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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Power, Work and the Waterwheel

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use a two-liter bottle, dowel rod and index cards to design and construct a water wheel. They then calculate the power created and measure the work done by the water wheel in Watts and Joules.
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Assessment
Curated OER

Fall 2005 Midterm Exam #1

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
You've got the power! With this physics midterm, you have the power to assess learners' grasp of electricity concepts. The exam is neatly formatted and provides a variety of question types: true or false, multiple choice, and problem...
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Activity
Texas State Energy Conservation Office

Investigation: Conservation of Energy

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
By rolling marbles down a six-foot length of track, physical scientists determine how much energy is lost to heat. It is recommended that you opt for the foam pipe insulation track because more friction slows the marble, allowing...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Scientific Notation

For Students 7th
Review conversion of decimal numbers into SN form with these examples of common astronomical applications and quantities. Young learners rewrite those numbers with scientific notation and with the correct units. The answers are available...
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Activity
It's About Time

Impact Events and the Earth System

For Teachers 7th - 12th
What would happen to Earth if an asteroid struck it? Assist young scientists as they explore the mechanics of an impact event and effects caused by it; calculate the energy released once an asteroid strikes Earth's surface; and compare...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Typical Numeric Questions for Physics I - Work and Energy

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
A total of 29 word problems furnish practice in solving for work, energy, and force. A few of the questions display diagrams to help learners visualize the systems, and all of them list five choices from which they select the correct...
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PPT
Urbana School District

Energy, Work, Simple Machines

For Students 11th - Higher Ed Standards
The tension of the 236 strings in a grand piano exert a combined force of 20 tons on the cast iron frame. The presentation includes topics such as work, forms of energy, conservation of energy, gravitational and elastic potential energy,...
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Lesson Plan
Cornell University

Splitting Water with Electricity

For Students 9th - 12th
Explore how electricity splits water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. Learners begin by calculating the voltage necessary to separate the water. They then perform the experiment and measure the ratio of hydrogen and oxygen bubbles.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Atomic Emission Spectra and the Bohr Model of the Atom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the wavelengths of spectra lines for common atoms. For this atomic emission spectra lesson plan, students use a transformer and diffraction grating to observe the emission spectra of various atoms. They find...
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Lesson Plan
Teach Engineering

Energy Basics

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Power up your lessons with an energetic resource. Scholars learn about work, force, energy, and power. They consider the relationships between these quantities through hockey puck scenarios and make calculations using formulas.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Electrochemistry Test Review

For Students 9th - 12th
This review sheet will be very useful to test your pupils' understanding of battery structure and redox reactions.  The questions ask for equations to be balanced and for the traditional equipment setups to be drawn and labeled.  The...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Unit VII: Energy: Worksheet 2 Hooke's Law

For Students 9th - 12th
Physic starters spring into energy with a problem-solving worksheet. They work with graphs, apply Hooke's law, draw force diagrams, and solve for distance, force, or mass in spring systems. There are seven problems in all.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Typical Numeric Questions for Physics I - Heat

For Students 9th - 12th
The laws of thermodynamics raise the temperature in your classroom when physics pupils complete this worksheet! They demonstrate their understanding by calculating specific heat capacity, final temperature, amount of work done, and more....
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PPT
Science Geek

Thermochemical Calculations

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
Viewers learn where the heat goes when phase changes take place with a presentation that explains the latent heat of phase changes, or, more specifically, the molar heat of fusion, solidification, vaporization, and condensation. The show...
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Flipping Physics

AP Physics 1: Work, Energy, and Power Review

For Students 11th - 12th
Prepare your AP Physics class for the exam with a video that covers work, energy, and power. The quick review also covers common mistakes and test-taking tips that will help your scholars find areas they need to spend more time reviewing.
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PPT
Urbana School District

Physics Intro, Kinematics, Graphing

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed Standards
Some consider physics the branch of science concerned with using long and complicated formulas to describe how a ball rolls. This presentation, while long, is not complicated, yet it covers rolling, falling, and more. It compares vectors...
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Handout
CPO Science

Potential and Kinetic Energy

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Here's a resource ideal for independent learners who need extra reinforcement or would like to work ahead. These textbook chapters and practice problems cover many basic physics concepts, starting with potential and kinetic energy and...
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PPT
Science Geek

Bulk Properties of Water

For Students 9th - 12th
Learn the ins and outs of the properties of water through an engaging slide show. The lesson presents different facts about water including phase change, heat of fusion, heat of vaporization, and specific heat among others. 
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Lesson Plan
Santa Monica College

Flame Tests of Metal Cations

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Scientists used flame tests to identify elements long before the invention of emission spectroscopy. Young chemists observe a flame test of five metal cations in the fourth instructional activity of an 11-part series. Individuals then...
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Activity
Teach Engineering

Human Power

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
How many humans does it take to power a light bulb? The 10th part of a 25-lesson Energy Systems and Solutions unit has learners conduct an experiment to calculate power. They then use the results to determine how many classmates they...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Work and Power

For Students 6th - 10th
In this work and power activity, students complete a crossword about units of power and energy. Students complete 12 blanks in the crossword.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Work and Power

For Students 5th - 6th
In this work and power worksheet, learners read rules for work and power and answer a set of related questions. Answers are included.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

K.E. & P.E.

For Students 6th - 12th
In this kinetic and potential energy worksheet, learners complete math word problems about kinetic and potential energy. Students complete 10 questions total.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Physics Rules and S.I. Units Game

For Students 9th - 12th
In this physics rules worksheet, students complete questions and answers in order to review physics rules with each other. Students complete 26 questions.

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