Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Surface Friction and Wear Characteristics of Common Materials

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the factors affecting friction. For this physics lesson, students construct their own rocket car and race them. They graph the average speeds and discuss how lubricants affect friction between rubbing surfaces.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fishy Physics

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Learners explore how fish are able to move easily from one depth to another in water.  In this fish lesson students create their own balloon fish. 
Worksheet
Curated OER

WS 5.6 Graham's Law

For Students 10th - 12th
In this gases worksheet, students use the concepts of Graham's Law of diffusion to determine the velocity of gases and molecules. They describe kinetic energy and how it relates to the mass and velocity of objects.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: In and Out Reactor

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about material balances, a fundamental concept of chemical engineering. They use stoichiometry to predict the mass of carbon dioxide that escapes after reacting measured quantities of sodium bicarbonate with dilute acetic...