Lesson Plan
New York State Education Department

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 7

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Designed specifically for math instructors, the seventh workshop of a 15-part series allows time to explore Webb's DOK, ponder open-ended questions, and create lessons to apply what is learned. Teachers craft high-quality math problems...
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 1.5 Basic and Applied Science

For Students 9th - 10th
Get an overview of applied science where people use and apply information obtained through basic science.
Website
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Science Careers: Mathematician

For Students 9th - 10th
Mathematicians work in many areas. Some are applied mathematicians, some theoretical, but all use mathematics as a way to figure things out by using deduction. This Science Buddies site lays out the requirements needed to become a...
Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Applied Science and Technology 210: Electrical Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from a course that explores the application of electrical engineering topics. Webpage includes twenty-eight lectures from a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Lectures vary in length and...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Hurricane! Saving Lives With Reasoning & Computer Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students develop and apply the distance formula and an x-y coordinate plane on a hurricane tracking map, and then use a map scale to determine distance in miles. Then, using MATLAB computer science programming language, students help...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Jack and Jill Went Up a Hill and Came Biking Down After

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you a budding Lance Armstrong or Greg LeMond? Are you into cycling and speed? Then this is the science fair project for you. In this science fair project, you will determine the best gear ratio for your bike, to get the highest speed...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Computer Software Engineer

For Students 6th - 9th
For those students interested in developing cool video game software for computer or those who enjoy applying their compter science skills to solve problems, a career as a computer software engineer might be worth examining. This Science...
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Environmental Science: Course Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to Environmental Science, an interdisciplinary field of study that integrates the biological and physical sciences in an effort to understand environmental systems, and the solutions to both man-made and natural...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: The Leaning Tower of Pasta

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's a project for a budding architect or structural engineer. Can you make a strong, lightweight tower using only uncooked spaghetti and white glue? In this project, you'll learn about materials testing and apply what you learn to...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Guitar Fundamentals: Wavelength, Frequency, & Speed

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a rockin' project for guitarists with an interest in the physics behind music. If you have ever wondered why the pitch of the note changes when you fret the string, this project will help you understand by applying basic...
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Environmental Science: Plate Tectonics,natural Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Through interactive activities and readings, students learn that natural resources can be renewable or nonrenewable, but sustainable use and management must be applied to ensure they are available for the long term.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Physical Science: Force and Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
In this student-paced module, students apply Newton's Laws of Motion to everyday life, calculate mathematical relationships involving force and motion using algebraic formulas, and understand the difference between mass and weight.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Newton's Triple Play: Baseball Science

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students watch a video and animations that relate Isaac Newton's three laws of motion to baseball and apply what they've learned about these laws to another sport or other real-life situation.
Article
Pennsylvania State University

Applied Physics: Experimental Research on Baseball Bat Vibrations

For Students 9th - 10th
Fun science site that explores the vibrational behavior of a baseball/softball bat. Contains links to mode splitting in wood bats, controlling vibration, measuring the vibration of a baseball/softball bat and more!
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Fun Look at Material Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to the multidisciplinary field of material science. Through a class demo and PowerPoint presentation, they learn the basic classes of materials (metals, ceramics, polymers, composites) and how they differ from one...
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Guide to Free Body Diagrams in Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed explanation of the different types of forces that can be applied to an object and how to represent them in a free body diagram. Includes examples and some practice problems to try, with solutions provided.
Handout
Other

Met Office: Science: Creating Forecasts

For Students 9th - 10th
Modern weather forecasting applies scientific knowledge to predict future atmospheric conditions across the globe from observations of the current state, made from land; at sea; in the air, and from space. Take a look at how scientists...
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Locard's Exchange Principle in Forensic Science

For Students 9th - 10th
'This resource describes some of the history of forensic science and what Locard's Exchange Principle is and how it is applied. Discusses the different types of trace evidence that investigators look for and some drawbacks of Locard's...
Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Resonator

For Students 9th - 10th
An experiment in resonance that demonstrates how to synchronize an applied force with an object's natural frequency and amplify the resulting motion.
Unit Plan
Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Virtual Exhibit on Forensic Science

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the components of forensic science. There is also a link to a simulation in which you can apply your skills to solve a crime.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Science Today Scientists Go Below to Find

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, using the USA TODAY Infograph "Scientists go below to find," students will graph a city's location by using latitude and longitude coordinates. Students will determine the distance to travel between cities using a...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Applying Hooke's Law: Make Your Own Spring Scale

For Students 9th - 10th
Hooke's law says that the opposing force of a spring is directly proportional to the amount by which the spring is stretched. How accurately Hooke's law describe the behavior of real springs? Can springs be used to make accurate scales...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Science of Spring Force

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use data acquisition equipment to learn about force and displacement in regard to simple and complex machines. In the engineering world, materials and systems are tested by applying forces and measuring the resulting...
Website
Johns Hopkins University

Applied Physics Laboratory: Messenger Home

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page for NASA's Discovery Program Messenger to the planet Mercury. Site provides details of the planned mission, its experiments and the science and management teams. Linked Quicktime animation files are very large and detailed....

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