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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

My Favorite Holiday

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students create a My Favorite Holiday Calendar Page. They recall the months of the year and identify the various components of a calendar. Students also apply their learning about holiday customs to consider their own favorite holiday...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pin the Tail on the Computer

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students identify the basic components of the computer system. They watch a Brain Pop movie about computers and then draw a "vocabulary label" from a basket. The student is blindfolded and sticks the label on a picture of a computer....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Food and You

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners identify why humans are dependent on natural resources and the problems associated with their use and demonstrate how humans affect their environment. They also describe the different components and natural resources that go...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Price is Right?

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders read "A Primer on Gasoline Prices" and complete a worksheet on the price of gas. They discuss supply and demand and what a consumer can do about prices at the pump.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs Kids: Design Squad Challenge: Four Corners (Pdf) [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Hands-on challenge to build a machine out of cardboard that runs smoothly and dependably. Provides full list of materials with illustrations and ideas on how to build, test, and redesign it if necessary. Activity focuses on the...
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Activity
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Vector Components

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent lesson on vectors and their components, with multiple illustrated examples.
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Handout
University of Nebraska

Base Vectors and Vector Components

For Students 9th - 10th
Defines base vectors and components with illustrations.
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Handout
University of Nebraska

Vector Algebra: Base Vectors and Vector Components

For Students 9th - 10th
Defines base vectors and components with illustrations.
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Unit Plan
University of Nebraska

Rectangular Components in 2 D

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource provides a description of components of vectors and their notation.
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Unit Plan
University of Nebraska

University of Nebraska: Rectangular Components in 2 D

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource provides a description of components of vectors and their notation.
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Handout
Other

Math Help: Trying to Pull a Boulder Up a Hill

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A practical application of the use of the components of vectors with force. Example and general form are both given.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Electronic Component

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of electronic components: semiconductors, diodes, transistors, and integrated circuits.
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Graphic
University of Nebraska

Rectangular Coordinates in 3 D

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Advanced discussion of the components of a vector on a three dimensional plane is available here along with formulas and properties.
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Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: One Step Vector Treasure Hunt

For Students 9th - 10th
This game is intended to help students break a vector into components. They will be given a vector and then have click to see if they hit the right spot. Students need a score of 5 to successfully complete this activity.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Motion and Forces in Two Dimensions: Vector Resolution

For Students 9th - 10th
In this unit, students learn two basic methods for determining the magnitudes of the components of a vector directed in two dimensions. The two methods of vector resolution students will examine are the parallelogram method the...
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Motion and Forces in Two Dimensions: Relative Velocity

For Students 9th - 10th
Through illustrated examples and interactive practice problems, students explore problems that involve relative velocity- where the actual motion of an object is different than its motion relative to a stationary observer.