Physical Science Resources

Control the look and habitability of your own planet.

Great resource and interactive activities about friction.

Example Magic Triangles that can be used for all basic physics equations such as acceleration, velocity, force, etc. Also shows a "Power Wheel" for formulas.

Activities for Physical Science, Life Science, and Earth Science.

Interactive temperature scale comparison activity.

Interactive activity where students have to design power sources in order to do a certain task.

Animations that explain and show the properties of solids, liquids, and gases, for grades 5-7.

In this lesson, students use a variety of resources to explore the concepts of potential, kinetic, and total energy within different types of systems. Students watch a video that explains the transfer of energy in a trebuchet's release, use an interactive activity to determine the types of energy involved in different parts of a roller coaster ride, do an in-class investigation that demonstrates the effect of mass and gravity on energy systems, explore the difference between gravitational and elastic potential energy, and finally, use the formulas for kinetic and potential energy to examine the path of a projectile.

Students can adjust the angle and velocity of a projectile shot out of a cannon and draw conclusions about the projectile's motion.

Teachers' Domain, Assessing Understanding, published June 19, 2009, retrieved on ,http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/tdpd.sci.hpssc2/ Assessing Understanding is a graduate-level professional development course. It is designed to enhance your understanding of inquiry-based approaches to teaching standards-based physical science at the high school level.

Could be a great way to start an inquiry unit on waves.