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Penny Boat Lab: Density, Buoyancy and Archimedes

By Ray Byle

This is a one period activity/lab to teach students about the concept of density and Archimedes Principle, why things float. Students each get a piece of aluminum foil and design and make a boat. They then must calculate how many pennies it will

Subjects:

Applied Math, General Science, Physical Science

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Activities, Handouts, Laboratory

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Building a Solar Oven; A STEM Project

By Ray Byle

This is a one week STEM science project for grades 7-12. Students research, design and build a solar oven. They test it and collect data, graph results and draw some conclusions about effective design and construction. Some of the questions and

Subjects:

Environment, Physical Science, Engineering

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Projects, Handouts, Lesson

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STEM Project, Making a Catapult: Force, Work, Power and Energy

By Ray Byle

This is an exciting, hands-on STEM project in which students make small catapults with classroom supplies and collect data to calculate force, work, power, momentum and kinetic energy. At the end of the project the class can set up and compete in

Subjects:

Algebra, Physics, Engineering

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Projects, Activities, Handouts

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Mole Lab: An Introduction to the Chemistry Mole

By Ray Byle

This is a 20-30 minute activity to introduce students to the mole and the concept of using mass to count small objects. This concept is often difficult for students to grasp at first and this simple activity is a good hook to introduce them to it

Subjects:

Chemistry, Physical Science

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities, Handouts, Laboratory

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Environmental Science Water Unit and STEM Water Filter Project

By Ray Byle

This is a two week water unit that includes some notes, research and presentation on a major river/lake, research on water treatment, and a STEM project/lab making a water filter and testing it. The math and equipment needed (microscope, electronic

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Environment, Engineering

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Projects, Unit Plans, Laboratory

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STEM Project: Rube Goldberg Project

By Ray Byle

This project is designed for high school Physical Science classes but can be amended for other grades. It is a hands-on project that students do primarily at home and bring to school to present. The project will introduce the students to Rube

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Physics, Physical Science

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Activities, Handouts, Lesson

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Chemistry Worksheet: Easy Balancing Equations Problems

By Ray Byle

A worksheet with ten simple balancing equations problems. This is a good worksheet for introducing how to balance equations. A key is provided.

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Chemistry, Physical Science

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

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Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

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Speed/Acceleration Lab: Physical Science Activity to Measure and Graph Motion

By Ray Byle

This is an activity that involves the students in measuring, collecting data, calculations and graphing. This is done as a class with 8 timers, 3 volunteers to walk/run and a recorder. Volunteers are timed moving down the hallway and the time and

Subjects:

Graphing, Physics, Physical Science

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

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Circuits Lab: A lab activity on series and parallel circuits.

By Ray Byle

This is a hands-on activity in which students work in small groups and create series and parallel circuits. The worksheet guides them as they work through increasingly more complex circuits. You will have to drag them away from the equipment

Subjects:

Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Worksheets, Activities, Laboratory

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Kool-Aid Lab: Unit Conversions and the Scientific Method

By Ray Byle

This is an activity that requires students to use conversion math skills to change English units to Metric following the steps of the Scientific Method. Students work in pairs to calculate how much water, sugar and Kool-Aid powder will be needed

Subjects:

Applied Math, General Science, Physical Science

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts

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Galileo's Ramp Lab: A Lab on Speed, Acceleration and Gravity

By Ray Byle

Students use a cheap and easy ramp and balls to follow Galileo’s discovery about gravity’s impact on acceleration of balls down a ramp. They use the scientific method with a problem to solve, a hypothesis to make and test, and an experiment to run.

Subjects:

Astronomy, Physics, Physical Science

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

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Ecosystems in Our Backyards: An Outdoor Ecology project

By Ray Byle

This is an outdoor ecology project that can be done at school or home over several weeks. Students select an area outside and do a number of activities which they record in a journal or log. The project is designed to connect students to the local

Subjects:

Biology, Environment, General Science

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Activities, Handouts

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Physical Science STEM Project Newton Car

By Ray Byle

This is a 4-5 day project that teaches the students some physics basics by using problem solving and hands-on action. The students learn and use information about speed, momentum, kinetic energy, friction and Newton's Laws of Motion. This file

Subjects:

Physics, Physical Science

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Activities, Handouts, Lesson

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Stream Study Project: An Outdoor Ecology Unit

By Ray Byle

This stream ecology unit is a great hands-on project that involves a lot of equipment, working outdoors in small groups, observations, writing, and critical thinking skills. Students work in four groups studying various parameters of stream ecology:

Subjects:

Biology, Chemistry, Environment

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Projects, Handouts, Laboratory

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Movie Questions: Alone in the Wilderness (PBS)

By Ray Byle

Twenty movie questions for the PBS movie called Alone in the Wilderness. This is a great movie that was filmed by Richard Proenneke showing himself making and living in a rustic cabin in Alaska. It is often shown on PBS during their fundraiser

Subjects:

Biology, Environment

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities

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Household Chemicals: A home inventory, research and report

By Ray Byle

Students take a worksheet home and go through various spots in the house to get names of chemical ingredients from common household chemicals. In class the next day the students research the health hazards of these chemicals, how to properly

Subjects:

Chemistry, Environment, General Science

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Homework

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What's Your Speed? A Physical Science Lab to Calculate Speed

By Ray Byle

This is a 25 minute Physical Science activity in which students calculate their walking and jogging speeds in miles per hour. They measure out a distance and time themselves walking and jogging it. They first calculate speed in feet per second,

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Algebra, Physics, Physical Science

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

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Vectors : An Introduction to Scaler vs. Vector with some Story Problems

By Ray Byle

This is a worksheet for use in introducing students to vectors. It has a short explanation of scaler vs. vector quantities and some sample diagrams. There are a couple of story problems that require students to draw vectors, adding and subtracting

Subjects:

Physics, Physical Science, Engineering

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th

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Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

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Physical Science Lab Mirror Maze with Laser

By Ray Byle

A 1.5 to 2 day lab activity for grade 7-10 students studying waves, light and lasers. Students will learn about the Law of Reflection, use a protractor and design a maze of mirrors to bounce through a laser beam from a laser pointer. You will need

Subjects:

Geometry, Physics, Physical Science

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Activities, Handouts, Lesson

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Bouncing Ball Lab: A lab on kinetic and potential energy principles

By Ray Byle

This is a nice activity to illustrate some basic principles of energy. Students collect data from bouncing golf and ping pong balls on a hard floor. Students use data to make observations about the energy used and transferred, how factors like

Subjects:

Basic Principles, Physics, Physical Science

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Laboratory

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching for 25+ years at a suburban high school that has students from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds. I have taught Physical Science ( intro to physics and chemistry), Earth Science, Biology, Physics and Environmental Science.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I like to use combinations of reading, hands-on activities, practice worksheets, projects, lecture/notes, video clips and reports. I use my lab space several times a week and take my classes out of the classroom a lot to use labs, the outdoors around school and field trips off school property.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Voted most likely to have a TPT account.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Master's Degree plus 50 other credits for various classes.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Active duty in the US Army, stationed in Germany for 2 years. Tennis coach for both boys and girls high school tennis, JV and Var. Leader for small groups of teens in numerous hiking,biking and canoeing wilderness trips.

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SUBJECTS

Specialty, Math, Algebra, Applied Math, Geometry, Graphing, Science, Astronomy, Basic Principles, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environment, Physics, Health, General Science, Physical Science, Engineering