Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Ductility

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers a simple definition of the term, "Ductility," including several hyperlinked terms.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Practice W/ Systems: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson provides the learner with examples on how to properly define a system, when solving physics problems. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Practice w/ Systems."
Handout
Other

Granta Design Limited: Glossary of Materials Attributes

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Cambridge Engineering Selector web site. Contains a lengthy list of definitions of a variety of material properties related to solid strength and elasticity (and more). Definitions are accompanied by equations and metric unit...
eBook
McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill Companies: Origins of the Quantum Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
An indexing page for Chapter 27 (Origins of the Quantum Theory) of the companion web site for McGraw Hill's Contemporary College Physics textbook. Includes several worthy pages with chapter notes, simple definitions, online computer...
Activity
University of California

University of California Los Angeles: Force, Work and Power

For Students 3rd - 6th
Describes the definition and relationships between force, work and power. Includes nice drawings to increase conceptual understanding.
Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Science World: Brownian Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from ScienceWorld gives a brief description of Brownian motion. It also goes on with a detailed series of formula derivations utilizing calculus. Links to related topics and definitions are given.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Electric Current

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The definition of electric current is explained and how to calculate an electric current. Includes links to resources for learning more about electricity, i.e., a...
Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Development of Force Concept

For Students 9th - 10th
In the following interactive students will begin to understand the definition of force.
Handout
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: James Chadwick Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
This sites provides a definitive biography of Chadwick presented by the Nobel (Prize) e-Museum.
Handout
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Seismic Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic definitions and characteristics of the different wave types, diagrams, and speeds of the waves. Has links to information on seismology, earthquakes, and plate tectonics.
Activity
National Geographic

National Geographic: Mapping the World's Watersheds

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this lesson, students use a world map to locate and label major rivers and their watersheds. They then compare watershed shapes and look at typographical features that determine their shapes. A vocabulary list with definitions is...
Activity
National Geographic

National Geographic: Ocean Abiotic Factors

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After looking at examples of biotic and abiotic factors in ecosystems, students focus on abiotic factors in marine ecosystems, the physical processes that are involved, and the impact human activities can have on these. Includes handouts...
Website
NASA

Nasa: Imagine the Universe: Supernovae (Advanced)

For Students 9th - 10th
Supernovae are divided into two basic physical types, including a description of supernova types and how they are classified based on the existence of hydrogen spectral lines. Definitions of key terms are provided.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Evolution of the Atomic Model

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students take a closer look at how our understanding of the atom has evolved over time.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Linear Momentum and Force

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to define linear momentum, explain the relationship between linear momentum and force, state Newton's second law of motion in terms of linear momentum, and calculate linear momentum given mass...
Website
Other

Stony Brook Center for Nuclear Theory: Nuclear Theory Group

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the ongoing work by the Stony Brook Center for Nuclear Theory in the field of Quantum Chromodynamics, and gives a brief definition of this concept. The site has a link to the webpage of the primary research scientist.
Handout
Ducksters

Ducksters: Astronomy for Kids: Glossary and Terms

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the glossary and terms for the science of astronomy including words and definitions such as asteroid, comet, meteoroid, galaxy, eclipse, etc.
Handout
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Kirchhoff's First Law

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a short definition of Kirchoff's First Law as well as illustrations & animations that show how the law works.
Handout
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Kirchhoff's Second Law

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a small definition of Kirchhoff's Second Law as well as illustrations & animations that show how this law works.
Activity
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.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Wave

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth encyclopedia article from Wikipedia on waves gives a definition for what a wave is. Other content in the article includes a list of examples and characteristics of waves, information about the difference between transverse...
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Egg

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story, article or poem is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words...
Website
Boston College

Boston College: Facts on Compulsive Eating

For Students 9th - 10th
Here, you can read a definition of compulsive eating disorder as well as click on links to read about binge-eating danger signals and physical complications.
Activity
Bankrate

Bank Rate: Anatomy of a Check

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains checks: definition, physical characteristics, checking terminology, what makes it valid or unvalid, fraud, etc. It also offers links to more information about banking.