In this activity, students will learn about Newton's 2nd Law of Motion. …
In this activity, students will learn about Newton's 2nd Law of Motion. They will learn that the force required to move a book is proportional to the weight of the book. Engineers use this relationship to determine how much force they need to move an airplane.
Students explore the physics utilized by engineers in designing today's roller coasters, …
Students explore the physics utilized by engineers in designing today's roller coasters, including potential and kinetic energy, friction, and gravity. First, students learn that all true roller coasters are completely driven by the force of gravity and that the conversion between potential and kinetic energy is essential to all roller coasters. Second, they also consider the role of friction in slowing down cars in roller coasters. Finally, they examine the acceleration of roller coaster cars as they travel around the track. During the associated activity, the students design, build, and analyze a roller coaster for marbles out of foam tubing.
This art history video presents a conversation between Salman Khan and Steven …
This art history video presents a conversation between Salman Khan and Steven Zucker about sculpture and the language of representation. They examine Pablo Picasso's "Guitar" (1912-) 1914, made of ferrous sheet metal and wire. It's currently at the The Museum of Modern Art.
The purpose of this task is for students to select 2 numbers …
The purpose of this task is for students to select 2 numbers from a set of 3 that sum to 9. The task can be completed for sums equaling any number. Teachers may choose to ask students to write the simple equations they select.
Students use picture books as framing texts for research, freeing them from …
Students use picture books as framing texts for research, freeing them from the language of encyclopedia sources and allowing them to focus their attention on the content of their papers.
Let the students be the vocabulary experts! Prior to whole class instruction, …
Let the students be the vocabulary experts! Prior to whole class instruction, students create online flashcards and teach the class the new vocabulary.
Students move from modeled to independent comprehension of fiction stories by using …
Students move from modeled to independent comprehension of fiction stories by using texts by Jan Brett and interactive tools that demonstrate their comprehension.
In this lesson, students learn that light travels in a straight line …
In this lesson, students learn that light travels in a straight line from a light source and that ray diagrams help us understand how an image will be created by a lens. In the accompanying activity, students explore the concepts behind the workings of a pinhole camera.
The old cliche, "A picture is worth a thousand words" is put …
The old cliche, "A picture is worth a thousand words" is put to the test when students write their own narrative interpretations of events shown in an image.
This art history video discussion looks at Piero della Francesca's "Portraits of …
This art history video discussion looks at Piero della Francesca's "Portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Urbino", Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza, 1467-72, tempera on panel (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence).
This art history video discussion looks at Piero della Francesca's "The Baptism …
This art history video discussion looks at Piero della Francesca's "The Baptism of Christ", 1450s, tempera on wood, 167 x 116 cm (National Gallery, London).
This art history video discussion examines Pierre Le Gros the Younger's "Stanislas …
This art history video discussion examines Pierre Le Gros the Younger's "Stanislas Kostka on His Deathbed", 1703, upstairs at Bernini's Sant'Andrea al Quirinale.
This art history video lecture Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris …
This art history video lecture Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris discuss Pietro Lorenzetti's Birth of the Virgin (c. 1342, tempera on panel) for the altar of St. Savinus in Siena Cathedral (now in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena).
In a class demonstration, the teacher places different pill types ("chalk" pill, …
In a class demonstration, the teacher places different pill types ("chalk" pill, gel pill, and gel tablet) into separate glass beakers of vinegar, representing human stomach acid. After 20-30 minutes, the pills dissolve. Students observe which dissolve the fastest, and discuss the remnants of the various pills. What they learn contributes to their ongoing objective to answer the challenge question presented in lesson 1 of this unit.
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