Physics Resources
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Why Do Some Objects Fall Faster Than Others?
Put Galileo's theories to the test with bricks and feathers! Introduce your pupils to the fundamentals of gravity with…SubjectsSciencePhysicsGravity -
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Can Sound Travel Through Things?
Through simple experimentation, students will learn how sound waves function and travel.SubjectsSciencePhysicsSound (Acoustics) -
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Do Objects Float Better in Salt Water Than in Fresh Water?
Will a bottlecap really float in salt water?Students will learn about density and surface tension with this printable…SubjectsSciencePhysicsDensity -
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What Materials Conduct Static Electricity Best?
Learn about electricity in this "shocking" science experiment! In this hands-on science project, pupils build their own…SubjectsSciencePhysicsElectricity -
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Does It Matter How Much Air Is in Your Basketball?
Help students get a "handle" on understanding air pressure Students observe how different levels of air pressure affect…SubjectsSciencePhysicsMotion and Energy (Mechanics) -
WORKSHEETS
Renewable and Non-renewable Energy
Use this educational worksheet to teach children about non-renewable and renewable energy resources. In this activity,…Subjects:ScienceEcologyEarth Science -
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Loud and Soft Sounds
Try a printable science activity that focuses on loud and soft sounds.Subjects:SciencePhysicsSound (Acoustics) -
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Activity: Properties of Waves
Students will compare the amplitude, wavelength, speed, and frequency of two different waves in this printable. Then…Subjects:SciencePhysicsWave Theory -
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Force and Motion
This worksheet is great to use in your classroom to help students understand an extremely complicated concept: force and…Subjects:ScienceEarth SciencePhysics -
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Activity: Newton's Second Law of Motion
Enrich your study of physics with this printable on Newton's second law of motion. In this activity, students are asked…Subjects:SciencePhysicsNewton's Laws -
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Science and Art: Making Shadows
Students draw shadows into the picture, based on the position of the sun. This hands-on activity is an excellent…Subjects:SciencePhysicsLight and Optics -
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Observing Sound Waves
Students will conduct an experiment that will allow them to see sound waves in action.SubjectsSciencePhysicsSound (Acoustics) -
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What Is the Electromagnetic Spectrum?
Students will refer to a model of the electromagnetic spectrum in this printable, to answer questions about wavelengths.…Subjects:SciencePhysicsElectricity -
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Activity: Methods of Heat Transfer
This printable challenges students to identify and explain the methods of heat transfer shown in several illustrations.…Subjects:SciencePhysicsHeat -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Float or Sink
Students cut out pictures of items and paste them in the tank where they believe they would fall. They paste items that…Subjects:SciencePhysicsBuoyancy -
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Will a Magnet Move it?
Students fill in this graphic organizer with various objects, and then determine whether a magnet will move them. This…Subjects:SciencePhysicsMagnetic Resonance -
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Lighter or Heavier than a Pencil
With this graphic organizer, students sort objects that are lighter or heavier than a pencil into two columns. This…Subjects:SciencePhysicsMass and Weight -
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Life Science Test: Living Things and the Environment
Gauge students' understanding of living things and the environment with this printable test about ecosystems and natural…Subjects:ElectricityElectricity and Magnetism (Electromagnetism)Physics -
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High Sounds & Low Sounds
Try a printable science activity that focuses on high and low sounds.Subjects:SciencePhysicsSound (Acoustics) -
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Two Female Physicists: Rosalyn Yalow and Chien-Shiung Wu
Read about two accomplished women physicists: Rosalyn Yalow, who explored how isotopes could be used in medicine, and…Subjects:SciencePhysics -
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Activity: Hydroelectric Power
Students will refer to the labeled diagram of a hydroelectric system in this physics printable to answer questions about…Subjects:SciencePhysics -
GAMES AND APPS
Science Key-Term Crossword Puzzle
Use the clues to determine the appropriate scientific term for each blank in this fun crossword puzzle.Subjects:Language Arts and WritingVocabularyScience -
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Activity: Phase Change Diagram
Study the phase change diagram in this printable to answer questions about the temperature of a substance as it changes…Subjects:SciencePhysicsHeat -
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Activity: Nuclear Energy
Enrich your study of energy with this physics printable. Students will read a passage about nuclear fission and…Subjects:SciencePhysicsEnergy and Matter
