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Rochester Institute of Technology

Solar Energy

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Warm up to the idea of solar energy. A lesson plan includes three activities that challenge scholars to apply knowledge in new ways. First, they learn to run an alarm clock without a battery by using solar energy. Next, they complete an...
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How Much Electricity Do You Use Each Year

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students relate the usage of common household appliances to coal usage. They examine the example of how much coal is used each year by a typical family of four to operate various appliances.
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Coal To Electricity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
After observing the table that tells about the wattage, kilowatts, and estimated pounds of coal consumed annually; students construct a bar graph that indicates the amount of coal required to run each of the following appliances for one...
Worksheet
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Current Electricity: Electrical Circuit Activity

For Students 5th - 6th
In this direction of electron flow worksheet, students determine whether current will flow when a switch is closed, then mark positive and negative signs in circles of batteries for circuits shown on diagrams.
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Mechanical, Electrical and Radiant Energy

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students write a hypothesis and complete a lab.  In this investigative instructional activity students complete their lab and a worksheet about energy. 
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Electrical Safety Emergency Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss Picture 7 which is a hairdryer near a basin. They discover that if the hairdryer is plugged in and turned on and falls into the water it will form a circuit and anyone touching the water or hairdryer may be electrocuted....
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Electrical Circuits - Current & Voltage in Series Circuits

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the relationship between current and voltage in a series circuit. In this physics lesson, students measure the current across each light bulb. They predict what happens to the circuit if one bulb is blows out.
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Electricity – Ohm’s Law

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the relationship between voltage and current. In this physics lesson, students observe and collect data from the experiment. They graph the result and share them to class.
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Introduction to Electric Circuits

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers explore using a circuit board in this physics lesson. They will analyze current and battery set up on a circuit board. Teachers check the board before the students experiment.
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Using electricity

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore how a switch can be used to break a circut. Students construct a simple series circuit and use it for a purpose. Students read the "The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch,or one of the "Katie Morag" stories which clearly shows...
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How Much Do We SPend For Electricity?

For Teachers K - 4th
Students investigate the concept of energy and focus upon the usage and the cost associated with it. They conduct research using a variety of resources while working in cooperative groups. Students graph the usage of energy as estimates...
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Electricity and Magnetism

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils use the Launchball computer site to complete a game for magnetic pennies. In this magnetism lesson, students visit the given link to discover the properties of magnetism using magnets and pennies.
Interactive
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Millman's Theorem

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this electrical circuit lesson, students will answer 9 open ended questions to mathematically analyze circuits for current and voltage. This online worksheet provides diagrams for better understanding and reveals the answers.
Interactive
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Design Project: Intercom System

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this electrical activity students design an intercom circuit and answer 2 open-ended questions about the volume control and microphone of the intercom. This activity can be printed and the answers to the questions are available on-line.
Activity
Museum of Science

Circuit Board

For Teachers K - 6th
Light up the solutions. By following a set of directions, pupils build a circuit board with six different circuits. Learners use the circuit board to create a matching activity by connecting the questions to the correct answers via a...
Interactive
Physics Classroom

Polarization

For Students 9th - 12th
Are your young physicists static-savvy? Test their skills using an engaging interactive from the Static Electricity series! Learners evaluate scenarios to determine how charges move between conductors and insulators, then identify...
Assessment
Mathed Up!

Utility Bills

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
What is the total cost? Provided with seven problems, pupils determine the total cost for utilities. Scholars determine the amount of the utility used and determine the cost based upon the given unit rate. The resource is part of a prep...
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How Much Energy Do YOU Use?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Determine the power hog in the house. Pupils learn the difference between power and energy before participating in a hands-on activity. Using a power meter, pairs measure the actual power used for several household devices, estimate the...
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General Industry Outreach Training Program

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students, after being introduced to an overview of the hazards of electricity at the workplace, view a power point presentation involving the four types of injuries that could result from contact with electricity: electrocution or death,...
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Using and Paying for Electricity: Finding Billing Information Online

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the internet to locate the nearest utilities pay center. They restate answers in the form of questions that they find online. They practice conjugating verbs into different tenses.
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Applied Science - Technology (3A) Post Lab

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discuss how energy is created. In this energy lesson, 3rd graders look at how a city receives energy and how it is made. They create their own generator using a pin wheel and pipe cleaners. 
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ELECTROMAGNETS

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners use video learning and construct electromagnets and use them to collect data, graph, and share with others.
Worksheet
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Understanding Thunderstorms

For Students 7th - 10th
In this thunderstorm worksheet, students read about thunder and lightning and the forces behind both. They also read about the timing difference between thunder and lightning. Students answer three critical thinking questions about...
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The Phantom of the Computer Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners calculate the power consumption of computers in school. In this physics lesson, students design an experiment to determine whether the school should unplug computers at the end of the day. They collect data and report findings...

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