WORKSHEETS
Students experiment to determine how far a balloon rocket will travel. Materials list, rubric, worksheets, and answer…
Students measure the force needed to move objects of different masses across smooth and rough surfaces. Materials list,…
Students observe and measure the height of a ramp necessary to overcome friction. Materials list, rubric, worksheets,…
Students make a model of a roller coaster. Materials list, rubric, worksheets, and answer key are provided.
Students measure the amount of work done by marbles with different amounts of potential energy. Materials list, rubric,…
Students investigate how expansion and contraction are related to temperature. Materials list, advance preparation…
Students design and test a package that would keep an ice cube frozen. Materials list, advance preparation instructions,…
Students explore the relationship between water temperature and the rate at which sugar cubes dissolve. Materials list,…
Students investigate how friction affects the motion of an object. Materials list, advance preparation instructions, lab…
Students make a model of a machine that demonstrates Newton's law of action and reaction. Materials list, advance…
Students compare the angle of light rays going to and being reflected from a mirror. Materials list, advance preparation…
Students design and test a package to insulate the sound from an alarm clock. Materials list, lab hints and tips,…
Students build a light-blocking art project.
Students design a water slide.
Students write a question to the dentist about a new cavity-filling technique.
Distribute a printable set of vocabulary words related to sound, light, and heat.
Distribute a printable set of vocabulary words related to moving and working.
Suggest a family activity to parents that focuses on states of matter and vocabulary words related to matter.
Suggest a family activity to parents that includes home projects and vocabulary words related to sound, heat, and light.
Suggest a family activity to parents that includes home projects and vocabulary words related to force, magnets, and…
Students plot animal sounds on a volume graph.
Students think about what components make up a light bulb, and attempt to draw a new one of their own.
Students demonstrate that they understand what sorts of objects generate heat and light.
Students play a fun board game based on magnetism.
