Interactive
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Geothermal Technologies: Enhanced Geothermal System

For Students 9th - 10th
Through both an interactive animation and a short video, learn about the enhanced geothermal system as a means to utilize the Earth's heat as an energy source for our electricity needs.
Website
Kansas Historical Society

Kansapedia: Rural Electrification

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal was the expansion of electric lines across rural America. This article explains why it was important to Kansas farmers and how they could afford to hook up to the grid.
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Curated OER

Snaith Primary School: Settings: Lightning Storm

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A color photograph by Tony Newlin of lightning streaking from the sky to the ground, trees, and houses below.
Handout
PBS

Pbs: Tesla Inside the Lab the Tesla Coil

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the PBS companion site to a video about Tesla. This particular page reviews Tesla's accomplishments and follows the events of his life that prove to be both tragic and inspiring. This comprehensive resource provides powerful...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Power Your House With Wind

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn how engineers harness the energy of the wind to produce power by following the engineering design process as they prototype two types of wind turbines and test to see which works best. Students also learn how engineers...
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Mixtures and Solutions

For Teachers 5th - 7th
This unit covers introductory concepts of mixtures and solutions. Students think about how mixtures and solutions, and atoms and molecules can influence new technologies developed by engineers. The first lesson explores the fundamentals...
Handout
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Electroconvulsive Therapy

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about electroconvulsive therapy.
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Other

Gibson Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
The is Gibson's official web site. They are a major manufacturer of guitars, basses and amps as well as other instruments.
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Other

Bhra: Granville Woods

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this homage to Granville Woods, whose inventions and improvements to the railway system not only made railroad travel safer, but also made the New York City railway system a possibility.
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Other

Experience Hendrix: The Official Jimi Hendrix Website

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official Jimi Hendrix website. Here you will find much information on this rock legend including audio, articles and pictures.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Electromagnet

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores what an electromagnet is, its strength, and how it can easily be turned on and off.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Ray Bradbury

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the world of Ray Bradbury when you visit this educational resource. Each work is hyperlinked to study guide questions.
Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Lightning

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive tutorial students will explore what is the cause and mechanism associated with lightning strikes, They will investiage how lightning rods serve to protect buildings from the devastating effects of a lightning strikes....
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Other

New Talk: Is Nuclear Power Essential to Climate Change and Energy Independence?

For Students 9th - 10th
New Talk provides an online forum where a panel of non partisan experts in their field discuss relevant domestic issues of today. This discussion focuses on nuclear power, climate change, and energy independence. Readers can comment, but...
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Target Game

For Students 9th - 10th
Steer a charged particle to a target, and observe forces and fields.
Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Voltaic Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
Georgia State University provides a technical discussion on how voltaic cells produce an external electric current. Equations for the reactions that occur are given and discussed.
Activity
Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)

Educaplus: Enlace Ionico [In Spanish]

For Students 9th - 10th
Expand your knowledge of Chemistry. Observe how ionic compounds are networks of electrically charged atoms.
Interactive
Other

Zerofootprint: Youth Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
This calculator is a great way to estimate the carbon dioxide emissions resulting from your daily activities, such as household electricity use, food choices, and transportation.
Handout
Other

University of Delaware: Major Resource Kits

For Students 9th - 10th
Major Resource Kits link academic majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths, sample job titles, and a short bibliography of Career Resource Center materials available to students in a particular major....
Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Newton's First Law of Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
A clear explanation of Newton's First Law of Motion, the law of inertia, with diagrams and real-world examples. Useful for both students and teachers. Written by a high school physics teacher.
Article
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Fuel Cell Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents a general overview of fuel cells including what is a fuel cell, how do they work, and the different types.
Activity
Other

Nmsea: Electrolysis: Obtaining Hydrogen From Water

For Students 9th - 10th
The New Mexico Solar Energy Association provides an article entitled, "Electrolysis: obtaining hydrogen from water - the basis for a solar-hydrogen economy". The article is medium size in length with pictures and charts throughout to help.
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Other

Fender Musical Instruments

For Students 9th - 10th
This is Fender's official website. They are a guitar, bass and amp manufacturing company.
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Fork Lightning

For Students 9th - 10th
A beautiful display of fork lightning can be see in this photo. The intense electricity goes off in many directions as it gets closer to the ground.