Hands-On Physical Science: Authentic Learning Experiences That Engage Students in Stem (Grades 6-8) (Paperback, 2)

Introduction 1 Chapter 1: Using This Book Activity 1.1: The Candle Lab Part 1: Physics Chapter 2: Simple Machines Activity 2.1: Mousetrap Car Student Design Project Activity 2.2: Mousetrap Car Show and Races Activity 2.3: Simple Machine Categorization Activity 2.4: Simple Machines’ Impact on History Activity 2.5: Catastrophic Catapult Student Design Experience Chapter 3: Waves, Light, and Sound Activity 3.1: Building a Musical Instrument Design Project Activity 3.2: Student-Designed Musical Instrument Presentation and Evaluation Activity 3.3: Demonstrating Waves Student Design Experience Activity 3.4: Properties of Waves Student Design Experience Activity 3.5: Exploring Sound Rotational Experience Activity 3.6: Exploring Light and Color Rotational Experience Chapter 4: Electricity and Magnetism Activity 4.1: Energy Conservation Experimental Project (ECEP) Activity 4.2: ECEP Part 1: Researching Electricity Use at Home Activity 4.3: ECEP Part 2: Developing an Energy Conservation Plan Activity 4.4: ECEP Part 3: The Contract Activity 4.5: ECEP Part 4: Recording the Data Activity 4.6: Creating a Closed Circuit Student Design Experience Activity 4.7: Electric Conductors and Insulators Student Design Experience Activity 4.8: Cooperative Human Circuit Diagrams Activity 4.9: Cooperative Magnetism Web Cards Activity 4.10: Electromagnet Student Design Experience Activity 4.11: Magnetic Conductors and Insulators Student Design Experience Chapter 5: Energy and Heat Activity 5.1: Famous Scientist Research Product Activity 5.2: Famous Scientist Research Presentation Activity 5.3: Collaborative Heat and Energy Anticipation Guide Activity 5.4: Collaborative Energy Sources Poster Foldable Activity 5.5: Rollercoaster Student Design Experience Activity 5.6: Human Power Student Design Experience Activity 5.7: Student-Assisted Heat Demonstrations Activity 5.8: Cooperative Calorimeter Experience Activity 5.9: Cooperative Radioactive Half-Life Experience Chapter 6: Force and Motion in Newton’s Laws Activity 6.1: Balloon Racer Student Design Experience Activity 6.2: Cooperative Newton’s Three Laws of Motion Activity 6.3: Exploring Newton’s Laws Rotational Experience Part 2: Chemistry Chapter 7: States of Matter and Fluid Laws Activity 7.1: Cooperative Ice Cream-Making Experience Activity 7.2: Cooperative Dry Ice Experience Activity 7.3: Exploring Fluid Laws Rotations Chapter 8: Atomic Structure, History, and the Periodic Table Activity 8.1: Periodic Table Square Design Project Activity 8.2: Periodic Table Challenge Activity 8.3: Collaborative Atomic History Timeline Activity 8.4: Cooperative Human Atomic Models Activity 8.5: Hands-On Ion and Isotope Identification Experience Chapter 9: Physical and Chemical Changes, and Acids, Bases, and Solutions Activity 9.1: Demonstrate a Chemical Change Project Activity 9.2: Demonstrate a Chemical Change Presentation Activity 9.3: Hands-On Physical Changes Experience Activity 9.4: Cooperative Understanding Mixtures Experience Activity 9.5: Cooperative Identifying Acids and Bases Experience Activity 9.6: Investigating Dilution as a Disposal Solution Experience About the Author Next Generation Science Standards Alignment