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Its Electric!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders define the differences between static and current electricity by participating in an investigation.  In this energy lesson plan, 4th graders utilize electrical supplies to demonstrate the differences between static...
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What is Electrical Potential and How Does a Relational Causal Model Explain It?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine models of electrical potential. Students discuss the concept of electrical potential and relational causality. They compare models based on electric potential to those with cyclic simultaneous causality.
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Electricity for Kids! It's Shocking!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate the world of electricity by completing a KWL sheet. In this energy lesson, students view PowerPoint presentations about electricity, who invented it, and how it is used today. Students define several electricity...
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Oranges and Batteries

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Orange you glad you can make circuits using fruit? Young electricians learn about electric circuits and electricity. As part of the lesson, they build a circuit with an orange and then with a banana.
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The Invention of Faraday Cage

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students demonstrate how Faraday's cage work by building their own electroscope. In this physics instructional activity, students explain how Faraday's cage work. They cite several applications of this principle in the real world.
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How is Lightning Formed

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students research lightning paying particular attention to how it is formed, where it is most likely to occur, and how most people struck by lightning survive.
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Stock Character Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine multiple types of media in order to properly define different types of character that include static, stock, and dynamic characters. They respond to the question of finding someone they respect. They give examples of...
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TE Activity: Does Weight Matter?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars design and conduct experiment to determine if weight added incrementally to an object affects amount of friction encountered when it slides across a flat surface. They graph data from their experiments, and calculate...
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E3 Ret Lesson Plan

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore friction. In this physics lesson plan, students will cover metal blocks with film to determine the changes caused by static and kinetic friction.
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Basic Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

For Students 9th - 12th
In this electromagnetism and electromagnetic induction worksheet, students answer 12 questions about electricity, about the magnetic fields in given diagrams, about the right-hand rule and about electric current and voltage in magnetic...
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Static Electricity

For Students 6th - 8th
In this lightning worksheet, students will read information about the different types of lightening and how they are formed. Then students will complete 2 short answer questions.
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Wimhurst Electrostatic Generator Interactive Demonstration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in an interactive demo using the Wimhurst generator. In this physics lesson, students draw the charge distribution in the pith ball. They explain how they acquire charges without actually touching the generator.
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Electroscope

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine what an electroscope is and who invented it.  For this electrical lesson students build their own Emergency Radiation detector Electroscope.
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Lightning

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students study lightening and the history behind how it was used for electricity.  In this electricity lesson students complete several experiments on the invention of the lightning rod.
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Type of Energy - Dot to Dot Puzzles

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this energy worksheet, learners connect the dots to complete pictures of three types of energy that include solar energy, static energy, and stored energy. They color the page and draw other examples of energy in a box at the bottom...
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The Physics of Electricity: Real or Magic?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders participate in various demonstrations on electricity. In this physics lesson, 8th graders explore static and current electricity. They apply concepts to real world situations.
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Introduction to Friction

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students study the properties of the frictional force between two surfaces in contact. They inspect various phenomena in nature where friction plays an important role and demonstrate
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You’re Tugging at Me!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the sliding and rolling friction.  In this forces lesson students divide into groups and use a cart to examine the amount of force that is used to move objects. 
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College Physics for AP® Courses

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Take a look at an organized physics course. The 34-section electronic textbook covers material in AP® Physics 1 and 2. Teachers use the text to supplement lectures and have the class work through the labs. Each section contains...
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Science Matters

Forms of Energy

For Teachers 6th Standards
The amount of energy Americans use doubles every 20 years. The first lesson in a 10-part series teaches scholars about different forms of energy. They rotate through five stations with hands-on activities or experiments at each in order...
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What is Lightning?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars experiment with electricity to understand lightning. In this lightning lesson, students show how static electricity causes lightning. Young scholars discuss questions about their experiment and gather important facts....
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Charge It!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students complete an experiment using balloons to help them examine the concept of static electricity. They discover how engineers use this information to create better air filters for homes. They describe how to charge an insulator as...
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Storms and Extreme Weather

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore hurricanes and tornadoes by conducting an experiment. For this weather pattern lesson, students define many extreme weather vocabulary terms and discuss the relationship with static electricity. Students utilize plastic...
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Cleaning Air with Balloons

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners examine how a pollutant recovery method functions in cleaning industrial air pollution. They listen to a teacher-led discussion, conduct an experiment with balloons, static electricity, and pepper, and observe and record the...

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