Physical Science Mini-Challenges

Add any Earth Science Mini-Challenge to your LMS in minutes. Open an activity and scroll to the bottom. For Canvas or Schoology, click “Embed,” copy the code, and paste it into your course. For Google Classroom, use “Open Link in a New Tab” and share that link with students. Students can retry until they successfully complete the challenge, then screenshot the score and provided joke for credit.

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Nature of Science

Nature of Science: 3 Questions

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Theory and Law: 3 Questions

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Theory, Law, Hypothesis: 5 Questions

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Scientific Investigations

Scientific Investigations Vocab Crossword

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Matter and Atoms

Matter vs. NOT Matter

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History of Understanding Atoms

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Atom Diagram

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Bohr Model Atom Diagram

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Label the Parts of a Periodic Table Square

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Protons, Neutrons, and Atomic Mass: 5 Random Questions about Lithium, Carbon, and Oxygen

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Protons, Neutrons, and Atomic Mass: 5 Random Questions about Boron, Sodium, and Silicon

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Protons and Electrons in Atoms and Ions: 5 Random Questions

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Subatomic Particles Table

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Sort Metals / Metalloids / Nonmetals

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Properties of Matter

Adhesion vs. Cohesion

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Water as a Universal Solvent

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Chemical Bonds

Sort Ionic and Covalent Compounds

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Complete the Paragraph: Ionic and Covalent Bonds

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Temperature and Phase Changes

Temperature Readings

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Temperature Readings: Drag the Temperatures

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Boiling Water: 4 Questions

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States of Matter Diagram

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Heating Water Curve

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Chemical and Physical Changes

Endothermic and Exothermic Changes

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Chemical Reaction for the Formation of Rust

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Thermal Energy and Heat Transfer

Heat Transfer: Conduction, Convection, & Radiation

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Convection Currents

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Direction of Heat Transfer (Hot to Cold)

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Potential and Kinetic Energy

Label PE and KE on Roller Coaster

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Sort Examples of PE and KE

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KE vs Mass Graph: 3 Questions

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Energy Forms and Transformations

Energy Travel

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PhET's Energy Forms and Changes: Solar Panel and Fan

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PhET's Energy Forms and Changes: Steam Kettle, Generator, Light Bulb

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PhET's Energy Forms and Changes: Falling Water, Generator, Heating Water

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Label Forms of Enery at Coal-Burning Plant

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How a Nuclear Power Plant Works

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Forms of Energy at a Nuclear Power Plant

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How a Geothermal Plant Works

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Renewable vs. Nonrenewable Energy Sources

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Motion

Scaffolded Average Acceleration from Velocities and Time: Set 1

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Scaffolded Average Acceleration from Velocities and Time: Set 2

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Scaffolded Average Acceleration from Velocities and Time: Set 3

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Scaffolded Find Final Velocity Given Acceleration: Set 1

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Scaffolded Find Final Velocity Given Acceleration: Set 2

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Scaffolded Find Final Velocity Given Acceleration: Set 3

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Car Motion Simulation: 5 Questions

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Forces

Newton's Laws

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Scaffolded Fnet to Acceleration: Set 1

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Scaffolded Fnet to Acceleration: Set 2

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Scaffolded Fnet to Acceleration: Set 3

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Electricity

Static Electricity vs. Current Electricity

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PhET Balloon and Static Electricity: 5 Random Questions

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Series Circuit vs. Parallel Circuit

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Waves

Properties of Waves Diagram

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Sound Wave Diagram

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Transmission, Reflection, & Refraction Sort

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Electromagnetic Waves Diagram: Drag the Wave Type

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Electromagnetic Waves Diagram: Drag the Descripitions

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Digital Waves Code Breaker Game

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