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Concord Consortium: Energy2D - Interactive Heat Transfer Simulations for Everyone 
  
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C. Xie; Publisher: Concord Consortium Inc.
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This free, open source simulation tool, the outgrowth of physics education research, was developed as a means for students to visualize the underlying concepts necessary to approach…
http://energy.concord.org/energy2d/
Science in Focus: Energy 
  
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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…
https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/smgdvl/eng/index.html
Science in Focus: Transfer and Conversion of Energy 
  
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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…
https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/smgdvl/eng/index.html#video3
Concord Consortium: Baggie Chemistry 
  
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P. Tiskus; Publisher: The Concord Consortium
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This hands-on lab promotes understanding of exothermic processes in a chemical reaction that happens inside a see-through "baggie". It calls for mixing calcium chloride (commonly…
https://learn.concord.org/resources/634/baggie-chemistry
Concord Consortium: Heat and Temperature 
  
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D. Damelin; Publisher: Concord Consortium Inc.
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This inquiry-based module for grades 9-12 explores the difference between heat and temperature in an engaging interactive format that includes 12 computer models. Students learn that…
https://learn.concord.org/resources/1093/heat-and-temperature
PBS LearningMedia: Dust Explosion 
  
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This video package illustrates the hazard of dust explosions—specifically, how a material that is not generally flammable suddenly becomes combustible when its surface area is…
https://oeta.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/lsps07.sci.phys.matter.expldu...
Teach Engineering: May the Force Be With You: Drag 
  
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This lesson is the fourth of a four-part unit for Grades 5-8 on the key forces in flight: lift, weight, thrust, and drag. In this lesson students explore the drag force on airplanes…
https://www.teachengineering.org/lessons/view/cub_airplanes_lesson05
PhET Teacher Ideas: The Greenhouse Effect Lab 
  
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This page features an inquiry-based lab, created by a high school teacher for use with the PhET simulation Greenhouse Effect . The author gives explicit instructions for using the…
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/contributions/view/3399
TryEngineering: Solar Structures 
  
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This is a 3-day unit for Grades 5-8 that explores principles of passive solar design as students work on teams to build a solar structure with four walls, four windows, two doors,…
https://tryengineering.org/teacher/solar-structures/
NOVA: How Do Solar Panels Work? 
  
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S. Chasteen; Publishers: Public Broadcasting Service and WGBH Educational Foundation
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How do solar panels convert sunlight into electricity? This interactive activity from NOVA takes the learner inside a virtual photovoltaic cell to see how two different layers of…
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/how-solar-cell-works.html
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