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Your Physics Pacing Guide for 3-Dimensional Teaching
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Your Chemistry Pacing Guide for 3-Dimensional Teaching
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Student Physics Laboratory Safety Agreement
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Student Chemistry Laboratory Safety Agreement
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Law of Conservation of Mass
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Infographic: What Is the Electromagnetic Spectrum?
You’re probably more familiar with the electromagnetic spectrum than you realize. In fact, you encounter it regularly every day. View »
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What Goes On Inside a Spectrophotometer?
A spectrophotometer measures the amount of light absorbed or transmitted as it passes through a sample, such as a solution containing food dye. Use this article to cover the basics of how a spectrophotometer works. View »
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The Physics of Vision
Get ready to investigate parallax and depth perception with 2 activities you can complete in less than 30 minutes. View »
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Make the Invisible Visible: Detecting IR Light with a Smart Phone
When it comes to light, there’s more than meets the eye. But with a smartphone camera and a remote control, you can make the invisible visible and show your students infrared light. View »
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Density: An Intensive Property of Matter
In this investigation, students collect mass and volume data for different samples of the same audience and develop a formula for density based on slope calculations. View »
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Bending Light
Light travels in a straight path. Find out how get light to “bend” and follow a curved stream of water! View »
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AP® Chemistry: Graphing Titration Curves
Students graph titration data and determine if an acid is monoprotic, diprotic, or triprotic. View »
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What's the Weakest Link? Helping AP® Chemistry Students Ask the Right Questions
AP® Chemistry: What’s the weakest link? Or play the chemistry dating game: Will they hook up or break up? Students develop an analysis plan for identifying bond types. Use our featured kit as a starting point for independent student research. See a sample student question sheet from this kit’s activities. View »
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Violet Shines Blue
Classic demo with a violet laser pointer may be used as a discrepant event to discuss light waves, fluorescence, or chemical quenching. View »
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Carolina Investigations® for AP® Chemistry: Chemical Kinetics
The order of a chemical reaction shows the relationship between the rate of chemical reaction and the concentration of reactant. View »
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The Science of Rainbows
The spectrum of a rainbow helps students learn about light and waves properties View »
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