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WISE is a free online science environment offering standards-based modules designed to complement K-12 classroom instruction. It requires internet access with Shockwave and…
  
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This is a free internet-based module for high school physics or physical science on the topic of electrostatics. The lesson begins with a short video clip of a car catching on fire…
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This classroom lab reinforces student understanding of circuit continuity. A lamp is connected to a battery with jumper wires. After measuring normal voltages in a functioning…
  
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This item is an interactive Flash tutorial that introduces a very simple model of electron flow through an electric circuit. It was developed to help students form correct…
  
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This is an inquiry-based lesson developed for use with the PhET DC Circuit Construction Kit, an interactive simulation that lets users build circuits with virtual wires, batteries,…
  
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This page contains a series of three "PhET Gold-Star Activities" developed to accompany the PhET DC Circuit Construction Kit. The lessons explore basic properties of electric…
  
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This is a set of five lab guides for constructing various types of batteries: 1) voltaic pile, 2) electrochemical cell, 3) lemon cell, 4) storage cell, and 5) a zinc-carbon dry cell…
  
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J. Toebbe; Publisher: Emory College Center for Science Education
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This item is Problem-Based Learning (PBL) activity for high school physics that asks learners to construct a flashlight using only broken and salvaged parts. In the opening scenario,…
  
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This is a set of 27 problems that are used to test the understanding of forces and vectors in 2-D. With each problem there is a solution and an audio guided solution. This is a…
Sliding Down an Inclined Plane Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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This interactive model displays a frictionless object sliding down an incline plane. The object can be a box, a sphere, or a car. When the object reaches the bottom of the incline,…
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