Curated OER
Motion Through the Ages
Eighth graders conduct internet research to produce a timeline of man's growth in understanding of concepts of motion and planetary motion through history.
Curated OER
Rocket Me into Space
Fourth graders study the concept of thrust and how it propels rockets into space. They discover why airplanes cannot travel into space while considering the engineering techniques use in designing rockets. They look at how space...
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Electrical motors
Students investigate and experiement with a 9-volt motor. They will use the connecting wire and battery pack to discover fans.
Curated OER
Yam and Eggs
Students gain knowledge about the different kinds of foods people eat around the world for breakfast. They look at a map and see if they can come up with reasonable answers as to why location may affect what people eat. Students also...
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Riparian Zones Grades 4-8
Learners examine and analyze the Riparian Zones found on the edges of streams and lakes. They assess why those are such valuable ecosystems and then conduct actual field research on riparian zones and conclude by drawing conclusions from...
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Magnetic Attraction
Second graders create a hypothesis on what objects will attract to magnets. In this magnets lesson plan, 2nd graders use a computer program to create a hypothesis as to what will attract or unattract magnets. For an extension, they test...
Curated OER
Super Scientists Bingo
In this science worksheet, middle schoolers select twenty-five scientists from the list to fill in their bingo card. Then they match each of the scientists listed to their correct description strip.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Kinetic Energy and the Work Energy Theorem
In the following interactive students will begin to explain work as a transfer of energy and net work as the work done by the net force. They will also explain and apply the work-energy theorem.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Work, Energy, and Energy Resources: Summary
This is a summary of the information in Chapter 7: Work, Energy, and Energy Resources for the AP Physics I course online.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Work, Energy, and Energy Resources: Problems & Exercises
This is a list of 74 problems/exercises to solve over the content of Chapter 7: Work, Energy, and Energy Resources from the AP Physics online text.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Work, Energy, and Energy Resources: Conceptual Questions
This page provides a list of 26 questions covering the major concepts in Chapter 7: Work, Energy, and Energy Resources from the AP Physics online text.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Work, Energy, and Energy Resources: Glossary
This is a glossary of words and definitions of terms having to do with work, energy, and energy resources.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Work, Energy, and Power in Humans
In the following interactive students will begin to explain the human body's consumption of energy when at rest vs. when engaged in activities that do useful work. They will also calculate the conversion of chemical energy in food into...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Kinetic Energy and the Work Energy Theorem
By the end of this section, you will be able to explain work as a transfer of energy and net work as the work done by the net force and to explain and apply the work-energy theorem.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: Work, Energy, and Power
The mathematical model for the relationships between work and energy serves to model physical problems and, more importantly, predict natural and man-made phenomena. Students discover the relationships which serve as a powerful...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Potential Energy and Conservative Forces
In the following interactive students will define conservative force, potential energy, and mechanical energy. They will explain the potential energy of a spring in terms of its compression when Hooke's Law applies. Students will also...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: The Work Energy Theorem
This page explores the quantitative relationship between work and mechanical energy in situations in which there are no external forces doing work. It is a basic analysis of situations in which mechanical energy is conserved. Examples...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Work, Energy, and Power in Humans
By the end of this section, you will be able to explain the human body's consumption of energy when at rest versus when engaged in activities that do useful work and to calculate the conversion of chemical energy in food into useful work.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Work, Energy, and Power: Calculating Work Done by Forces
Through interactive practice problems and examples, students calculate the amount of work done by forces.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Work, Energy, and Power: Definition/mathematics of Work
Through examples and interactive practice problems, motion will be approached from the perspective of work and energy.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Work, Energy, and Power: Potential Energy
This introduction to potential energy contains illustrated examples, example problems, and interactive exercises for application of learning.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Work, Energy, and Power: Kinetic Energy
Introduce students to the concept of kinetic energy through interactive practice exercises and illustrated examples.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Work, Energy, and Power: Mechanical Energy
Introduce students to the concept of mechanical energy through interactive practice exercises and illustrated examples.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Conservative Forces and Potential Energy
By the end of this section, you will be able to define conservative force, potential energy, and mechanical energy; explain the potential energy of a spring in terms of its compression when Hooke's law applies; and use the work-energy...