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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Protecting Treasures

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore electricity by creating an alarm. For this circuitry lesson, students analyze a diagram of a circuit based alarm which detects sunlight. Students utilize electrical equipment to recreate the circuit and practice using...
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Worksheet
Texas State Energy Conservation Office

Investigation: Making a PV Cell

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Rise and shine! Class members collaborate to construct a photovoltaic solar cell with two semiconductor layers, as guided by this fabulous lab sheet. They test its output with an ammeter or galvanometer. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Junction Field-Effect Transistors

For Students 10th - 12th
In this physics worksheet, learners complete 43 conceptual questions on transistors. They define basic terms related to conductance.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

A Salt and Battery

For Students 9th - 12th
In this battery worksheet, students read about oxidation-reduction reactions and voltaic cells. They are given a diagram of an electrochemical cell and they answer four questions using the cell. They also identify the anode given two...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Forces in Action

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate questions centered around force and motion by going through the scientific process and creating fair tests and experimentation. In this lesson about forces-in-action, students diagram their findings and explore other...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Resistors

For Students 9th - 12th
In this resistors worksheet, learners answer 11 questions about resistors, their functions, symbols used to represent them, and they calculate resistance values.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Impedance

For Students 9th - 12th
In this physics worksheet, learners complete 19 questions on impedance. They solve a series of mathematical and conceptual problems.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Forces in Action

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate different forces and draw arrows to signify specific directions of force. Students are then shown a brick and they are asked to draw a diagram which will include labels for the forces that are acting on the brick....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Moving and Growing

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students learn to understand the role of both skeletons and exoskeletons. In this instructional activity on exoskeletons, students locate and label bones on diagram of a human skeleton, and observe and discuss bones of chicken and fish....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

OHM's Law

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the relationship between current, voltage and resistance in a series circuit.  In this investigative activity students watch a demonstration and see how voltage is measured and see what OHM's law is.   
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Activity
Texas State Energy Conservation Office

Investigation: Concept Mapping Fuels

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
After reading an article, "Fuels for Everything," collaborative groups create a concept map poster of the transportation and non-transportation fuels. This makes a strong introduction to the different types of fuels used for transportion...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Solving Rational Equations

For Students 11th
In this algebra worksheet, 11th graders solve rational expressions, by combining the denominators and making them common. They solve word problems using algebra. There are 10 questions with an answer key.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Topo Map Mania!

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders describe the major features of maps and compasses. They read a topographical map. They take a bearing using a compass. They practice using scales on a map.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

TE Activity: The Trouble with Topos

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils study the uses of topographical maps including the many forms that they take. They discover that the map features show its intended use such as city maps, wilderness maps, and state maps. They complete a worksheet in which they...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Science Quiz-Grade 6

For Students 6th
In this grade 6 science quiz worksheet, 6th graders complete a 15 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 6 concepts. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Comparing Different Energy Resources

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the advantages and disadvantages of the different sources of energy.  In this energy lesson students complete an experiment and worksheet.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Grade 6 Science Quiz

For Students 6th
In this grade 6 science quiz, 6th graders complete a 15 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 6 concepts. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Red Shift, Blue Shift

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students demonstrate how stellar spectra measures a star's motion relative to Earth along the line of sight.
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Unit Plan
Other

The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits

For Students 3rd - 8th
An exciting interactive site of games, activities, information, and quizzes about electric circuits. You'll learn what makes circuits work, all about conductors and insulators, switches, changing circuits, and circuit diagrams. Learning...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Electric Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains what an electric circuit is, its different parts, and how to represent it using a circuit diagram.
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Interactive
Other

Tech Topics: Electricity: Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
What is a circuit? How does it work? The animated diagrams and accompanying text will make it easy to understand the concept of circuits!
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Lighting the Way: Electrical Circuits and Lamp Wiring

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through a series of self-guided activities, students will explore basic electrical circuits and then build a working model of a circuit through the process of wiring a lamp. They will understand the flow of electrons through a circuit,...
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eBook
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Lessons in Electric Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn anything you ever wanted to know and more about electrical circuits here. Complete with in-depth explanations and detailed diagrams.
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Activity
National Geographic

National Geographic: Building Circuits

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this lesson, students build series and parallel circuits and test their conductivity. Includes handouts with diagrams, and a vocabulary list with definitions.