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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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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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American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society: Chemical & Engineering News: Reel Science

For Students 9th - 10th
Reel Science publishes reviews of movies with a science or science fiction theme. Its aim is to heighten awareness of inaccuracies in the ways science is presented in film, and to promote greater public understanding of true science.
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National Museum of Science and Industry (UK)

National Museum of Science and Industry: Ingenious

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the stories behind the innovations and ideas of human ingenuity in this database of more than 30,000 images illustrating over 30 different subjects, topics, and debates from the United Kingdom's National Museum of Science and...
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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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Society of Chemical Industry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Formed in 1881 and based in London, the SCI became a place for science and business to blend. Topics such as agriculture, pharmaceuticals, environmental science, and biotechnology are discussed among members in over seventy countries....
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Science Made Simple

Science Made Simple: Science Made Simple

For Students 9th - 10th
This website houses kids science projects and experiments, science fair projects and science articles.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Technology Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive timeline from the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Web site features influential technological innovations from 1750 to 1990.
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American Society of Landscape Architects: Green Roof

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive experience showcases environmental and economic benefits of a green roof. Take a virtual tour of a real green roof and learn about a career in landscape architecture. Downloadable workbook is available for students, while...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Makers: Collection

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The Maker Party, an initiative in which people around the world meet up, learn to make things, and share what they've made online. This collection is designed to support the Maker Party by providing a one-stop shop of STEM and digital...
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Charles H. Townes, ph.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Charles Townes who is credited for discovering microwave and laser technology from which came digital storage transforming our world.
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American Mathematical Society: Mathematical Moments

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to promote an awareness of mathematics as it occurs in nature, science, technology and human culture. This series of articles and podcasts can be used as teaching resources.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Negative Impacts of Science

For Students 4th - 8th
Discusses the negative impact science has had on the environment, on health, and through dependence on technology.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Basic and Applied Science

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Science can be "basic" or "applied." The goal of basic science is to understand how things work. Basic science is the source of most scientific theories. Applied...
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Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: One Eye, 3 D

For Students 3rd - 8th
Article describes an experiment for viewing images in 3D without the aid of special technology or glasses. Includes a vocabulary list.
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Canada Science and Technology Museum

Canada Science and Technology Museum: Domestic Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
Has technology helped to shape our society? This is not necessarily a connection that comes to mind when we think about inventions and scientific advances. Learn about the history of domestic technology and its effects on the evolution...
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American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society: Hompage

For Students 9th - 10th
ChemCenter, available from the American Chemical Society, provides chemistry news, reference sources and other public services.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Micro Worlds Project: Advanced Light Source

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the Advanced Light Source (ALS) facility and its use in material analysis and medicine.
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Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Concussion: More Than 'Getting Your Bell Rung'

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explains the science of concussions, including the damage they can do to the brain and symptoms of concussion. The article also describes the technology that scientists are using to detect concussion and how helmets are now...
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Other

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Scientific Progress

For Students 11th - 12th
An article which attempts to explain how science has influenced society. Traces the history of scientific progress and how this has influenced societal behavior.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Technology at Work

For Teachers 1st - 5th
In this classroom activity, students research the importance of technologies which contributed to societal advancements throughout history.
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History of Science Society

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page for a group dedicated to understanding science, technology, medicine, and their interactions with society in their historical context.
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National Museum of Science and Industry (UK)

Ingenious: Science and Technology Images

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of images from Ingenious combines the collections of several museums - Science Museum, the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, the National Railway Museum, the Science & Society Picture Library and...
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PBS

Pbs: Tesla, Master of Lighting

For Students 9th - 10th
Inventor Nikola Tesla is the subject of this extensive PBS site. In addition to information on Tesla's life and work, the site offers insight into the ways in which society and invention affect each other.