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Geometric Optics

Geometric Optics

This interactive simulation adapted from the University of Colorado's Physics Education Technology project illustrates how lenses refract light to form images. Manipulate the object, screen, lens, and focal length and observe how the image adjusts. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Global View of the Seasons

Global View of the Seasons

This interactive activity produced for Teachers' Domain features satellite data of Earth's seasonal cycles. Visualizations and comparative still images reveal how successfully plants are photosynthesizing at different times of the year. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2: A Record of Climate Change

Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2: A Record of Climate Change

Using images and graphs, this interactive resource illustrates scientists' efforts to study Earth's climatic history for the last 250,000 years by drilling into the Greenland Ice Sheet and examining ice cores. Adapted from the Wright Center for Science Education, Tufts University. OER Level

9-12

Interactive

Heat Transfer

Heat Transfer

In this interactive activity adapted from the Wisconsin Online Resource Center, learn how heat can be transferred in one of three ways: conduction, convection, and radiation. OER Level

5-12

Interactive

The Hydrologic Cycle

The Hydrologic Cycle

View the five processes of the hydrologic cycle in this interactive resource adapted from NASA in which animations illustrate condensation, precipitation, infiltration, runoff, and evapotranspiration. OER Level

3-8

Interactive

Infrared Gallery

Infrared Gallery

How would your world look if you saw heat instead of light? In this interactive resource produced for Teachers' Domain, see what familiar objects look like through an infrared camera and watch infrared videos of geysers, mudpots, and hot springs. OER Level

3-12

Interactive

Is the Moon Geologically Active?

Is the Moon Geologically Active?

Learn what lunar surface features tell us about the Moon's geological activity in this activity adapted from NASA. OER Level

9-12

Interactive

The Jet Stream and Horizontal Temperature Gradients

The Jet Stream and Horizontal Temperature Gradients

Explore and manipulate the relationship between wind speed and temperature gradients in this interactive activity adapted from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Life Cycle of a Seed Plant

Life Cycle of a Seed Plant

In this interactive activity adapted from the University of Alberta, learn about each step in the life cycle of a seed plant. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Light Pollution

Light Pollution

In this interactive activity adapted from the National Park Service, learn how light pollution affects the night sky, animals, and humans, and then explore several possible solutions. OER Level

3-8

Interactive

Masses and Springs

Masses and Springs

In this interactive simulation adapted from the University of Colorado's Physics Education Technology project, hang various masses from different springs and see the kinetic, potential, and thermal energy of each spring system. You can even slow time or move your demonstration to another planet. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Meet Curiosity, a Mars Rover

Meet Curiosity, a Mars Rover

Learn about the sophisticated scientific instruments on Curiosity, the latest Mars rover, in this interactive activity adapted from NASA. OER Level

9-12

Interactive

Minerals in Our Environment

Minerals in Our Environment

What minerals are in your toothpaste? A pencil? A telephone? This interactive resource adapted from the U.S. Geological Survey illustrates the variety of minerals used in everyday items found in kitchens, bathrooms, offices, and yards. OER Level

K-8

Interactive

The Mississippi River Delta

The Mississippi River Delta

These images from NASA, the Lunar and Planetary Institute, and U.S. Geological Survey illustrate the effects of severe storms and decades of river management on the size and shape of the Louisiana coastline and the Mississippi River Delta. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Mixing Colors Interactive

Mixing Colors Interactive

Children learn the basics of mixing primary colors in this original interactive. OER Level

Pre-K-1

Interactive

Momentum

Momentum

In this interactive activity adapted from Wake Forest University, observe the effect of mass on velocity and momentum in elastic and inelastic collisions. OER Level

8-12

Interactive

Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker

Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker

This interactive activity adapted from A Science Odyssey Web site helps you visualize different types of plate tectonic activity and shows the impact this activity has on Earth's surface. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Mountain of Ice: If the Ice Melts

Mountain of Ice: If the Ice Melts

This interactive resource adapted from NOVA Online features a collection of images that show what would happen to selected coastlines around the world if the Antarctic Ice Sheet melted. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Mount St. Helens: Before and After

Mount St. Helens: Before and After

This multimedia resource produced for Teachers' Domain chronicles the 1980 volcanic eruption of Mount St. Helens. Featured are still images of the devastation, video of the eruption plume, and before-and-after satellite images of the affected region. OER Level

3-12

Interactive

The Nitrogen Cycle

The Nitrogen Cycle

Nitrogen, one of the most abundant elements in the universe, is essential to life. This interactive activity adapted from the University of Alberta provides an overview of the nitrogen cycle. OER Level

9-12

Interactive

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