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Grab-bag: find the right image
In this activity you will use a lens simulator to explore how lenses produce different kinds of image. Related concepts energy, information Guiding questions Conceptual: How can we use lenses of different...
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Grab bag: wave effects
This is a quick online activity to stimulate students in accessing prior learning and maybe to prompt further inquiry Related concepts Form, movement Guiding question How do waves transfer energy? Time...
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Grab-bag: wave experience
In this activity you will prepare and give a micro-lesson about the properties of sound and light waves. Related concepts Energy, information Guiding question How do the properties of waves affect their...
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Grab-bag: magnet tube run game
When we were exploring electromagnetic induction, my students invented a game: the magnet tube run game. Find out how to play the game here! Related concepts Energy, interaction Guiding questions How...
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Grab-bag: electrostatic magic!
In this activity you will prepare an electrostatic magic show! Related concepts Force, fields, interaction Guiding questions Factual: What are force fields? What causes electric fields? Conceptual:...
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Grab-bag: electric fields sim
In this activity you will explore and sketch electric field patterns for different configurations of charge. Related concepts force, fields, interaction, models Guiding questions How do fields influence...
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Grab-bag: seeing magnetic fields
In this activity you will explore magnetic fields by making them visible. Related concepts Force, fields, interaction, models Guiding questions Factual: What are force fields? What causes magnetic fields? ...
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See-Think-Wonder: Motion, Matter, Thermodynamics
This is a quick see-think-wonder activity to stimulate students in accessing prior learning and maybe to prompt further inquiry Related concepts Movement, Energy, Environment Guiding question What makes...
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Grab-bag: It isn't always black or white
In this activity you will investigate the infra-red emissivity and absorption by different kinds of surface. Related concepts Energy, environment Guiding questions Conceptual: How does energy transfer...
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Grab-bag: gases under pressure
In this activity you can challenge and extend your understanding by investigating how the properties of gases depend on the energies of their particles. Related concepts energy, evidence Guiding questions...