Force and Motion: Gravity and Wind Resistance part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
The egg-drop activity is designed to help students develop a deeper understanding of the force created by wind resistance and how it interacts with the force due to Gravity. Students will note how surface area affects the resistance of a falling object as Gravity works on it. Students will record and share observations and questions regarding the experiment.

Overnight Crystals to illustrate solubility concepts part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This quick-lab provides a concrete experience with crystal formation from saturated salt solutions that can help students make solubility problems more relevant to their experience.

Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a lab investigation where students collect data concerning and endothermic and exothermic reaction.

Learning Observation Skills Through Studying Solids, Liquids, and Gases part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is an inquiry lesson where students investigate solids, liquids, and gases through a variety of hands on experiments tied into writing and illustration of observable results.

Light & Sound, Light Reflection Relay part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is an experiment where students learn about angles of reflection and use that knowledge to reflect a light beam around obstacles to a target across the classroom.

Investigating Motion: Paths of a marble part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This inquiry based activity will help students discover that marbles move in a variety of ways and the path in which it starts to move can be changed.

Working with a handmade oscilloscope part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is where students build and use an oscilliscope exploring with sound and sound waves.

Exploring States of Matter - Gases part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
A lesson on states of matter using marbles for molecules expands into 3 more lessons elaborating on properties of a gas.

Investigating Flight with Paper Airplanes part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Students will determine a testable question and create an experiment related to flight of paper airplanes. They will gather and record data and present their findings to classmates.

The physics and engineering of a trebuchet part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a hands on investigation in which students will construct, and launch a trebuchet.

Newton's Second: Having A Ball With Motion part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a field investigation where students design and test a gravity ball launcher, record their observations, and share their findings in the large group setting.

Investigating Matter: Identifying Properties and States of Matter part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a classroom lab in which students investigate and observe three types of balloons to help identify the states of matter and their properties.

Identifying the sun as a source of light by observing shadows. part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a kindergarten field and classroom investigation where students make observations, collect data and share conclusions that shows they understand that the sun is a source of light.

Oil and Water Art Project part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This is an art project where oil paints and water is used. Students will have already explored the densities of oil and water.

Water Bottle Rockets- Understanding Energy part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This lab activity is an exploration of Newton's Three Laws, forces and energy. Students will design, build, launch and analyze rocket data.

Is Air Matter? part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a mini-lab where students determine a procedure they might use to prove that air is matter.

Investigating Sound Waves part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is an experiment on how sound is energy and travels in waves. Students will investigate sound using different objects in the room.

Investigating Friction: Investigate how the force of friction opposes motion. Learn how to describe and measure motion. Describe how force affects motion. List the three laws of motion. part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity needs large linoleum, carpet and tar or asphalt space to race student constructed balloon powered cars. Students will learn that speed, velocity, and changes in velocity are the result of the action of forces on objects

What makes things move? part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is an inquiry approach to teaching what force is. Students will learn what push, pull, gravity, and friction are.

Changing the state of matter using heating and cooling part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This investigation will have students testing how heating and cooling can change the state of matter. They will test a variety of materials determine whether a change takes place through heating/cooling.