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Combing videos from my YouTube channel, Step-by-Step Science, with results oriented teaching and learning resources. A Win-Win for teachers and their students. Teaching physics, chemistry and math in the United States & Germany for over 20 years. My YouTube channel, Step-by-Step Science, has hundreds of excellent physics, chemistry and math videos. Links to relevant YouTube videos are given on each worksheet.

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Combing videos from my YouTube channel, Step-by-Step Science, with results oriented teaching and learning resources. A Win-Win for teachers and their students. Teaching physics, chemistry and math in the United States & Germany for over 20 years. My YouTube channel, Step-by-Step Science, has hundreds of excellent physics, chemistry and math videos. Links to relevant YouTube videos are given on each worksheet.
Electromagnetism: Lenz's Law
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Electromagnetism: Lenz's Law

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Looking for a great resource for teaching electromagnetic induction and magnetic flux? This product contains everything you need: well organized handout notes, two sets of exercises for this topic, as well as presentations for use in your instruction. The exercises contain conceptual questions along with questions for practicing calculations. Answer keys are included for all exercises. There are links to videos from my YouTube channel at the top of each worksheet. These videos give a detailed explanation of the material covered on the worksheets. If students need help understanding the concepts or completing the exercises, they can simply click on the link and watch the YouTube video where the topic is explained in detail. This is also an outstanding resource for students who are not able to attend class. All documents are included as PDFs and in editable forms such as Keynote, Pages, PowerPoint and Word. Contents: (1) One page of notes. (2) Two sets of exercises for students to practice their problem-solving skills. (3) Answer keys for all exercises. (4) Presentations for use during instruction.
PhET Simulation: Faraday's Law
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PhET Simulation: Faraday's Law

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Using the PhET Faraday’s Law simulation your students will investigate electromagnetism and how changing the magnetic flux through a coil of wire induces a voltage in the coil of wire. Your students will be able to explain what happens when the magnet moves through the coil at different speeds, the difference between moving the magnet through the coil from the right side versus the left side and the difference between moving the magnet through a coil with more windings vs. a coil with fewer windings. This web-based lab activity is available as a PDF file that can be completed by distance learners. This online lab activity uses the Faraday’s Law HTML5 simulation from PhET Interactive Simulations. The simulation can be run from most cellphones, tablets and computers. Nothing to download or install. The link for the simulation can be found inside the resource. PhET simulations incorporate research-based, student centered activities that are fun and easy to use. All of the PhET simulations are available from their website: hET Interactive Simulations. This product includes: (1) The lab activity worksheets. (2) An answer key for the worksheets. (3) Notes covering a full description of Faraday’s Law.
PhET Simulation: Law of Gravitation
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PhET Simulation: Law of Gravitation

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This engaging inquiry-based lab activity will guide your students to an understanding of Newton’s law of universal gravitation as they learn what factors affect the force between two masses. This online lab is intended to be used with the Gravity Force Lab: Basics HTML5 Simulation from PhET Interactive Simulations. The link for the simulation can be found inside the resource. In the first activity students will learn that the gravitational force is always attractive. Newton’s law of universal gravitation is an inverse square law similar to Coulomb’s law. The difference is that gravitational forces are always attractive, while electrostatic forces can be attractive or repulsive. In the second activity students will determine the relationship between the force and the mass of the objects. In the third activity students will determine the relationship between the force and the distance between the objects. In the summary questions students will practice what they have learned from the simulation and will use Newton’s law of universal gravitation to calculate the gravitational constant and the magnitude of the force between objects. PhET simulations incorporate research based, student centered activities that are fun and easy to use. All of the PhET simulations are available from their website: hET Interactive Simulations. This PhET online simulation can be done in the classroom or during distance learning. This product includes: (1) The lab activity worksheets. (2) An answer key for the worksheets. (3) Notes covering a full description of Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation.
PhET Simulation: Oscillating Springs
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PhET Simulation: Oscillating Springs

