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This is the portal for a collection of short videos that explore the science behind professional hockey. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the videos aim to provide engaging…
  
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This video-based experiment employs a classic Galileo's Pendulum to promote understanding of conservation of mechanical energy. Students explore qualitative ideas in the first video,…
  
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This is a collection of 25+ online games designed to let students think like an engineer and make decisions that apply an understanding of concepts in physics and engineering. Games…
  
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This set of student activities promotes understanding of global issues stemming from human consumption of energy. Developed for use in middle schools, the materials are divided into…
  
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This lesson plan, appropriate for grades 6-9, asks students to create a robot arm from common household materials that include paper clips, fishing line, cardboard, brads, pencils,…
  
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This 6-minute video chronicles the efforts of inventor/physicist Dean Kamen to develop a robotic arm with the functionality and dexterity of its human counterpart. "Prosthetic legs…
  
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This tutorial provides background information on robotic arm technology and practical instructions for building your own. The author includes free-body diagrams, schematic drawings,…
  
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These eight free professional development videos for K-8 teachers present science concepts in energy. They are designed as a foundation for distinguishing "energy" as it is commonly…
  
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What happens when energy is converted from one form to another? This free one-hour professional development video for K-8 teachers explores the topic through examples of conversion…
  
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This is a multi-day instructional unit for middle school science on kinetic and potential energy. Through investigations of waterwheels, roller coasters, bouncing balls, and a…
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