WOSU Public Media
Learning Objects
Lessons in Matter and Energy is a series of eight learning modules that demonstrate physical science concepts and phenomena. Accompanying each module is a Teacher's Guide, on video, and a set of assessment tools which include suggested tasks to test comprehension, a scoring rubric and a student booklet.
- Banana Hammer
- Barfing Pumpkin
- Breathing Blue
- Ice Bomb
- Brachistochrone Curve
- Glowing Spinach
- Shuttle Tile
- Sound and Vibration
Swamps and Such explores The Ohio State University Olentangy River Wetlands and Research Park to demonstrate the structure and functions of ecosystems and how ecosystems change over time.
- What is a Wetland?
- Wetland Soil
- Wetland Insects
- Wetland Water
- Wetland Shape and Climate
- Functions of Wetlands
- Wetland Productivity
- Effects of Flooding
- Productivity, Diversity and Stability
- Plant Communities
- Wetland Habitat
- Food Chain and Food Web
- Active and Passive Processes of Wetlands
- Wetland Sediments
- Phosphorous in Wetlands
- Biochemistry of Wetlands
Penn State Public Broadcasting
K-12 Learning Objects
The collection "Liquid Assets" consists of five videos and one lesson plan. More
"Explore Materials" expanded its overall collection with two videos and two lesson plans. More
- Video clip "Electrons in Motion"
- Video clip "Moving Atoms"
- Lesson Plan for middle school "Turning Electricity and Magnetism into Mechanical Work with a simple motor (MS)"
- Lesson Plan for high school "Turning Electricity and Magnetism into Mechanical Work with a simple motor (HS)"
Five learning object packages were created from the WPSU series "Outside" as part of the Open Education Resources collection on Teachers' Domain.
Choosing a STEM Career includes a Lesson Plan and 8 short video clips. Within this collection, students will view video clips about graduate and middle school students with interests in STEM careers and compare technologies from yesterday with today. They will explore careers on-line before writing about their futures as STEM professionals.
- Lesson plan for middle and high school "Choosing a STEM Career"
- Video clip "STEM Careers Boom Box iPod"
- Video clip "STEM Careers Cursive Text"
- Video clip "STEM Careers Grad Students"
- Video clip "STEM Careers Guitar"
- Video clip "STEM Careers Middle School"
- Video clip "STEM Careers Phone Video Chat"
- Video clip "STEM Careers Pong Wii Tennis"
- Video clip "STEM Careers Typewriter Computer"