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West Virginia Department of Education

Technical Writing: Real-World Writing in the 21st Century

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Wondering how to respond to the age-old question when will I ever use this? The answer is very simple when discussing technical writing. Teachers and administrators gain an understanding of using technical writing in the classroom....
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Technology and Science

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How technology and science are related and how they help each other advance.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Technology and Society

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How technology has affected society and the social impacts of the industrial revolution.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Technology Careers

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Technology professionals and careers in engineering.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Technology Education: Technology: Engineering and Design

For Students 9th - 10th
Glencoe offers the STEM Handbook which outlines the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math in opening many career pathways.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Nature of Technology

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of technology and how technology evolves.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Women and People of Color in Science

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Biases against women and people of color in science, and contributions of women and people of color in science.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Nuclear Monitoring Technician

For Students 9th - 10th
With the increasing use of nuclear technology in medicine, energy, and even agriculture, there is a need for monitoring radiation exposure. That is the job of the nuclear monitoring technician. Science Buddies offers a career profile...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Distance and Speed of Rolling Objects

For Students 9th - 10th
This project is an experiment in classical physics. You'll be following in Galileo's footsteps, and investigating Newton's laws of motion, but you'll be taking advantage of modern video recording technology to make your measurements. The...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: Wearable Science

For Teachers K - 1st
Learn about wearable science and material properties alongside Ruff Ruffman.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Physics: Definitions and Applications

For Students 10th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to describe the definition, aims, and branches of physics; describe and distinguish classical physics from modern physics and describe the importance of relativity, quantum mechanics, and...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: How to Make an Aircraft Invisible to Radar

For Students 9th - 10th
In this engineering science fair project, students will determine which 3-D geometric shapes scatter light the most. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction,...
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Read Works

Read Works: Superstars of Science

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about scientists Jane Goodall, Stephen Hawking, Dean Kamen, Rachel Carson, and Charles Henry. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
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Math Science Nucleus

I. Science Ma Te: Integrating Science, Math and Technology

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site offers a wealth of online textbook-related materials that encourage the discovery of science in the world around us. Enter the site to access material on specific topics. Each section contains reading material (complete with...
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Other

Science Oxford Online

For Students 9th - 10th
Make connections between science, enterprise, and society here in this collection of articles and current science topics in the news. Find out how science makes connections with the daily life of human beings.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Using Laser Pointer to Measure Data Track Spacing on C Ds, Dv Ds

For Students 9th - 10th
You've probably noticed the colorful patterns "reflecting" from the shiny surface of a CD disk. What you are seeing is actually diffraction of white light, and the rainbows of color are diffraction patterns. In this project you'll learn...
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Different Branches of Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the many specializations in the field of geography within its two branches of physical and human geography.
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Other

Fisher Science Education: Headline Discoveries Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
What's new in the world of science? Find the latest articles about the newest discoveries and research in all the science disciplines: anatomy, astronomy, biology, biotechnology, chemistry, consumer science, environmental, forensics,...
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PBS

Pbs: A Science Odyssey

For Students 9th - 10th
Website for the PBS series "A Science Odyssey." Numerous opportunities to explore the people and discoveries of science.
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PBS

Kqed Quest: A Different Kind of Science and Nature Adventure

For Students 9th - 10th
A multimedia offering for teachers and learners to explore the latest science, nature, and environment stories.
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Creative Science Centre

Creative Science Centre: Demonstration of Radio Waves Generated by Mobile Phone

For Students 9th - 10th
Described is a simple low cost home-made device that converts the radio wave energy from a mobile phone signal into electricity to light an LED. No battery or complex circuitry is required. The device can form the basis of a range of...
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Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Applied Science and Technology 210: Electrical Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from a course that explores the application of electrical engineering topics. Webpage includes twenty-eight lectures from a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Lectures vary in length and...
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University of Arizona

Pulse: Health Friendly Energy Production

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A cross curricular project where students conduct a moot court to explore the role government policy plays in protecting our health. The focus of the unit is how our power effects our environmental health. Students use their knowledge of...
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Physics Central

American Physical Society: A Century of Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents year-by-year timeline of physics discoveries during the twentieth century. Just click on "Timeline," for a complete summary of physics history since 1896.