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Using Time Conversion Charts
In this time conversion worksheet, 8th graders solve 8 different problems that include using various types of time conversion charts for each situation. They determine when the data was taken and the age of the data using the listed...
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Electrical Energy
In this electrical energy activity, students will review currents and electrical circuits, including how electrical energy is measured. This activity has 6 words scrambles, 6 fill in the blank, 5 multiple choice, and 4 short answer...
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Ocean Shoreline
In this ocean shoreline learning exercise, students will unscramble vocabulary words relating to tides, currents, beaches, and barrier islands.
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Electricity and Magnetism
In this electricity and magnetism worksheet, students will answer 17 questions about how electrons flow, how electric motors work, and the function of a transformer.
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Distance Problems
In this distance worksheet, students determine the distance and displacement of a person who walked 40 m east and 100 m south. Then they determine the resultant velocity of a motorboat that heads due west at 10 m/s with a river current...
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Deep Ocean Currents
Students observe the interactions of different temperatures of water using colored ice and a thermometer and then compare the results with global ocean current solar heating. They identify where floating ice would be found in the ocean,...
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Tides and Currents
Students research and describe how currents are formed. In groups, they relate specific terms to the formation of currents and locate different currents on a world map. They also examine tides, how they are formed and how they are...
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Solar Kit Lesson #11 Power Maximum: An Electrical Determination
Students identify and implement methods to standardize testing stations that measure solar panel output power. After collecting electrical ouptut data from several solar panels, they plot the current-voltage and power curves. Students...
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Weather and Climate Around the World
Students explain the difference between climate and weather. They gain concepts of currents and discuss how the currents have an affect on climate and weather. Students gain knowledge of the instruments that meteorologists use to predict...
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Testing Battery Combinations
Fourth graders examine the required combinations of plates and predict which combination will generate the most and least current and voltage. They use an ammeter and experiment with combinations of their own testing and record each...
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Ohm's Laws
Students explore the relationship of resistance, voltage and current in series and parallel circuits. Then they discover Ohm's Law by constructing series circuits with one resistor and putting the resultant resistance, current and...
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Water Currents
Middle schoolers demonstrate how ocean currents are influenced by changes in density. They discover that temperature and salintiy affect density as well. They participate in a short experiment to end the lesson plan.
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Electrifying the World
Students explore the fundamental concepts of electricity. They examine different circuit diagrams to study how electricity flows. They finish by creating their own simple circuit.
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From Sunlight to Electric Current
Learners explore concept of current in electrical circuits. They examine how energy from the sun can be used to power everyday items, including vehicles.
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Charleston Bump Expedition Eddies, Gyres and Drowning Machines
Students describe at least three types of effect that physical obstructions may have on water flowing past the obstructions. Students explain at least three ways in which current flow can be significant to benthic organisms.
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Breaker Breaker
Pupils create a model of a circuit breaker to help them explain how friction causes heat, and how current is carried.
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Flowing Electrons
Learners act out different types of circuits, and create their own circuits using wire, a bulb, a battery and a switch.
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Coin Battery
Students explore basic principles of electricity and create their own battery.
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The Magnetic Field in a Current Carrying Coil
Students explore the relationship between a current in a coil and the magnetic field. In this physics activity students complete a lab activity using a magnet and batteries.
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Electrical Circuits - Current & Voltage in Series Circuits
Students investigate the relationship between current and voltage in a series circuit. In this physics lesson plan, students measure the current across each light bulb. They predict what happens to the circuit if one bulb is blows out.
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Electricity – Ohm’s Law
Students investigate the relationship between voltage and current. In this physics lesson, students observe and collect data from the experiment. They graph the result and share them to class.
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Modelling Ocean Currents
Learners construct a replica of the Atlantic ocean given certain parameters. In this earth science lesson plan, students draw their own map of ocean currents. They answer questions related to the activity.
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OHM's Law
Students study the relationship between current, voltage and resistance in a series circuit. In this investigative lesson students watch a demonstration and see how voltage is measured and see what OHM's law is.
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Kirchhoff's Laws: Sample Circuit
For this circuits worksheet, students use circuit drawings to help understand how to set up equations using Kirchhoff's laws. This worksheet has 12 fill in the blank questions.