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Space Awareness

How Light Pollution Affects the Stars: Magnitude Readers

For Students 5th - 12th Standards
Did you know light can decrease visibility? Light pollution absolutely makes it more difficult to see stars. Scholars build a simple magnitude reader to determine the magnitude of stars. They use these data to estimate the impact of...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Magnitude

For Students 8th Standards
Build an understanding of the powers of 10. Pupils investigate the results of raising 10 to positive and negative powers. They relate this understanding to the magnitude these powers represent in this seventh lesson of 15.
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Teach Engineering

Earthquakes Living Lab: Finding Epicenters and Measuring Magnitudes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pairs use an online simulation to determine the epicenter and magnitude of an earthquake. Using real data about the earthquake's maximum S wave amplitudes, they then determine the magnitude. The resource provides a great career...
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EngageNY

Absolute Value—Magnitude and Distance

For Students 6th Standards
Do you want to use the resource? Absolutely. Scholars learn about absolute value and its relation to magnitude and distance on a number line. They compare numbers in context by applying absolute value. 
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West Contra Costa Unified School District

The Power of Ten: Building a Magnitude Model

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Add visual representation to teaching place value with a magnitude model. Using adding machine tape, pupils build a linear place value strip from 1 to 100.
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Curated OER

Power Functions: A Question of Magnitude

For Students 9th - 12th
In this power functions worksheet, students read about determining the brightness of stars using a magnitude scale. Students solve 4 problems including finding the magnitude differences of stars and determining equivalent magnitudes.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Vectors as Directed Line Segments: Directed Line Segment

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Direct your class' attention to directed line segments. The interactive resource allows pupils to create segments with specific endpoints. Scholars plot the initial and terminal points to determine the direction and magnitude of the...
Assessment
New York State Education Department

Regents High School Examination PHYSICAL SETTING PHYSICS 2003

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this chemistry exam, physics pupils complete a series of multiple-choice and short-answer questions by performing calculations on speed, velocity, magnitude, and inertia.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Star Magnitudes and Multiplying Decimals

For Students 7th - 9th
In this star magnitude and multiplying decimals worksheet, students solve 5 problems using the magnitudes of given stars to determine which stars are the brightest, they determine the magnitude differences of stars and they sort given...
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Stellar Magnitude Scale

For Students 7th - 9th
In this stellar magnitude scale worksheet, students use a scale showing the magnitude of objects in the sky to answer 5 questions about the brightness of the moon, the planets and stars.
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Curated OER

Magnitude of Earthquakes

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students investigate the causes and effects of earthquakes and investigate their magnitude. In this  earthquakes lesson, students study the Richter Scale and measure it as it relates to the energy released by an earthquake. Students...
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Curated OER

Isoseismal Maps

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the difference between magnitude and intensity in earthquakes. They complete map work and write a first hand account of a person living in each level of intensity on the Modified Mercalli Scale.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Vector Addition

For Students 11th - Higher Ed Standards
View vector addition with a greater magnitude. The interactive provides learners with the opportunity to determine the magnitude of vectors and their resultant vectors when added. Pupils investigate the relationship between the...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Directed Line Segments: Dog Park

For Students 11th - Higher Ed Standards
Its a dog's world! Using a vector in standard position, pupils model the path a dog takes to different items in a dog park. The individuals use the interactive to find the magnitude and direction of the directed line segment.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Target Game—Charge Magnitude/Force Relationship

For Students 6th - 12th
Build an electric field to direct a charged particle to a target. Scholars determine how location and strength of charge affect the electric field that surrounds the object. They complete two challenges to strengthen their understanding.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Computing the Net Force

For Students 4th - 6th
Adorable little stick figures push and pull a cart of blocks to explain the push and pull of forces. Future physicists then define force and identify it in different situations on the worksheet that follows. Concepts covered include...
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Curated OER

Stellar Magnitudes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars analyze the stellar magnitude scale. For this stellar magnitude lesson, students examine the stellar magnitude scale. Young scholars predict the Sun's magnitude from various planets.
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Curated OER

Earthquake Epicenters and Magnitudes

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students work on a virtual earthquake to increase their understanding of seismograms, earthquake epicenters, Richter Magnitude and triangulation when finding the epicenter of an earthquake.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Earthquake Power

For Students 8th - 10th
For this earthquakes worksheet, learners learn about the measurements of earthquakes on the Richter scale. They answer six questions about the magnitudes and sizes of earthquakes using two tables of data about earthquakes and the Richter...
Worksheet
Curated OER

How Big was that Quake?

For Students 6th - 10th
In this earthquake worksheet, students determine the magnitude of an earthquake based on the seismogram reading. This worksheet has 5 problems to solve.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Plotting Earthquakes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore earthquakes. Using the National Earthquake Information Center website, students plot daily earthquakes on a map. They observe the magnitude of each earthquake. Students identify the pattern of earthquake locations and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Vectors

For Students 10th
In this vectors worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 7 various types of problems related to vectors. First, they find the third side and the angle labeled in each right triangle. Then, students resolve each of the vectors into its...
Interactive
Curated OER

Earthquakes In Your State

For Students 5th - 12th
In this earthquake worksheet students complete an interactive activity then answer a series of short answer questions on different earthquakes and their magnitude, and epicenter. 
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Curated OER

Particle Models

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
In this particle model worksheet, students solve and complete 14 various types of problems. First, they find the magnitude of the side or the angle indicated with a question mark for each triangle illustrated. Then, students find the x...

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