Transforming Education
Self-Efficacy Toolkit
A PowerPoint presentation prepares instructors for teaching learners about self-efficacy, a key competency of social-emotional learning. The 29-page presentation is designed to give administrators and teachers a deeper understanding of...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Scope of Physical Science
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of physical science and how we depend on physical science.
Teachnology
Teachnology: Science Lesson Plans
Great lesson plans covering a wide-range of science-related subjects. A wonderful resource for wonderful teachers!
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Physical Science Careers
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Careers in chemistry and physics.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Introduction to Physical Science
Introduce learners to the ideas of motion and force in this hands-on lesson plan.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Changes of State
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of a change of state and the physical processes that cause it.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Physical Science: Gravity Gets You Down
In this lesson, students make predictions about falling objects of different sizes and masses to learn about gravity and air resistance. Includes audio vocabulary list and extension activities.
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 Buddies
Science Buddies: Technicolor Shadows: Lessons in Light and Color
Is that right side of your brain yearning to express its artistic side? This is a project that blends art with science. Learn about light and colorful shadows in these experiments where you mix and match various colors of light to create...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Physical Properties of Matter
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of physical property and examples of the physical properties of matter.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Physical Change
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of physical change and examples, and how physical changes can be reversed.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Women and People of Color in Science
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Biases against women and people of color in science, and contributions of women and people of color in science.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Nature of Science
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition and goal of science and how science advances.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Replication in Science
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of replication and its importance in science.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Technology and Science
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How technology and science are related and how they help each other advance.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Ethics in Science
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of ethics, ethical rules in science, and how science influences ethical decisions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Communication in Science
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores the importance of communication in science and ways scientists communicate.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: History of Science
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores the evolution of science, major contributions in the history of science, and the scientific revolution.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Physical Science
The Discovery Channel provides numerous lesson plans dealing with the physical sciences. Content is organized by grade level, but all lesson plans include suggestions for adaptations for older or younger audiences.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Physics: An Introduction
This interactive lesson introduces students to the branch of science known as physics.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Motion
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of motion and how it is related to frame of reference.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Electric Resistance
Explains what resistance is and factors that affect it, and how it can be advantageous and disadvantageous. [Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Heat Conduction
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Investigates what conduction is, how it works, and gives examples of conduction.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Temperature
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of temperature, how it is measured and the three temperature scales.