Virginia Department of Education
Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids
How can one easily classify metals, nonmetals, and metalloids? Pupils answer this question as they experiment with unknown substances and perform tests on conductivity, brittleness, and malleability to determine which unknown belongs in...
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Photocells II: The Photoelectric Effect in Photocells
It's not easy to find fabulous physics lesson plans, but School Power Naturally has put together a series of them. In this particular lesson, high schoolers learn about the structure and functioning of photovoltaic cells. They construct...
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Classroom Jeopardy
Why not review for that chemistry test with a little healthy classroom competition? With a fun and interactive Jeopardy-style game, you can adjust the number of teams, keep track of scores, and even make your own test if the provided...
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Element Classes
Introduce your young chemists to alkali metals, alkali earth metals, transition metals, metalloids, nonmetals, halogens, and noble gasses with a presentation that explains the classes of elements and a few facts about each.
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Density
Learners predict when an object will float or sink based on comparison of density of the object to the density of the substance in which it is placed. The access a website and sketch the object in the first column of their table and then...
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Quantum Mechanics
Mostly what you will find here is a history of quantum mechanics. Influential scientists are introduced (along with some of their recorded quotes), the progression of atomic models is reviewed, and finally experssions and equations are...
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The Who's Who of Quantum Physics
This wonderful recap of powerful figures in scientific history includes pictures, important dates, and the information about their inventions or impact. Atomic structure and the photoelectric effect are introduced. The first slide gives...
Carnegie Mellon University
Renewables Workshop
Youngsters examine resource maps to find out which states are using solar and wind power and discuss as a class various other renewable energy sources. They use a provided data table to record pros and cons to each technology, build and...
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Radio Reception and Transmission
After reading about radio transmission, application, and the difference between AM and FM, small teams of engineers use a kit to construct an FM radio and then send and receive broadcasts. This is an ideal activity for middle school STEM...
Batesville Community School Corporation
Electrostatics Presentation
Energize young scientists with this introductory presentation on the electromagnetic force. From learning about basic topics like protons and electrons, to more in-depth concepts like Coulomb's law and electric dipoles, physics students...
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Synthesis and Characterization of CdSe Quantum Dots
Does the size of a sample change the physical properties of that substance? It turns out it can! Young scientists combine physics and chemistry to synthesize CdSe quantum dots and record their color properties. Learners should notice a...
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Group 14, The Carbon Group
Six slides summarize the details about group 14 in the periodic table, otherwise known as the carbon group. Young chemists will see facts about carbon itself, and then some general uses of related metalloids. This is a short and basic...
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Bipolar Junction Transistors in Active Mode
In this physics worksheet, students analyze different schematic diagrams and answer the questions that follow. They solve and write short answers to 23 questions on circuits.
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How Solar Cells Work: Converting Sunlight to Electricity
Learners examine how to convert sunlight to electricity. In this renewable energy sources lesson students explain how solar cells are used and use a voltmeter to measure the energy produced by a solar panel.
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PN Junctions
In this electrical circuit worksheet, students design and build a circuit board to grasp the understanding PN junctions in circuit designs before answering a series of 19 open-ended questions with schematics. This worksheet is printable...
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Design Project: Dual-Output AC-DC Power Supply
In this physics worksheet, students design an electric power supply and answer 5 short answer questions about it. They explain the functions of the different circuit components.
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Clipper and Clamper Circuits Clipper and Clamper Circuits
In this electrical worksheet, students design and build a circuit board to grasp the understanding of circuit design including clipper and clamper circuits and before answering a series of 21 open-ended questions that include analyzing...
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Miscellaneous diode applications
In this physics worksheet students complete a series of short answer questions on different circuitry and how things operate.
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Zener diodes
In this Zener diode worksheet, student answers 23 questions about DC current though a zener diode and determine the voltage regulated and resisted. Students can access answers online.
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Special Diodes
In this electrical circuit worksheet, students draw a schematic design and build a circuit board to grasp the understanding of diodes. Students answer a series of 8 open-ended questions. This worksheet is printable and there are on-line...
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Bipolar Junction Transistor Theory
In this electrical worksheet, learners draw a schematic design and build a bipolar transistor to grasp the understanding of bipolar junction transistor theory before answering a series of 28 open-ended questions. Students analyze...
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Bipolar Transistor Biasing Circuits
For this electronics worksheet, students analyze electrical circuits to answer 21 short answer and problem solving questions about bipolar transistors.
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Regulated Power Sources
In this electrical circuit worksheet, students design and build a circuit board to grasp the understanding of power sources and answering a series of 28 open-ended questions with schematics. This worksheet is printable and the answers...
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Class A: BJT Amplifiers
Within this electrical circuit worksheet, students draw a schematic design and build a transmitter to grasp the understanding of bipolar junction amplifiers before answering a series of 62 open-ended questions in which they will...