Physics LAB
Electric Potential Drill: Point Charges
In this electric potential activity, learners answer 16 questions about absolute potential, field lines, equipotential surfaces, and electrostatic potential.
NOAA
Exploring Potential Human Impacts
Arctic sea ice reflects 80 percent of sunlight, striking it back into space; with sea ice melting, the world's oceans become warmer, which furthers global warming. These activities explore how humans are impacting ecosystems around the...
Inside Mathematics
Two Solutions
Many problems in life have more than one possible solution, and the same is true for advanced mathematics. Scholars solve seven problems that all have at least two solutions. Then three higher-level thinking questions challenge them to...
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Absolutely, Positively a Force in China
Students explore the concept of company expansion. In this company expansion lesson, students read an article about FedEx and how it was able to expand. Students discuss how FedEx was able to expand. Students discuss reasons a product...
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Chemistry 112: Form A-
For this chemistry 112 worksheet, students use their knowledge of chemistry concepts to answer the multiple choice questions provided. Students calculate the answers using the appropriate formulas.
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Chernobyl
Students list some of the health effects of radiation exposure. They are engaged in a unit on nuclear power by demonstrating the potential environmental health risks involved.
Calvin Crest Outdoor School
Survival
Equip young campers with important survival knowledge with a set of engaging lessons. Teammates work together to complete three outdoor activities, which include building a shelter, starting a campfire, and finding directions in the...
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Salt Bridges
In this chemistry worksheet, learners examine the salt bridge in order to apply in the laboratory setting. The sheet includes in depth background information.
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Unleash Your Inner Editor
NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, is a writing project for which participants write an entire novel in a single month. If you have decided to this in your class, this resource will be useful for you. This is an editing learning...
Open Colleges
Your Brain Map: Strategies for Accelerated Learning
The brain is a complex organ with many different structures and functions. An interactive diagram allows learners to explore the different structures while pop-ups describe their functions. Secondary interactives show the structures of...
University of Wyoming
Free Fall…From SPACE!/Nanotechnology in the Classroom
Provide the details about Felix Baumgartner's sky jump from the far reaches of our atmosphere, 39,045 meters up! Then get your physics free fallers to evaluate the factors that played a role in his acceleration, the time to reach maximum...
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ON BEING NASTY TO PEOPLE AND BEING NICE TO PEOPLE
Learners study the concept of Positive Tolerance. They list 10 examples of sarcasm or cruel humor that they have heard recently in school. They summarize discussion in a careful, sensitive way - ensuring that the discussion is...
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Being Spontaneous
In this spontaneous reactions instructional activity, students read about entropy, enthalpy and Gibbs free energy. They complete a table with reaction conditions and determine if the reaction is spontaneous or not. They solve three...
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World Without Oil
Students discover the world of fossil fuels and oil shortages. For this world economy lesson, students read articles on the Internet discussing the world's dependence on oil and the possibility of an extended oil shortage. Students...
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Nervous Tissue
In this nervous tissue worksheet, students list and describe the functions of the nervous system and its two principle parts. Then they list and give the function and location of the six types of glial cells. Students also describe two...
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Heat Unit
Students define thermal equilibrium. They distinguish between internal energy and heat. Students describe how the quantity of heat that enters or leaves a substance is measured.
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Satyagraha, Its Origins and Applications
Tenth graders study the steps and methods taken by Gandhi. In this World History lesson, 10th graders create illustrations to represent these steps. Students write a persuasive essay on these measures taken by Gandhi.
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Recognizing Trade Definitions and Concepts
High schoolers differentiate between imports and exports and examine data related to international trade. They view and discuss a PowerPoint presentation about international trade, define key vocabulary terms, answer discussion...
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Breaking News English: Pig Organ Transplants Within 5 Years
In this English activity, students read "Pig Organ Transplants Within 5 Years," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.