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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Numbers You Can Count On

For Teachers K - 1st
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of recognizing numbers. They use Crayola Coils to imitate a number that is made from a ball. The activity is especially suitable for students who are kinesthetic.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Magnetic Field in a Current Carrying Coil

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the relationship between a current in a coil and the magnetic field.  In this physics lesson students complete a lab activity using a magnet and batteries. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Coal and Oil: Powering Our Way of Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify and represent some common products that are made using petrochemicals and some of the effects that higher gasoline and coal prices would have on the American economy in a graphical format. They synthesize information...
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Waves: What Is a Wave?

For Students 9th - 10th
Students examine how waves are described in a manner that allows us to understand their basic nature and qualities.
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Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Magnetic Induction Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab was designed to have students test the things that can induce a current in a coil of wires. This lab is a purely quantitative lab.
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Handout
MadSci Network

Msn: How Does an Air Conditioner or Refrigerator Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Mad Scientist Network. Using a question and answer format, this page explains the answer to the question "How does An air conditioner or refrigerator work?" The scientific principles which underly their operation and the process...
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Interactive
Walter Fendt

Walter Fendt: Electromagnetic Oscillating Circuit

For Students 9th - 10th
This simulation is about an oscillatory electromagnetic circuit formed by a capacitor and an inductor.
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Interactive
Walter Fendt

Walter Fendt: Simple Ac Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
This simulation shows a simple circuit consisting of an AC voltage source and, depending on the button selected, a resistor, a capacitor or a coil.