9th Grade Physics Resources (by date, oldest first)

Project based learning fun for middle school and early high school students that focuses on the physics behind amusement park rides.

Students start the unit by researching information about how Newton's Laws of Physics impact the amusement park rides they love. They utilize an online simulation to see how changes in their design impact the fun and safety of the rides. Next, they research the history of roller coasters and showcase their work using PowerPoint or a Web 2.0 presentation tool. Finally, they design their own amusement park using Sketchup (or other CAD software) and finally put it all together in a presentation to share with their dream amusement park with the class, who evaluates their design.

Materials and lessons include:

1. Teacher and Student Resources

2. Amusement Park Physics Research (Questions, on-line simulation, vocabulary) – includes student worksheet and grading key

3. History of Roller Coasters Project (PowerPoint, Web 2.0, research)

4. Creating an Amusement Park in Sketchup Project (research, CAD design, PowerPoint summary and presentation to the class).

5. Student Presentation Evaluation Sheet

I've used this lesson with 8th graders in a high school credit Engineering class for several years and it is one of their favorites. I hope you students enjoy it!

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This project lets students learn about the physics and math behind tensegrity structures as they research and create one with their team. After introducing the lesson with a short video (link included in resources), students work with their team to create a basic tensegrity structure following a short tutorial. Then, utilizing the knowledge gained from this, they build a second tensegrity structure of their choice, utilizing the principles and design ideas of tensegrity. As they work through both builds, they record their information on the included Engineering Design Process Planning Sheet with their team. Next, students present their project to the class and explain their design choices. Finally, students reflect on and summarize their learning with short answers to questions about the experience and what they learned.

This lesson was created for 7th and 8th grade, but could also be used successfully in upper elementary grades or high school as well.

Files included (non-editable, .pdf files):

• Teacher & Student Resources

• Student Instructions, Expectations and Grading Rubric

• Team Sign Up Sheet

• Engineering Design Process Planning Sheet

• Reflection Questions

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Engage your students with this lab experience designed to investigate mass, weight and calculating W=mg. This resource is a great way to practice the skills of measuring mass and weight, noting the difference in the measurements, calculating W=mg and connecting the relationship between mass and weight. 

This resource covers

• Making Predictions About Outcomes
• Using Measuring Tools - Triple Beam Balance/Scale and Spring Scale
• Measuring Mass
• Measuring Weight
• Calculating W=mg
• Comparing Calculated vs. Measured Values

Not every student needs the same support! This resource comes with 2 different student recording sheets. One to help learners that need more support and another for more independent students.

Includes:

• Teacher Guide
• 2 Versions of the Student Procedures and Answer Sheet
• Answer Keys
• BONUS Extension Activity: Acceleration Due to Gravity On Other Planets Research

Materials Needed:

• Triple Beam Balance or Digital Scale
• Spring Scale
• Several small objects of different masses
• Calculator

Printable PDF and a digital version are included in this distance learning ready activity. Two versions are included where students solve 15 S= D/T problems. One gives students access to full solutions to self check their work via Tinyurl. The other is a traditional worksheet with no solutions.

Important Information

This version requires students to make no conversions for their final units of measurement. Both versions contain the same problem sets, the difference is the ability to self check.

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Printable PDF and a digital version are included in this distance learning ready activity. Two versions are included where students solve 15, KE = 0.5 x mv2 and GPE = mgh problems. One version gives students access to full solutions to self check their work via Tinyurl. The other is a traditional worksheet with no solutions.

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One "mini" lab that will help students observe and make connections that energy cannot be created or destroyed.

These short activities reinforce or introduce concepts to students. I call these activities “mini labs” because they are simple activities that do not take the whole class period. They are also activities that are safe for use in the classroom and do not have to be done in a lab or with any specialty equipment or materials.

Materials Needed

• 1-1.5 m length of string
• Pencil with an eraser
• Meter stick
• Level
• Pendulum Bob (I have substituted a fishing weight or mass with a hook when I did not have these available in my lab)
• Nail or hook above whiteboard (A 3M hook is great for this, no tools needed to install and does not hurt the walls!
• Whiteboard/Chalkboard (I have also used large sheets of paper on the wall for multiple stations)

For Middle School this supports or extends NGSS: MS PS3-5

For High School this supports MS PS2-2

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2. Google Slides

Printable PDF & Digital Versions are included in this distance learning ready activity which consists of 15 F=MA problems to solve.

