http://www.compadre.org/precollege/ Physics Front's Lesson Plan Features en-US Copyright 2009, ComPADRE.org editor@thephysicsfront.org editor@thephysicsfront.org Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:24:29 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.compadre.org/precollege/services/images/LogoSmallPrecollege.gif http://www.compadre.org/precollege/ 125 35 These materials highlight the discovery, history and teaching about electrons and electromagnetism. http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=1561 http://www.phy6.org/Education/wmfield.html http://www.compadre.org/precollege/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=1561 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST This magazine supports the connection of physics to other disciplines for middle school through high school. http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=428 http://www.tiesmagazine.org/ http://www.compadre.org/precollege/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=428 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST K-12 lesson plans by well-known scientists for the classroom. http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=4869 https://pumas.gsfc.nasa.gov/ http://www.compadre.org/precollege/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=4869 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Lesson plans for teachers of physical science and physics http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=4052 http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/teachers_resources/lesson_plans.html http://www.compadre.org/precollege/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=4052 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST These web pages provide overviews of world calendar systems and cultures. Linked lesson plans are available. http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=1478 http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Scalend.htm http://www.compadre.org/precollege/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=1478 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST This presentation was a part of the "Taste of Technology" Workshop held July 26, 2009 as part of the AAPT Summer Meeting at the University of Michigan. http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=9297 http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AVv2y_lF-Kk8ZGRqNzkzdGZfMTI5Y3hmamo3YzI&hl=en http://www.compadre.org/precollege/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=9297 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST standards-aligned lesson plan for grades 8-12 on the topic of mechanical wave motion. http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=8657 http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/kqed07.sci.ess.lpwaveenergy/ http://www.compadre.org/precollege/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=8657 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST This simulation demonstrates how the eye works as a lens. http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=7698 http://www.uvm.edu/~kspartal/Physlets/Optics/Eye_01.html http://www.compadre.org/precollege/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=7698 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST "NOVA Online - Teachers" offers science educators a starting point for lesson plans and scientific activities. http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=318 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/ http://www.compadre.org/precollege/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=318 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST This is a short biography of Albert Einstein that may be used to introduce World Year of Physics concepts. http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=1647 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1921/einstein-bio.html http://www.compadre.org/precollege/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=1647 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST This booklet describes the importance of laboratories in helping students achieve content knowledge. Safe practice and learning goals are discussed. http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=6950 http://www.aapt.org/Policy/roleoflabs.cfm http://www.compadre.org/precollege/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=6950 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST This page illustrates American Sign Language (ASL) as used for Physics http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=5553 http://www.needsoutreach.org/Pages/sign-phys.html http://www.compadre.org/precollege/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=5553 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST This item, part of the Open Door website, instructs on the role of uncertainty in measurement. http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=3355 http://www.saburchill.com/physics/chap03.html http://www.compadre.org/precollege/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=3355 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST A must for the beginning (and throughout) the year, these guidelines for safely working with chemicals and other materials in the laboratory promote safety awareness and safe work practices. http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=332 http://ehs.virginia.edu/ehs/ehs.chemicalsafety.html http://www.compadre.org/precollege/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=332 Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 EST this collection of nearly 200 investigations, mini-labs, and other activities uses everyday examples http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=3651 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/087628845X/qid=1148585006/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-1151694-1150531?s=books&v=glance&n=283155 http://www.compadre.org/precollege/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=3651 Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 EST This lesson plan is designed to be used with a PhET simulation on wave motion. Aligned with national standards for physics and physical science. http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=6883 http://phet.colorado.edu/teacher_ideas/view-contribution.php?contribution_id=363 http://www.compadre.org/precollege/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=6883 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST This lesson plan is a companion to the simulation "Gas Properties" and includes a series of questions, graphs and tasks with student worksheets available. http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=8213 http://phet.colorado.edu/teacher_ideas/view-contribution.php?contribution_id=254 http://www.compadre.org/precollege/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=8213 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST This site features explanations and experiments designed around a series of increasingly more complex issues of magnetism from "What is magnetism?" to "Build your own Gaussmeter" (a device that measures the strength of a magnet). It includes sets of interesting and enjoyable magnet activities. http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=302 http://my.execpc.com/~rhoadley/magindex.htm http://www.compadre.org/precollege/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=302 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST This assessment guide is designed to help science teachers find their way through the maze of assessment by providing clearly written purposes and methods. http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=3627 http://www.amazon.com/dp/0873551699 http://www.compadre.org/precollege/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=3627 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST Engaging hands-on NASA developed activity on the visible spectrum for middle school physical science. http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=8091 http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/teachers/lessons/roygbiv/roygbiv.html http://www.compadre.org/precollege/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=8091 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST This lesson plan provides directions for designing a simple electroscope demonstration and updates the classic "kissing balloon" activity with creative additions. http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=4637 http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/Education/outreach/8thgradesol/BalloonElectroscopeFrm.htm http://www.compadre.org/precollege/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=4637 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST This resource explains what GPS is and how it may be used in the classroom. http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=363 http://www.aero.org/education/primers/gps/GPS-Primer.pdf http://www.compadre.org/precollege/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=363 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST This web site outlines issues of quality and evaluation of web resources. http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=1215 http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/eval.html http://www.compadre.org/precollege/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=1215 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST Homework Central is a large academic research site that contains over 3 million pages of academic research information, covering over two thousand topics. http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=292 http://www.bigchalk.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WOPortal.woa/db/Home.html http://www.compadre.org/precollege/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=292 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST These lesson plans are for upper elementary school http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=4907 http://www.compadre.org/precollege/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=4907 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST