Curated OER
Collisions Drive Reactions
In this reactions activity, learners determine what must take place in order for a reaction to occur. Students complete 6 short answer questions.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Blossoms: Using Geometry to Design Simple Machines
An MIT engineering professor offers a fun presentation on simple machines, specifically the geometry involved in building them. Students will learn about kinematics ("geometry in motion") and build their own simple machines with a...
Technology Student
Technology Student: Mechanisms
This site describes mechanisms and simple machines, and the basic components used to build them.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Kmoddl: Digital Library of Kinematics
This site by Cornell University takes an interactive approach to the science of Kinematics. Still, images, video, and machines that can be manipulated are just a few features available on this extremely comprehensive site.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Compare Human Made Objects With Natural Objects
In small groups, students will experiment and observe the similarities and differences between human-made objects and nature. The students will compare the function and structure of hollow bones with drinking straws, bird beaks, tool...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Correlation and Causation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Examines the difference between correlation and causation.
Other
Hognosesam: Linkages
This site illustrates different types of linkages that are used to create different types of levers.
Donald Clark
Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning Domains
This article--in text and charts--explains the three learning domains devised by Benjamin Bloom.