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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Conservation of Linear Momentum and Collisions

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore conservation of linear momentum and collisions. Some topics examined in the activities are collisions, center of mass motion, variable mass, and momentum. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, practice...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Center of Mass

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore center of mass. Some topics examined in the activities are collisions, center of mass motion, and power. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, practice problems, and exam questions. Practice problems and...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Laws of Thermodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore laws of thermodynamics. Thermodynamics is examined through lecture notes and exam questions with solutions.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Buoyancy

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore buoyancy. Some topics examined in the activities are buoyant force, stability of floating objects, and Archimedes' principle. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, practice problems, and exam questions....
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Hydrostatic Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore hydrostatic pressure. Some topics examined in the activities are Pascal?s principle, hydrostatic pressure, and Archimedes? principle. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, practice problems, and exam...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Orbits of Planets and Satellites

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore orbits of planets and satellites. Some topics examined in the activities are planetary motion, angular momentum of orbits, and Kepler's laws. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, practice problems, and...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Inductance

For Students 9th - 10th
Learners investigate inductance. Some topics explored in the activities are mutual inductance, self inductance, and circuits. The resource consists of video clips, online textbook chapters, lecture notes, exam questions, and practice...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Electromagnetic Induction

For Students 9th - 10th
Learners investigate electromagnetic induction. Some topics explored in the activities are Faraday's law of induction, superconductivity, and non-conservative fields. The resource consists of video clips, online textbook chapters,...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Forces: Current Carrying Wires in Magnetic Fields

For Students 9th - 10th
Learners investigate current-carrying wires in magnetic fields. Some topics explored in the activities are forces, magnetic dipoles, and circuits. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, exam questions, java applets, and...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Current, Resistance, and Power

For Students 9th - 10th
Learners investigate current, resistance, and power. Some topics explored in the activities are Ohm's law, electrical power, and solving circuits. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, online textbook chapters, exam...
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Parkinson's Disease Workshop

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level online biology course highlighting Parkinson's disease. Course topics include clinical characteristics, structural neuroimaging, neuropathology, genetics, and cognitive function. Course features include reading suggestions...
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Advanced Kitchen Chemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
College-level advanced course on kitchen chemistry. Course topics highlight the scientific exploration of all types of food. Features online include downloadable assignments and readings, and a number of food chemistry-related links.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Hands on Astronomy: Observing Stars and Planets

For Students 9th - 10th
A university-level course in basic observational procedures in astronomy. Covers how to use a telescope, and includes lecture notes.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: The Emergence of Europe 500 1300

For Students 9th - 10th
Enhance your learning of European history with the materials provided in this online course. Include suggested readings, assignments, and exam questions.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Biology: Cell Biology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level course highlighting the biology of cells of higher organisms. Course topics include cellular membranes and organelles; cell growth and oncogenic transformation; transport, receptors, and cell signaling; the cytoskeleton,...
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Brain Cognitive Science: Cognitive Neuroscience

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level online neuroscience course focusing on human memories. Course highlights how memories are created and controlled, and how we are able to remember the past. Course features include readings and related resources on the topic.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Introduction to Neuroanatomy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level online biology course focusing on the anatomy of the human brain. Course highlights include an intensive introduction to neuroanatomy. Course features include lecture notes outline, quizzes, study notes, and an extensive...
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Chemical Engineering: Separation Processes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level chemical engineering course highlighting the general principles of separation by equilibrium and rate processes. Course topics comprise staged cascades and applications to distillation, absorption, adsorption, and membrane...
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Polymer Science Laboratory

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level chemical engineering course highlighting polymers. Course topics focus on the range of properties of polymers, methods of synthesis, and physical chemistry. Course features include a list of related readings and a large...
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Chemistry: Advanced Organic Chemistry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level advanced chemistry course focusing on organic chemistry. Course highlights the application of structure and theory to the study of organic reaction mechanisms. Course features include selected lecture notes, assignments,...
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Modern Navigation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level planetary science course highlighting modern navigation. Course introduces the concepts and applications of navigation techniques using celestial bodies and satellite positioning systems (GPS). Course features include...
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Introduction to Electric Power Systems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level electrical engineering course highlighting electric power systems. Course introduces electric power and the conversion of electrical to mechanical energy. Course features include readings, assignments, and quizzes.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Physics: Introduction to Special Relativity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level electrical physics course highlighting Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity. Course introduces the physics of Lorentz contraction, time dilation, the "twin paradox", and E=mc2. Course features suggested readings,...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Exploring Black Holes: General Relativity and Astrophysics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level physics course focusing on black holes. Course topics include general relativity, astrophysics, and elements of cosmology . Course features include selected video lectures, lecture notes, assignments, and exams.