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Physics and Gravity
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PS010A Balancing Forces

Can different masses of bricks balance each other if placed at different distances from a pivot point?

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PS013A Gravitational Forces

How do gravitational forces change when the masses change?

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PS030A Potential and Kinetic Energy

Can energy be converted from potential to kinetic without loss?

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PS030B Mass and Gravity

With no friction, how does mass and gravity change the time for a skater on a ramp to complete a cycle?

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PS031B Projectile Motion - Launch Angle

Can I launch an object to hit a target with more than one launch angle?

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Atoms and Chemistry
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PS011A Molecular Geometry

What are the angles that atoms with single bonds and a central atom make in molecules?

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PS011B Build a Molecule

How are molecular models constructed from chemical formulas?

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PS011D Balancing Chemical Equations

How are chemical equations balanced mathematically?

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PS012A States of Matter

What determines if water is a solid, liquid or a gas?

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PS012D Heating Water

How does water heat?

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PS012E Energy Forms and Changes

How is energy transferred from one source to a different source?

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PS015A Parts of an Atom

How do Protons, Neutrons and Electrons make different atoms?

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PS015B Elements on the Periodic Table

How is information about different elements shown on the periodic table?

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Electricity
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PS045G Electrical Conductors

What is a conductor of electricity?

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PS045H Series and Parallel Circuits

If I take out one of the two bulbs in a circuit, what happens to the other bulb?

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PS045J Ohm's Law V=IR

Why does a bulb glow brighter with two batteries in series than with a single battery?

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Light and Optics
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PS025A Making White Light

Can white light be made with red, green and blue light?

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PS025B Color Filtering

How do filters work in changing the color of light I see?

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STAR* Virtual Labs

STAR* - Systemic Teaching with Asynchronous Reflection


STAR* lessons are systematic - integrated into classroom instruction. A five step approach makes this time saving and thorough.

Virtual Labs are designed for Regular and Flipped Classrooms, Blended Classrooms, Homeschooling, Remote Learning, Absentee Remediation and  in-class presentations with Google Docs.
 
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⭐ All materials are available online.
⭐ 5E Lesson plan is supplied as a pdf file download.
ㅤ▶️ Crafted by experienced Middle School Teachers.
ㅤ▶️ Consistent student interface. 
⭐ Perfect Sub Plan - Assign and Collect.
⭐ Based on industry leading "STAR Lab Report Generator."
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

All materials are online.  Simply assign to students.

 
 

Procedure Video

 
 

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⭐ Video is hosted as a Google Doc - not a YouTube video.
⭐ Video describes VLab with general and specific directions.
ㅤ▶️ Video is listed on multiple screens minimizing tab shifting.
ㅤ▶️ Video reduces direction decoding errors and confusion.
⭐ Video eliminates distractions of YouTube based presentations.
 
   
   
   
   
   
 

Integrated video directions for completion.

 
 

Single Student or Group Work

 
 

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⭐ Assign to one student or multiple students as a group.
⭐ Preload information for easy special needs differentiation.
ㅤ▶️ Color coded fields for student input.
ㅤ▶️ Start and stop while saving at each step.
ㅤ▶️ All fields are ported into a single page presentation.
ㅤ▶️ Print to paper or save as .pdf file.
⭐ Red-Yellow-Green color coding for completion.
⭐ Linked video help for each step of lab.
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

Google Sheets, paper or pdf submission.

 
 

HELP for Students

 
 

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⭐ Based on industry leading "Lab Report Generator."
⭐ HELP is integrated into each step of the lab report process.
ㅤ▶️ Students process report generation steps on individual tabs.
ㅤ▶️ Hints and helpful notes guide to successful completion.
ㅤ▶️ Color coded answer fields guide students.
⭐ Video delivered by YouTube with closed captioning.
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

Integrated HELP available for each step

 
 

Support Documents

 
 

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⭐ 5E Lesson plan is supplied as a pdf file download.
ㅤ▶️ Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate and Evaluate
ㅤ▶️ All required materials are integrated into the single file.
⭐ Answer Key is provided with suggested answers as a pdf file.
 
   
   
   
   
   
 

Answer Key and 5E Lesson Plans

 

 

 

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