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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Physlets and Physlet Physics Jar
Use these physlets, or small computational engines, to practice and improve your physics problem-solving capabilities.
Physics Central
Physics Central: Physics in the Bathroom: Ripping Neatly
A great science experiment to demonstrate Newton's First Law of Motion, inertia. There is a step-by-step guide on how to conduct this experiment and links to other sites about inertia.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Inertia and Mass
This is part of a lesson on Newton's Laws of Motion that focuses on inertia and mass. It restates Newton's first law of motion. The lesson also gives a helpful visual description concerning friction.
Oregon State University
Food Science Lab: Sugar Properties
This resource presents a rather vague, but potentially interesting lab idea for comparing the physical and chemical properties of different sweeteners.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Calculating the Speed of Sound
In this physical science lab, students will calculate the speed of sound. They will observe that the speed of sound is constant, regardless of wavelength or frequency, and see the inverse relationship between wavelength and frequency.
PBS
Pbs: The Science of Fire
A virtual experiment bringing you to the center of combustion! Understand how fire ignites, what makes a flame, and how molecules rearrange themselves in chemical reactions. This interactive activity gives students four different...
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Reading a Caliper
This program's sole purpose is to check your ability to read a caliper correctly. After getting 4 straight right answers, you will get a message that you are ready to use a caliper in lab.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Lab: Animal Adaptations
In this lesson plan site, students will investigate what animal adaptations are and how animals are adapted to where they live. A four-step process guides the students in their investigation.
Other
Alliance to Save Energy: Educator Lesson Plans
A series of teacher lesson plans for various grade levels. Topics pertain to insulation (among other things) and other energy conservation and energy efficiency topics. Can be easily adapted for a student project or lab investigation.
Science is Fun
University of Wisconsin: Home Experiments
This resource presents a collection of simple science experiments kids can do using household materials. The procedures include diagrams and are simple to follow.