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Interactive
Spark Notes

The Scientific Revolution (1550-1700): Review Test

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive history quiz worksheet, students respond to 45 multiple choice questions about the Scientific Revolution. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Handwriting About Famous Scientists

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this handwriting about famous scientists worksheet, learners trace over a sentence about Thomas Edison and his inventions to practice their printing.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Newton's Law Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Isaac Newton worksheet, learners analyze ten words in a word box that pertain to Newton's Law. Students match these words to their definitions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Word Search-Scientists

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this science word search instructional activity, students search for 30 proper names of famous scientists. This is a light bulb shaped word puzzle with a word bank.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Famous Scientists

For Students 1st
In this scientist worksheet, 1st graders learn about the names and accomplishments of a well known individual.  Students read and trace the letters to complete 1 sentence about the person.
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Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Making Friends With Franklin

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Come meet Benjamin Franklin and some of his scientific friends. Learn about them through the eyes of early American portraiture. Following the introduction are three great lesson plans for teachers of language arts, science, and visual...
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Website
Canada Science and Technology Museum

Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame

For Students 9th - 10th
The Canada Science and Technology Museum pays tribute to Canadian scientists and innovators in its Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame. Learn more about individual Hall of Fame members by clicking on their names. Among these...
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Article
Other

Image and Impact: An Essay by Einstein: The World as I See It

For Students 9th - 10th
Einstein's ideals are presented in his own words. Presents a philosophical essay about his core values.
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Website
American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: The Hall of Science and Exploration

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the lives of exemplary people in the world of science who discuss how they were able to succeed and achieve their goals.
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Handout
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: J. J. Thomson Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this detailed Nobel E-Museum biography which includes information on the scientific world of Joseph John Thomson, which gained world-wide recognition and earned Thomson the Nobel Prize in Physics.
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Handout
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Werner Heisenberg

For Students 9th - 10th
German born Werner Heisenberg was a notable physicist who worked on numerous projects, including quantum theory.
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Website
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1962

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Linus Carl Pauling, the winner of the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize. This website is organized into the following sections: "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Other Resources," and "The Nobel Chemistry Prize 1954."
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Handout
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Eric A. Cornell Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains an involved autobiography, focusing on Dr. Cornell's development as a scientist.
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Handout
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Wolfgang Ketterle Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
Nobel e-Museum provides a site that contains a detailed autobiography of Wolfgang Ketterle, 2001 nobel laureate in physics.
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Handout
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Wolfgang Pauli

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this short look at the life of 1945 Nobel Prize winner, Wolfgang Pauli. Make sure to look at all the links at the bottom of the page too.
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Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Science World: Albert Einstein (1879 1955)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site about Albert Einstein examines many of his theories. It also includes a list of Einstein quotes and references.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Max Planck

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the life and accomplishments of the great German scientist Max Planck. This site also provides links to sites explaining theories and scientific terms that are associated with Planck.
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Handout
Other

Biography of Richard Feynman

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography of the physicist Richard Feynman surveys his contributions to the development of the atomic bomb as well as his work on quantum electrostatics.
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Handout
Other

The Rise of Evolutionary Biology: Darwin's Ideas

For Students 9th - 10th
These pages are part of a site called "Evolution," that accompany a textbook by the same name. Mark Ridley is the author. This section is about Darwin, his travels, and his observations that led to "On The Origins Of Species."
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Handout
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Humphry Davy

For Students 9th - 10th
Humphry Davy was a pioneer in the field of electrochemistry who used electrolysis to isolate many elements from the compounds in which they occur naturally. Electrolysis is the process by which an electrolyte is altered or decomposed via...
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Handout
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Heinrich Hertz

For Students 9th - 10th
The discovery of radio waves, which was widely seen as confirmation of James Clerk Maxwell's electromagnetic theory and paved the way for numerous advances in communication technology, was made by German physicist Heinrich Hertz. In the...
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Handout
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: John Ambrose Fleming

For Students 9th - 10th
John Ambrose Fleming was an electronics pioneer who invented the oscillation valve, or vacuum tube, a device that would help make radios, televisions, telephones and even early electronic computers possible. A brilliant innovator,...
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Handout
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Heinrich Friedrich Emil Lenz

For Students 9th - 10th
At the turn of the 19th century, scientists were beginning to gain a rudimentary understanding of electricity and magnetism, but they knew almost nothing about the relationship between the two. Baltic German physicist Heinrich Lenz took...
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Handout
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Jack Kilby

For Students 9th - 10th
The integrated circuit fueled the rise of microelectronics in the latter half of the twentieth century and paved the way for the Information Age. An American engineer, Jack Kilby, invented the integrated circuit in 1958, shortly after he...