Are you looking for an activity related to a particular topic or learning skill? These themed playlists pull from various resources to give you a comprehensive selection of activities on a particular topic.
Medical Physics
Medical physics is a great way to engage a wide range of students within your curriculum. Here are several activities that explore the diverse world of medical physics.
Ionizing Radiation
Through scaffolded questions, students learn about different types of radiation and how they can be used in medical physics. This activity is found in A Deeper Understanding of Energy.
How Do We See?
Students explore how human vision works through several hands-on stations. This activity is found in Exploring Light with Optics.
Application of Sound Waves
Students investigate how SONAR and Ultrasound technologies work through a hands-on mapping activity. This activity is found in Wave Model Applications.
Extending our Senses
Students consider the role of technology in extending and protecting our senses. Then students combine technologies to design a new medical scanner. This activity is found in The Nature of Science.
Science in Action: What Causes Cholera?
A clue-based literacy activity that explores possible models to explain cholera outbreaks. This activity is found in The Nature of Science.
Bias Mini Activities
Students learn how different biases can influence how people can present or interpret data. This activity can be found in The Nature of Science.
Electron Microscope
Students discover the limitations of optical microscopes and how the wave nature of electrons allows electron microscopes to have higher resolution. This activity is found in Quantum Technology.
Chemistry
Chemistry and physics are intimately linked. Here are several lessons that are suitable for high school chemistry classes.
Finding Patterns
Students organize element cards to produce a simple periodic table. This activity is found in The Nature of Science.
Case Study 3: Element 118
A literacy activity where students explore the fraudulent discovery claim for element 118. This activity is in The Process of Science.
Where Do Elements Come From?
Students model nuclear fusion in stars and discover how the elements are created. This activity can be found in A Deeper Understanding of Energy.
The Hydrogen Atom
Students examine the mathematics of Bohr's model of the Hydrogen atom. They also explore a quantum model of the atom based on de Broglie waves. This activity is found in Contemporary Physics.
How Do We Explain the Shapes of Orbitals?
Students apply the wave model of electrons to visualize s, p, d, and f orbitals. This activity is found in Beyond Bohr: A Quantum Approach to the Atom.
Why Do Greenhouse Gases Absorb IR Radiation?
Students apply simple harmonic motion to understand why carbon dioxide interacts with infrared radiation. This activity is found in Beyond Bohr: A Quantum Approach to the Atom.
Biology
There are many rich problems that work across scientific disciplines. Here are several activities that are suitable for high school biology classes.
News Flash: Seaside Sparrow Declared Extinct! OR Thousands of Fish Die!
Two clue-based literacy activities that examine environmental events. These activities are found in The Process of Science.
How Do We See?
Students explore how human vision works through several hands-on stations. This activity is found in Exploring Light with Optics.
How Do We Hear?
Students examine the basic physics behind how the human ear works through several simple demonstrations. This activity is found in Wave Model Applications.
Extending the Senses
A card sort activity where students explore technologies used to address the limitations of our senses. This activity is found in The Nature of Science.
Science in Action: What Causes Cholera?
A clue-based activity that explores possible models to explain cholera outbreaks. The activity is found in The Nature of Science.
Electron Microscope
Students discover the limitations of optical microscopes and learn how the wave nature of electrons allows electron microscopes to achieve higher resolution. This activity can be found in Quantum Technology.