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This product from my Tes shop will help your students gain a complete understanding of how the amplitude, mass, gravity and spring strength affect the period of a mass oscillating on a spring. I have done this activity with my students many times and they always find it fun and engaging. The best part is that your students won’t even know they are learning as they complete the laboratory assignment sheet that is included. If your students need additional help completing this lab activity they can also watch the video from my Step by Step Science YouTube channel: Simple Harmonic Motion, What Effects the Period of a Mass on a Spring?: This inquiry-based lab activity uses the Mass and Spring: Basic HTML5 simulation from PhET Interactive Simulations. The simulation can be run from most cellphones, tablets and computers. Nothing to download or install. The simulation will guide students as they collect data, analyze results and formulate conclusions on what factors affect the period of a mass oscillating on a spring. PhET simulations incorporate research based, student centered activities that are fun and easy to use. All of the PhET simulations are available from their website: PhET Interactive Simulations. This product includes the lab worksheets and answer key as well as a Getting Started Teachers Guide.
PhET Simulation: Density
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PhET Simulation: Density

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In this guided inquiry online lab your students will investigate the physical properties of a material that determine its density. By the end of this online lab your students will be able to (1) determine the volume of an object using the displacement method, (2) calculate the density of an object, (3) explain how changing the mass or volume of an object affects its density, (4) explain why an object floats or sinks in a liquid and (5) determine the relative density of objects from their masses and volumes. This online lab is intended to be used with the Density (HTML5) Simulation from PhET Interactive Simulations. The link for the simulation can be found inside the resource. PhET Interactive Simulations incorporate research based, student centered activities that are fun and easy to use. All of the PhET simulations are available from their website: PhET Interactive Simulations. This PhET online simulation can be done in the classroom or during distance learning. This product includes: (1) The lab activity worksheets. (2) An answer key for the worksheets. (3) Notes presenting a full explanation of pressure and pressure in liquids.
PhET Simulation: Capacitance Online Lab
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PhET Simulation: Capacitance Online Lab

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Students love working with online simulations from PhET Interactive Simulations. They are easy to use, interactive, give reliable results and allow students to easily see the relationships between various physical parameters. In this inquiry-based PhET online lab students will first investigate the relationship between the plate area, the plate separation and the amount of charge stored on the plates of a parallel plate capacitor. Students will then collect data for the amount of charge stored on the plates of the capacitor with respect to the voltage applied across the capacitor. This data will then be graphed and the slope of the line will be calculated to determine the capacitance of the capacitor. Through the summary questions your students will become familiar with the vocabulary used to describe capacitance and capacitors as well as the equation used to calculate capacitance. PhET simulations incorporate research based, student centered activities that are fun and educational. All of the PhET simulations are available from their website:hET Interactive Simulations. This PhET online simulation can be done in the classroom or during distance learning. This product includes: (1) The lab activity worksheets. (2) An answer key for the worksheets. (3) Notes covering a full description of capacitance and capacitors.
PhET Simulation Online Lab: Build an Atom
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PhET Simulation Online Lab: Build an Atom

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In this inquiry-based PhET online lab your students will investigate atomic structure and the subatomic particles that make up atoms using the Build an Atom simulation. They will learn the important terms used to describe atoms such as atomic number, mass number and net charge. They will also be introduced to the layout of the periodic table and how to locate elements on it. Students love working with the online simulations from PhET Interactive Simulations. The Build an Atom simulation is easy to use, interactive and gives immediate feedback when students are answering questions to check their understanding of key concepts. PhET simulations incorporate research based, student centered activities that are fun and easy to use. All of the PhET simulations are available from their website: hET Interactive Simulations. This PhET online simulation can be done in the classroom or during distance learning. This product includes: (1) The lab activity worksheets. (2) An answer key for the worksheets. (3) Notes presenting a full explanation of atomic structure.
PhET Simulation: Capacitors, Plate Area & Separation
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PhET Simulation: Capacitors, Plate Area & Separation

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In this guided inquiry online lab your students will investigate the effect of changing the plate separation and plate area on (1) the capacitance of the capacitor, (2) the potential difference between the plates of the capacitor, (3) the charge stored on the plates of the capacitor and (4) the electric field strength between the plates of the capacitor. These relationships will be determined for the case when the capacitor remains connected to the voltage source and for the case when it is no longer connected to the voltage source. This online lab is intended to be used with the Capacitor Lab: Basics (HTML5) Simulation from PhET Interactive Simulations. The link for the simulation can be found inside the resource. PhET Interactive Simulations incorporate research based, student centered activities that are fun and easy to use. All of the PhET simulations are available from their website: hET Interactive Simulations. This PhET online simulation can be done in the classroom or during distance learning. This product includes: (1) The lab activity worksheets. (2) An answer key for the worksheets. (3) Notes presenting a full explanation of capacitors & capacitance.
Optics: Index of Refraction
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Optics: Index of Refraction

