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Curated OER

Blade Design Challenge

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students identify the differences between non-renewable and renewable energy sources. They construct a PVC wind turbine and design a set of blades to extract as much energy as possible from low and high wind conditions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Food Webs

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover how organisms depend upon each other in an ecosystem. In this ecosystems lesson plan, 4th graders use food webs to discuss the interdependence between organisms in an ecosystem.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research Iran and their position on nuclear power.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Much Radiation is Around You?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the use, misuse and fear of radiation. They read an article about radiation on food and discuss the positives and negatives of this process. They answer questions to complete the lesson.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Scientific Investigation- Magnets

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students conduct a scientific investigation to determine if a magnet attracts paper clips through different materials. Students write out their procedures, collect data and present it in a table or chart, and analyze their results.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Renewing Our Position

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students engage in a lesson in order to analyze the energy needs of the United States and cover the possible future needs depending on the growth of technology. They cover the alternative energy sources and make presentations of the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Moisture Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the effects of moisture and dampness on homes, clothing, and mold growth. In this moisture lesson, students discuss which certain cities are damper than others based on location and geography. They talk about the...
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Electric Current

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive, students can explore how current, voltage, and resistance are related in a model showing the flow of electrons in an electric circuit. They will learn about Ohm's law and how other forms of energy can be made from...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Electric Current

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains what electric current and voltage are and why electric current occurs.
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Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Electric Current

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial introduces the concept of electric currents. Take the interactive quiz to assess your understanding.
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Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Physics/electricity & Magnetism

For Students 9th - 10th
Exploratorium Science Snacks are miniature science exhibits and experiments that can be made with common, inexpensive, easily available materials. These electricity snacks represent a set of devices that you can build and experiment with...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Currents, Resistors, and Power

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive tutorial students will learn about electric current, resistance and current density. Learn how current density relates to electric field strength and how resistance produces heat.
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Website
Canada Science and Technology Museum

Canada Science and Technology Museum: Background Information for Electricity

For Students 9th - 10th
The Canada Science and Technology Museum answers some of the most common questions about electricity. For example, get the definition of electricity, the difference between alternating and direct currents, and learn how a fuse works.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Electric Current and Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
Students have the opportunity to explore the basics of current and circuits in this online module. Some of the activities include interactive animations, informational text, practice problems, and lab experiments.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Physical Science: Electric Current

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Defines electric current and relates electric current to different materials (insulators and conductors).
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Electric Current

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The definition of electric current is explained and how to calculate an electric current. Includes links to resources for learning more about electricity, i.e., a...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Force on an Electric Current in a Magnetic Field

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students learn how a magnetic field affects moving charged particles or an electric current carried by a wire.
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Handout
Other

Beginner's Guide to Measurement in Electronic and Electrical Engineering [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Physical Laboratory, which is the UK's National Measurement Institute, offers a Beginner's Guide to Measurements in Electronics and Electrical Engineering. Discusses how electric currents are measured and offers images.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Current (Electricity)

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers detailed information on electrical current, including many hyperlinked related terms.
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: What Is Electric Charge? Ocr 21 C

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on electric charges. Electric current is the flow of electric charge. Some insulating materials become electrically charged when they are rubbed together. A substance that gains electrons becomes negatively charged,...
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Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Electricity

For Students 3rd - 4th
How does electrical energy get from one place to another? Explore how electricity is moved around and transformed into other forms of energy. (Requires Java)
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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
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: Electric Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
In this unit students discover the meaning and some applications of electric potential, commonly known as voltage, and how it powers some simple circuits.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Keep It Moving! From Electrons to Electric Motors

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students act as engineers to apply what they know about how circuits work in electrical/motorized devices to design their own battery-operated model motor vehicles with specific paramaters. They calculate the work done by the vehicles...

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