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Physics Teaching Technology Resource: Learning Cycles on Electricity and Magnetism 
  
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This learning cycle features 32 videotaped experiments, organized sequentially for introducing electricity and magnetism. Each video includes learning goal, prior knowledge required,…
http://islephysics.net/pt3/cycleindex.php?topicid=10
Core Concepts of Systems Engineering 
  
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Publisher: Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
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This telecollaborative project is designed to provide students in grades 9-12 with an orientation to systems engineering concepts. Through guided activities students will…
http://www.ciese.org/curriculum/seproject/index.html
Practical Physics: Current and Charge 
  
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This is a set of five classroom experiments for high school physics relating to electric current and charge. The experiments include series and branching circuits, electrolysis of…
https://spark.iop.org/collections/current-and-charge
NEED Project: Science of Energy 
  
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This is a curriculum unit for middle school designed to introduce energy as a physics concept in five class sessions. It meets multiple NextGen Science standards through hands-on lab…
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http://www.need.org/Files/curriculum/guides/IntScienceofEnergy.pdf
NEED Project: Energy of Moving Water 
  
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This resource for middle school provides 13 complete lessons for teaching about hydropower and conversion of moving water to electrical energy. The unit crosses the curriculum to…
https://www.need.org/Files/curriculum/guides/Energy%20of%20Moving%20Wate...
NOVA: Fuel Cells 
  
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This 14-minute video explores the technology of the hydrogen fuel cell for use in automobiles. It delves into the promise of the technology, hurdles (such as building filling…
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/education/tech/fuel-cells.html
PhET Capacitor Lab Basics - HTML5 
  
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In this simulation, learners explore how a capacitor works. Change the size of the plates and distance between them to analyze factors affecting capacitance. Change the voltage and…
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/capacitor-lab-basics
Physlet Physics - Electromagnetism 
  
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The Physlet Physics Section 5: Electromagnetism provides a technology-enhanced introduction to topics in introductory E&M. Interactive javascript simulations are used to illustrate…
https://www.compadre.org/Physlets/electromagnetism/
Frying Pan Electrophorus 
  
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This web page provides instructions for building an Electrophorus from common household items. This type of capacitor was invented by Volta and may have been used to amplify voltage…
http://www.phy6.org/outreach/edu/electrph.htm
Ben Franklin as my Lab Partner: The Importance of the Dielectric  [ Report ]
  
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R. Morse; Publisher: Wright Center for Science Education Tufts University
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This lab manual describes experiments motivated by letters of Ben Franklin describing studies of static electricity. It includes explorations of the effect of dielectrics in…
https://www.compadre.org/precollege/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3430&DocID...
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