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A multi-day high school physics introduction to forces, covering the four fundamental forces (gravitational, strong nuclear, electromagnetic, weak nuclear), everyday contact forces (normal force, friction, tension), and an accompanying acceleration-due-to-gravity inquiry lab.
A 9-station high-school physics lab-rotation activity teaching momentum, conservation of momentum, and impulse.
Sure, here is the text formatted using basic HTML tags: Current Electricity - Conductors and Insulators - What and Why for Middle School This teaching resource is primarily aimed at teachers of Grade 5 to Grade 9.
Teach high-school physics students about reflection, transmission/refraction, and absorption of light, material transparency categories, and how lasers work compared to incandescent light sources.
Teaches the science (surface tension, physics), mathematics (minimal surfaces, double bubble conjecture), history, and art of soap bubbles through an illustrated slide presentation, with an accompanying study guide.
Multi-file science mini-unit teaching mechanical, potential, and kinetic energy through direct-instruction and hands-on lesson plans, a slideshow presentation, and a model-building lab activity.
STEM blackline-master workbook (Australian publisher Ready-Ed Publications) teaching roller-coaster physics, engineering design, basic coding, and amusement-park history for grades 4-5.
A substitute-plan WebQuest project having students apply Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation using an online sky-chart tool.
Current Electricity - Lamps in Series and Parallel Circuits Get involved in the thrilling world of physics with this interactive teaching tool that introduces pupils to Current Electricity - Lamps in Series and Parallel Circuits.
A collection of 31 hands-on science 'puzzler' activities and demonstrations covering physics concepts (gravity, magnetism, balance, motion, light) framed as mysteries for students to solve.
A multi-chapter STEM curriculum pack teaching the physics and engineering behind renewable energy technologies (solar, wind, hydro/ocean, and likely more) so students can approach energy design challenges like engineers.
Current Electricity - Ohms Law - Middle School Science A comprehensive and meticulously designed teaching resource ideal for both public school teachers and homeschoolers.
A short reading-and-response lesson explaining why rainbows form, introducing light, refraction, and reflection.
Reinforce elementary/upper-elementary science concepts in light and sound (nature of light, reflection, refraction, transparency/opacity, color/spectrum) (grades 4-6) through reproducible worksheets, hands-on activities, and teacher background material.
A single-topic 'chapter slice' teaching resource on kinds of force, for grades 5-8 science, published by Classroom Complete Press (author George Graybill, Ph.D.).
Teach how electrical and chemical energy cause change, for grades 4-6 science, using a direct-instruction lesson plan, interactive notebook, PowerPoint, and quiz.
A single-period Grade 6 lesson introducing students to the everyday presence of electricity, conductors, and circuits via classroom discussion and a Bill Nye video, with a written comprehension assessment.
Lesson 2.1 - Distance & Displacement: A Comprehensive Teaching Resource This resource is a comprehensive package designed for those tackling the important concepts of distance and displacement in Physical Sciences.
An elementary unit-study booklet introducing renewable vs. nonrenewable energy sources and specific alternative-energy types (solar, wind, biomass/biodiesel, tidal, geothermal).
An elementary unit-study booklet teaching how circuits work (components, batteries, short circuits, functional circuits) with a hands-on short-circuit experiment, in matching student and teacher booklet versions.
Lesson 2.4 - Position vs. Time Graphs An invaluable teaching tool for educators focusing on Science, particularly Chemistry and Physics, for students in grades 6 through 12.
An elementary unit-study booklet on the history of early electrical inventions: static-electricity 'magic tricks', the Leyden jar, Volta's battery, and Morse's telegraph/Morse code.
A single-period Grade 6 lesson pairing a short biography of Alexander Graham Bell with a group brainstorming/invention-design activity.
Lesson 3.2 - Force Diagrams : A significant teaching resource, primarily useful for grade 6 through grade 12 students who want to understand the foundations of net forces and balanced/unbalanced forces, targeted at Integrated Chemistry &…