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Space Weather Center
No full textThis site offers information and images about plasmas, solar flares, and magnetic storms. Users will find out about the "solar wind," and its influence on a stream of particles from the sun which leads to interaction with Earth's magnetic field and consequently the change in space weather. Interactive illustrations and games are also included
Essential Science for Teachers: Physical Science
No full textThis website contains eight one-hour videos designed to help Kâ6 teachers gain an understanding of some of the basic physical science concepts they need to teach in todayâs standards-based curricula. Programs include real-world applications, labs, and animations. Videos are available to watch online for free. Written teacher materials and professional development credits are available for purchase
Physics Classroom: The Forbidden F-Word
No full textCreated by Tom Henderson of Physics Classroom.com, this lesson discusses one of the deadliest misconceptions among beginning physics students is that centrifugal motion (away from the center) is a "force". Many students confuse the outdated centrifugal "force" definition with centripetal force. The author gives an in-depth explanation supplemented with two animations to illustrate why the velocity vector is tangential to the circle and how this relates to the direction of the force on an object moving in a circular pathway
Physics Classroom: Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
No full textCreated by Tom Henderson of Physics Classroom.com, this resource features well-organized text explanations alongside algebraic equations and animations to help users form a better understanding of gravitational interactions. Multiple short problems and tables are employed to illustrate the universal nature of gravitational attraction. The lesson ends with a series of ten self correcting short answer questions. This item is part of a larger collection of tutorials for beginning high school physics students
The Anatomy of a Lens
No full textCreated by Tom Henderson of Physics Classroom.com, this resource offers comprehensive background information on the nature of lenses and their refractive properties. Accompanying ray diagrams provide valuable tools for understanding how images are formed by both converging and diverging lenses. Sample problems and solutions relating to the mathematics of lenses are provided, along with a brief self-guided quiz. This is one subset of a much larger collection of physics lessons and other materials
Optics-Reflection and the Ray Model of Light
No full textCreated by Tom Henderson of Physics Classroom.com, this item is a chapter in a beginning physics tutorial. The ray nature of light is used to explain how light reflects off both planar and curved surfaces to produce images. Reflection produced by plane mirrors, concave mirrors, and convex mirrors are all explored with accompanying flash animations to illustrate geometric properties. This is simply a subset of a much larger collection of physics tutorials, lessons and other helpful items
Online Activity Guidebook for Teachers
No full textActivities written by educators with input from scientists, researchers, students, and teachers are provided here to help you and your students investigate light, optics, and color. Each activity has a teacher version followed by a separate student page. However, student pages can be easily adapted for use by children working with their parents, instead of a teacher. In fact, students, teachers, and parents are encouraged to work together to cooperatively explore new ideas, concepts, and ways of thinking. Then, after students achieve a better understanding of the basic principles and theories behind optics and related topics, they can explore them to advanced levels through the various features of the Molecular Expressions website
Practical Tips for Managing Challenging Scenarios in Undergraduate Research
No full textThe Mathematical Association of America (MAA) has been involved in a number of new initiatives as of late, and one such project is the "Resources for Undergraduate Research". This series brings together topical information on new research methods and strategies for working with undergraduate students on a number of mathematical endeavors. This particular paper looks at how to best manage different scenarios that might arise during the research advising process. Authored by Sarah Adams and Darren A. Narayan, this document is based on solutions discussed by a group of faculty members that participated in the 2008 Center for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics Workshop. The five-page document discusses five specific scenarios that might occur (including what might be done if a student tends to dominate or control a group project) and offers some specific and concrete solutions to such difficulties. The scenarios discussed could occur in more than just college math classrooms, so this document is broadly relevant for many groups of educators
15 Evolutionary Gems
No full textThis article, by Henry Gee, Rory Howlett, and Philip Campbell is a "resource from Nature for those wishing to spread awareness of evidence for evolution by natural selection." In it, the authors offer "a succinct briefing on why evolution by natural selection is an empirically validated principle" divided up into three sections: Gems from the Fossil Record, Gems from Habitats, and Gems from Molecular Processes. Each section presents four to six examples of evolutionary thinking, from the origin of feathers to toxin resistance in snakes and clams
High School and Adult Career Curriculum Resources
No full textThis website from the Vocational Information Center includes career curriculum resources. Topics are: Plan for Tomorrow, 8-12 Career and Personal Planning- Integrated Resource Package, Working in the 21st Century, Career Development Manual, 7 Step Career Decision Making Model, Career and Educational Exploration: It's About Your Future, Vocational Technical Curriculum Guidance and Career Education Career Preparation, Curriculum Career Workbooks for Students and Parents, Career Development Standards and Guidelines, National Career Development Guidelines, Workforce Career Development Crosswalk, and Balancing Life and Work