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Physical Science: Teaching About Energy
Grade Level: Grades 5-8

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Magnet Man: Cool Experiments with Magnets
Magnet Man: Cool Experiments with Magnets
The explanations and experiments on this page are designed around a series of increasingly more complex issues of magnetism from "What is magnetism?" to… more »

Technology Tools

Rubistar: Creating Rubrics for Project-Based Learning
Rubistar: Creating Rubrics for Project-Based Learning
This free tool helps you create high-quality rubrics in a short amount of time. Templates are available for: science experiments, verbal reports, multimedia…

Teaching Modules

Nature of Light: A Model Unit for Grades 7-8
Light is so much more than what we perceive with our eyes. The The Physics Front editors developed this standards-based multimedia learning module for grades 7-8. Simulations and hands-on labs let kids explore the EM spectrum, light reflection and refraction, color, wavelength, and frequency.

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AAPT Winter Meeting 2012: Ontario, California
Theme: The Wave Nature of Light and Matter