TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Put a Spark in It! Electricity
Uncountable times every day "with the merest flick of a finger"each one of us calls on electricity to do our bidding. What would your life be like without electricity? Students begin learning about electricity with an introduction to the...
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Teach Engineering: Energy
Through nine lessons, students are introduced to a range of energy types--electrical, light, sound and thermal-as well as the renewable energy sources of wind, hydro (water) and solar power. Subjects range from understanding that the...
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Teach Engineering: Photovoltaic Efficiency
Through a series of four lessons, students are introduced to many factors that affect the power output of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels. Factors such as the angle of the sun, temperature of the panels, specific circuit characteristics,...
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Teach Engineering: Household Energy Conservation and Efficiency
Learners complete three different activities to evaluate the energy consumption in a household and explore potential ways to reduce that consumption. The focus is on conservation and energy efficient electrical devices and appliances.The...
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Teach Engineering: Concentrated Solar Power
Students learn how the total solar irradiance hitting a photovoltaic (PV) panel can be increased through the use of a concentrating device, such as a reflector or lens. This is the final lesson in the Photovoltaic Efficiency unit and is...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Power
Given diagrams, illustrations, scenarios, or relevant data, students will calculate the power of a physical system.
Other
A. Word. A. Day
Still another site offering you a word a day to build vocabulary and understanding of new words. You can subscribe for free, or check out the archives.
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Uso Eficiente De Energia Electrica
Learn about the efficient use of electric energy in Spanish. See the products and services responsible for saving energy.
NBC
Nbc Learn: Science of Golf
Collection of short original video clips uncovers the science, technology, engineering and math behind the game of golf. The video series features both scientists and pro golfers and lessons plans are provided to accompany the videos.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Claw
Students learn about gear ratios and power by operating toy mechanical cranes of differing gear ratios. They attempt to pick up objects with various masses to witness how much power must be applied to the system to oppose the force of...
Science Struck
Science Struck: A Comprehensive List of All the Physics Formulas
Provides a long list of physics formulas for easy reference.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Power Your House With Wind
Students learn how engineers harness the energy of the wind to produce power by following the engineering design process as they prototype two types of wind turbines and test to see which works best. Students also learn how engineers...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Energy of Motion
By taking a look at the energy of motion all around us, students learn about the types of energy and their characteristics. They first learn about the two simplest forms of mechanical energy: kinetic and potential energy, as illustrated...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Power
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This online tutorial asks students to calculate the mechanical energy of power generated within a physical system.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Power
By the end of this section, you will be able to calculate power by calculating changes in energy over time and to examine power consumption and calculations of the cost of energy consumed.
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: Summary
This is a summary of the information in Chapter 7: Work, Energy, and Energy Resources for the AP Physics I course online.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: The Power of Heat Is Right Under Your Feet!
You might know that we are able to get free energy from the Sun, the wind, and water, but we can also get free energy from Earth itself. This source of energy is called geothermal energy and it is all about taking advantage of the heat...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Build Your Own Windmill Generator
Build your own windmill and see how the wind can be converted into energy to produce electricity. This science fair project should help you understand the use of wind as a source of alternative energy. The Science Buddies project ideas...
NASA
Nasa: Glenn Research Center Homepage
NASA's Glenn Research Center "develops advanced technology for high priority national needs - propulsion, power, and communications technologies for application to aeronautics and space."
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Decisions on Deadline
This collection contains two lesson plans and an interactive game that will facilitate discussion and deepen understanding of the complex issues raised in the documentary film, A Fragile Trust: Plagiarism, Power, and Jayson Blair at The...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Decisions on a Deadline Collection: "A Fragile Trust"
This collection contains two lesson plans and an interactive game that will facilitate discussion and deepen understanding of the complex issues raised in the documentary film, A Fragile Trust: Plagiarism, Power, and Jayson Blair at The...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Center of Mass
Students explore center of mass. Some topics examined in the activities are collisions, center of mass motion, and power. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, practice problems, and exam questions. Practice problems and...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Current, Resistance, and Power
Learners investigate current, resistance, and power. Some topics explored in the activities are Ohm's law, electrical power, and solving circuits. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, online textbook chapters, exam...