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Stepper Motor

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare a stepper motor from a traditional motor. For this physics lesson, students summarize how it works. They build their own stepper motor and explore its uses.
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Tsunami

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore tsunami through various hands-on activities. In this earth science lesson, students explain how they are formed. They create tsunami and earthquake models in the lab to observe how they are generated.
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Rocket Angles

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders create rockets that be launched at varying angles to determine which angle is best to launch at for the longest distance.
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The Universe

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students describe what scientists mean by an "expanding universe" in their own words. They explain how scientists comprehend the universie is expanding. Students comprehend the vast scale of the universe. They comprehend how theory...
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The Effects of Storms

For Students 7th - 8th
An excellent way to review a chapter or unit on storms, this worksheet features vocabulary review (gust, evacuation, storm surge, salinity), concept review (effects and details about hurricanes), skills/process review (normal high tide...
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How To Solve Word Problems

For Students 9th - 12th
In this word problems activity, students learn techniques to help solve word problems and then practice solving physics word problems using formulas. This activity has 9 matching, 24 fill in the blank, and 4 short answer questions.
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Word Problem Primer

For Students 9th - 12th
For this word problem worksheet, students are given directions and guidance as to how to solve word problems. They are given the variables used in word problems, the math codes, how to change letters into formulas and 5 steps to solving...
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Bernoulli's Principle and Winged Flight

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study Bernoulli's Principle and Winged Flight. In this biology lesson plan, 3rd graders to see how the decrease in air pressure which occurs when air is moving allows birds to fly.
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Acceleration 1

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this acceleration worksheet, students use weights to increase the mass affecting the force on moving objects. Students plot a graph of their data and answer 3 questions about how the acceleration of the toy skateboard used in the...
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THEMIS: A Magnetic Case of 'What Came First?'

For Students 9th - 11th
In this magnetic reconnection worksheet, students solve seven problems using the data and graphs from the THEMIS satellite constellations, which show a series of events triggered by a magnetic reconnection. Students interpret the data in...
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Cosmic Measurements

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Students develop two units of measurement to relate to the astronomical unit and the light year. In this astronomy lesson, students use a Twizzler to develop a measurement unit similar to the astronomical unit. They use a moving object,...
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Boomerangs Keep Coming Back

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate the flight of paper boomerangs. In this flight lesson, students examine the flight variables of paper boomerangs, which they make, by investigating the concepts of lift and drag. They examine what happens when an...
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Square Roots and Quadratics.

For Students 9th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, students solve for the square root and calculate and solve roots. There are 10 questions with an answer key.
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Vectors

For Students 11th
In this Algebra II activity, 11th graders find the sum of a pair of vectors.  The two page activity contains a combination of nine multiple choice and free response questions.  Answers are included. 
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Magnetic Levitation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct a series of experiments on magnetic levitation. In this physics lesson, students discover how Maglev trains operate. They explain how magnetism make even simple objects levitate.
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Acceleration and You

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discuss and view examples of acceleration. They work together to determine acceleration rates in two ways. They analyze their data and discuss.
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Hang Time

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students simulate the motion of a fly ball with different winds. They use a partner to provide the simulated wind. Students draw a baseball diamond and the field on a piece of paper. They drag the pen across the paper to show the path of...
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You Drive Me crazy

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students calculate the distance and acceleration of an object. In this algebra lesson, students collect data and create table and graphs to analyze it. They complete a lab as they collect and analyze data on acceleration and distance.
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Finding the Acceleration Due to Gravity

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars calculate acceleration due to gravity.
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Going My Way (High School Math)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students solve uniform motion problems using formula d = rt.
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Physics: Vector Addition

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students drill and practice putting problems into vector form. They draw each problem before trying to solve them. Students draw arrows for any vector quantities to indicate magnitude and direction.
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The Mysterious Hexagon on Saturn!

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Saturn worksheet, students use a photograph of a hexagon feature on Saturn to solve three problems. These include finding the time it takes for the jet stream to complete one circuit around the hexagon, to find the size of the...
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Trundle Wheel

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the uses of a trundle wheel. In this units of measurement lesson, 6th graders use trundle wheels to measure distances.
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Planet Impact

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students use their knowledge to crash a comet into Jupiter or make a comet fly past the planet without colliding with it.

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