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Work and Power: Waterwheel

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students investigate a waterwheel and the physical properties of energy.  In this waterwheel lesson students create a model waterwheel and calculate the amount of power produced. 
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Electrical Generators

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students study what an electric generator does and its history.  For this energy lesson students complete several experiments including building their own electric generator.
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Applied Science - Physics Post-Lab

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students investigate energy. In this Physics lesson, students explore different sources of energy: heat, nuclear, and chemical. Students sing an electricity song.
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Make a Refrigerator

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the concept of heat transfer as experienced in wearing winter clothing and analyzing the refrigerator.
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Electrical Battery

For Teachers K - 12th
Students investigate the different types of batteries and how they work.  In this energy lesson students experiment with batteries and see which ones last the longest.
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Watts Up with the Heat

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners create a variety of simple, series and parallel electrical circuits to illustrate how electricity flows through different types of basic circuits.
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Build a Hydrophone

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students build a hydrophone based on this schematic.  In this inventive lesson students use a document to create a hydrophone.