Estimation (AR)
(View Complete Item Description)Explore size estimation in one, two and three dimensions! Multiple levels of difficulty allow for progressive skill improvement.
Material Type: Simulation
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Microwaves (AR)
(View Complete Item Description)How do microwaves heat up your coffee? Adjust the frequency and amplitude of microwaves. Watch water molecules rotating and bouncing around. View the microwave field as a wave, a single line of vectors, or the entire field.
Material Type: Simulation
Conductivity (AR)
(View Complete Item Description)Experiment with conductivity in metals, plastics and photoconductors. See why metals conduct and plastics don't, and why some materials conduct only when you shine a flashlight on them.
Material Type: Simulation
Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only), Virtual Lab
(View Complete Item Description)Build circuits with resistors, light bulbs, batteries, and switches and take measurements with laboratory equipment like the realistic ammeter and voltmeter.
Material Type: Simulation
Conductivity
(View Complete Item Description)Experiment with conductivity in metals, plastics and photoconductors. See why metals conduct and plastics don't, and why some materials conduct only when you shine a flashlight on them.
Material Type: Simulation
Friction
(View Complete Item Description)Learn how friction causes a material to heat up and melt. Rub two objects together and they heat up. When one reaches the melting temperature, particles break free as the material melts away.
Material Type: Simulation
John Travoltage
(View Complete Item Description)Make sparks fly with John Travoltage. Wiggle Johnnie's foot and he picks up charges from the carpet. Bring his hand close to the door knob and get rid of the excess charge.
Material Type: Simulation
Sound (AR)
(View Complete Item Description)This simulation lets you see sound waves. Adjust the frequency or volume and you can see and hear how the wave changes. Move the listener around and hear what she hears.
Material Type: Simulation
Equation Grapher (AR)
(View Complete Item Description)Learn about graphing polynomials. The shape of the curve changes as the constants are adjusted. View the curves for the individual terms (e.g. y=bx ) to see how they add to generate the polynomial curve.
Material Type: Simulation
OpenStax Astronomy, Lecture-Tutorial, & NAAP Labs Correlation
(View Complete Item Description)This document is an attempt to correlate the free OpenStax Astronomy textbook and several other resources including lecture tutorials and lab activities. Below is a list of the items in the correlation followed by a chapter breakdown of the text and where one of the resources could be used.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan, Textbook
Introductory Physics YouTube Videos, lectures, problems
(View Complete Item Description)The website physics.gpclements.com has annotated lists of YouTube videos for both semesters of introductory physics. The lecture videos follow the order in the OpenStax Physics textbook. The level is suitable for high school and college students. There is a short (15 minutes or so) lecture for each topic and example problems that are worked out step by step. The site also lists a few calculus level physics videos. There is no charge for viewing the YouTube videos.
Material Type: Full Course, Homework/Assignment, Lecture
Organic Chemistry - Applications From Vitamins to Baked Goods
(View Complete Item Description)This stand-alone module intends to provide some motivation for studying organic chemistry. The topics touch briefly on some basic organic chemistry topics and focus on various organic compounds that readers would encounter in everyday life.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Textbook
Astrobiology Survey - An introductory course on astrobiology
(View Complete Item Description)Astrobiology Survey is an introductory course on astrobiology. It takes a multi-disciplinary approach that unites the sciences and arts to study the three questions of "How does life begin and evolve?", "Does life exist elsewhere in the universe?" and "What is the future of life on Earth and beyond?"
Material Type: Full Course
NanoTech: Insights into a Nano-Sized World
(View Complete Item Description)Through two lessons and four activities, students learn about nanotechnology, its extreme smallness, and its vast and growing applications in our world. Embedded within the unit is a broader introduction to the field of material science and engineering and its vital role in nanotechnology advancement. Engaging mini-lab activities on ferrofluids, quantum dots and gold nanoparticles introduce students to specific fields within nanoscience and help them understand key concepts as the basis for thinking about engineering and everyday applications that use next-generation technology nanotechnology.
Material Type: Full Course, Unit of Study
Physics, 21st Century - A Compilation of Contemporary and Emerging Technologies
(View Complete Item Description)The CK-12 21st Century Physics FlexBook is a collaborative effort of the Secretaries of Education and Technology and the Department of Education that seeks to elevate the quality of physics instruction across the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Textbook
Physics - From Stargazers to Starships
(View Complete Item Description)An introduction to astronomy written with a historical perspective.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Textbook
Surface Tension
(View Complete Item Description)Surface tension accounts for many of the interesting properties we associate with water. By learning about surface tension and adhesive forces, students learn why liquid jets of water break into droplets rather than staying in a continuous stream. Through hands-on activities, students learn how the combination of adhesive forces and cohesive forces cause capillary motion. They study different effects of capillary motion and use capillary motion to measure surface tension. Students explore the phenomena of wetting and hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces and see how water's behavior changes when a surface is treated with different coatings. A lotus leaf is a natural example of a superhydrophobic surface, with its water-repellent, self-cleaning characteristics. Students examine the lotus effect on natural leaves and human-made superhydrophobic surfaces, and explore how the lotus leaf repels dewy water through vibration. See the Unit Overview section for details on each lesson in this unit.
Material Type: Full Course, Unit of Study
Reading Guides for OpenStax College Physics
(View Complete Item Description)This resource consists of two .zip files that have reading guides for the College Physics textbook at openstax.org. Each zip file has Word documents for the standard first and second semester set of topics for a year-long freshman level college physics course. The reading guides summarize the key points, provide extra explanations, and pose questions for the student. The reading guides were written for the first edition of the textbook. Permission is granted for free use and editing of the reading guides.
Material Type: Full Course, Lecture Notes, Student Guide
Plot Your Course - Navigation
(View Complete Item Description)In this unit, students learn the very basics of navigation, including the different kinds of navigation and their purposes. The concepts of relative and absolute location, latitude, longitude and cardinal directions are explored, as well as the use and principles of maps and a compass. Students discover the history of navigation and learn the importance of math and how it ties into navigational techniques. Understanding how trilateration can determine one's location leads to a lesson on the global positioning system and how to use a GPS receiver. The unit concludes with an overview of orbits and spacecraft trajectories from Earth to other planets.
Material Type: Full Course
People's Physics Book, Version 3 (with Videos)
(View Complete Item Description)The People's Physics Book v3 is intended to be used as one small part of a multifaceted strategy to teach physics conceptually and mathematically
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Textbook