Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Physical Science: Scientific Method and Metrics
Students have the opportunity to review the scientific method, become familiar with vocabulary terms associated with scientific investigation, and learn about real-world scientific examples where the method is used.
Bill Nye
Bill Nye: Bill Nye Online Science Lab
Bill Nye's Online Science Lab offers home demos for planetary, physical, and life science, a "Question of the Week," e-cards, episode guides, and lots of fun facts. A great resource for students looking for science-fair project or lab...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Measuring the Speed of 'Light' With a Microwave Oven
In this experiment, you will measure the speed of light using a microwave oven, some egg white, and a ruler. This short project proves to be an extremely interesting choice for a science lab, with pictures for illustration, and thorough...
American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society: Inquiry in Action: Teach Science Well
Online textbook reviews fundamentals of chemistry and physical science via slideshow presentations, notes, and videos. Materials for classroom activities engage students in inquiry-based, hands-on investigations covering molecular...
American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society: Inquiry in Action: Teach Science Well
Online textbook reviews fundamentals of chemistry and physical science via slideshow presentations, notes, and videos. Materials for classroom activities engage students in inquiry-based, hands-on investigations covering molecular...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Lab: Matter
Step into Dirtmeister's Science Lab as he explores the challenge question: "How can you force a physical change in matter?" Learn about matter, make your predictions and then do the experiment.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Safety in Science
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Safety symbols and safety rules in science.
American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society: Science for Kids: Chemical and Physical Change
Engaging hands-on science lessons for grades 2-6 on chemical and physical changes.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Transferring Heat Lab
In this physical science lab, young scholars calculate the amount of heat transfer between water and a metal.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Career Profile: Chemical Technician
A career as a chemical technician requires an associate's degree as a minimum. If you like testing products, working in a lab, and are detail-oriented, you may be interested in this career strand. This Science Buddies site lays out the...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Graphing in Science
Students will learn how to use appropriate and different procedures, tools, measurements, graphs and mathematical analyses to describe and investigate natural and designed systems in a physical science context.
Other
English Montreal School: Chemical vs. Physical Changes: Elements vs. Compounds
A laboratory experiment where students classify matter into a homogenous mixture, heterogeneous mixture, solution, or pure substance. Also students will test for physical and chemical changes.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Lab Safety Rules
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students explore and review safe practices during laboratory and field investigation in science.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Pick This Project!
This lab will help you understand the physics of vibrating strings, and find out why the tone of an electric guitar changes when you switch between the different pickups. If playing guitars is a hobby of yours, this experiment makes an...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 2: Electromagnetic Induction
Through labs, readings, videos, and discussions, students learn about the concepts of Electromagnetic Induction.
Math Science Nucleus
I. Science Ma Te: Integrating Science, Math and Technology
This site offers a wealth of online textbook-related materials that encourage the discovery of science in the world around us. Enter the site to access material on specific topics. Each section contains reading material (complete with...
Middle School Science
Middle School Science: Balloon Powered Race Cars
An idea developed by a physical science teacher who applied Newton's Laws of Motion in creating a balloon powered race car. Find simple objective, materials, rules, and procedures.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Physical and Chemical Changes
The teacher will conduct the whoosh bottle demonstration to engage students. The class will then begin discussion of endothermic and exothermic physical and chemical changes. The students will then conduct the Science in Motion lab...
Other
Magnet Lab: Physics Lessons by Science Joy Wagon
These physics lessons and tutorials are designed to be a resource for learning introductory level, algebra-based physics. Organization is by topic, but a search option is available for quickly finding specific information. Although most...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Snacks From a Z
Here is a monumental list of ideas for science fair projects and experiments, organized alphabetically. Every one of them is a link to a full page, with pictures, of information about the idea. This site is a goldmine.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Projectile Motion With Angry Birds
Analyze the path of a bird's flight as it attempts to obliterate pigs in the well-known game, Angry Birds. Comes with lab activities, a video, and a simulation. The latter requires software called Tracker, which is free to download.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Ology: See the Light
Reflection, refraction, and the colors that make up white light is explored through lab activities after reading a brief background about light energy.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Magnetism
In this physical science lab, students will investigate ways to control an electromagnet, how adding coils of wire can change the magnet, and the differences between an electromagnet and a bar magnet. Students will explain in their...
Other
Sherman Visual Lab: Physics Lab
Interactive lab that deals with various physics topics: classical mechanics, optics, and thermodynamics.