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Physics Teaching Technology Resource: Learning Cycles on Optics 
  
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This learning cycle features 10 videotaped experiments, organized sequentially for teaching geometric optics in an introductory physics course. It explores reflection, refraction,…
http://islephysics.net/pt3/cycleindex.php?topicid=12
Lenses and Telescopes 
  
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In this laboratory activity, students learn about lenses and telescope construction. Students will describe the nature of convex lenses, measure the focal length of several lenses,…
http://web.archive.org/web/20130622043239/http://fileserver.net-texts.co...
The Physics Classroom: Shockwave Physics Studios 
  
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This collection by features interactive Shockwave activities that simulate a variety of physical situations. Students manipulate variables and observe the outcome on the physical…
https://www.physicsclassroom.com/shwave
Dayton Regional STEM Center: Warm Home Solar Style 
  
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This multi-day project for Grades 9-12 immerses students in the basics of passive and active solar energy through hands-on explorations. The module opens with investigations of…
http://daytonregionalstemcenter.org/curriculum/warm-home-solar-style/
Project Spectra! 
  
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This is a digital project developed to advance knowledge of solar system exploration by providing students with spectroscopic data in an accessible and engaging format. The…
https://lasp.colorado.edu/home/education/K-12/project-spectra/
NASA Jet Propulsion Lab: Dawn 
  
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This is the home page for NASA's Dawn project, whose goal was to shed light on the early evolution of our Solar System by investigating two large protoplanets, Ceres and Vesta, that…
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/dawn/overview/
TeachEngineering: Using Spectral Data to Explore Saturn and Titan 
  
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This lesson package for middle school integrates authentic spectral data from NASA's Cassini exploration of Saturn and its moon, Titan. Students will analyze known data from UV…
https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/cub_spect_activity3
NASA: Goldilocks and the Three Planets 
  
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This page provides an inquiry-based teaching module for the middle grades that explores atmospheric conditions on Earth, Venus, and Mars. Students analyze spectral data from real…
https://lasp.colorado.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Goldilocks.pdf
Science in Focus: Shedding Light on Science 
  
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These eight free professional development workshops for K-8 teachers present science concepts on the nature of light and its behavior. Each workshop is structured around a one-hour…
https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/smgdvl/sls/index.html
Virtual Microscope: Light Microscopy Basics 
  
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This animated tutorial illustrates the basics of light microscopy. It opens with a brief introduction to light refraction and interference. Next, the tutorial explores light…
http://virtual.itg.uiuc.edu/training/LM_tutorial/
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