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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.
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. 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 is a link to the video from my YouTube Channel, Step-by-Step Science 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) A set of exercises for students to practice their problem-solving skills. (3) Answer keys for all exercises. (4) Presentations for use during instruction.
Newton's Second Law: Free Body Diagrams
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Newton's Second Law: Free Body Diagrams

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Just starting out with Newton’s second law of motion? Don’t want to scare your students off with the equations and calculations? Then this is the perfect product for you. Using this product from my Tes shop your students will gain a strong conceptual understanding of how to apply Newton’s second law to many different situations. This is an important step for students to master before moving on to quantitative analysis of the motion of objects. Free body diagrams show the relative magnitude and direction of all the forces acting on an object. The number of forces shown on a free body diagram depends on the specific problem and the assumptions made; air resistance is commonly ignored to simplify the problem. If the forces acting on an object are balanced, then the object is not accelerating and is therefore either moving with a constant velocity or at rest. If the forces acting on an object are unbalanced, then the object is accelerating. At the top of each set of exercises there is a link to videos from my Step by Step Science YouTube channel. The videos provide detailed descriptions and additional examples that correspond to the problems on the exercise sheets. This is a great resource for distance learners or students who are not able to be in class for this lesson. All exercises and presentations are provided in PDF and fully editable formats. Contents: (1) Handout notes. (2) Three sets of free body diagram exercises. (3) Answer keys for all exercises. (4) Presentation in Keynote and PowerPoint. (5) PDF files for all the documents. (6) Editable Pages files for all the exercises.
Newton's Second Law: Atwood Machine
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Newton's Second Law: Atwood Machine

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This product is part of a series entitled Newton’s Second Law: Acceleration. The series contains the following products: Newton’s Second Law: Free Body Diagrams Newton’s Second Law: Acceleration Horizontal Newton’s Second Law: Mass on an Inclined Plane Newton’s Second Law: Two Masses, a Table and a Pulley Newton’s Second Law: Atwood Machine (Elevator) Each can be used on its own as a stand-alone assignment, but taken together they make an excellent unit covering the essential problem solving skills for analysing the motion of objects using Newton’s second law of motion. This product contains guided notes that can be used when introducing this topic, two exercises for your students to practice these important problem solving skills, answer keys for the exercises and a presentation for use during instruction. At the top of each set of exercises there is a link to videos from my Step by Step Science YouTube channel. The videos provide detailed descriptions and additional examples that correspond to the problems on the exercise sheets. This is a great resource for distance learners or students who are not able to be in class for the lesson. All exercises and presentations are provided in PDF and fully editable formats.
Kinematics: Speed vs. Velocity
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Kinematics: Speed vs. Velocity

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Now that you’ve finished wrapping up distance and displacement, next up is speed and velocity. This product contains everything that you need: two pages of handout notes that give a complete description of speed and velocity, three sets of exercises that will ensure your students have an in depth understanding of these topics and a presentation that you can use during your instruction. No Preparation Necessary! Just Download and Go! Everything included as PDF files and editable Keynote, PowerPoint and Word files. At the top of the worksheet there is a link to the related video from my YouTube Channel, Step by Step Science. If your students need help understanding the concepts or completing the worksheet, they can simply click on the link and watch the YouTube video where everything is explained in detail. An outstanding resource for students who are not able to attend class. Contents (1) Handout notes (2) 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 materials
Kinematics: Kinematic Equations
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Kinematics: Kinematic Equations

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This product from my Tes shop contains everything you need to teach the four kinematic equations with one dimensional horizontal motion. The kinematic equations are used to analyze the motion of objects that are experiencing constant uniform acceleration. In this product you get: a full sheet of handout notes including an explanation and two useful examples, three sets of exercises with answer keys and a detailed presentation for use during instruction or that your students can view outside the classroom. No Preparation Necessary! Just Download and Go! Everything included as PDF files and editable Keynote, PowerPoint and Word files. At the top of the worksheets there is a link to the related video from my YouTube Channel, Step-by-Step Science. If your students need help understanding the concepts or completing the worksheets, they can simply click on the link and watch the YouTube video where everything is explained in detail. An outstanding resource for students who are not able to attend class. Contains: (1) Handout notes (2) Three sets of exercises for your students to practice what they have learned. (3) Answer keys for all exercises. (4) Presentations in Keynote and PowerPoint. (5) Ready to go PDF files for all materials.
PhET Simulation: Newton's Laws of Motion
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PhET Simulation: Newton's Laws of Motion

