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Curated OER

Fallout!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers plot the locations of fallout from two disasters that polluted much of the world's air. They plot the ash fallout from the 1980 Mt. St. Helen's eruption to see what the wind patterns in the United States look like overall....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Air Pollution Over Where?

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students predict the movement of an air borne pollutant using their understanding of air currents. They determine which governments and/or communities should be contacted to be forewarned. They also explore the properties of their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Message in a Bottle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the motion of water currents by mapping the possible movement of messages cast into the ocean in bottles.They accurately plot the appearance of bottles on a world map and illustrate the flow of an ocean current...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Forces And Energy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars investigate the atom and how it is formed. They conduct research using a variety of resources and then construct a model of the atom. Then students have class discussion. The instructional activity includes background...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shop projects Summer Smile Program

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars explore the list of products available to make and choose at least 2.  In this project activity students pick and choose their own projects to create in a shop class.
Organizer
Curated OER

Trench Definitions

For Students 5th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students match words related to trenches with their correct definitions, then "copy into their glossaries." Link to additional activities included.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Types of Forces

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study scientific names and descriptions of forces.  In this motion lesson plan students organize information into a graphic organizer then teach it to other students. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Little Engine That Could

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students dramatize traditional literature.  In this retelling lesson, students practice retelling The Little Engine That Could and take on roles of the trains in the story.  Students create and display train props to use during...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Twelfth Night: Thrusting Greatness Upon the Television (Series of 4)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students incorporate language from Twelfth Night into their own skits.  In this Hamlet lesson, students use a handout to assist them as they dub over the skits created earlier with specific language from Twelfth Night. 
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Curated OER

Lab for Truss Design and Testing

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students design and build their own truss. In this physics lesson, students calculate the forces and maximum load. They complete a full scale diagram of their design.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Losing An Island

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine carbon dioxide and determine the impact of greenhouse gases on the earths spheres.  In this pollution lesson students complete a lab activity to see the impact of gases on the environment, 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Map Field of Current

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners determine that moving charges create a magnetic field. They discover that the speed and direction of motion, the amount of charge, and the deflection angle observed are closely linked. A voltmeter, pendulum, and a constructed...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Do Different Materials React to Static Electricity?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Polyester clothing was generally accepted as a popular trend in fashion at one point in history. Now everybody wears cotton, which doesn't get static cling nearly as much. Why are some materials more susceptible to static cling than...
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Balloons and Static Electricity

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate static electricity by rubbing a balloon on a sweater and observing what happens. Try it with two balloons. See the positive and negative charges that illustrate why there is attraction or repulsion between the balloons, the...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Rubbing Up Against Static Electricity

For Students 3rd - 5th
A tried and true balloon activity is to rub a balloon on your head to make your hair stand up. Learn how the rubbing builds up static electricity using this experiment to see if the number of rubs makes a difference.
Activity
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Balloons and Static Electricity

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive simulation with balloons and a sweater that teaches about static electricity, electric charges, and electric force. This simulation can either be downloaded or played online and includes handouts, lesson plans, and...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Static Electricity: Creating Lightning on Much Smaller Scale

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this elementary science activity, students will experiment with static electricity using balloons. After investigating how balloons attract and repel various objects, students will watch a simulation of static electricity to help gain...
Handout
University of Alaska

University of Alaska Fairbanks: Static and Kinetic Friction

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what static and kinetic friction are, what their coefficients of friction are in different scenarios, and how these concepts are applied when looking at automobile braking distances and vehicle control when driving.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Applications of Statics, Including Problem Solving Strategies

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to discuss the applications of statics in real life and to state and discuss various problem-solving strategies in statics.
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Applications of Statics, Including Problem Solving Strategies

For Students 11th - 12th
From a chapter on Statics and Torque in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter discusses how statics can be applied in the real world, and strategies for solving statics problems. Includes a question, two exercises, and a...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Static Electricity and Static Discharge

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What static electricity and static discharge are, and how lightning occurs.
Activity
Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Bend Water With Static Electricity!

For Students 3rd - 7th
Contains a procedure for illustrating electrostatic attraction between opposite charges by causing a thin stream of water to bend. The site gives a brief discussion of static electricity, as well.
PPT
New York University

New York Univ.: Tandon School of Engineering: Static and Kinetic Friction [Ppt]

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what static and kinetic friction are and discusses the coefficient of friction for different situations. Presents two simple lab experiments and real-life examples of friction in action.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Coefficient of Static Friction

For Students 9th - 10th
This guided slide show presentation explains the physics behind the coefficient of static friction.

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