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Looking for a great resource for teaching optics and index of refraction? This product contains everything you need: well organized handout notes, a set of exercises for this topic, as well as presentations for use in your instruction. The exercises contain conceptual questions along with questions for practicing calculations. Answer keys are included for all exercises. There is a link to the video from my Step by Step Science YouTube channel at the top of the worksheet. This video gives a detailed explanation of the material covered on the worksheets. If students need help understanding the concepts or completing the exercises, they can simply click on the link and watch the YouTube video where the topic is explained in detail. This is also an outstanding resource for students who are not able to attend class. All documents are included as PDFs and in editable forms such as Keynote, Pages, PowerPoint and Word. Contents: (1) One page of notes. (2) A set of exercises for students to practice their problem-solving skills. (3) Answer keys for all exercises. (4) Presentations for use during instruction.
Optics: Total Internal Reflection
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Optics: Total Internal Reflection

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Looking for a great resource for teaching optics and total internal reflection? This product contains everything you need: well organized handout notes, a set of exercises for this topic, as well as two presentations for use in your instruction. Just download and go! The exercises contain conceptual questions along with questions for practicing calculations. Answer keys are included for all exercises. There is a link to the video from my Step by Step Science YouTube channel at the top of the worksheet. This video gives a detailed explanation of the material covered in the exercises. If students need help understanding the concepts or completing the exercises, they can simply click on the link and watch the YouTube video where the topic is explained in detail. This is also an outstanding resource for students who are not able to attend class. All documents are included as PDFs and in editable forms such as Keynote, Pages, PowerPoint and Word. Contents: (1) One page of notes. (2) A set of exercises for students to practice their problem-solving skills. (3) Answer keys for all exercises. (4) Presentations for use during instruction.
Optics: Refraction & Snell's Law
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Optics: Refraction & Snell's Law

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Looking for a great resource for teaching optics and refraction? This product contains everything you need: well organized handout notes, two sets of exercises for this topic, as well as presentations for use in your instruction. The exercises contain conceptual questions along with questions for practicing calculations. Answer keys are included for all exercises. There is a link to the video from my Step by Step Science YouTube channel at the top of the worksheet. This video give a detailed explanation of the material covered on the worksheets. If students need help understanding the concepts or completing the exercises, they can simply click on the link and watch the YouTube video where the topic is explained in detail. This is also an outstanding resource for students who are not able to attend class. All documents are included as PDFs and in editable forms such as Keynote, Pages, PowerPoint and Word. Contents: (1) One page of notes. (2) Two sets of exercises for students to practice their problem-solving skills. (3) Answer keys for all exercises. (4) Presentations for use during instruction.
PhET Simulation: Reactants, Products, & Leftovers
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PhET Simulation: Reactants, Products, & Leftovers

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Your students will have fun combining food and chemistry. But will they have enough of each ingredient to make the number of sandwiches they want? Which one of the ingredients will run out first and which will be left over? In this simulation your students will get to make their own sandwiches while learning about reactants, products and leftovers. They will use one of the excellent online simulations from PhET Interactive Simulations. The simulation is called Reactants, Products and Leftovers (HTML5). Because it is an HTML5 simulation it will run right in the browser of your computer or tablet. Nothing to download or install. This online guided inquiry lab is geared towards high school students. PhET Interactive Simulations incorporate research based, student centered activities that are fun and easy to use. All of the PhET simulations are available from their website. This PhET online simulation can be done in the classroom or during distance learning.
PhET Simulation: Build a Molecule
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PhET Simulation: Build a Molecule