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The primary goal of this activity is for your students to gain a deeper understanding of Newton’s first and second laws of motion. This is a great guided inquiry activity for investigating acceleration, balanced and unbalanced forces, and their effect on the motion of objects. After completion of this activity your students will be ready to start quantitative analysis of the motion of objects using Newton’s second law equation, F = m • a. I use this activity after my students have completed my Forces and Motion PhET Online Lab. This online lab activity uses the Forces and Motion: Basics HTML5 simulation from PhET Interactive Simulations. The simulation can be run from most cell phones, tablets and computers. Nothing to download or install. PhET simulations incorporate research based, student centered activities that are fun and easy to use. All of the PhET simulations are available from this website: PhET Interactive Simulations. This product includes: (1) The activity worksheets. (2) An answer key for the worksheets. (3) Notes covering a full description of Newton’s laws of motion.
PhET Simulation: Period of a Pendulum
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PhET Simulation: Period of a Pendulum

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In completing this HTML5 web-based inquiry lab activity your students will gain a complete understanding of how mass, length, displacement and gravitational acceleration affect the period of a pendulum. 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 inquiry-based laboratory assignment sheet that is included. This HTML5 inquiry lab can be run from most cellphones, tablets and computers. Nothing to download or install. The pendulum simulation will guide students as they collect data, analyze results and formulate conclusions on what factors affect the period of a pendulum. 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. The product includes the pendulum lab sheets and answer key as well as a Getting Started Teachers Guide.
PhET Simulation: Coulomb's Law
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PhET Simulation: Coulomb's Law

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This engaging inquiry based lab activity will guide your students to an understanding of Coulomb’s law as they learn what factors affect the force between two charged particles. This online lab is intended to be used with the Coulomb’s Law HTML5 Simulation from PhET interactive simulations. The link for the simulation can be found inside the resource. In the first activity students will learn how to determine the direction of the force between two charged particles. In the second activity students will determine the relationship between the force and the amount of charge on the particles. In the third activity students will determine the relationship between the force and the distance between the charged particles. In the summary questions students will practice what they have learned from the simulation and will use the Coulomb’s law equation to calculate coulomb’s constant and the magnitude of the force between two charged particles. 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 from 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 Coulomb’s law.
PhET Simulation: Balancing Act
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PhET Simulation: Balancing Act

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With this PhET online physics lab your students will have fun and learn physics at the same time. Why does the lever tip to the left and when will it tip to the right? The purpose of this activity is for your students to determine what conditions must be met for a first lever to balance. Along the way they will also be introduced to the concept of torque and will be able to answer the following questions: What is torque? What affects the amount of torque an object applies to a lever? How is torque calculated? This online lab is intended to be used with the Balancing Act HTML5 Simulation from PhET Interactive Simulations. 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 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 levers and torque.
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.
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, Step-by-Step Science. 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
Electric Circuits: Resistors in Combination
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Electric Circuits: Resistors in Combination

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Looking for a great all-in-one resource for teaching electric circuits with resistors in combination? This product contains well organized handout notes as well as a complete set of exercises for resistors in combination. 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, Step-by-Step Science. 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) Seven pages of notes for resistors in combination. (2) Eight pages of exercises and problems for your students to practice what they have learned. (3) Answer keys for all exercises and problems.
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, Step-by-Step Science. 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.
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, Step-by-Step Science. 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.
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, Step-by-Step Science 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.
Electromagnetism: Magnetic Flux
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Electromagnetism: Magnetic Flux

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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. 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, Step-by-Step Science 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.
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. 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 is a link to the video from my YouTube Channel, Step-by-Step Science 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.
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 worksheets there is a link to one or more videos from my YouTube Channel, Step-by-Step Science. 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.