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Periodic Trends

For Teachers 9th - 12th
If your pupils think Um is the element of confusion, this presentation on period trends can only help. It covers the patterns for atomic radii, ionization energy, and electronegativity across a period and down a group. 
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Science Geek

Basic Thermochemistry

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
Heat is more than just temperature, as viewers discover throughout a presentation about thermochemistry that emphasizes vocabulary. Definitions include joule, calorie, energy, enthalpy, calorimetry, exothermic and endothermic process,...
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Workforce Solutions

Newton's Laws

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Two lessons explore the connection between energy transformation and a given job. In lesson one, small groups role-play a scenario that showcases the energy transformations that may take place during a job-specific task. The second...
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Teach Engineering

Ramp and Review (for High School)

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Rolling for momentum. As part of a study of mechanical energy, momentum, and friction, class members experiment rolling a ball down an incline and having it collide with a cup. Groups take multiple measurements and perform several...
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National Wildlife Federation

Meet the Extractors, Harvesters, and Harnessers: Methods, Technology, Benefits and Consequences in Acquiring Natural Resources

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
There are advantages and disadvantages to all sources of energy; the trick is determining which one has the least impact! Part six in the series of 12 has learners further explore energy resources. After reading information about one of...
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It's About Time

Defy Gravity

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Test the limits of gravity while encouraging full class participation with this thrilling lesson. Pupils investigate the meaning of work and how it is equivalent to energy. They explore the joule and apply it as a unit of work. They...
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Teach Engineering

Engineering Brainstorming

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Here is a lesson that offers a great hybrid of forming new skills and using current knowledge to come up with a plan. The class brainstorms information they would need to know or already know about hybrid vehicles. They then group the...
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Space Awareness

The Engine of Life

For Teachers 5th - 11th Standards
There is a specific zone, or distance from a star, that a planet must be in order to have water in a liquid form. The activity demonstrates how flux density depends on its distance from the source. A photovoltaic cell gets power to drive...
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Dick Blick Art Materials

Matisse Prints du Soleil

For Teachers K - 12th
The sun provides the link between this art and science activity. Kids use sunlight (or light from an artificial source) to produce heliographic prints on fabric or paper.
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Curated OER

Energy is Everywhere

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students differentiate between renewable and non-renewable resources and identify the different forms of energy and list the advantages or disadvantages of different forms of energy. They also determine the benefits as well as the...
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Curated OER

The Many Faces of Energy

For Students 8th - 10th
In this energy activity, learners are given a table of the many measurements of energy. They solve 6 problems converting from one measurement of energy to another using the conversion factors given.
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Curated OER

Energy in a Cell

For Students 8th - 11th
In this cell energy learning exercise, learners are given clues about the light capturing process in plants and the energy producing reactions in animals to complete a crossword puzzle.
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Curated OER

Energy Crisis and Energy Alternatives

For Teachers 7th - 10th
In this energy crisis and energy alternatives worksheet, students fill in the blanks of sentences when given terms related to the environment, the energy crisis, renewable resources and non-renewable resources.
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Curated OER

Energy Changes in Reactions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this chemical bonds worksheet, students determine how much energy is needed to break bonds. Students classify reactions as exothermic or endothermic and identify a reaction as reversible. This worksheet has 4 problems to solve.
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Curated OER

Energy from the Sun

For Students 7th - 9th
In this energy from the sun worksheet, learners are given 20 terms to complete sentences about the sun, the energy of the sun, the radiation of the sun, the transfer of energy from the sun and the currents created by the energy of the sun.
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Curated OER

Electric Energy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research and create a diorama about energy of the 1740s. In this electric energy activity, students use the Internet to research one of six energy topics. Students take the point of view of a person in the 1740s or a modern...
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Curated OER

Matter and Energy

For Students 7th - 10th
In this matter and energy learning exercise, students identify substances as solids, liquids or gases, they use the kinetic theory to describe the motion of particles and they explain the conservation of mass and energy when a substance...
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Curated OER

Matter and Energy-Scientific Notation

For Students 8th - 10th
In this scientific notation worksheet, students are given ten numbers in common form and they convert them to scientific notation. They also are given ten numbers in scientific notation that they convert to common notation.
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Curated OER

Methods of Power- Solar, Hydrogen, and Electric

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students examine solar, hydrogen, electric power. In this research based lesson, students will do simple investigations, view videos, discuss, and research how these three types of energy are used for power. They illustrate a...
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Curated OER

Energy Works!

For Students 6th - 12th
In this energy worksheet, students review the different types of energy and determine what form of work that energy provides. Then students give examples of how energy is related to work. This worksheet has 1 graphic organizer and 3...
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Curated OER

The Mathematics of Convection: Nature's Model for Energy Production

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers conduct a series of experiments to investigate density, buoyancy and climate. In this math lesson, pupils design and build a hot air balloon to demonstrate convection. They research and write a paper about solar chimneys.
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Virginia Department of Education

Matter and Energy: Equations and Formulas

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Using simple materials, an informative lesson demonstrates the Law of Conservation of Matter and explains how to balance chemical equations. Young chemists perform experiments, analyze reactions, and balance chemical equations on their...
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American Chemical Society

Energy Levels, Electrons, and Ionic Boding

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Learners see how electrons are transferred in the bonding of NaCl. They then create models of NaCl using styrofoam balls and toothpicks to assist them in explaining the formation of ions and ionic bonding. 
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Curated OER

Alternative Energy Part II - Lesson Eight of Eight - Energy Conversion and Propulsion

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate the results of different propulsion methods. In this propulsion lesson, students measure the distance a test toy car goes using different types of propulsion. They record the distances in data tables before...

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