Physical Science Lesson Links:
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A Standing Wave
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In this lesson, students use string to create a wave. Frequency, velocity, density, and wavelength are observed and measured.
http://nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=021220143448
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Theater of Electricity
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The Museum of Science is home to the world's largest air-insulated Van de Graaff generator. It was originally used as a research tool in early atom-smashing and high energy X-ray experiments. It was donated to the museum where it now stands on public display and is demonstrated daily to teach about electricity
http://www.mos.org/sln/toe/
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Advanced Propulsion
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This lesson contains information and related links on propulsion, rockets, and solar sails.
http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Services/Education/SpaceSettlement/teacher/lessons/contributed/thomas/Adv.prop/advprop.html
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Air Power
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In this lesson, students observe how unequal pressure creates power, and demonstrate a source of thrust found in rocket engines.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=02121993550
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Aircraft Simulation
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The objective of this lesson is to solve problems involved with determining an aircraft's motion and performance in a simulation activity.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=021230103231
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Alarm Circuit
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In this activity, students will create a functional alarm circuit.
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Physics/PHS0212.html
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Backwards Spinning Wheels
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This Weekly Science Update, found on the Science NetLinks website, focuses on the intricacies of television pictures and visual perception, and helps give students an understanding of some of the optical illusions they may have noticed when watching television. Using a 90-second net-radio format, Weekly Science Updates are mini-lessons designed to introduce and investigate various scientific concepts.
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/sci_update.cfm?DocID=51
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Battery Tester
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The objective of this lesson is to build a battery tester to test for the flow of electric current.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=030102133029
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Become an Edison Apprentice
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In this Disney Edu-Station Cyber Lesson Plan of the Month, teachers send students on a cyberhunt to learn more about electricity with the goal of apprenticing at Thomas Edison's laboratory. Groups of students fill in an Inquiry Chart then use their notes to role-play a round-table interview/discussion with Thomas Edison.
http://dep.disney.go.com/educational/lessons?id=175
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Bottle or Cans?
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The objective of this lesson is to use a variety of experiments to determine whether plastic or aluminum is a better container for carbonated soft drinks.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=03010692632
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Calculating a Launch
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In this lesson, students use stoichiometry to calculate the fuel and oxidizer requirements for the launch of a rocket.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=030109101137
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Charles' Law
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A detailed lesson plan for introducing Charles' Law to chemistry students.
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Chemistry/CHM0202.html
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Convection Currents and Fire
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The objective of this lesson is To conduct an investigation that illustrates the behavior of convection currents.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=02122495101
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Curve Balls
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This Science NetLinks Weekly Science Update examines the mathematics behind baseball pitching. Listen to an audio interview with mathematician Chuck Romine about a new mathematical model that describes the trajectory of a curve ball. Then, explore curve balls and the science behind them through links to related websites.
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/sci_update.cfm?DocID=64
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Design Your Own Airport Terminal
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In this lesson, students will design an airport of the future.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=021231145654
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Detecting Errors With Parity
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The objective of this lesson is to learn about even parity and error detection using a card trick.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=030107165117
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Dizzy? - The Inner Ear
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The objective of this lesson is to observe the importance of acceleration and deceleration in producing movement of hairs suspended in fluid in the inner ear.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=030107161730
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Doppler's High/Low Pitch
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The objective of this lesson is to determine how the speed of a source or receiver affects the pitch of the sound as described by the Doppler effect.
http://nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=030609115632
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Dynamic Visual Acuity
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The objective of this lesson is to determine the dfference in students’ static visual acuity and dynamic visual acuity through an experiment.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=030108161230
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Egg Drop Lander Contest
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In this lesson students will try to successfully land an egg on the surface of a newly discovered planet, establishing the first chicken colony on the planet.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=030108121633
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Electricity and Magnetism
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The objective of this lesson is to construct an electrodynamic demonstrator unit (EDU) and observe and understand that a wire with electricity flowing through it can be made to move in the presence of a magnet.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=021217130221
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Electricity Costs
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In this lesson, Students will determine how much current flows through a circuit and the costs of running electrical appliances
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=021231113022
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Electromagnetic Motor
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In this lesson, Students will illustrate Faraday's Law by constructing an electromagnet motor.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=021231111008
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