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Learn Engineering

Learn Engineering: What Is Von Mises Stress?

For Students 11th - 12th
In this article and video, learn about how engineers can use the Von Mises stress to predict when their design will fail. By completing the calculations, engineers can find the maximum value of Von Mises and can be more accurate with the...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Further Applications of Newton's: Elasticity: Stress and Strain

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to state Hooke's law; explain Hook's law using graphical representations between deformation and applied force; discuss the three types of deformations: changes in length, sideways shear, and...
Article
Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Don't Let Math Stress You Out

For Students 9th - 10th
New research points to strategies for improving math performance in people who get stressed out by the numbers world.
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: The Physics of Bridges

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Introduce learners to physics concepts that engineers use when building a bridge. This curriculum unit includes concepts such as Newton's Third Law, stress on a material, vibration, and resonance. Unit includes lectures, lab activities,...
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PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Mental Health and Disasters

For Teachers 9th - 10th
During and after large disasters such as devastating hurricanes, floods, oil spills that have changed lives, fires, war and other natural and man-made disasters, how does a person cope? How do people deal with severe loss? How do they...
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Other

The Proactive Coping Inventory (Pci): A Multidimensional Research Instrument

For Students 9th - 10th
Paper presented at the 20th Annual Conference of Stress and Anxiety Research Society describing the development of a new psychometric tool, the Proactive Coping Inventory.
Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Coral Reefs Under Stress

For Students 9th - 10th
Coral reefs, home to many vibrant plants and animals, are suffering from the affects of climate change and the increase of acid in ocean waters. Delve into the benefits and concerns of these beautiful ecosystems.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Using Stress and Strain to Detect Cancer

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this project, students are challenged to answer the question "Is there a way to detect the presence of tumors that isn't as painful as mammography but more reliable and quantifiable than a breast-self exam or clinical breast-exams?"....
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Other

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Responding to School Crisis

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This comprehensive site will provide the necessary information to deal with the aftershock of a school crisis.
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Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University: Properties of Solids

For Students 9th - 10th
From the General Physics for Bio-Science Majors web site. Several properties of solids, many of which pertain to the elasticity of materials. Stress and strain are defined and Young's modulus is explained. The Young's modulus equation is...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Veggie Snap! Modifying Bending Stresses in a Flexible Rod

For Students 3rd - 5th
Examples of the effect of bending stresses on flexible rods could include a large tree bending over to the ground, or a fishing pole bending till it snaps. Scientists actually study this phenomenon and discover ways to prevent breakage,...
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Everyone Counts (Post Assessment)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A post-assessment at the end of a unit on global atmospheric change. Students write persuasive letters about an issue related to it, e.g., the greenhouse effect or ozone loss. The letters encourage the recipient to protect the atmosphere...
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Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: Fred Economic Data

For Students 11th - 12th
With files in many categories, FRED offers a wealth of historical US data on interest rates, business indicators, balance of payments, exchange rates, and lots more.
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Other

Noise Pollution Clearninghouse: Noise a Health Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
Booklet by the Environmental Protection Agency. Covers physical effects on major body systems, as well as emotional impacts. Lengthy, but well indexed.
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Other

Engineers Edge: Strenght of Materials

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has information about the strength of materials. Covers various types of stress and yeilding. Formulas included.
PPT
Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: Concluding Your Speech

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The conclusion of a speech is your last chance to stress your main idea and purpose. How can you make it memorable? Follow these guidelines to write a strong conclusion to a speech.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: 5 Newton's Laws: Friction, Drag, and Elasticity: Summary

For Students 11th - 12th
This page summarizes each section of Chapter 5: Further Applications of Newton's Laws: Friction, Drag, and Elasticity from the AP Physics online text. These include friction, drag force, and elasticity: stress and strain.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Tad the Tadpole

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Tad the Tadpole is designed to demonstrate how pollution in various areas affects wildlife in their native habitats. The lesson plan is designed to stress the importance of conservation for animals and their surrounding environment. Upon...
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PBS

Pbs.org: Education: 7 Ways Teachers & School Leaders Can Support Students in a (Post) Pandemic Year

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The Multiple Pandemics and the Impact on Emotional Health: As students return to school, remediating learning loss is a high priority for school leaders and teachers. While some educators may feel better equipped to address the learning...
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Pbis World: Teach Coping Skills

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This resource from PBIS provides reasons for teaching coping skills, when to teach coping skills, and how to teach coping skills. Numerous references are provided to support Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III students.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Online Learning Center: "It's Your Health" Podcast Activities

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to podcasts that discuss many aspects of teen health. What an easy way to absorb information. Included are activity sheets for review.
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Mental Health America

Mental Health America: Suicide

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource offers facts and statistics about suicide.
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Other

Psychology Today: Adolescence

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the journey from childhood towards adulthood from how to talk to teens to a look at mental health in high school. Learn about the many issues that accompany this coming of age.
Article
Other

Meditation Therapy: Brief Instructions for Seated Meditation

For Students 9th - 10th
A set of instructions for seated Zen meditation.

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