Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Frequency

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive activity adapted from the University of Utah's ASPIRE Lab, students will investigate frequency in terms of trampoline jumps, pendulum swings, and electromagnetic waves.
Handout
Florida State University

Florida State University: Magnet Lab: Faraday Cage

For Students 9th - 10th
A faraday cage is an important tool for some scientists at the MagLab. But they don't work with it: they work inside it.
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Other

Institute of Physics: Practical Physics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Access hundreds of teacher-tested, practical physics lessons on this well-organized, illustrated site. Find just the right demonstration, attention-grabber, or lab for any physics teaching objective at your fingertips.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Measuring the Speed of 'Light' With a Microwave Oven

For Students 9th - 10th
In this experiment, you will measure the speed of light using a microwave oven, some egg white, and a ruler. This short project proves to be an extremely interesting choice for a science lab, with pictures for illustration, and thorough...
Unit Plan
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Microwaves

For Students 9th - 10th
What makes those kernels pop inside your microwave? A whole lot of water interacting with a whole lot of high-frequency electromagnetic waves. (Java tutorial)
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Heinrich Hertz

For Students 9th - 10th
The discovery of radio waves, which was widely seen as confirmation of James Clerk Maxwell's electromagnetic theory and paved the way for numerous advances in communication technology, was made by German physicist Heinrich Hertz. In the...
Handout
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Wilhelm Weber

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out more about German physicist Wilhelm Weber, who developed and enhanced a variety of devices for sensitively detecting and measuring magnetic fields and electrical currents.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Zeeman Effect 1896

For Students 9th - 10th
Most of us have seen the rainbow-hued breakdown of the composition of light. Light is of course a form of energy. A magnetic field changes the behavior of light- a phenomenon known as the Zeeman effect.
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Other

National Physical Laboratory: The History of Length Measurement

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides historic information on length measurement in the United Kingdom. Click on the topics on the left toolbar of the article to find out more information.