Level: High School Creator: CT-STEM Topic: Radioactivity Link After being provided with some background knowledge related to radiation and how it is measured with a Geiger counter,… Read more “Mathematical Modeling Using Real Radioactivity Data”
Category: Physical Science
Thermal Equilibration – Comparing Individual And Aggregate Levels Of A System
Level: High School Creator: CT-STEM Topic: Thermal Equilibrium Link Students will use a NetLogo model to learn about thermal equilibration and develop skills with investigating a complex… Read more “Thermal Equilibration – Comparing Individual And Aggregate Levels Of A System”
Determination Of The Properties Of The Pendulum
Level: High School Creator: CT-STEM Topic: Pendulums Link A pendulum is a classic example of periodic motion, which is a motion that is repetitive, redundant, keeps repeating… Read more “Determination Of The Properties Of The Pendulum”
Where Does A Car’S Energy Go When It Comes To A Stop? The Physics Of Regenerative Braking In Electric Vehicles.
Level: High School Creator: CT-STEM Topic: Energy Link Students will learn about the conservation of energy and develop skills with defining and preparing problems for computational solutions.
The Physics of Angry Birds
Level: High School Creator: CT-STEM Topic: Motion Link The activity has two main parts: 1.) Gathering data and 2.) Analyzing data and forming models/equations. The students will… Read more “The Physics of Angry Birds”
Forced Oscillations & Resonance
Level: High School Creator: CT-STEM Topic: Waves and Sound Link This activity uses the PhET Resonance simulation, found at: http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/resonance/resonance_en.html. Students will study free springs or pendulums… Read more “Forced Oscillations & Resonance”
Analyzing Data From A Space Shuttle Ascent
Level: High School Creator: CT-STEM Topic: Motion Link Students will use spreadsheet software (Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets) to learn about the relationship between time, distance, velocity, and… Read more “Analyzing Data From A Space Shuttle Ascent”
Atomic Motion In Different States of Matter
Level: High School Creator: CT-STEM Topic: Chemistry Link After a brief mini-lecture and follow-up handout defining the terms atom, molecule, element, and compound, students use the Concord… Read more “Atomic Motion In Different States of Matter”
Atomic Forces And Phase Transitions
Level: High School Creator: CT-STEM Topic: Phase Change Link Students will explore phase transitions and packing structure using a model of atoms based on the Lennard-Jones potential.
Constructing A Simple Model: Solid Diffusion
Level: High School Creator: CT-STEM Topic: Diffusion Link This lesson introduces the ABM design process as well as a number of important ABM concepts by guiding the… Read more “Constructing A Simple Model: Solid Diffusion”
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