This site includes a simple list of reasons why getting exercise is important for your physical and emotional well-being. Also, learn definitions and examples of aerobic activities, resistance activities, and stretching activities.

This website provides a brief definition of "physical activity" as well as examples of "moderate physical activities" and "vigorous physical activities."

Through a study of Ernest Rutherford's experiments with atomic structure, students develop a deeper understanding of the nature of science. The activity is taken from a linked article by the author that was published in the Journal of...

In this classroom lab, learners will investigate the characteristics of a chemical change. Students will also provide a definition of what constitutes a physical change through observation of several examples. Learners will use/create...

Students use high speed video to determine whether a roller coaster is an example of a system in which mechanical energy is conserved. The activity is intended to give students experience extracting data from video clips, and using...

The PhET website at the University of Colorado in Boulder has a large collection of science simulations for teaching chemistry and physics, available in many languages. This page describes the Activities Database, which is searchable by...

In this Physical Science exploration activity, students explore the meaning of the words solid, liquid, and gas. Student groups complete a chart with examples of each type of matter and its properties and then record their observations...

Students explore materials engineering by modifying the material properties of water. Specifically, they use salt to lower the freezing point of water and test it by making ice cream. Using either a simple thermometer or a mechatronic...

The PhET website at the University of Colorado in Boulder has a large collection of science simulations for teaching chemistry and physics, available in many languages. This page summarizes how to write activities for the simulations,...

Ready, set, go! Send your students racing to find examples of machines with this reproducible. A great way to enhance student learning on an unit on work and machines. This resource is in PDF form; requires Adobe Reader.

Students study the physical properties of different fluids and investigate the relationship between the viscosities of liquid and how fast they flow through a confined area. Student groups conduct a brief experiment in which they...

This activity provides a complete curriculum for teaching the photoelectric effect using the PhET Photoelectric Effect simulation in a large-lecture modern physics course.

A chemistry lab where young scholars investigate limiting reagents and balanced chemical equations. A simple experiment that gives students a physical example of what limiting reactant means.

Students observe a physical example of how the sunrises and sunsets show color in the sky.

Video clips of native Spanish speakers provide examples for students who are taking Spanish. The videos feature Spanish speakers describing physical features of different people.. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart allows students to explore 3 basic types of maps, physical, political, and historical. Characteristics of each are discussed and web links to additional examples are given. A short quiz...