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University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky: Online Physics for Teachers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A set of four online courses in Physics for elementary and middle school teachers. Each course targets a different topic area - light, electricity & magnetism, temperature & heat, and force, motion, & energy.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Electromagnetic Waves: The Electromagnetic Spectrum and Photons

For Students 9th - 10th
An article that discusses the coupling of an electric field with a magnetic field to create electromagnetic waves. Article also discusses how different types of electromagnetic waves have different wavelengths which forms the...
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eBook
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Physics: Early Unification for Electromagnetism

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the connection between electricity and magnetism and the early work of Michael Faraday and James Clerk Maxwell. Electromagnetic interactions were first described by Maxwell. Continues on with a discussion of quantum physics and...
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Handout
Physics4kids

Physics4 Kids: Electricity and Magnetism: Alternating Current

For Students 6th - 8th
Alternating current, defined and illustrated.
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Handout
Physics4kids

Physics4 Kids: Electricity and Magnetism: Direct Current

For Students 6th - 8th
Direct current, defined and illustrated.
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Handout
Physics4kids

Physics4 Kids: Electricity and Magnetism: Coulomb's Law

For Students 6th - 8th
Coulomb's law, defined and illustrated.
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Handout
Princeton University

Princeton University: Joseph Henry

For Students 9th - 10th
A really fine and complete biography, quite lengthy. Some emphasis placed on his time at Princeton. A great deal of detail can be found here. Link here to the Joseph Henry House.
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Lesson Plan
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Ornl: Teacher's Guide Superconductivity for High School Students

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site from the Human Genome Project provides a large collection of facts and information, demonstrations, experiments and project ideas. Written for teachers but easily adaptable for any type of student work. A good site to check out...
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Batteries: The Shocking Truth

For Students 6th - 8th
Here you can find what you need to scientifically assess battery performance. In this exercise (that should take about one week) learn how batteries work, how they wear out and most importantly, how to make valid measurements to assess...
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Website
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1908

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site read about Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937 CE), the scientist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, "for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances." This...
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Website
World Health Organization

World Health Organization: International Emf Project

For Students 9th - 10th
The World Health Organization probes into the feared associations between electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and cancer. Check out "What is EMF?" for detailed summaries on what electromagnetic fields are and the possible health effects, or...
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Shaking Up Some Energy

For Students 3rd - 8th
Shake N' Light flashlights have been advertised on televisions across the nation in the recent year. But many do not understand just how they get energy to light up the bulb without using batteries. Do this experiment to make your own...
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Activity
Other

Unit conversion.org: Online Unit Converter

For Students 9th - 10th
Need a unit converter? Links to the most common converters provide access to the answers you need quickly.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 2: Electromagnetic Induction

For Students 9th - 10th
Through labs, readings, videos, and discussions, students learn about the concepts of Electromagnetic Induction.
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Handout
Florida State University

Florida State University: Lightning, a Natural Capacitor

For Students 9th - 10th
Text and animated graphic show how lightning is an example of a natural capacitor.
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Article
Frontiers Media

Frontiers: Meg for Kids: Listening to Your Brain With Super Cool Squi Ds

For Students 3rd - 8th
Inside your brain, you have over 80 billion neurons - tiny brain cells, all working together to make you the person you are.Neurons talk to each other by sending electrical messages. Each message creates a tiny magnetic field. If enough...

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