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Resistance
In this resistance activity, students use batteries, a breadboard, washers and more to make a parallel circuit and create resistance. Students then answer 7 questions.
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Frederick Douglas
Fourth graders explore the African Americans resistance to slavery. In this US History lesson, 4th graders read excerpts of a speech by Frederick Douglas.Students develop a position of right or wrong to certain situations within...
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V, R, and I in Series Circuits
In this circuits worksheet, learners learn how to determine total voltage, total resistance, and total current. Students also explore short circuits. This worksheet has 9 problems to solve.
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V, R, and I in Parallel Circuits
In this parallel circuits activity, students learn parallel circuits basics and determine how to calculate total resistance and total current. This activity has 6 matching and 15 problems to solve.
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Electric Shock: Caution!
In this electricity activity, students read about how electricity flows and the force that causes the flow. Students read about electric shock and then complete 3 short answer questions.
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Do Some Research - Change in Motion
For this science research worksheet, students use the library or Internet to determine what resistance to change in motion is called. They write the answer on the blue line, write a short essay about the topic, and draw a picture to...
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V, R, and I in Parallel Circuit
In this V, R, and I in parallel circuits worksheet, students calculate the total current, total voltage, and total resistance. Students match the correct term with the correct definition. Students also label several diagrams of series...
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Newton's First Law
In this laws of motion worksheet, students review vocabulary words and concepts associated with Newton's first law of motion. This worksheet has 15 true or false questions.
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Forces and Pressure
In this forces learning exercise, students will review the different types of forces and how forces are measured. This learning exercise has 9 fill in the blank, 1 short answer, and 11 multiple choice questions.
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Please Turn Up the Lights!
Eighth graders discuss series and parallel circuits and design an investigation to test a hypothesis on total resistance of series and parallel circuits in combination. After discussion, groups design their experiments, run tests, and...
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Introduction to Antibiotics
Students describe the impact of antibiotics on disease. They describe what infections antibiotics are useful for. Students are introduced to the idea of antibiotic resistance as a way to focus on antibiotics and the mechanisms by which...
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Three Classes of Levers
Learners explore three classes of levers. They classify the class of lever represented by a picture. Students discuss their choices. They prepare a written paper explaining their choice.
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Wave Equations
Students manipulate a model of a wave in order to solve the wave equation in 1 dimension. By using a model of a wave on a string the student is able to change the tension, length, and mass of the string as well as fix either end of the...
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Spiritual, Educational, and Physical Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto
Students review the organization of the ghettos in Eastern Europe. Using the internet, they gather more insight on the people who lived in the ghettos. They discuss the reaction of some members to join resistance movements. They also...
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Slave Resistance in Natchez
Students examine various ways that slaves in the Natchez area resisted bondage, consider the price of resistance, and write television news documentary.
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Resistance is Futile
Students participate in two hands-on demonstrations to explore how friction can make objects hard to push.
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Swing and Sway
Students research the destructive force of the wind. In this science lesson, students design and build a wind resistant structure. They explain why they chose a particular design and present their structure in class.
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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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James McCune Smith: A Model of Resistance
Learners discuss examples of resistance. In this anti-slavery instructional activity, students analyze a portrait of James McCune Smith and listen to a lecture about his life and involvement in abolition. Learners analyze his actions and...
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Circuit Basics
In this circuits worksheet, students compare voltage, current, and resistance. Students draw a battery with a resistor, switch, and light bulb. This worksheet has 6 short answer, 1 matching, and 6 drawing questions.
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2010 Electricity
In this electricity worksheet, high schoolers determine if the circuits shown are parallel or series, calculate the voltage, and the power used by the light bulbs. This worksheet has 11 problems to solve.
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The Anesthetic Machine
In this biology learning exercise, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms pertaining to the operation of an anesthetic machine in veterinary practice. There are 54 biology terms located in the word search.
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Electric Current and Resistance
Students are introduced to the topics of electric currents and resistance. In groups, they distinguish the difference between conventional and electron flows and state Ohm's Law for electrical components. They calculate the resistance of...
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Electrons on the Move
Fourth graders study current electricity while constructing a simple electric circuit. They build a galvanic cell to examine the concepts of voltage, current and resistance.