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Learning Objects
Dive into Wisc-Online’s rich collection of learning objects — bite-sized, interactive, and designed for real learning. These modular digital tools include animations, drag-and-drop exercises, quizzes, videos, and more. You can explore topics across STEM, arts, humanities, career skills, and beyond. Each learning object is crafted to help learners actively engage with content—reviewing, applying, self-checking—in a way that’s flexible and self-paced.
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Changes in Our World: Chemical and Physical (Screencast)
In this screencast, learners examine the kinds of physical and chemical changes that occur in substances.
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chemical, Physical
Common Types of Oxidation-Reduction Reactions (Screencast)
Learners identify combination, decomposition, displacement, and combustion types of redox reactions. They also watch a video clip that demonstrates the reaction of sodium and water.
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oxidation, reduction
Fork Farms Hydroponics
Explore vertical hydroponic growing with Fork Farms and FVTC. We'll introduce you to what vertical hydroponic growing is, why it's important to our economy and the environment, and how you can get started.
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environment, FVTC, gardening, hydroponic, lettuce
Golder Finches Get the Girls
Explore how a goldfinch interacts with its environment and how it's affected by environmental changes. Music Credit:Title: Good StartsArtist: Jingle PunksGenre: CinematicMood: HappyDownload: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/...
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environment, environmental changes, Evolution, evolutionary change examples, goldfinches
Heat Transfer: Conduction, Convection, Radiation
In this animated activity, learners explore three major methods of heat transfer and practice identifying each.
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Animated activity, College-level thermodynamics, Conduction, Convection, Educational resources, Energy transfer, Fluid dynamics, Heat exchange, Heat flow, Heat sinks, Heat sources, Heat transfer, High school physics, Interactive learning, Online learning., Radiation, Science animation, STEM education, Temperature difference, Thermal conductivity, Thermal energy, Thermal equilibrium, Thermal insulation, Thermodynamics
How Pressure Changes Boiling Temperature
Learners study the effect that pressure has on boiling temperatures. Once a liquid has reached a full boil, additional heat does not raise the liquid’s temperature; however, pressure can vary the boiling point of a liquid. A brief quiz completes the activity.
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boiling, changes, how, point, pressure, temperature, vary
Humidity Measurements
Learners examine dew point and the two types of humidity values, absolute and relative, along with the types of instruments used to measure them. The activity includes a video clip and a quiz.
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absolute, dew, humidity, measurements, point, relative
Hydrostatic Pressure (Screencast)
In this animated object, learners read about hydrostatic pressure and observe how it is used to measure the level of a material in a container.
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hydrostatic, level, measurement, measurements, pressure
Ideal Gas Law
In this interactive object, learners use the ideal gas law to solve a practice problem.
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Industrial Control Classifications
In this animated object, learners examine automated manufacturing systems classified as motion control, batch process control, and continuous process control.
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automation, batch, continuous, control, industrial, motion, process
Lewis Dot Structures of Covalent Compounds
In this interactive and animated object, students distribute the valence electrons in simple covalent molecules with one central atom. Six rules are followed to show the bonding and nonbonding electrons in Lewis dot structures. The process is well illustrated with eight worked examples and two interactive practice problems.
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Methods of Producing Electricity
In this learning activity you'll review the six different ways in which electricity is produced: chemical, friction, heat, light, magnetism, and pressure.
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cc0001, chemical, electricity, friction, heat, light, magnetism, piezoelectric, pressure, static, thermocouple
Methods of Producing Electricity
In this learning activity you'll review the six different ways in which electricity is produced: chemical, friction, heat, light, magnetism, and pressure.
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cc0001, chemical, electricity, friction, heat, light, magnetism, piezoelectric, pressure, static, thermocouple
Motor Speed Control
Learners examine the speed control circuits in a DC variable speed drive that cause the RPM of a motor to vary. This activity has audio content.
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DC Drive, DC variable speed drive, electric motors, motor control, motor speed, voltage
Osmotic Pressure (Screencast)
Learners conduct an experiment to illustrate how a greater number of particles in a "vessel" increases osmotic pressure.
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fluid, movement, oncotic, osmosis, solvent, water
Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
Learners examine the meaning of oxidation, reduction, and half-reaction, and watch a film showing the deposition of copper metal from the reduction of copper (II) ion by aluminum. A brief quiz completes the activity.
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Precipitation Reactions
In this interactive and animated object, learners use solubility rules to predict when an insoluble ionic compound will precipitate in a double replacement reaction. Step-by-step examples are given.
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Product Yields in Chemical Reactions (Screencast)
Learners examine the meaning of theoretical yield, actual yield, and percent yield. They test their knowledge by solving two problems.
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chemical reaction
Temperature Emissivity of Non-Blackbodies (Screencast)
Learners study the effect of reflected and transmitted energy on the measurement of emitted energy by a non-blackbody. A short quiz completes the activity.
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blackbodies, blackbody, emissivity, emitted, energy, measurements, pyrometer, pyrometry, radiated, radiation, reflected, temperature, transmitted
The Combined Gas Law
Learners combine Boyle's Law and Charles's Law to solve for the pressure, volume, and temperature of a gas sample under two sets of conditions.
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Thermodynamic Transfer
In this animated object, learners examine how thermal energy is transferred by conduction, convection, and radiation. A brief quiz completes the activity.
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conduction, convection, dynamics, energy, radiation, thermal, thermodynamic, transfer
Ultrasonic Flowmeters (Screencast)
In this animated learning object, learners examine how an ultrasonic flowmeter measures the flow of liquids through a pipe using ultrasonic sound waves. A short quiz completes the activity.
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flow, flowmeter, flowmeters, measurements, meter, sensor, sensors, ultrasonic
Ultrasonic Sensors (Screencast)
In this animated activity, learners examine the operation of an ultrasonic sensor and the procedure to perform zero and span adjustments. A brief quiz completes the object.
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calibration, procedure, sensor, sensors, ultrasonic
What is Biosecurity?
At the end of this lesson you will be able to- Explain what biosecurity means.- Describe why biosecurity is important.- Identify what kinds of disease agents we try to prevent or control with biosecurity. - Demonstrate disease agent-host-environmental interactions that result in disease.
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agent, biosecurity, chicken, cow, disease, farm, host, infection, pig
pH and Its Basic Principles
In this animated object, learners view hydrogen and hydroxide ions in a solution. A brief quiz on the basic principles of the term pH completes the activity.
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acid, acidic, alkaline, base, basic