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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Internal Resistance Parallel Circuit Battery

For Students 9th - 10th
Determine the internal resistance of a battery based on the electrochemical potential and the current that comes out of the battery when it is hooked to a series of resistors connected in parallel.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: The Basic Locus Theorems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A wealth of resources for teachers introducing locus theorems to students. Lessons cover simple definitions, provide examples and diagrams, and offer connections to real-life situations. Practice exercises offer students online quizzes...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Introduction to Circuits and Ohm's Law

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will explore the basics of dc circuits analyzing the light from light bulbs when connected in series and parallel circuits. Ohm's Law and the equation for power dissipated by a circuit will be the primary equations used. Using...
Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Resistor Combinations

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from Georgia State University parallel and series connections of resistors are explained and illustrated. Equations for computing the overal voltage, current, and resistance of such circuits are given and explained.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Introduction to Electric Circuits

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity will show how to properly connect wires to make a closed electric circuit. Included in this will be how to connect batteries in series and/or in parallel, and how to properly measure potential drops across a resistor and...
Handout
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Transitions Between Ideas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial teaches writing students how to share convincing in well-written sentences that are connected from one to the other--that is, they exhibit transition. W.9-10.1c cohesion/clarity/reason, W.9-10.2c cohesion/clarity/trans
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Gpe, G Co, G Srt Unit Squares and Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
For this task, students are shown three unit squares and two line segments connecting two pairs of vertices. They are asked to find the area of a triangle formed by intersecting lines. They can solve it using coordinate geometry or...
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Hooke's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
Stretch and compress springs to explore the relationships between force, spring constant, displacement, and potential energy. Investigate what happens when two springs are connected in series and parallel.
Activity
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse University

Npac Reu Program: Distance Formula

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center at Syracuse University provides a brief description of the distance formula, including two worked examples. One example, shows how the distance formula connects to the Pythagorean Theorem.
Handout
BBC

Bbc History: Ancient History: Romans: Roman Empire: Paradox of Power

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay provides parallels and connections with the modern world that illuminate Rome's history and downfall. Archived.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Waves, Sound and Light: Longitudinal Pulse

For Students 9th - 10th
The animation portrays a medium as a series of particles connected by springs. In this type of longitudinal wave the particles of the medium vibrate in a direction parallel to the direction of energy transport.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.g Find the Missing Angle

For Teachers 8th Standards
In this task, 8th graders are presented with a drawing of two parallel lines connected through two line segments. They are given the measures of two angles and are asked to find a third. Aligns with 8.G.A.5.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Electricity & Energy Circuits

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about electric circuits. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Curated OER

Unesco: Spain: Cultural Landscape of the Serra De Tramuntana

For Students 9th - 10th
The Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana located on a sheer-sided mountain range parallel to the north-western coast of the island of Mallorca. Millennia of agriculture in an environment with scarce resources has transformed the...
Graphic
Curated OER

A Photo of the Colosseum in Rome

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay provides parallels and connections with the modern world that illuminate Rome's history and downfall.