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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Einstein's Big Idea

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of the Einstein's Theory of Relativity while conducting research using the internet and following the outline of the objectives to guide the information search. The instructional activity includes...
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Activity
American Museum of Natural History

Light Quest

For Students 6th - 12th
Grab a partner and shed some light on light. A remote learning resource has scholars play a board game to answer trivia questions about light. They also read about how Einstein contributed to the understanding of light as both a wave and...
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Article
NASA

Catch a Gravitational Wave, Dude!

For Students 9th - 12th
It is cowabunga time! Pupils read an article about the NASA LISA mission on gravitational waves and conduct additional research on them. The class participates in a science bowl type competition about gravitational waves. Panels of four...
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Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary

Guess What Benjamin Franklin Did!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students research Ben Franklin's inventions. In this invention lesson, students see the relationship between a need and an invention. Students will engage in a class discussion, read a handout, and play a match the invention to its...
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Handout
Space Telescope Science Institute

Amazing Space: Albert Einstein: A Genius, Relatively Speaking

For Students 9th - 10th
Albert Einstein was one of the most influential scientists in the 20th century. Read about his contributions on the fact filled site from the Space Telescopes Science Institute.
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Handout
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Albert Einstein Biography

For Students 2nd - 8th
Useful biographical information, inventions, and interesting facts about German-born physicist, Albert Einstein, known for developing the theory of relativity.