Hands-on stations introduce measurement tools and unit conversions, using a reference table students can keep all year.
Physical Science Alignment Guide
Summary
This guide offers a collection of physical science lessons and activities designed for teachers to save time and engage students. It features a variety of content, from hands-on labs and math challenges to interactive slide decks, all aligned with core physical science concepts like energy transformations, electricity, and measurements. The resources are practical and ready for classroom use, providing a “best bang for your buck” approach to curriculum enhancement.
Resources
Understanding Energy Transformations
Explore the full slide deck to uncover how energy transforms from source to electricity.
Use it to guide engaging lessons on energy transformations across different power sources. Then, choose from a variety of Energy Transformations Flow Chart worksheets to check student understanding and reinforce key concepts in how electricity is produced from each energy type.
Energy Units Math Challenge
From watts to calories, this resource makes energy measurements fun and practical with real-world examples, engaging activities, and a bonus crossword puzzle to reinforce key terms.
Introduction to Electricity
The Play-Doh Circuits Lab Will Energize Your Lesson as students build and test series and parallel circuits using Play-Doh. With clear steps and exploration of conductors and insulators, it’s a fun and effective way to deepen their understanding of electricity.
Introduction to Energy Storage
Explore this lesson and choose the hands-on lab where students build a simple circuit to model a battery—an engaging way to teach energy transfer and electric current.
Developing Media Literacy - Mini-Unit
Introduce students to the fundamentals of media literacy through the lens of researching energy topics.