Projectile Motion and Gravity part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a mini lab where students see the effects of gravity on objects falling from a resting state and objects projected out from the same level.

Hot Wheelin' with Speed, Acceleration, and Data Graphs part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a lab investigation where students observe, record, and gather data on the speed, acceleration, constant speed, and average speed of toy cars. This activity allows for futher investigation of speed, time, and distance of objects to calculate speed and acceleration.

Motion - Investigating Motion Graphs part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
In this activity students analyze the motion of a student walking across the room and predict, sketch, and test distance vs. time graphs and velocity vs. time graphs.

Radioactive Dating: Looking at Half-Lives Using M&Ms part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This is an activity that students will use M&Ms to gain a better understanding of radioactive dating and half-lives.

Properties of Cations: Flame Test Lab part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
In this lab students will make qualitative observations of flame color, a property of metals, to identify unknown metals in salt compounds.

Investigation of Newtonian Forces on Plate Tectonics part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This model-making activity gives students an opportunity visualize Newtonian forces acting on a single point as well as combined forces acting to produce synclines and anticlines in Earth's crust. Students will analyze models to interpret findings of plate movements.

Bridges, Building and Breaking part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity s a student project to construct and test the load bearing capacity of a scale model bridge from toothpicks.

Investigating Motion: Understanding Frame of Reference part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
In this lab activity, students observe and describe motion from different frames of reference and measure the time for the motion. They analyze their findings and develop a working definition of "frame of reference".

Investigating Motion: Calculating and Graphing Students Walking Speed part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a field investigation where students gather data on their motion and how it compares to another person.

Electric Circuits - Guided Inquiry part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This is a series of lab activities where students complete experiments for open, closed, series and parallel circuits.