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In this guided inquiry two part lab your students will investigate molecules and how they are built. This activity is designed for use with the Build a Molecule HTML5 simulation from PhET Interactive Simulations. The link for the simulation can be found inside the resource. The learning goals for this activity are: (1) Students will be able to explain the difference between an atom and a molecule. (2) Students will be able to explain the difference between an element and a compound. (3) Students will be able to explain the difference between the coefficient and the subscript in a chemical formula. (4) Build molecules from their molecular and structural formulas. (5) Write the molecular formula of a compound from its structural formula. This lab is geared towards middle to lower high school students. With a little up front guidance your students will be able to complete this activity on their own and learn what molecules are and how they are built. PhET Interactive Simulations incorporate research based, student centered activities that are fun and easy to use. All of the PhET simulations are available from their website. This PhET online simulation can be done in the classroom or during distance learning. This product includes: (1) The lab activity worksheets. (2) An answer key for the worksheets. (3) Two pages of notes covering atoms, molecules, elements, compounds and chemical formulas. (4) A Getting Started Teachers Guide explaining the learning goals of the online lab and the important points of the simulation that you should point out before students begin their investigations into molecules and how they are built.
Optics Bundle: Reflection and Refraction
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Optics Bundle: Reflection and Refraction

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This optics bundle contains everything you need for teaching index of refraction, refraction and Snell’s law, reflection and total internal reflection. For each of the four topics included in this bundle you get a complete set of clearly written concise notes that can be used as handouts for your students, conceptual as well as calculation exercises that will assure your students have a deep understanding of the behavior of light and answer keys for all exercises. Also included are Keynote and PowerPoint presentations that you can use during instruction. No Preparation Necessary! Just Download and Go! At the top of each worksheet there is a link to one or more videos from my YouTube channel. These videos give a detailed explanation of the material covered on each worksheet. If students need help understanding the concepts or completing the worksheets, they can simply click on the link and watch the YouTube video where the topic is explained in detail. An outstanding resource for students who are not able to attend class. Contents (1) Handout notes for each topic (2) Conceptual and calculation exercises for your students to practice what they have learned. (3) Answer keys for all exercises. (4) Presentations in Keynote and PowerPoint. (5) PDF files for all presentations.
Electricity Bundle: Current, Resistivity, Ohm's Law & Resistors
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Electricity Bundle: Current, Resistivity, Ohm's Law & Resistors

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Looking for a ready to go unit for electric circuits? Then look no further. This bundle contains everything for teaching electric current, resistivity, ohm’s law, as well as resistors in series, parallel and combination. For each topic you get a complete set of clearly written concise notes that can be used as handout for your students, guided online inquiry labs for series and parallel resistors using the excellent HTML 5 simulation from PhET Simulations, conceptual as well as calculation exercises that will assure your students have a deeper understanding of the behavior of resistors in electric circuits; answer keys included for all exercises. As an added bonus you also get editable Keynote and PowerPoint presentations that you can use during your instruction. No Preparation Necessary! Just Download and Go! At the top of most of the worksheets there is a link to one or more videos from my YouTube channel. These videos give a detailed explanation of the material covered on each worksheet. If students need help understanding the concepts or completing the worksheets, they can simply click on the link and watch the YouTube video where the topic is explained in greater detail. This is an outstanding resource for students who are not able to attend class. Contents (1) Handout notes for all five topics. (2) Guided inquiry labs using the PhET HTML 5 simulation, Circuit Construction Kit for series and parallel resistors. (3) Conceptual and calculation exercises for all five topics. (4) Answer keys for all exercises. (5) Keynote presentations for all five topics. (6) PowerPoint presentations for all five topics. (7) .pdf files of the presentations for all five topics.
Optics: Reflection
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Optics: Reflection

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Looking for a great resource for teaching optics and reflection? This product contains everything you need, well organized handout notes, a set of exercises for this topic, as well as a presentation for use in your instruction. Just download and go! The exercises contain conceptual questions along with questions for practicing calculations. Answer keys are included for all exercises. There is a link to the relevant video from my YouTube channel at the top of the worksheet. This video gives a detailed explanation of the material covered in the exercises. If students need help understanding the concepts or completing the exercises, they can simply click on the link and watch the YouTube video where the topic is explained in detail. This is also an outstanding resource for students who are not able to attend class. All documents are included as PDFs and in editable forms such as Keynote, Pages, PowerPoint and Word. Contents: (1) One page of notes. (2) A set of exercises for students to practice their problem-solving skills. (3) Answer keys for all exercises. (4) Presentations for use during instruction.
Electric Circuits: Series & Parallel Resistors Bundle
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Electric Circuits: Series & Parallel Resistors Bundle

