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Physical Science: Solar Energy

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars review and discuss how Solar energy and electricity produce light and heat. They create a photo/picture journal and include pictures taken during solar energy activities to a PowerPoint slide presentation.
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Physics Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this physics worksheet, students complete short answer questions about physics concepts such as electricity, space, light, and more. Students complete 20 short answer questions.
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How Photocells Work

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Give small groups of physical scientists tokens that represent electrons in a photovoltaic cell. They play a dice game in which they move the tokens around, representing the flow of electrons through the p-n junction of a semiconductor...
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Castaway or Survivor

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What a clever idea! Chemistry learners imagine themselves deserted on an island with a radio, but no batteries. They also have a few odds and ends in their pockets and storage chest. They are challenged to create a battery that will...
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K12 Reader

Charge It!

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Electrify your pupils' interest in conductors and insulators with a brief reading passage! After reading the text, learners respond to five questions that relate to the content of the passage.
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Teach Engineering

Introduction to Circuits and Ohm's Law

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Take a very basic understanding of circuits and develop a strong understanding of the parts and function of a circuit. This activity is developed to be an independent exploration of circuits from the basics to series and parallel models....
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Teach Engineering

Maximum Power Point

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Investigate the maximum power output of a photovoltaic panel with a lesson that introduces the class to the maximum power point. Individuals learn how to determine the maximum power point of a solar panel by using Ohm's law and the power...
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Ice, Ice, PV!

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Knowing the temperature coefficient allows for the calculation of voltage output at any temperature. Groups conduct an experiment to determine the effects of temperature on the power output of a solar panel. The teams alter the...
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Oceans of Energy

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
Are the earth's oceans really just giant batteries, waiting for their energy to be harnessed? Middle school mechanical engineers will be shocked by the amazing amount of energy that forms around them after diving into part four of a...
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Synthesis of Nickel Nanowires

For Teachers 9th - 12th
It's all about the scale—they're not just wires, they're nanowires! The second lesson of the series builds on the oxidation-reduction experiment in the first lesson. Scholars synthesize a sample of nanowires using electrolysis. As they...
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Study Jams! Atoms: Protons, Neutrons, Electrons

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
What's smaller than a kiwi seed? Atoms! Basic atomic structure is detailed for beginning chemists in a light-hearted animation. Protons and neutrons are explained as part of the nucleus, and so are electrons that encircle the nucleus....
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V, R, and I in Parallel Circuit

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this V, R, and I in parallel circuits worksheet, students calculate the total current, total voltage, and total resistance. Students match the correct term with the correct definition. Students also label several diagrams of series...
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V, R, and I in Parallel Circuits

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this parallel circuits worksheet, students learn parallel circuits basics and determine how to calculate total resistance and total current. This worksheet has 6 matching and 15 problems to solve.
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Electrifying the World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the fundamental concepts of electricity. They examine different circuit diagrams to study how electricity flows. They finish by creating their own simple circuit.
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Parallel Circuits

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars investigate the way an electrical circuit works. In this physics lesson, students use voltmeters and ammeters to measure voltage. They construct a circuit using provided circuit kits.
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Electrical Battery

For Teachers K - 12th
Students investigate the different types of batteries and how they work.  In this energy lesson students experiment with batteries and see which ones last the longest.
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Understanding Power using Kirchhoff’s Rules

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders cite real life applications of Kirchhoff's rules. In this physics instructional activity, 12th graders calculate current, power and voltage using Kirchhoff and Ohm's laws. They explain the different components and...
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You Light Up My House

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore renewable and nonrenewable resources. In this electricity lesson, students consider way to reduce the energy that they use as they chart and analyze their own electricity usage.
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Circuits and Conductors

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the concepts of circuits and conductors. In this circuits and conductors lesson set, 4th graders watch demonstrations of circuits and look at images to identify whether they are complete circuits. They test...
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Coin Battery

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore basic principles of electricity and create their own battery.
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Electric Circuits

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students model the flow of electrons in a circuit, draw diagrams of an electric circuit and build an electric circuit. Students explain how to tell when the path of an electric circuit is complete, and test the conductivity of a variety...
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V, R, and I in Series Circuits

For Students 10th - 12th
In this circuits worksheet, students learn how to determine total voltage, total resistance, and total current. Students also explore short circuits. This worksheet has 9 problems to solve.
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Breaker Breaker

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students create a model of a circuit breaker to help them explain how friction causes heat, and how current is carried.
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Ohm's Laws

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the relationship of resistance, voltage and current in series and parallel circuits. Then they discover Ohm's Law by constructing series circuits with one resistor and putting the resultant resistance, current and...

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