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Ohio Standard: Physical Sciences
Grade Level Indicator: (Grade: 9) 13. Demonstrate that near Earth's surface an object's gravitational potential energy depends upon its weight (mg where m is the object's mass and g is the acceleration due to gravity) and height (h) above a reference surface (PE=mgh).
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Simple Thermodynamics of Transportation
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ORC# 2310
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Resource URL: http://www.pbs.org/americanfieldguide/teachers/transportation/tr...
Resource Type: Lessons
Discipline: Science
Grades: Grades 7–12
Professional Commentary: Students explore energy transformations and are introduced to the laws of thermodynamics in this series of three lessons. In each lesson students watch a video (available and viewable online) about a different mode of transportation and examine the energy transformations that occur in each....
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Planet Impact
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ORC# 8053
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Resource URL: http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/impact/tea...
Discipline: Science
Grades: Grades 9–12
Professional Commentary: In this instructional activity, students investigate how the gravitational force of a large body, such as Jupiter, affects the path of a smaller body, such as a comet. Students launch a comet via an interactive computer activity to learn how gravity changes its path....
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Changing Ramp Heights
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ORC# 3079
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Resource URL: http://pals.sri.com/tasks/5-8/Changeramp/
Resource Type: Assessments
Discipline: Science
Grades: Grades 6–10
Professional Commentary: Students determine the relationship between the height of a ramp and the energy of a ball rolling down the ramp. They also discuss factors causing variability in results and the need for multiple trials....
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Amusement Park Physics
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ORC# 41
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Resource URL: http://www.learner.org/interactives/parkphysics/
Resource Type: Content Supports -- Technologies
Discipline: Science
Grades: Grades 6–12
Professional Commentary: How do physics laws affect amusement park ride design? This resource, developed by Annenberg/CPB, provides students with an opportunity to explore the forces behind the fun....
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