Testing Forces - Student-Led Station Lab - 5th Grade

This modular, student-led activity about testing forces will keep your 5th-grade class engaged and learning throughout this physical science lesson. 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.

In this station lab, students will learn to design a simple experimental investigation that tests the effect of force on an object.

DIFFERENTIATED, MODULAR, STUDENT-LED

Each station lab has eight differentiated activities that help the student create a personalized learning experience, with a ninth challenge station for early finishers. In this student-centered approach, the teacher facilitates student learning rather than directing it.

The nine modular stations include all signage, literature, resources, and task cards for the students to complete independently or in small groups. The Explore It! station may require a few materials that you likely already have in your lab.

THE STATIONS

INPUT Stations offer multimodal ways to encounter new concepts about testing forces.

• Explore It! – This station is a hands-on demonstration that allows students to connect information through application. In the digital version, students manipulate images and text in PowerPoint or Google Slides. 
• Read It! – At this station, students read a short passage about testing forces and answer questions about the reading and vocabulary terms. Differentiated passages, in Spanish and English, are available for readers needing shorter, easier text.
• Research It! – This station uses a website where students will learn more information about testing forces. Students will perform tasks and answer related questions on their lab sheets. 
• Watch It! – Students watch a short video at this station and answer questions about testing forces. 

OUTPUT Stations provide multiple ways for students to show what they have learned about testing forces.

• Organize It! – The students work hands-on with manipulatives at this station. In the digital version, students manipulate images and text in PowerPoint or Google Slides.
• Illustrate It! – At this station, the student sketches or draws models about testing forces This visual learning activity helps the student recall and retain new information.
• Write It! – At this station, the students respond to short-answer prompts that allow them to communicate their knowledge using complete sentences.
• Assess It! – The students demonstrate their knowledge of testing forces using a series of task cards with questions and a paragraph that uses vocabulary in context.
• Bonus Station - Challenge It! – Early finishers and advanced students will love the extension activities in this station. They can expand their learning through mini-projects and other creative activities related to the lesson.

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.