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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Tape Recorder

For Students 9th - 10th
Two heads - or even three - are better than one when it comes to understanding how tape recorders exploit electromagnetic induction. This is a Java tutorial that explains how tape recorders reproduce sound.
Handout
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Michael Faraday

For Students 9th - 10th
A self-educated man with a brilliant mind, Michael Faraday was born in a hardscrabble neighborhood in London. Through the combination of insatiable curiosity and a powerful will to succeed, he transcended his austere beginnings to...
Article
Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Capacitance and Inductance

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about capacitors and inductors and their role in electrical circuits.
PPT
Other

Induction To: Human Resources Outsourcing

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a slideshow on the pros and cons of outsourcing labor.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Electromagnetic Induction Demonstration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn the relationship between the electric and magnetic fields. Specifically, they verify that a magnetic field is created in a current carrying coil of wire and a changing magnetic field can induce a current in another coil of...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Supporting New Principals in the Early Years

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The first year for a new principal can be a daunting and lonely job. Supporting new principals with strong induction programs, ongoing mentorships (possibly for several years), and forums which encourage principal interaction with...
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University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Scientific Thought: Facts, Hypotheses, Theories, Etc.

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides explanations of terms used in science: fact, deductive inference, inductive inference, hypothesis, multiple working hypotheses, theory, evidence, Ockham's Razor, natural law, and paradigm.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: A Close Reading of Seamus Heaney's "Blackberry Picking"

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Contains plans for two lessons that explain an inductive method for analyzing poetry. Seamus Heaney's "Blackberry Picking" is analyzed using this model as an example, although the method can be used on a variety of poems. In addition to...
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Types of Reasoning Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Reasoning is a fundamental part of geometric proofs. There are several types of reasoning, many of which we innately and naturally picked up. However, the different...
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MadSci Network

Mad Scientist Network: Building a Wimshurst Machine

For Students 9th - 10th
Using a question and answer format, this page is a response to a question on how to build and use a Wimshurst machine. Directions and suggestions for building such a device are given. The principle of electrostatic induction which...
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Charge and Carry

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Exploratorium Museum is a full description of a short activity. An electrophorus plate and a Leyden jar are made. The electrophorus is charged by induction. Its charge is transferred to the Leyden jar by conduction...
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Michael Faraday

For Students K - 1st
Brief biographical sketch of Michael Faraday, famous scientist whose discoveries include electromagnetic rotation, Benzene, electromagnetic induction, and Laws of Electrolysis.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Joseph Henry

For Students 9th - 10th
Joseph Henry was an American scientist who pioneered the construction of strong, practical electromagnets and built one of the first electromagnetic motors. During his experiments with electromagnetism, Henry discovered the property of...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Logical Appeals

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on using logical appeals in persuasive speeches including inductive and deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning and associative reasoning, forming a rational appeal, and errors in reasoning-formal and informal.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Electrostatics With Conductors

For Students 9th - 10th
Learners investigate electrostatics with conductors. Some topics explored in the activities are electric shielding, conductors, and charging by induction. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, online textbook chapters,...
Article
University of Utah

University of Utah: History of Psychology: More on Logic

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Brief overview of the definitions of 'inductive' versus 'deductive' reasoning.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: James Branch Cabell

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author James Branch Cabell including the full text of 12 short stories including "Auctorial Induction" and "Balthazar's Daughter."
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Faraday's Ice Pail

For Students 9th - 10th
Out of a humble ice pail the great experimentalist Michael Faraday created a device to demonstrate key principles of attraction, repulsion and electrostatic induction. (Java tutorial)
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Felix Bloch (1905 1983)

For Students 9th - 10th
Physicist Felix Bloch developed a non-destructive technique for precisely observing and measuring the magnetic properties of nuclear particles. He called his technique "nuclear induction," but nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) soon became...
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Biology 4 kids

Biology4 Kids: Logical Reasoning

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn how logic and reasoning play a part in everyday thinking, and how deductive and inductive reasoning leads investigators to conclusions.
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California Institute of Technology

Magnet Lab: Caltech Physics Applets

For Students 9th - 10th
Although specifically designed for physics students at Caltech, anyone interested in learning more about electricity, magnetism or various other physical phenomena can benefit by exploring these interactive applets. A circuit tutorial...
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Education Development Center

Making Mathematics: Proof

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This is a site which links to specific techniques of proving including conditional statements, proof by contradiction, mathematical induction, parity arguments, and the pigeonhole principle. The site contains a link to various example...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Biology: The Science of Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the concept of scientific reasoning, and compare and contrast hypothesis and theories while understanding the difference between deductive and inductive thinking.
Handout
Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Topics in Precalculus

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Designed to help high school students to learn precalculus, topics include the formal rules of algebra, rational and irrational numbers and mathematical induction.

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