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This bundle contains everything you need to teach resistors in series and parallel. You get a complete set of clearly written concise notes that can be used as handout for your students, online guided inquiry labs using the excellent HTML 5 simulations from PhET Simulations, conceptual as well as calculation exercises that will assure your students have a deep understanding of the behavior of resistors in electric circuits; answer keys included. As well as Keynote and PowerPoint presentations that you can use during instruction. No Preparation Necessary! Just Download and Go! At the top of most of the worksheets there is a link to one or more videos from my Youtube channel. These videos give a detailed explanation of the material covered on each worksheet. If students need help understanding the concepts or completing the worksheets, they can simply click on the link and watch the YouTube video where the topic is explained in detail. An outstanding resource for students who are not able to attend class. Contents (1) Handout notes for resistors in series and parallel. (2) Guided inquiry labs for PhET HTML 5 simulation, Circuit Construction Kit. (3) Conceptual and calculation exercises for your students to practice what they have learned. (4) Answer keys for all exercises. (5) Keynote presentations for resistors in series and parallel. (6) PowerPoint presentations for resistors in series and parallel. (7) .pdf files for all presentations.
Electric Circuits: Resistors in Series
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Electric Circuits: Resistors in Series

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Looking for a great all-in-one resource for teaching electric circuits with resistors in series? This product contains well organized handout notes as well as a complete set of exercises for resistors in series. This will be a great resource for you and your students. The exercises contain conceptual questions as well as questions for practicing calculations. Answer keys are included for all exercises. At the top of most of the worksheets there is a link to one or more videos from my YouTube channel. These videos give a detailed explanation of the material covered on each worksheet. If students need help understanding the concepts or completing the worksheets, they can simply click on the link and watch the YouTube video where the topic is explained in detail. An outstanding resource for students who are not able to attend class. Contents: (1) Three pages of notes for resistors in series. (2) Guided inquiry lab for the PhET HTML 5 simulation, Circuit Construction Kit. (3) Twelve pages of exercises and problems for your students to practice what they have learned. (4) Answer keys for all exercises and problems.
Electromagnetism: Faraday's Law
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Electromagnetism: Faraday's Law

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Looking for a great resource for teaching electromagnetic induction and faraday’s law? This product contains everything you need, well organized handout notes, two sets of exercises for this topic, as well as presentations for use in your instruction. This will be a great resource for you and your students. The exercises contain conceptual questions along with questions for practicing calculations. Answer keys are included for all exercises. There are links to videos from my YouTube channel at the top of each worksheet. These videos give a detailed explanation of the material covered on the worksheets. If students need help understanding the concepts or completing the exercises, they can simply click on the link and watch the YouTube video where the topic is explained in detail. This is also an outstanding resource for students who are not able to attend class. All documents are included as PDFs and in editable forms such as Keynote, Pages, PowerPoint and Word. Contents: (1) One page of notes. (2) Two sets of exercises for students to practice their problem-solving skills. (3) Answer keys for all exercises. (4) Presentations for use during instruction.
Electric Current, Resistivity & Ohm's Law
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Electric Current, Resistivity & Ohm's Law

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Looking for a great resource for teaching electric current, resistance and resistivity and ohm’s law? This product contains a well-organized single page handout of notes as well as a complete set of exercises for each topic that will be a great resource for you and your students. The exercises contain conceptual questions as well as questions for practicing calculations. Answer keys are included for all exercises. At the top of each worksheet there is a link to one or more videos from my YouTube channel. These videos give a detailed explanation of the material covered on each worksheet. If students need help understanding the concepts or completing the worksheets, they can simply click on the link and watch the YouTube video where the topic is explained in detail. Contents: Notes - Electric Current Notes - Resistance & Resistivity Notes - Ohm’s Law Notes - Basics for Voltage, Current, Resistance & Power Exercises - Electric Current Exercises - Resistance & Resistivity Exercises - Ohm’s Law Exercises - Basics for Voltage, Current, Resistance & Power