Important Information

Not all boxes are used in the maze to avoid students from just figuring out the correct route. Students will have to correctly solve 11 problems to find their way through the maze.

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Printable PDF & Digital Versions are included in this distance learning ready activity which consists of 15 speed, distance and time problems to solve.

Important Information

Not all boxes are used in the maze to avoid students from just figuring out the correct route. Students will have to correctly solve 11 problems to find their way through the maze.

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Practice solving for weight, mass and gravity with this Printable PDF & Digital Versions are included in this distance learning ready activity which consists of 13 W=MG problems to solve.

Important Information

Not all boxes are used in the maze to avoid students from just figuring out the correct route. Students will have to correctly solve 11 problems to find their way through the maze.

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2. Google Slides
3. Easel by TeachShare

Printable PDF & Digital Versions are included in this distance learning ready activity which consists of 13 W=MG and 15 F=MA problems to solve.

Important Information

Not all boxes are used in the maze to avoid students from just figuring out the correct route. Students will have to correctly solve 11 problems to find their way through the maze.

Distance learning?

• No problem! This activity now includes Google Slides & Easel by TeachShare digital options! Ready to go, no prep needed from you!

Three Forms of Use Included

1. Printable PDF
2. Google Slides
3. Easel by TeachShare

Are you a Physics teacher introducing your middle school students to motion, speed and velocity? Notes, examples and application exercises are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

What is included?

✦ 29 total slides for notes, examples and applications.

Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
✦ Introduction to Motion

✦ Definition of Speed

✦ Calculating Speed

✦ Average speed

✦ Definition of Velocity

✦ Calculating Velocity

✦ Difference Between Speed and Velocity

✦ Graphical Representation of Motion

✦ Real-Life Examples of Motion

✦ Relative motion

✦ Distance time graph

✦ Calculation of speed using the graph

✦ Acceleration and types of motion

✦ Calculating acceleration

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Are you a Physics teacher introducing your middle school students to Resistors? Notes, examples and application exercises are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

What is included?

✦ 48 total slides for notes, examples and applications.

Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
✦ Define resistance.

✦ State the relation between resistance & current.

✦ State Ohm’s Law.

✦ Calculate the value of resistance.

✦ Draw the voltage-current characteristic curve of a resistor.

✦ Review some rules of a series circuit.

✦ Calculate the equivalent resistance of series resistors.

✦ Review some rules of a parallel circuit.

✦ Calculate the equivalent resistance of parallel resistors.

✦ Present a complex circuit.

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Are you a Physics teacher introducing your middle school students to Magnetism and Magnetic Fields? Notes, examples and application exercises are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

What is included?

✦ 36 total slides for notes, examples and applications.

Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
✦ Introduction to Magnetism

✦ Magnetic Fields and Magnetic Force

✦ Magnetic Materials and Their Properties

✦ Electromagnetism and Its Applications

✦ Magnetic Induction and Faraday's Law

✦ Magnetic Fields and Electric Currents

✦ Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

✦ Magnetic Levitation and Its Uses

✦ Temporary & Permanent Magnets

✦ Electromagnetism & Motors

✦ Uses of Electromagnets

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Are you a Physics teacher introducing your middle school students to Interaction Between Light and Materials? Notes, examples and application exercises are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

What is included?

✦ 42 total slides for notes, examples and applications.

Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
✦ Forms of interaction between the waves and media (Reflection, Transmission, Absorption)

✦ Types of Materials according to the amount of light they transmit (Transparent, Translucent, Opaque)

✦ Mixing colors of light

✦ Using Colored Filters

✦ Subtractive Color Mixing (mixing pigments)

✦ Scattering and Prism tools

✦ Introduction to Concave and Convex Lenses.

✦ Definition of Concave and Convex Lenses.

