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eBook
Rice University

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 multiple...
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Polarization

For Students 9th - 12th
This is one cool resource for teaching about polarity! Chemistry scholars observe electron distribution and molecular shape as they select different non-metals and form bonds. The interactive offers two views, surface charge and electron...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Typical Conceptual Questions for Physics I - Light and Quantum

For Students 9th - 12th
This is a stellar overview of everything light and quantum! There are 30 multiple choice questions, none of them requiring any mathematical computation. There are a few diagrams to analyze: light rays striking reflective and refractive...
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Assessment
Curated OER

Take-Home Midterm Exam #3

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
The University of Hawaii has published a vast collection of midterm and final exams for their Physics 152 course. This particular exam offers a variety of assessment methods, and covers the topic of electromagnetic radiation....
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Activity
PBS

Presidential Leadership and the Goal to Unify | America’s Great Divide: From Obama to Trump

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Traditionally, a United States President's Inaugural Address establishes the tone and vision for his presidency. It has stressed the goal to unify the country and bring the political parties together after what are often divisive...
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Interactive
Physics Classroom

Polarization

For Students 9th - 12th
Are your young physicists static-savvy? Test their skills using an engaging interactive from the Static Electricity series! Learners evaluate scenarios to determine how charges move between conductors and insulators, then identify...
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Making Molecules

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
It's molecule magic! Skillful scholars explore the effects of different atoms on molecular polarization using an intuitive interactive. The resource displays the charge at different locations on the molecule, then adapts as the user...
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PPT
Urbana School District

Light

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
You matter, unless you multiply yourself by the speed of light ... then you energy. Presentation covers the behavior of light as both a wave and a particle, light versus sound, space travel, why objects have colors, depth perception,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Refraction B2—When is Light Reflected Internally?

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Physics is phun in this lesson. Young physicists use a lightbox to test how and where light is refracted and reflected as it travels through transparent materials. Angles of incidence and refraction, sine of both angles, and the ratio...
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Assessment
Curated OER

Physics 152 ~ Fall 2003 Midterm Exam #3, Parts A, B

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Illuminated physics stars show what they know about light by taking this exam. They match several related vocabulary terms to descriptions and answer multiple choice questions about the characteristics of light, magnification, and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Fall 2003 Midterm Exam #3

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Let there be light! When your physics learners take this midterm exam, light will be their focus. They will show what they know about electromagnetic waves, interference, refraction, reflection, lenses, prisms, and more! The test is...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Quick Concept Demonstrations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the nervous system. Demonstrations on how to pick up keyed information in text is shown daily and weekly. Reviewed for content is Nerve Impulse, Polarization and Depolarization and perception. A spreadsheet will graph...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Picture This!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast different types of light on the electromagnetic spectrum.  In this investigative lesson students create a photographic image that demonstrates the infrared, ultraviolet and polarization phenomena. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Miscellaneous Light Topics

For Students 9th - 12th
In this light topics science worksheet, students read selections about fiber optics, fluorescent light, incandescent light, total internal reflection, polarization, glow-in-the-dark light, and lasers. Students then respond to 32...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Nervous Tissue

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
In this nervous tissue worksheet, students list and describe the functions of the nervous system and its two principle parts. Then they list and give the function and location of the six types of glial cells. Students also describe two...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigation of Polarized Light

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate how polorizers filter light. For this physics lesson, students record their data and plot their results using a computer logging software. They discuss practical applications of polarization.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Transmitter Hunt

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners experiment with radio transmitters. In this transmission of waves lesson, students use an FM radio, an attenuate, and the frequency to locate a radio transmitter. Learners discuss outcomes. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Polarization

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study the basic facts of polarization.  In this light waves instructional activity students demonstrate some activities illustrating interference patterns. 
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Electrostatics

For Students 9th - 10th
This web-based activity takes students through a series of pages in which they find out about the effects charged particles have on one another, discover how Coulomb's force works, and see some real-world examples. Multiple-choice and...
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Handout
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Einstein's Legacy: Laptop Screens

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of seven pages that describe how screen displays on laptop computers work using polarized light in a liquid crystal display. Interactive Java applets.
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Handout
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Polarization

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of pages that explain polarization, polarized light and its effects, polarized filters, and sunglasses. Interactive Java applets.
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Handout
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Polarization

For Students 9th - 10th
An incredible series of illustrated pages that explain polarization, polarized light and its effects, and polarized filters and sunglasses. Features interactive Java applets.
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Activity
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Normal Modes

For Students 11th - 12th
An interactive simulation that teaches about oscillators, normal modes, and polarization by varying the number of masses and initial conditions to determine their effect on 1D or 2D systems of coupled mass-spring oscillators. This...
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Handout
Other

Fermilab: Hyperons & Neutrinos

For Students 9th - 10th
The third paragraph pinpoints the importance of hyperons in particle research. Hyperons and neutrinos share characteristics of the weak force. Complex stuff, but the real deal. Parts of this report may be very useful. Many photos, slow...