AP Test Prep
College Board

AP® Psychology: Teaching Statistics and Research Methodology

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Psychologists use statistics? Scholars investigate the research behind the methodology of statistical analysis. Using hands-on practice, case-studies, and scatterplots, they complete various tasks to understand the very roots of high...
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Atomic Theory and Structure: Quantum Numbers and Orbitals

For Students 9th - 10th
Explanation of advanced atomic theory using The Schrodinger equation.
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Atomic Theory: Wave Particle Duality and the Electron

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of advanced atomic theory based on developed concepts from earlier scientific experimentation.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Piaget's Theory: One Cup of Water Is Less Than One Cup of Water

For Students 9th - 10th
In this human behavior science fair project, the student will learn about Piaget's developmental stages and the Theory of Conservation. The student will investigate the age at which children understand the equality of numbers and mass....
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Scientific Theories

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Today most people realize that microorganisms, such as bacteria or viruses, are the cause of disease. This concept is known as the germ theory of disease, one of the...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Do Competitors Open Their Stores Next to One Another?

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover how game theory and Nash Equilibrium affect where retailers set up businesses to compete with each other. [4:07]
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: When Does 1 + 1 Not Equal 2?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson will get students thinking outside the box about situations in which 1 + 1 is not necessarily equal to 2. Examples includes dozens of eggs and distances which are perpendicular.
Online Course
Yale University

Yale University: Open Yale Courses: Introduction to Theory of Literature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Access any one of twenty-five lectures, in audio, video, or text format, from a university-level course in literary analysis and critical literary theories. Considers postmodernism, New Criticism, feminism, deconstructionism, and an...
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Atomic Theory and Structure: The Mole: Its History and Use

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to the mole, a unit of measurement that quantifies atoms and molecules.
Activity
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Fractions, Number Theory

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Twenty problems presented on the topics: factors, prime/composite and many aspects of working with fractions. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click...
Website
Other

Learning theories.com: Summaries of Learning Theories and Models

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Lists many models and theories of learning. Each one links to the summary of an article. A paid subscription is necessary to access the full article. But if a definition or brief explanation of a term is needed, the summary should...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What's the Difference Between a Scientific Law and Theory?

For Students 9th - 10th
What is the difference between a theory and a law, and is one better? Matt Anticole shows why science needs both laws and theories to understand the whole picture. [5:12]
Graphic
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Threshold Card: Threshold 1 the Big Bang

For Students 9th - 10th
An infographic describing nine "thresholds of increasing complexity" associated with the Big Bang theory.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Fundamentals of Space Time: Part 1

For Students 9th - 10th
In this first lesson of a three-part series on space-time, hilarious hosts Andrew Pontzen and Tom Whyntie go through the basics of space and time individually, and use a flip book to illustrate how we can begin to look at them together....
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Gas Properties

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The following online tutorial describes how a gas can be compressed and identifies three factors that affect gas pressure. Students will describe the effects...
Website
Digital History

Digital History: Three Theories Explaining Imperialism [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about three theories of Imperialism and how actions by the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were driven by one or perhaps all three of the theories.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom:einstein Theory of Special Relativity: Length Contraction

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the peculiar aspects of Einstein's theory of special relativity is that the length of objects moving at relativistic speeds undergoes a contraction along the dimension of motion. These animations depict this phenomena of length...
Article
Mind Tools

Mind Tools: Leadership Styles: Using the Right One for the Situation

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about different leadership styles and decide which one works best for your situation and personality. Because there is no "right" way to lead in every situation, the different styles and theories of leadership presented here can...
Interactive
Frostburg State University

General Chemistry: Gaseous Equation of State Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
A JavaScript calculator which allows one to investigate the distinction between an ideal gas and a real (Van der Waal or Dieterici) gas. State variables can be entered and an update on the values of other variables are given (as...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Realistic Conflict Theory: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand Realistic Conflict Theory as one way of modeling and describing conflict. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Realistic Conflict Theory."
Handout
Victorian Web

Brown University: Victorian Web: Victorian Theories of Sex and Sexuality

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Victorian Web allows one to read about relationships between Victorian men and women. This article focuses on the sexual tensions and stereotypes prevalent during the Victorian Era, and defines the "roles" of men and...
Handout
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Projection: Theory

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Describes how to use dot products to project one vector onto another.
Handout
University of Toronto (Canada)

How Can One Show That Imaginary Numbers Really Do Exist?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Contains a brief summary about the theory of imaginary numbers.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Would You Sacrafice One Person to Save Five?

For Students 9th - 10th
Imagine you are watching a runaway trolley barreling down the tracks.