✦ Properties and Characteristics of Concave and Convex Lenses

✦ Applications of Concave and Convex Lenses

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Are you a Physics teacher introducing your middle school students to Reflection and Refraction of light? Notes, examples and application exercises are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

What is included?

✦ 40 total slides for notes, examples and applications.

Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
✦ Define reflection and refraction of light.

✦ Calculate the index of refraction.

✦ Label figures showing reflection and refraction of light.

✦ Measure the angles using a protractor.

✦ Draw a figure showing reflection and refraction of light

✦ Complete the path of a light ray passing from less to more refractive medium

✦ Complete the path of a light ray passing from more to less refractive medium

✦ Define the angle of deviation.

✦ Calculate the angle of deviation.

✦ Complete the path of a light ray through the law of reversibility of light.

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Are you a Physics teacher introducing your middle school students to Reflection and Refraction of light? Notes, examples and application exercises are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

What is included?

✦ 40 total slides for notes, examples and applications.

Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
✦ Define reflection and refraction of light.

✦ Calculate the index of refraction.

✦ Label figures showing reflection and refraction of light.

✦ Measure the angles using a protractor.

✦ Draw a figure showing reflection and refraction of light

✦ Complete the path of a light ray passing from less to more refractive medium

✦ Complete the path of a light ray passing from more to less refractive medium

✦ Define the angle of deviation.

✦ Calculate the angle of deviation.

✦ Complete the path of a light ray through the law of reversibility of light.

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Are you a Physics teacher introducing your middle school students to The Six Simple Machines? Notes, examples and application exercises are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

What is included?

✦ 31 total slides for notes, examples and applications.

Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
✦ Define simple machines

✦ Name the 6 types of simple machines

✦ Wheel and axle: Definition, function, and making work easier

✦ Pulley: Definition, types, and how each type makes work easier.

✦ Inclined plane: definition, examples, the way it makes work easier

✦ The mechanical advantage of an inclined plane

✦ Screw: definition, examples, the way it makes work easier

✦ The mechanical advantage of a screw

✦ wedge: definition, examples, the way it makes work easier

✦ The mechanical advantage of a wedge

✦ Levers: definition

✦ Different parts of a lever.

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Are you a Physics teacher introducing your middle school students to Converging and Diverging Lenses? Notes, examples and application exercises are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

What is included?

✦ 33 total slides for notes, examples and applications.

Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
✦ Converging Lenses and Diverging Lenses

✦ Define a lens.

✦ Characteristics of lenses

✦ Differentiate between converging and diverging lenses.

✦ How does a converging lens affect the path of light?

✦ How does a diverging lens affect the path of light?

✦ Image Focus in converging and diverging Lens

✦ Path of the 3 particular light rays in a converging lens

✦ Path of the 3 particular light rays in a diverging lens

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Are you a Physics teacher introducing your middle school students to Waves and Electromagnetic Spectrum? Notes, examples and application exercises are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

What is included?

✦ 25 total slides for notes, examples and applications.

Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
✦ Definition of wave

✦ Parts of wave

✦ Calculation of frequency

✦ Calculation of speed

✦ Types of waves (according to motion of particles)

✦ Define EM spectrum

✦ List different EM waves and their uses

✦ Mention different relations

✦ Electromagnetic Spectrum

✦ Radio waves

✦ Microwaves

✦ Infrared Light

✦ Visible light

✦ Ultraviolet light

✦ X-Rays

✦ Gamma rays

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Are you a Physics teacher introducing your middle school students to Electric circuit part 2? Notes, examples and application exercises are included. You can also easily convert this to a Google Slides lesson by dragging it into your Google Drive.

What is included?

✦ 40 total slides for notes, examples and applications.

Throughout the Lesson, students will be introduced to the following:
✦ Define a multimeter.

✦ Connect the voltmeter and the ammeter to the circuit.

✦ Represent the voltmeter and the ammeter.

✦ Choose the best scale on the multimeter for an electrical appliance.

✦ Define series and parallel circuits.

✦ Differentiate between series and parallel circuits.

✦ Calculate voltage and current in series and parallel circuits.

✦ Define combination circuit.

✦ Calculate voltage and current in a combination circuit.

✦ Give the value of voltage and current across open and closed switch.

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