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Journal Article

Career of the Month: Acoustician

Acoustics involves all aspects of sound, noise, vibration, and perception. It’s a large field that encompasses specialties such as architecture, und...

By Luba Vangelova

High School Careers Physical Science Physics Technology

Journal Article

On Teaching Electricity Through History

Electricity is a fascinating phenomenon and one of the most important driving forces in the natural world, and our understanding of it all began with ...

By Christine Guy Schnittka

Engineering Interdisciplinary Physical Science Technology

Journal Article

Teach Sublimation With Markers!

Sublimation, the change of state from solid to gas, is a challenging concept for many students to grasp and a curious phenomenon to investigate. Our e...

By Christine G. Schnittka and Mark Brenneman

Middle School Instructional Materials Labs Physical Science Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Inspiring the Next Generation

How many times have you found yourself sitting in a cafeteria or classroom staring at a professional development PowerPoint being presented by someone...

By Adriana E. Martinez and Alejandra O. Martinez

Middle School Pre-service Teachers Biology Careers Chemistry Curriculum Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Labs Life Science Physical Science Research STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Lesson Plan

How can we use the patterns in motion we observed to explain how the JWST was launched into space?

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Lesson Plan

How can we use what we know about weight and thrust to plan a safe and successful model rocket launch?

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Lesson Plan

How do you launch a heavy object like the rocket carrying the JWST?

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Lesson Plan

How does something start moving?

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Lesson Plan

How does gravity affect objects?

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Lesson Plan

How did they get the James Webb Space Telescope into space?

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Journal Article

How Does Sound Travel in a String?

In Chinese science curriculum, the sound unit generally starts with observing various sound making phenomena and finding out that they all involve vib...

By Gang Shu, Xiaowei Tang, and Huimin Chen

Elementary NGSS Phenomena Physical Science