test, collect multiple times for each height, calculate average speed, and cre

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  Beetle Genetics STEM Investigation | Scientific Method | 6th, 7th, 8th

  Give students a fast, hands-on genetics investigation: simulate beetle heredity, change only the parent genotypes, and use Punnett squares to predict and compare offspring outcomes. With print-and-cut genotype cards and clear scaffolds, students run multiple monohybrid crosses, extend to one dihybri

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  Adaptations by Design - Extreme Environments | STEM Investigation 6th, 7th, 8th

  Students will design a biologically plausible organism, choose one extreme environment, and justify how its adaptations solve real environmental pressures. With a trait bank, word bank, a structured CER, and a Survival Index that rolls into a class bar graph, students connect structure → function →

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  Clean Water Filtration STEM Investigation | Scientific Method 6th, 7th, 8th

  Give students a fast, hands-on engineering investigation: build a low-cost water filter, change only one design choice at a time (layer order, thickness, sealing, or adding charcoal), and measure which design makes the clearest water the fastest—all while staying under a classroom budget cap. With t

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  Newton 1st Law of Motion STEM Investigation | Penny and Index Card Inertia Test

  Students will investigate Newton’s First Law of Motion by testing how different masses behave when the support beneath them is removed rapidly. Using an index card, a coin, and a cup, students flick the card to observe whether objects of varying mass drop straight into the cup or move with the card.

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  Newton's Second Law of Motion STEM Investigation | Balloon Rocket, 2nd Law

  Students will investigate Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion by testing how changing the mass carried by a balloon rocket affects its acceleration. Using a taut string track, a straw, a balloon, and removable mass clips, students run repeated launches to measure travel time and calculate average speed. Thro

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  Newton's Third Law of Motion STEM Investigation | Thrust vs Nozzle Size, 3rd Law

  Students will investigate Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion by testing how changing the nozzle opening of a water-powered bottle jet affects the distance it travels. Using a plastic bottle, interchangeable bottle-cap nozzles with different hole diameters, and a simple launch cradle, students observe how th

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  Electromagnet - Coil Turns vs Magnetic Strength STEM Investigation

  Students will investigate electromagnetism by building their own classroom-made electromagnets and testing how changing the number of wire coils affects magnetic strength. Using an iron nail, insulated wire, a battery, and paper clips, students observe how electric current creates a magnetic field a

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  Homemade Lava Lamp STEM Investigation - Density & Gas Production

  Students will investigate density, polarity, and gas production by creating a homemade lava lamp and testing how adding different amounts of an effervescent tablet affects liquid motion. Using oil, water, food coloring, and tablets, students observe how gas bubbles change density, causing colored li

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  Net Force - Balanced vs Unbalanced Forces STEM Investigation

  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

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  Oobleck: Force vs Flow — Non-Newtonian Fluids STEM Investigation

  Students will investigate non-Newtonian fluids by creating oobleck and testing how different types of force affect whether it behaves like a solid or a liquid. Using cornstarch and water, students observe how fast force causes oobleck to act solid while slow force allows it to flow like a liquid. Th

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

  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

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

  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

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  Valentine's Day Lava Lamp STEM Investigation - Density & Gas Production

  Students will investigate density, polarity, and gas production through a Valentine’s Day–themed lava lamp investigation. Using oil, water, food coloring in Valentine colors, and heart-themed effervescent tablets, students explore how chemical reactions can make liquids move in surprising ways—perfe

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  Hydroponic Food-Growing System STEM Investigation - Soil-free food-growing

  Students will investigate hydroponics, plant growth, and sustainable food production by designing and building their own soil-free food-growing system. Using a simple reservoir, nutrient solution, growing medium, and fast-growing plant, students explore how plants can receive the water and nutrients

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  Passive Solar Water Heater Design Challenge | STEM Engineering Activity

  Passive Solar Water Heater Design Challenge | Solar Energy STEM Project and Graphing LabIn this project, your students will research, design, build, and test a passive solar water heater using simple classroom materials. Students explore how solar energy can be used to warm water and how design choi

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  Water Desalination Challenge STEM Investigation - Solar Desalination

  Students will investigate water desalination, phase changes, and sustainable freshwater production by designing and building their own solar desalination device. Using a shallow basin, prepared saltwater, collection cup, transparent cover, and solar energy, students explore how evaporation and conde

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  Is Yeast Alive? STEM Investigation | What Makes Something Alive?

  Students will investigate yeast, cellular energy use, and the characteristics of living things by comparing yeast under four different experimental conditions. Using bottles, balloons, sugar, yeast, and warm and cold water, students explore how the presence of yeast, sugar availability, and temperat

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  Wind Turbine Blade Design Challenge STEM Investigation | Renewable Energy

  Students will investigate wind energy, turbine blade design, and rotational motion by designing and testing their own fan-powered model wind turbine. Using a guarded fan, reusable turbine stand, rotating axle, and interchangeable blade sets, students explore how blade shape, length, or angle affects

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