Interactive
OpenSciEd

Open Sci Ed: Covid 19 Infection Spread Basic

For Students 9th - 10th
This model explores the spread of an airborne respiratory illness like COVID-19, through a community, based on various social interactions and remediation measures.
Interactive
OpenSciEd

Open Sci Ed: Covid 19 Spread Across a Community

For Students 9th - 10th
This model explores the spread of an airborne respiratory illness like COVID-19, through a community, based on various social interactions and remediation measures.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Could Complete Darkness Be the Cure for Amblyopia?

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a passage about using darkness to cure Amblyopia (Lazy Eye) and answer the follow-up questions.
Graphic
Curated OER

Transmission of Aggression Through Imitation

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic study by Albert Bandura that details his "Bobo Doll" study of learned aggression.
Graphic
Curated OER

Transmission of Aggression Through Imitation

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic study by Albert Bandura that details his "Bobo Doll" study of learned aggression.
Activity
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Trichinella Spiralis

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the transmission, life cycle, and pathology of the trichinella spiralis infection.
Handout
State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: Telegraph

For Students 9th - 10th
The telegraph was an electronic means for the rapid and reliable transmission of coded information over extended distances. In time it was also perfected to interpret and print the electronic symbols into readable text. By 1848 a...
Handout
Other

Asia Society: Fire Over Earth: Ceramics From Southeast Asia

For Students 9th - 10th
A short discussion of the history of ceramic production in Southeast Asia, specifically ceramic production in Thailand and Vietnam, and of the role of the ceramic trade in this region. Also discusses the influence of China on the...
Activity
Fundación Cientec

Cientec: Modelo

For Students 3rd - 8th
This page includes suggestions for experiments that allow you to explore the transmission of waves, the stability of structures, the resistance of materials and more.
Unit Plan
Other

Learn the Net: About Modems

For Students 9th - 10th
A basic overview and comparison of types of computer modems. Covers phone modems, DSL, cable modems, ISDN, and business T1 and T3 lines. Good animated illustration of data transmission.
Handout
American Academy of Family Physicians

Family doctor.org: Warts

For Students 9th - 10th
Information from the American Academy of Family Physicians about warts: causes, transmission, treatments.
Handout
Patsy Stevens

Garden of Praise: Walter Reed: Physician

For Students 9th - 10th
The Garden of Praise profiles the life of Dr. Walter Reed (1851-1902), whose pioneering work in yellow fever research made the connection between insects and the transmission of disease. Text is geared toward younger students.
Article
NBC

Nbc: How the Grid Powers a Continent

For Students 9th - 10th
Read here about "The Grid," the largest machine ever built by humans. The Grid is he giant network of high-voltage power transmission wires that covers the entire United States and much of Canada.
Article
About Kids Health

About Kids Health: Handwashing

For Students 9th - 10th
The best way to prevent transmission of disease is good hand hygiene. Learn about proper handwashing with this illustrated article.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Infectious Disease

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about infectious diseases including pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi as well as transmission and other types of diseases.
Handout
World Health Organization

World Health Organization: Meningitis

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an overview of the communicable illness meningitis. Includes a fact sheet on types of meningitis, methods of transmission and ways in which the disease is treated.
Article
Character Lab

Character Lab: Lost in Translation: The Art and Science of Communication

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Communication isn't just the transmission of information. It's also sending and receiving emotions. This article discusses why human interaction cannot be left solely to a keyboard.
Activity
PBS

Nova Teacher: Saved by the Sun: Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
During the lesson, students will also design, build and test a solar cooker that pasteurizes water.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Needing Illumination: Investigating Light

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This is the first instructional activity of this unit to introduce light. In this instructional activity, students learn the five words that describe how light interacts with objects: "transparent," "translucent," "opaque," "reflection"...
Handout
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Blue Skies and Red Sunsets

For Students 9th - 10th
This high school resource shows how the blue of the skies and the red of the sunsets can be explained by the interaction of sunlight with atmospheric particles which causes scattering of light.
Handout
Oklahoma Mesonet

Oklahoma Climatological Survey: Overview of Radiation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site details what radiation is, the physics of radiation, and radiative transfer as it occurs in nature. Content explores the electromagnetic spectrum, electromagnetic waves, properties of radiation, and solar radiation.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Visible Light and Matter

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How visible light interacts with matter and classifying matter in terms of light.
Lesson Plan
McREL International

Mc Rel: Whelmer #67 Activity: Bells in Your Ears

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
An easy to do, fun activity that investigates sound waves. The activity is presented in lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.
Activity
Boston University

Bu: Optics Demonstrations: Polarization

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Several short descriptions of demonstrations pertaining to polarization principles. Suitable as a supplement for a teacher lesson plan or as an idea-generator for a student project.

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