This activity is a active learning activity where students will observe and represent the layers of the Earth from the core to the lithosphere.
This activity is based on inquiry, guided discovery, observation and discussion to help students learn the objectives in learning more about a fish, labeling its body part and learning about its life cycle.
How big is big and how small is small? In this activity, students examine scale using an interactive that models the size of the universe from Eiffel Tower to the building blocks of matter. Each step taken in the animations connects the size of common objects with wavelength of light and powers of 10.
The virtual lab includes four modules that investigate different concepts in evolutionary biology, including adaptation, convergent evolution, phylogenetic analysis, reproductive isolation, and speciation. Each module involves data collection, calculations, analysis and answering questions. The “Educators†tab includes lists of key concepts and learning objectives and detailed suggestions for incorporating the lab in your instruction.
It is appropriate for students in high school biology and environmental science classes, and undergraduate biology, ecology, environmental science courses. The focus on observation, measurement, and experimental methods makes the lab a good fit for addressing "science as a process" or "nature of science" aspects of the curriculum. The emphasis on the collection, analysis, and graphing of data, connects to the mathematical dimension of biology and general goals of STEM integration.
Calculate the payment for a loan with given amount, interest, amortization period, and number of payments during one year. (All amounts are rounded to the nearest euro.) Also see the decomposition of the payments into interest and principal repayment parts over the years.
This interactive visualization provides a clear, well-documented snapshot of current and projected values of several climate variables for local areas in California. The climate variables include observed and projected temperatures, projected snowpack, areas vulnerable to flooding due to sea level rise, and projected increase in wildfires. The projected values come from expert sources and well-established climate models.
Can you avoid the boulder field and land safely, just before your fuel runs out, as Neil Armstrong did in 1969? Our version of this classic video game accurately simulates the real motion of the lunar lander with the correct mass, thrust, fuel consumption rate, and lunar gravity. The real lunar lander is very hard to control.
One of a suite of online climate interactive simulations, this Greenhouse Gas Simulator uses the bathtub model to demonstrate how atmospheric concentrations of CO2 will continue to rise unless they are lowered to match the amount of CO2 that can be removed through natural processes.
A magical demonstration where a Pyrex tube vanishes in a beaker of mineral oil. Useful demonstration to introduce to concept of refraction (and/or partial reflection).
Ever wonder how a compass worked to point you to the Arctic? Explore the interactions between a compass and bar magnet, and then add the earth and find the surprising answer! Vary the magnet's strength, and see how things change both inside and outside. Use the field meter to measure how the magnetic field changes.
Explore the interactions between a compass and bar magnet. Discover how you can use a battery and wire to make a magnet! Can you make it a stronger magnet? Can you make the magnetic field reverse?
This Chemistry experiment investigates physical changes, solutions, supersaturated solutions, and states of matter.
This activity from the Department of Energy provides background information about solar ovens and instructions on building a simple model solar cooker.
This is an instructor demonstration of a nursing skill discussed in the free Nursing Assistant OER textbook. This textbook can be viewed or downloaded from www.cvtc.edu/OpenRN. This video is licensed under CC-BY 4.0 and may be reused with an attribution statement such as, "Chippewa Valley Technical College. (2022, December). Making an Occupied Bed. [Video]. YouTube. Video licensed under CC-BY-4.0. https://youtu.be/AN9pvC499P4"
Making The Right Money Moves is used to teach young adults in a high school classroom basic money management skills, including how to access and manage credit responsibly.
What are the program components?
There are four curriculum components provided to each school, including:
The Student Workbook imprinted with your credit union's logoThe video, Check It Out!! – checking account convenience, management and the 5 C's of creditThe CD exercise, You're On Your Own – money managementThe Teacher's Guide
Teachers request the number of workbooks needed for their classes and a Teacher's Guide. The school media center receives and catalogs the CD. The video is available online. You receive the fifth component directly: The Credit Union Guide, which provides ideas and recommendations for maximizing your participation in the program.
This activity is a series of game-like lessons that assist the student in developing the logic skills needed to read mass spectrometer output and formulate the identity of an unknown molecule. As students endeavor to identify the unknown they must apply fundamental chemistry knowledge including formula mass, isotopes, periodic table, relative abundance, interpreting graphs, organic chemistry, ionization, bonding rules, and structural formulas. Based on an activity presented by Olaf Runquist, Professor, Hamline University.
A realistic mass and spring laboratory. Hang masses from springs and adjust the spring stiffness and damping. You can even slow time. Transport the lab to different planets. A chart shows the kinetic, potential, and thermal energy for each spring.
This simulation provides a realistic virtual mass-and-spring laboratory. Users can explore spring motion by manipulating stiffness of the spring and mass of the hanging weight. Concepts of Hooke's Law and elastic potential energy are further clarified through charts showing kinetic, potential, and thermal energy for each spring. This item is part of a larger collection of simulations developed by the Physics Education Technology project (PhET). The simulations are animated, interactive, and game-like environments in which students learn through exploration. All of the sims are freely available from the PhET website for incorporation into classes.
A realistic mass and spring laboratory. Hang masses from springs and adjust the spring stiffness and damping. You can even slow time. Transport the lab to different planets. A chart shows the kinetic, potential, and thermal energy for each spring.
Learn about position, velocity, and acceleration in the "Arena of Pain". Use the green arrow to move the ball. Add more walls to the arena to make the game more difficult. Try to make a goal as fast as you can.