Handout
Harvard University

Harvard University: Math 21a Supplement 1 on Work and Energy [Pdf]

For Students 11th - 12th
A handout for a university calculus course. It looks at the application of Newton's Laws to calculate work and energy for a particle of mass with a force being exerted on it.
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: The Birthday

For Students 9th - 10th
This poem expresses the events to come after turning age thirty.
Activity
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Measuring Self Employment in the United States [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article by John E. Bregger, from Monthly Labor Review, January/February 1996. Describes the measurement of self-employment and includes a short analysis of trends in self-employment, covering the period from 1948 to 1996.
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Tough Choices or Tough Times (Skills of American Workforce)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
America's approach to education has lagged behind as industry and technology have continued to advance. To truly prepare students for the 21st century workforce, and to remain competitive in the global economy, the National Center on...
Activity
University of California

University of California Los Angeles: Force, Work and Power

For Students 3rd - 6th
Describes the definition and relationships between force, work and power. Includes nice drawings to increase conceptual understanding.
Website
Scholastic

Scholastic: Listen and Read: Community Club

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about jobs such as mayor, police officer and veterinarian. Click on each job to find out about these professions.
Handout
Trinity University

Trinity Univ.: Temporalities of Social Institutions

For Students 9th - 10th
A good Trinity University site that examines social institutions. Topics include family, religion, work, school, and leisure. The site has research or for one to familiarize oneself with basic aspects of social institutions.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Work, Power and Energy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity assesses students' knowledge and understanding of work, power, and energy.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Com Padre: Introduction to Work and Energy: The Hopper Popper Surprise

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity will provide students with a qualitative understanding of the Work-Energy Theorem, especially on how the energy transferred depends on the distance over which the force is applied.
Lesson Plan
TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Simple Machines

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
The purpose of this lesson is to learn about the different types of simple machines and their uses. PDF (requires Adobe Reader) and RTF (requires Word or Notebook).
eBook
Luminarium

Luminarium: To Lucasta, "The Rose"/richard Lovelace

For Students 9th - 10th
The text to The Rose, written by Richard Lovelace for Lucasta.
eBook
Luminarium

Luminarium: Gratiana Dauncing and Singing: Richard Lovelace

For Students 9th - 10th
The text to Richard Lovelace's "Gratiana Dauncing and Singing".
eBook
Luminarium

Luminarium: Richard Lovelace: "The Scrutinie"

For Students 9th - 10th
The Text to Richard Lovelace's poem, "The Scrutinie".
eBook
Luminarium

Luminarium: To Lucasta, From Prison

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the full text of Richard Lovelace's poem, To Lucasta, From Prison.
eBook
Luminarium

Luminarium: Anniina Jokinen: On a Drop of Dew

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the translated version of Andrew Marvell's, On A Drop Of Dew.
Website
Luminarium

Luminarium: The Works of Richard Crashaw

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of the works of Richard Crashaw, as well as links to the text of each piece.
Website
FT Exploring

Ft Exploring: What Type of Energy Is It?

For Students 9th - 10th
How many types of energy are there? Are there many forms of energy, such as electrical, mechanical, and chemical? Or are there really just two types of energy - kinetic energy and potential energy? Here you can learn about these...
Handout
FT Exploring

Ft Exploring: What Is the Definition of Energy?

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this illustrated guide to understand the definition of energy. Includes some facinating quotes from famous physicists.
eBook
University of Michigan

American Verse Project: Sonnets and Canzonets by A. Bronson Alcott

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Michigan Humanities Text Initiative provides a searchable full text of "Sonnets and Canzonets," poems by Bronson Alcott (1799-1888 CE).
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Finding the Work Multiplying 3 Digits by 1 Digit

For Students 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video describes work as rate x time and breaks down a multiplication word problem that involves multiplying a 2-digit number by a single digit number. The video...
Article
Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Work: The Transfer of Mechanical Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this illustrated article to help you understand the concept of work in regards to the transfer of mechanical energy.
Handout
Sonoma State University

Sonoma State University: Soren Kierkegaard: Summary of Important Ideas

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent place to start learning the terminology and ideas of Kierkegaard. The explanations are clear and easy to understand.
Website
Other

The Rossetti Archive: d.g. Rossetti

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from The Rossetti Archive provides an incredible site in the making of all kinds of information and texts of works of Dante Grabriel Rossetti. Much is already working with a completion date of the entire project at the end of...
Article
Other

The Existential Humanism of Jean Paul Sartre

For Students 9th - 10th
A great site to get into some of the "deeper" philosophy of Sartre. The text is lengthy and sometimes complicated, but some background research should make it readable and helpful.