Newton's Second Law: Acceleration - Station Lab - MS

This modular, student-led activity will keep your middle schoolers engaged while exploring Newton’s Laws of Motion. With everything included, you’ll save hours of prep time while empowering students to guide their own learning.

In this interactive lab, students will plan and carry out an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the net force acting on it and its mass. This hands-on lesson works equally well for in-class or virtual learning.

Texas Teachers: This resource aligns with the 2017 TEKS (not updated for the 2021 TEKS).

Differentiated, Modular, and Student-Centered

Each lab includes eight differentiated stations plus a bonus challenge station to provide a personalized learning experience. Teachers serve as facilitators while students work independently or in small groups to investigate and apply Newton’s Laws.

All signage, readings, resources, and task cards are included. The Explore It! station may require a few simple classroom materials you likely already have.

The Stations

Input Stations – Learn the Concepts

• Explore It! – Hands-on demo or digital drag-and-drop in PowerPoint/Google Slides

• Read It! – Differentiated passages (English & Spanish) with vocabulary and comprehension questions

• Research It! – Website-based tasks with guided questions

• Watch It! – Short video with reflection prompts

Output Stations – Show Understanding

• Organize It! – Printable or digital card sorts and manipulatives

• Illustrate It! – Student sketches or diagrams to reinforce visual learning

• Write It! – Short-answer responses in complete sentences

• Assess It! – Task cards + vocabulary-in-context writing

Bonus Station – Challenge It!
Extension activities for early finishers and advanced learners, including crosswords, games, and mini-projects

Flexible for Any Classroom

This station lab is fully compatible with PowerPoint and Google Slides, making it easy to use in both traditional and virtual classrooms.

Why Teachers Love It:

• Differentiated for all learners

• Multimodal activities keep students engaged

• Minimal prep, maximum impact

• Flexible for digital or print

This resource is also included in the Newton’s Laws 5E Lesson Plan, which expands to cover presentations, interactive notebooks, projects, assessments, and more.

This is a finished product; it will be updated with formatting or corrections as needed. Future improvements and new features will be sold as a separate product.