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Unit Plan
NBC

Nbc Learn: Science of Golf

For Students 9th - 10th
NBC Learn, in partnership with the United States Golf Association, uncovers the science, technology, engineering and math behind the game of golf. For lesson plans provided by the National Science Teachers Association, open the video and...
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Lesson Plan
NC State University

The Engineering Place: Roller Coasters [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A lesson where students construct a roller coaster and test it under different conditions to learn about force and motion.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Work, Energy, and Power: Internal vs. External Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
Through illustrated examples and interactive examples, students learn about the two categories of forces are referred to as internal forces and external forces.
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Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Pendulum Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial investigates pendulum motion and how a variety of quantities change over the course of time. Such quantities will include forces, position, velocity and energy - both kinetic and potential energy. Take the interactive...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Engineering in Sports

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Imagining themselves arriving at the Olympic gold medal soccer game in Beijing, students begin to think about how engineering is involved in sports. After a discussion of kinetic and potential energy, an associated hands-on activity...
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Dams

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Through eight lessons, students are introduced to many facets of dams, including their basic components, the common types (all designed to resist strong forces), their primary benefits (electricity generation, water supply, flood...
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Activity
Museum of Science

The Atom's Family: Radiometer

For Students 9th - 10th
Help Dracula find out about light waves by using a virtual radiometer.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Building Roller Coasters

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this hands-on activity students learn about the laws of physics by creating a marble roller coaster.
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Lesson Plan
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Teaching Engineering Design With an Egg Drop

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars build a device to protect an egg and prevent it from breaking when dropped.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Motion Commotion

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars learn why and how motion occurs and what governs changes in motion, as described by Newton's three laws of motion. They gain hands-on experience with the concepts of forces, changes in motion, and action and reaction. In...