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\nGreat Minds: Carl Sagan\n

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\nDiscuss the life of Carl Sagan, including his success in making science popular. A biographical video also mentions that he was not perfect and included challenges he had with family and coworkers. \n
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\nCarl Sagan on Human Brain\n

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\nCarl Sagan explains his evolutionary development of the brain, focusing on the cerebral cortex. What the cerebral cortex is capable of and what it performs are highlighted. This video could be used in a psychology or science classroom to...\n
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\nReflect on this Mote of Dust\n

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\nStudents explore space science by analyzing a speech by Carl Sagan. In this cosmos lesson, students view an online video of a speck of a \"pale blue dot\" in the distance of space which turns out to be Earth. Students write an essay...\n
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\nShould We Be Looking for Life Elsewhere in the Universe?\n

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\nIs there life beyond Earth? If so, should we make contact with that life? Carl Sagan, along with other astronomers, packed the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 with sounds of the Earth and Earth's inhabitants, hoping to reach...\n
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\nExploring the Universe: Crash Course Big History #2\n

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\nAccording to Carl Sagan, we are all made of star particles. The second video in a series of 16 explains what happened after the big bang. It discusses cosmic background radiation, chemistry, galaxies, heavy elements, and the creation of...\n
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\nA Pale Blue Dot: That's Here. That's Home. That's Us.\n

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\n21st-century learners live in such a visual world that many are unused to letting their minds imagine the picture that words create. An excerpt from Carl Sagan's lecture, \"The Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space,\"...\n
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\nWe Are Made of \"Star Stuff\"\n

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\nExplore the validity of a famous quote by Carl Sagan, \"We are made of star stuff.\" An episode of the ACS Reactions playlist explains how deteriorating stars became the origin of all the elements in our world. Learners consider different...\n
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\nBuilding Curiosity\n

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\nWatch a team construct a Lego model of the Curiosity rover with an engaging video. It includes quotes about the importance of curiosity from scientists such as Carl Sagan, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye, Jane Goodall, Richard Feynman, and...\n
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\nEnglish Language Arts Examination: June 2014\n

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\nShould companies track consumers' shopping preferences without their permission? Using the resource, scholars write source-based argumentative essays to answer the question. They also answer reading comprehension questions based on an...\n
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\nStarstuff and Nanodiamonds\n

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\nThe Field Museum owns materials older than our sun—can you believe that? An enlightening video displays and discusses some of these. It explains where they come from, how they formed, how they survived this long, and what we know about...\n
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\nTechnology: Historic Figures\n

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\nFifth graders research historical figures and create Powerpoint presentations about them. They present their completed projects to the class. Students gfenerate one question about their figure which is included on a quiz.\n
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\nThe Faint Young Sun Paradox!\n

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\nDoes the sun have a life cycle? The video explains the confusion of what scientists expect and what the history of the earth proves. Then it offers multiple theories about the discrepancy and details the most accepted theory.\n
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\nThe Chemistry of Poison Ivy\n

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\nLeaves of three, let it be! Why does poison ivy produce such a terrible, itchy rash? Young outdoor enthusiasts get acquainted with urushiol, poison ivy's rash-producing natural oil, with a video from the American Chemical Society's...\n
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\nWhat Is Earthshine?\n

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\nLight travels in interesting ways through the solar system. A video episode from a longer series highlights how the sun's rays travel to the earth and moon and sometimes in between. Scholars learn about reflection properties on a very...\n
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\nKepler's First Law of Motion—Elliptical Orbits\n

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\nDiscover the transition from circular orbit theories to elliptical orbits. An episode of a video series on astronomy models the different elliptical shapes of the orbits of the planets in the solar systems. Using string, the presenter...\n
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\nWhat Are White Dwarfs?\n

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\nWhite dwarfs are stars that refuse to die. A video begins with an explanation of the three fates of dying stars. The presentation explains the composition and life expectancy of a typical white dwarf.\n
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\nWhat Are Neutron Stars?\n

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\nWhat happens at the end of the life cycle of a star? A lesson in the Socratica Astronomy playlist shows three ways a star dies: white dwarf, black hole, and neutron star. Each ending depends on the mass of the original star.\n
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\nLotto or Life: What Are the Chances?\n

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\nThough the website does not seem to have the mentioned video, a reding and lottery style games simulate the chances of finding intelligent life somewhere other than Earth. Without the video, this lesson is short, but it can be a useful...\n
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\nABChain Gang - C\n

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\nHigh schoolers can hone their research skills by exploring the Internet to find the answers to the trivia questions presented in this on-line worksheet. This resource focuses on questions that have the letter \"C\" in them, such as;...\n
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\nBig Time Lessons\n

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\nTeaching students about time can provide a way to talk about sundials, different types of clocks, and even time travel.\n
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\nFor this space worksheet, students complete a five question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about the American space program.\n
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\nAmerican Museum of Natural History: Carl Sagan and the Quest for Life in the Universe\n

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\nA brief biography of American astronomer and science advocate Carl Sagan.\n
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\nHarcourt: Biographies: Carl Sagan\n

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\nA look at Carl Sagan, the man who brought the wonders of astronomy to the average person. Carl Sagan helped millions of people understand earth, the solar system, the universe and beyond. (In Spanish)\n
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\nWikipedia: Carl Sagan\n

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\nThis encyclopedia article from Wikipedia provides a brief biography of Carl Sagan, the American astronomer who pioneered exobiology and promoted the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), and science in general.\n
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