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Recycling Spiral Puzzle
In this recycling puzzle activity, students use a set of 8 clues about recycling to complete a spiral puzzle. A reference web site is included for additional activities.
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Recycling Vocabulary Fill Puzzle
In this recycling vocabulary worksheet, students use a set of recycling definition clues to complete a crossword puzzle. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Electrical Energy
Students compare and contrast a cell and a battery. In this physical science lesson, students explain how they create energy. They conduct an experiment to apply what they have learned in this lesson.
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Friction and Inertia
Students study friction and inertia, make predictions, and compare data. In this investigative lesson students view a demonstration on friction, divide into groups, and complete an activity.
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2D Kinematics w/ String Racers
Students calculate the speed of string racers. In this physics lesson plan, students measure the time in several trials and get the average. They graph their results using a spreadsheet.
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Creating a Job Community
Students design their own job communities. In this art and career exploration lesson, students are placed into groups to create models of business areas based on job types.
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Safe ways to take medicine
Students match who to contact if they need help in certain situations and discuss safety with medicines. For this medicine lesson plan, students match the person who can help them take medicine safely. They also participate in a...
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Beginning Analogies 9
In this analogies learning exercise, students read the word pairs and choose the answer that best expresses a relationship similar to the original pair.
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
Cprr Photographic History Museum: Car Builder's Dictionary, 1884
Here you will find drawings from the 1884 book which details the various train cars in use at the time. There are drawings of two Pullman rail cars, as well as "emigrant sleeping cars," which were gave free transportation to emigrants...
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Scarterfield: Want to Learn How to Draw Cartoons?
This site offers free step-by-step lessons on how to draw various types of cartoons including animals, characters, cars, Christmas, Disney, Manga, Superheros, landscape, and much more. General information about drawing cartoons is...
Physics Games
Physics Games: Car Drawing Physics
By only drawing a single line, allow a car to reach the finish line and avoid obstacles.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Universal Language of Engineering Drawings
Students practice the ability to produce clear, complete, accurate and detailed design drawings through an engineering design challenge. Using only the specified materials, teams are challenged to draw a design for a wind-powered car....
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
Cprr: Car Builder's Dictionary: Pullman Palace Sleeping Car
Shows detailed floor plans of Pullman Palace Sleeping Car and Drawing Room/Parlor car.
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Shows detailed floor plans of Pullman Palace Sleeping Car and Drawing Room/Parlor car.
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Basic Car Audio Electronics: Inductor
This site contains a definition for what an inductor is, has a drawing of what a conductor looks like and of the symbol for an inductor, and distinguishes between the three types of inductor core types used for audio.
Other
Milwaukee Art Museum: In the Year 2121
Students research the advances of an invention's industrial design over decades or centuries. They then project future improvements and innovations with drawings and descriptive prose.
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
Cprr: Lewis Metzler Clement: A Pioneer of the Central Pacific Railroad
Provides biographical information on Lewis Metzler Clement, the chief engineer for the Central Pacific Railroad, who both designed much of the route and supervised construction of the railroad. Includes several primary sources ranging...
Hunkins Experiments
The Secret Life of Machines
An entertaining site that communicates ideas through cartoon drawings. Discover how simple machines and gadgets operate, such as fax machines and washing machines.
Curated OER
Basic Car Audio Electronics: Inductor
This site contains a definition for what an inductor is, has a drawing of what a conductor looks like and of the symbol for an inductor, and distinguishes between the three types of inductor core types used for audio.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Simple Machines
Through a five-lesson series with five hands-on activities, students are introduced to six simple machines - inclined plane, wedge, screw, lever, pulley, wheel-and-axle - as well as compound machines, which are combinations of two or...