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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Oscillator

For Students 9th - 10th
Oscillators are a type of circuit found in many types of electronic equipment, including clocks, radios and computers. (Java tutorial)
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Handout
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Lee De Forest

For Students 9th - 10th
American inventor Lee De Forest was a pioneer of radio and motion pictures. He received more than 300 patents over the course of his lifetime, the most important of which was for a three-electrode vacuum tube, or triode, that he called...
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Interactive
Math Science Nucleus

I. Science Ma Te: Integrating Science, Math and Technology

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site offers a wealth of online textbook-related materials that encourage the discovery of science in the world around us. Enter the site to access material on specific topics. Each section contains reading material (complete with...
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Other

Arbor Scientific: Haunted Laboratory: Halloween Physics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource presents a collection of experiments for the science classroom that focuses on physics concepts for Halloween. Activities include mirror ghost with a concave mirror, apple oscillators with pendulums, and a pumpkin pendulum....
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Handout
Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: P H Meter Analog

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to find out what a pH meter is and how to use it in this informative and concise site.
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Handout
Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Digital P H Meter

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains how a digital pH meter uses an electrode to measure the pH of a solution Find out how to use this instrument in this informative site.
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Handout
Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Pipet

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise but informative explanation of what a pipet is and how to use a pipet bulb.
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Handout
Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Top Loading Balance

For Students 9th - 10th
Use a top loading balance to weigh solid material when a precision of 0.1 is adequate. Find out how to operate this instrument in this concise site.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Study of Student Precision Using Volumetric Glassware

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity is an exercise in using various lab equipment for measuring the volume of a liquid. Data is recorded on a spreadsheet and analyzed to see which tool offers the greatest precision.
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Activity
University of California

University of California Berkeley: Charging an Electroscope by Induction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
From the U.C. Berkeley Physics Lecture Demonstrations website. A thorough description of an activity in which a charged metal plate is used to charge an electroscope by induction. Complete directions and a diagram of the equipment and...
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Uses of Crucible Tongs

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses what tongs are used for and why crucible tongs are a very important tool in a laboratory and other settings. Describes the different types of crucible tongs, their uses, and some safety tips.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Simple Coulter Counter

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students build and use a very basic Coulter electric sensing zone particle counter to count an unknown number of particles in a sample of "paint" to determine if enough particles per ml of paint exist to meet a quality standard. In a lab...
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Article
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Mass Spectrometry: How to Weigh an Atom

For Students 9th - 10th
It's hard enough to weigh something as itty bitty as atoms or molecules. Factor in that they're careening by faster than Jeff Gordon on steroids, and you get an idea what scientists are up against. Using comet particles from NASA's...
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Activity
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Wolf Pack in a Bottle: Dna Simulation

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson plan can be used to illustrate the principle of electrophoresis without the equipment. Paper chromatography can be used to separate dye just like electrophoresis will separate DNA. The lab also covers DNA analysis for an...
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Curated OER

Royal Society of Chemistry: Test Tubes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Colorful liquids in test tubes.
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Unit Plan
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Mass Spectrometer (Dual Sector)

For Students 9th - 10th
Mass spectrometers are machines that give scientists a look at the composition and origin of a material by analyzing and quantifying its atoms and molecules. This tutorial shows how a dual sector mass spectrometer works. (Java tutorial)
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Unit Plan
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Mass Spectrometer (Single Sector)

For Students 9th - 10th
Mass spectrometers are machines that give scientists a look at the composition and origin of a material by analyzing and quantifying its atoms and molecules. This tutorial shows how a single sector mass spectrometer works. (Java tutorial)
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Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Timing Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must show that they can successfully time an event using a hand held stopwatch.
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Unit Plan
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Mass Spectra

For Students 9th - 10th
The mass spectrum of a material, deduced using a machine called a mass spectrometer, reveals how many isotopes of a given element are to be found in the material. See here what these spectra look like and how they are useful. (Java...
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: The Numerous Uses and Methods of Using a Petri Dish

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the important role the petri dish plays in enabling the study of microorganisms, some of its uses, and how petri dishes are used.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: What Is a Buchner Funnel? Setup, Structure, and Uses

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what a Buchner funnel is, how it works to filter solids from liquids, and some of its applications.

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