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CPO Science

Potential and Kinetic Energy

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Here's a resource ideal for independent learners who need extra reinforcement or would like to work ahead. These textbook chapters and practice problems cover many basic physics concepts, starting with potential and kinetic energy and...
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Teach Engineering

Solar Angles and Tracking Systems

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The sun will continue to rise in the east and set in the west, no matter what. The first lesson in a series of eight introduces the class to solar angles. It makes connections between a person's latitude and the angle of position of the...
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US Energy Information Administration

U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Energy Sources: Electricity

For Students 6th - 8th
A basic description of electricity and the role it plays in everyday life.
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US Energy Information Administration

U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Electricity Basics

For Students 4th - 8th
Find out about the usage of electricity. and how it affects modern energy use.
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US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy Basics: Renewable Energy: Geothermal

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about renewable energy resources using geothermal technologies as the source. Learn how scientists have discovered how to utilize sustainable heat from the Earth using several methods.
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Physics4kids

Physics4 Kids: Electrical Field Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explains how an electrical field is created and the criteria that determines its' strength. Other topics briefly addressed include capacitors and the work of Michael Faraday.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Electricity for Kids: Static Electricity

For Students 4th - 6th
Kid's learn about the basic science of static electricity. What is it and how it works.
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Physics4kids

Physics4 Kids: Electricity and Magnetism: Moving Electrons and Charges

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn basic information about electricity on this page. Page explores the movement of charges with text and a video.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: William Gilbert

For Students 9th - 10th
William Gilbert was an English physician and natural philosopher who wrote a six-volume treatise that compiled all of the information regarding magnetism and electricity known at the time. The work included descriptions of many of...
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Resistors, Capacitors, and Inductors

For Students 1st - 6th
Electric circuits are used to provide a path to electric current. They commonly use three basic electrical components, which are resistors, capacitors, and insulators. They affect the electric current and changes the behavior of the...
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Joseph John Thomson

For Students 9th - 10th
Joseph John Thomson, better known as J. J. Thomson, was a British physicist who first theorized and offered experimental evidence that the atom was a divisible entity rather than the basic unit of matter, as was widely believed at the...
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Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Plasma

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can learn all about plasma. Explore what plasma is, its basic characteristics, and how plasma is created.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Series and Parallel Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers information on two basic ways of wiring components in electrical circuits, series and parallel circuits.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Magnet

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia.com provides an excellent introductory site on magnets. Including basic information describing different types of magnets and their characteristics.
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Other

Natural Resources Defense Council: Global Warming Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) offers a section focusing on frequently asked questions about global warming. Learn what causes global warming, if the earth is really getting hotter, whether or not there is cause for...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Structure of Metal

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive activity from the NOVA Web site, animations explain different aspects of the properties of metal.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Murray Gell Mann

For Students 9th - 10th
Murray Gell-Mann is a theoretical physicist who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1969 for his contributions to elementary particle physics. He is particularly well known for his role in bringing organization into the world of subatomic...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Building Ant Bot

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to build a robot that can mimic basic ant walking & running behavior.
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: Water Science Glossary of Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
The United States Geological Survey offers a complete look at water science in glossary form. Take advantage of the topic guides at the top of the site. You'll find great maps, clipart and activities centers. Click Home to access the...

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