Physics
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GamesA DAY AT THE BEACH
Topic: OPTICS and LENSES
- Content Area: Science, Physics
- Ideal Group Size: Whole Class / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Middle School/High School
- Standards: NGSS MS-PS-4, HS-PS-4 - Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation
A DAY IN THE LIFE AT CONWAY HIGH
Topic: Liquids, Solids, and Gases
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS1.A
A PIRATE'S TALE
Topic: Density
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Density (Matter)
- RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 5-9
- STANDARDS: NGSS - MS-PS1 Matter and Its Interactions
ASLEEP IN NEWTON'S CRADLE (Energy)
- Content Area: Science, Energy
- Ideal Group Size: Whole Class / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Elementary/Middle School
- Standards: NGSS/PS3B - Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer
ATOM BLASTER
Topic: Science: Atoms
- CONTENT AREA: Science; Atoms
- RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 4-10
- STANDARDS: NGSS - MS-PS1-1
BEACH FIELD TRIP
Topic: How Light Travels
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS4.B
BRIDGE BUILDER
Topic: Engineering Design
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Engineering/Design
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.ETS
CAMP ADVENTURE
Topic: Potential and Kinetic Energy
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS3.A
CAMP COLLISION
Topic: Transfer of Energy Due to Interactions between Objects
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS3.C
CAMP ENERGY
Topic: Energy
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS3
CAMPING WITH ENERGY
Topic: Conservation and Transfer of Energy
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS3.B
CHEMISTRY EXAM OR BUST!
Topic: Structure and Properties of Matter
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS1
CONWAY'S REMODEL GETS HEATED
Topic: Heat as Energy
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS3.A
COULOMB'S LAW: OPPOSITES ATTRACT
Topic: Physics
- Content Area: Science, Physics
- Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: High School
- Standards: NGSS: HS-PS2-4 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
CRAZY GADGETS, SIMPLE MACHINES PICNIC
Topic: Simple Machines
- CONTENT AREA: Science (STEM), Simple Machines
- RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 2-5
- STANDARDS: NGSS 3-PS2-1 and 3-PS2-2
CREEPING CHEMICALS
Topic: Chemical Properties of Matter
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science/Chemistry
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS1.A
DO YOU SEE WHAT I HEAR?
Topic: Sound and Light
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Sound & Light
- RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 2-5
- STANDARDS: NGSS: 1-PS4-1. Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate. 4-PS3-2. Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to p
FUN HOUSE
Topic: Light
- CONTENT AREA: Science/STEM, Properties of Light
- RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 5-8
- STANDARDS: NGSS PS4 (Waves and Their Applications in Technology)
GREEN THUMB
Topic: Solar Energy and its Effect on Plant Matter
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.PS3.D
GREEN THUMB II
Topic: The Energy Cycle (Sun - Plants - Food)
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Life Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.LS1.C
HYPERLOOP ESCAPE
Topic: Engineering (STEM)
- Content Area: Engineering, STEM
- Ideal Group Size: Whole Class / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Middle School/High School
- Standards: MS-ETS1-1. Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem...MS-ETS1-2. Evaluate competing design solutions...MS-ETS1-3. Analyze data...MS-ETS1-4. Develop a model...
LIFEGUARD WOES
Topic: Waves as Repeating Patterns (Sound)
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS4.A
MEET ME AT THE BEACH
Topic: Information Technologies and Instrumentation
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS4.C
MY TEACHER IS AN ALIEN
Topic: Gravitational Force
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science, Physical Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.PS2.B
MY TEACHER IS AN ALIEN II
Topic: The Sun as a Star
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.ESS1.A
MY TEACHER IS AN ALIEN III
Topic: The Sun's Effect on Earth
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.ESS1.B
NINE NEWTONS AMUSEMENT PARK
Topic: Forces and Interaction
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS2
RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK
Topic: Motion, Speed, Velocity
- Content Area: Physics, Motion, Speed, Velocity
- Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Upper Middle School/High School
RACE CAR
Topic: Simple Machines
- CONTENT AREA: STEM - Simple Machines
- RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 5-8
- STANDARDS: NGSS PS2 (Motion and Stability)
SAVE THE STARSHIP (Gravity)
- Content Area: Science, Physics, Gravity
- Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Middle School/High School
SPACE SIMULATION
Topic: Electric, Magnetic, and Gravitational Forces
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS2.B
THE CELLULAR RESPIRATION RAILROAD
Topic: Chemical Processes of Cellular Respiration
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS3.D
THE CURE
Topic: Chemical Reactions and their Effect on Matter
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.PS1.B
THE MERCURY 13
Topic: Women's History, NASA
- CONTENT AREA: Science, History
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 9-12, Adult
THE RESCUE OF DR. CLEE I CRYTTI
Topic: CIRCUITS
- Content Area: Science, Circuits
- Ideal Group Size: Whole Class / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
- Recommended Ages: Elementary/Middle School
VACATE THE CAVE!
Topic: The Scientific Method
- CONTENT AREA: Science: The Scientific Method
- RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 4-8
- STANDARDS: NGSS MS-ESS2-2 Earth's Systems, MS-ESS3-3 Earth and Human Activity,
WAVY WADING
Topic: Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS4
WHAT'S MY NAME?
Topic: Structure and Properties of Matter
- CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
- GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
- STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.PS