Physics
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General
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This page is organized in different sections. In each section you will find links and PDF activities that are related to lessons in that area. The header will appear at the top of each page, so click on the section that you are interested in below and scroll past this header to see the resources. Note: we are continuously adding resources as we come across them so if you don't see something that you need please check back or contact your program specialists.
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A Concept Builder is an interactive learning activity that targets student understanding of a discrete concept. Each Concept Builder presents learners with carefully crafted questions that target various aspects of the concept. There are typically multiple levels of difficulty or multiple activities. And there is an effort to track learner progress at each level or in each activity.
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Power Distribution and Understanding you Electric Bill
In this lesson, students will learn how electricity is distributed from power plants to residential homes as well as industry. They will also learn how to calculate the cost of running various appliances in their home. The activity "Going on a Watt Hunt" actually needs to be the HW the day before this lesson.
Activities in this Lesson:
- Going on a Watt Hunt!
- Notes: Electrical Power Distribution
- How much does it cost??
- Electrical Power worksheet and Picture Collage of Power Distribution.
- Going on a Watt Hunt!
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This lab is inquiry based lab for students working remotely: students will be able to make waves in water, sound, and light and see how they are related; discuss wave properties using common vocabulary; explain how changing the frequency and amplitude affects the characteristics of the wave; design an experiment that measure the speed of the wave.
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