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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Units of Energy: Calorie and Joule

For Students 9th - 10th
A narrated screencast which discusses various units used to measure energy: calorie, kilocalorie, and joule. [2:22]
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Other

Zephyrus James Prescott Joule

For Students 9th - 10th
Short biographical site dedicated to James Prescott Joule (1818-1889).
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University of Waterloo (Canada)

University of Waterloo: James Prescott Joule

For Students 9th - 10th
Lists the most important scientific contributions of James Prescott Joule. Provides some biographical details. Part of a set of History of Thermodynamics course notes.
Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Science World: Joule's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
This site briefly defines Joule's Law. A formula is provided and links to related terms.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: James Prescott Joule

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers a biographical sketch of James Prescott Joule discusses his contributions to the world of science, including the conservation of energy.
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Curated OER

James Prescott Joule

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of James Prescott Joule.
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Curated OER

University of Waterloo: James Prescott Joule

For Students 9th - 10th
Lists the most important scientific contributions of James Prescott Joule. Provides some biographical details. Part of a set of History of Thermodynamics course notes.
Graphic
Curated OER

University of Waterloo: James Prescott Joule

For Students 9th - 10th
Lists the most important scientific contributions of James Prescott Joule. Provides some biographical details. Part of a set of History of Thermodynamics course notes.
Graphic
Curated OER

University of Waterloo: James Prescott Joule

For Students 9th - 10th
Lists the most important scientific contributions of James Prescott Joule. Provides some biographical details. Part of a set of History of Thermodynamics course notes.
Graphic
Curated OER

Zephyrus James Prescott Joule

For Students 9th - 10th
Short biographical site dedicated to James Prescott Joule (1818-1889).
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Mechanical Equivalent of Heat Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab is designed to have students look at a greatly simplified version of James Joule's experiment showing the conversion of mechanical energy to heat.
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Other

Easyphysics: Chapter 14 Basic Circuit

For Students 9th - 10th
Learners investigate circuits. Some topics examined are a series circuit, parallel circuit, and Joule?s law. The resource includes practice problems with solutions and a chapter quiz.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Kinetic Energy

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about kinetic energy in the science of physics. The energy of motion can be calculated using mass and velocity. The standard unit is the joule. How it is different from potential energy.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Potential Energy

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about potential energy in the science of physics. The energy of position and state can be calculated using mass, gravity, and height. The standard unit is the joule. How it is different from kinetic energy.
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Mechanics: Thermodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the First Law of Thermodynamics and the importance of heat flow in machines and chemical reactions.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Human Power

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students do work by lifting a known mass over a period of time. The mass and measured distance and time is used to calculate force, work, energy and power in metric units. The students' power is then compared to horse power and the power...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Resistors in Series and Parallel

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The differences between series and parallel circuits are highlighted. Provides an in-depth look at how to solve problems about circuits and resistors. Includes a...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Bot Ec: Energy Released in an Earthquake

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A magnitude 8.5 earthquake (such as the 1964 Good Friday earthquake in Alaska) releases about 1x1018 joules of energy. The atomic bomb exploded over Hiroshima released about 1.5x1013 joules of energy. How many Hiroshima bombs would one...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Does Work, Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video, Peter Bohacek explains the interplay between work and power and how it can be seen in the functioning of a clock. [4:31] Followed by a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Work: The Scientific Definition

For Students 9th - 10th
In the following interactive students will begin to explain how an object must be displaced for a force on it to do work. They will also explain how relative directions of force and displacement determine whether the work done is...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Specific Heat Capacity

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wikipedia page offers a brief description of the thermodynamics term, "Specific heat capacity."
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Work: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain the concept of work, and show that it can be calculated using force and distance.
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PBS

Pbs Nova: The Power of Tiny Things

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you converted the mass of a paper clip into an amount of energy? In this informative quiz, discover the answer, and explore other examples of mass-energy equivalence.
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Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University: Power Questions

For Students 9th - 10th
Good use of linking to provide definitions of power along with examples and probing questions. Created by Robert H. Gowdy, physics instructor at VCU.

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