Curated OER
My Favorite Holiday
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...
Curated OER
Pin the Tail on the Computer
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....
Curated OER
Food and You
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...
Curated OER
The Price is Right?
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.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Design Squad Challenge: Four Corners (Pdf) [Pdf]
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...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Vector Components
An excellent lesson on vectors and their components, with multiple illustrated examples.
University of Nebraska
Base Vectors and Vector Components
Defines base vectors and components with illustrations.
University of Nebraska
Vector Algebra: Base Vectors and Vector Components
Defines base vectors and components with illustrations.
University of Nebraska
Rectangular Components in 2 D
This resource provides a description of components of vectors and their notation.
University of Nebraska
University of Nebraska: Rectangular Components in 2 D
This resource provides a description of components of vectors and their notation.
Other
Math Help: Trying to Pull a Boulder Up a Hill
A practical application of the use of the components of vectors with force. Example and general form are both given.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Electronic Component
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of electronic components: semiconductors, diodes, transistors, and integrated circuits.
University of Nebraska
Rectangular Coordinates in 3 D
Advanced discussion of the components of a vector on a three dimensional plane is available here along with formulas and properties.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: One Step Vector Treasure Hunt
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.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Motion and Forces in Two Dimensions: Vector Resolution
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...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Motion and Forces in Two Dimensions: Relative Velocity
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.