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Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Graph Sketcher

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Sketch graphs with the Graph Sketcher. Scholars graph functions on a coordinate plane. An interactive makes it as easy as inputting the function and clicking a button.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Buffon's Needle An Analysis and Simulation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
If you dropped a needle on a lined sheet of paper what is the probability that the needle will cross one of the lines on the page?  Surprise your class with how calculating this probability can approximate pi. This question is known as...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tracking and Tracing Sunspots

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine sunspots. In this sunspot instructional activity, students use applets to investigate the movement of sunspots. Students research sunspots and evaluate the rotation of the sun. Lesson references outside resources not...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Solar and Lunar Eclipses

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine eclipses. In this eclipse lesson, students investigate solar and lunar eclipses. Students complete a WebQuest and write a descriptive summary of eclipses. Lesson references a WebQuest, but does not include a link.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Milky Way and Beyond

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students consider the scale of the Milky Way Galaxy. In this Milky Way lesson, students hypothesize the length of time necessary to cross the Milky Way.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Phases of the Moon

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students view an applet to study the phases of the Moon in relation to the orientation of the sun, moon, and Earth.
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Interactive
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Online Exhibit: Mix and Match

For Students 9th - 10th
A Shockwave movie which allows users to mix varying colors of light and observe the effect upon the appearance of a circle. Accompanied by a "To Do and Notice" section and a "What's Going On?" section. Excellent!
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Website
The Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute: Minutes From Me: Add a Java Wordsearch to the Links Web

For Students 9th - 10th
Word searches are popular with students. This site describes how to create a web page that includes an interactive word search implemented as a Java applet.
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Handout
Other

University of Arkansas: Kinetic Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
A little background and a great Java applet that allows you to see the distribution of particles by their velocity.
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Interactive
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Psychic Test

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity uses an applet to study the psychic ability of a student in the class who is asked repeatedly to guess the outcome of a virtual coin toss. Students will understand the idea of long-run relative frequency converging to true...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Image of Inclined Plane

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive Java applet from the University of Utah that allows users to investigate the effect of the coefficient of friction on the motion of a block sliding down an incline. Initial height of the block and the friction coefficient...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Position of Block

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive Java applet from the University of Utah that allows users to investigate the effect of the coefficient of friction on the motion of a block sliding down an incline. Initial height of the block and the friction coefficient...