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A Physics MOSAIC

A Physics MOSAIC: Scientific Skills and Explorations for Students

Table of Contents docx)

Introduction (doc)

Educational Standards (doc)

• National Science Education Standards
• Massachusetts Science Framework Standards

Final Project (docx)

• Table of Contents
• Teacher Introduction
• Student Introduction
• Worksheets on Background Information
• Activities for Familiarity with Web Interface
• Research Project Topics and Format
• Suggested Projects
• Appendix: All MOSAIC Months, with potentially relevant events (docx) (pptx)

Measurement, Uncertainty, and Data Analysis

• PowerPoint Notes on Numbers in Science (docx)
• PowerPoint Slides: Numbers in Science
• PowerPoint Notes on Data Analysis (docx)
• PowerPoint Slides: Data Analysis
• Activity 1: Measurement (with Teacher Notes) (docx)
• Activity 2: Quantifying the Effect of Large Data Sets (docx) (with Sample Results, Teacher Notes)
• Activity 3: Detecting a Signal through Noise (docx) (with Sample Results (docx), Sample Data)
• Activity 4: Graphing and Trends (docx) (with Sample Results, Teacher Notes)
• Worksheet (with Teacher Notes): Number Sense (docx)

Mechanics

• PowerPoint Notes on Energy (docx)
• PowerPoint Slides on Energy
• Worksheet (with Teacher Notes): Energy (docx)
• Activity 1: Track Records (docx) (with Sample Results, Teacher Notes)
• Activity 2: Space Shuttle Dynamics (docx

Waves

• PowerPoint Notes on Wave and MOSAIC Basics (docx)
• PowerPoint Slides: Wave and MOSAIC Basics
• Worksheet (with Teacher Notes): Wave and MOSAIC Basics (docx)
• PowerPoint Notes on Wave Properties (docx)
• PowerPoint Slides: Wave Properties
• Worksheet (with Teacher Notes): Wave Properties (docx)

Electromagnetic Radiation

• PowerPoint Notes on Electromagnetic Waves (docx)
• PowerPoint Slides: Electromagnetic Waves
• Worksheet (with Teacher Notes): Electromagnetic Waves (docx)
• PowerPoint Notes on Optics Basics (docx)
• PowerPoint Slides: Optics Basics (Astronomy) (Physics)
• Worksheet (with Teacher Notes): Optics Basics (docx)
• PowerPoint Notes on Energy Levels and Spectra (docx)
• PowerPoint Slides: Energy Levels and Spectra
• Worksheet (with Teacher Notes): Energy Levels and Spectra (docx)

Appendix

• MOSAIC Web Interface Notes: What you see and What you get (docx)

Acknowledgements (docx)