Net Force Station Lab - MS

This modular, student-led activity is designed to keep your middle schoolers engaged while exploring forces and motion. With everything ready to go, you’ll save a ton of prep time while giving students the opportunity to take ownership of their learning.

In this interactive lab, students will apply Newton’s Third Law to design solutions to problems involving the motion of two colliding objects. Perfect for both in-class and virtual learning, this resource is flexible, hands-on, and student-centered.

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

Differentiated, Modular, and Student-Centered

Each lab includes eight differentiated activities plus a bonus challenge station for early finishers, giving every learner a personalized experience. Teachers serve as facilitators while students work independently or in small groups to investigate and apply new concepts.

All signage, passages, resources, and task cards are included. The Explore It! station may require a few common classroom materials you already have on hand.

The Stations

Input Stations – Learn the Concepts

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

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

• Research It! – Online task with guiding questions

• Watch It! – Short video with reflection prompts

Output Stations – Show Understanding

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

• Illustrate It! – Sketching and modeling to reinforce visual learning

• Write It! – Open-ended short-answer prompts in complete sentences

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

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

Virtual & In-Class Flexibility

This station lab is fully compatible with Google Slides and PowerPoint, making it simple to use in both on-campus and online learning environments.

Why Teachers Love It:

• Differentiated for a variety of learners

• Multimodal activities to keep students engaged

• Flexible for print or digital use

• Minimal prep required

This station lab is also included in the Net Force 5E Lesson Plan, which expands into editable presentations, interactive notebooks, 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.