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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

In-Line Inertia

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students practice calculating the moment of inertia when discussing a skater and the position in which it is best to spin. After class discussion, students practice calculating inertia on their own.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson-Mass and Weight

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Student identify the three stationary positions, on the Earth, on the Moon, and in a house floating atop the cloud layers of Jupiter. They also identify the three orbiting positions, orbiting the Earth, orbiting the Moon, and orbiting...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Popcorn Neutrino Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers parcticipate in a modeling activity that simulates the cyclical role of experimental and theoretical science. Initially, students measure the mass of popcorn. They also record predictions of the mass of the kernels after...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How to Weigh a Car with a Tire Gauge

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students calculate the weight of a motor vehicle using only a sheet of graph paper and a tire gauge. Extensions provided offer additional challenges.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Charting Weight

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders record the weight of themselves and 3 family over a week, and then use that data to compile 2 bar graphs and 4 line graphs and answer a series of questions.
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Lesson Plan
CPALMS

Moving on Up

For Teachers K
[Free Registration/Login Required] During this MEA simulation, kindergarten students will be preparing for a move to another state. Students must work in cooperative groups as they determine which moving company will be the best for...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: How to Pull Something Heavy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students measure and analyze forces that act on vehicles pulling heavy objects while moving at a constant speed on a frictional surface. They study how the cars interact with their environments through forces, and discover which...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Putting Robots to Work With Force & Friction

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn about the concept of pushing, as well as the relationship between force and mass. Students practice measurement skills using pan scales and rulers to make predictions about mass and distance. A LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robot is...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Stress That You Apply

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn about contact stress and its applications in engineering. They are introduced to the concept of heavy loads, such as buildings, elephants, people and traffic, and learn how those heavy loads apply contact stress. Through...
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Handout
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Calorie Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this interactive calorie calculator to determine what your optimal daily caloric intake is according to your activity level and body type.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Weighing In

For Teachers 3rd
Activity investigates weight and its relationship to gravity.
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Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Salt Volcano

For Students 3rd - 8th
By making oil float on water--with the help of other ingredients--students can create a lava-lite effect.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Identification of Equivalent Units of Weight

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert and identify equivalent customary units of weight.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fifth Grade Science: Physical Science: Matter, Mass, and Volume

For Students 4th - 6th
This learning module discusses the definition of matter and what mass and volume measure. Module includes pictures, videos, and review questions.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Weighted Subdivision

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this 7-problem quiz/practice to help understand what happens in subdivision with different weights
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Subdivision Weights

For Students 9th - 10th
This 7-problem quiz/practice helps students understand how different weights effect the subdivision shape.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Bonus: Equations for Points in Subdivision

For Students 9th - 10th
Points on the control arm: Let's start with a shape with four control points, AAAA, BBBB, CCCC and DDDD, then use subdivision with weights (1,1)(1, 1)(1,1)left parenthesis, 1, comma, 1, right parenthesis.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Subdivision Weights (Practice)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is 4-problem quiz/practice. What of the following weights could be used for the subdivision algorithm to give us a fractal?
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Graphic
Curated OER

Exploratorium: Your Weight on Other Worlds

For Students 9th - 10th
Want to lose weight in a hurry? Just step on a scale on almost any other planet! This page allows you to enter your weight on Earth and it will calculate your weight on all of the other planets, some moons and even some stars. Requires a...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Exploratorium Museum: Your Weight on Other Worlds

For Students 9th - 10th
Includes an interactive feature in which a visitor enters their weight on earth and has their weight on other planets computed and displayed.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Exploratorium Museum: Your Weight on Other Worlds

For Students 9th - 10th
Includes an interactive feature in which a visitor enters their weight on earth and has their weight on other planets computed and displayed.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Exploratorium Museum: Your Weight on Other Worlds

For Students 9th - 10th
Includes an interactive feature in which a visitor enters their weight on earth and has their weight on other planets computed and displayed.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Exploratorium Museum: Your Weight on Other Worlds

For Students 9th - 10th
Includes an interactive feature in which a visitor enters their weight on earth and has their weight on other planets computed and displayed.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Exploratorium: Your Weight on Other Worlds

For Students 9th - 10th
Want to lose weight in a hurry? Just step on a scale on almost any other planet! This page allows you to enter your weight on Earth and it will calculate your weight on all of the other planets, some moons and even some stars. Requires a...