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NASA

Einstein's Gravity

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Assist your high school class with researching and applying the principles of gravity so they may further understand why Einstein is so widely recognized, even today. Individuals compare and contrast two different models that demonstrate...
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NASA

Two Versions of Gravity: Newton and Einstein

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
We have all heard the debate about teaching both theories, but an innovative lesson plan takes the discussion to a new level. Scholars research and debate Newton's Law of Gravitation versus Einstein's General Theory of Relativity with...
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NASA

Einstein and His Times

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Scholars research and present on the historical happenings of 1919. After sharing their findings, pupils debate about how Congress dealt with the moral issues of the time. The evaluation asks learners to write a persuasive essay...
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Curated OER

Albert Einstein Challenge

For Students 4th - 5th
In this famous person worksheet, students answer 10 multiple choice questions about the life and times of Albert Einstein. They answer questions about his childhood, first jobs and scientific theories.
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Curated OER

Albert Einstein Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this Albert Einstein vocabulary skills worksheet, students match the 10 terms in the word bank to the appropriate definitions.
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It's About Time

Special Relativity

For Teachers 7th - 12th
According to Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity, time moves slower when you're working. That's not quite what it says, and in a hands-on lesson, pupils learn the actual theory. Scholars plot the half life of muons, then compare it...
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Eyeing the Next Einstein

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students complete a KWL chart on Albert Einstein. After they read an article, they discover more about his iconic status and how future scientists view him. In groups, they create trading cards about Einstein and another scientist of...
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Einstein's Big Idea

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of the Einstein's Theory of Relativity while conducting research using the internet and following the outline of the objectives to guide the information search. The lesson includes background information...
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Curated OER

Alfred Einstein

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Albert Einstein and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Curated OER

Elegant Universe, The: Einstein's Dream

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students visualize a universe with fewer than three spatial dimensions. They consider how more than three spatial dimensions could exist in the universe.
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Mr. E. Science

Energy and Power

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Teens often display potential energy in class and kinetic in the hallways. This third presentation covers the six types of energy, each in potential and kinetic form. It also covers the Law of Conservation of Energy and Einstein's Theory...
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American Museum of Natural History

Space and Time

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Carve out some time to learn about space-time. Young scientists use a remote learning resource to read up on the relationship between space and time. They consider the idea of relativity, see how objects with a large mass can bend space...
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NASA

Gravitational Waves

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Young scientists participate in a hands-on experiment to explore Einstein's theory of relativity in a creative manner. They investigate various waves and compare their characteristics as they discuss how each wave is created. Next,...
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It's About Time

Speedy Light

For Teachers 7th - 12th
We know the speed of light, but can we measure the speed of dark? During the lesson, scholars perform gedanken, or thought experiments related to the speed of sound and the speed of light. 
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Curated OER

Following the Footsteps of Einstein

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars inquire about creating inventions. In this inventions lesson, students read the biography of Albert Einstein and discuss ethics. Young scholars brainstorm ideas that will change their community.
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Curated OER

Gravity: A Relatively Heavy Subject

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine planetary movement and its relation to the tide.In this gravity lesson students describe how and why the high and low tides change every day.
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Curated OER

NOVA Online/Einstein Revealed

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Welcome to the companion Web site to the NOVA program "Einstein Revealed," originally broadcast in October, 1996. This two-hour special presents a penetrating profile of Albert Einstein, who contributed more than any other scientist to...
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Curated OER

The Hall of Physicist

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students study the history and scientific contributions of Albert Einstein. In this Albert Einstein lesson plan, students learn his history, research his scientific contributions, create a timeline of him and his work, and create a...
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Curated OER

Motion, Force, and Gravity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students write a research paper about human space travel. In this space travel lesson, students watch a video and research issues related to space travel. They use their research to write a paper about whether human space travel should...
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Curated OER

Famous People: Albert Einstein

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students research Albert Einstein and the two parts of the Relativity Theory.
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Time Travel, Black Holes, and Relativity

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students read the novel, The Time Machine, and compare H.G. Well's perceptions of the future with those presented in The Third Wave, by Alvin Toffler. They research current scientific and mathematical theories that relate to space and time.
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Science 4 Inquiry

Expanding the Universe

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
When Einstein first heard the theory of the expanding universe, he dismissed it as bad physics. Now scholars learn about the theory and how scientists prove it has merit. Through a hands-on simulation and videos, class members measure...
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Curated OER

Exploring the Big Bang with the LHC

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Big Bang Theory worksheet, students read about how scientists simulate the original Big Bang conditions using atom smashers. Students solve 4 problems given about the Big Bang. They find the average collision energy of particles...
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NASA

Century Timeline

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Scholars use the Cosmic Times and the Internet to create a timeline of events from 1916 when Einstein presented the Theory of General Relativity to 2016. Scientific discoveries are the main focus, then pupils add in events from culture,...

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