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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Nuclear Fission

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What happens during nuclear fission and what a nuclear chain reaction is. How nuclear fission can be used to produce energy and the pros and cons of using that energy.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: "Dummie's" Guide to Pcr

For Teachers 9th - 10th
(This lesson is for a more advanced class such as honors or AP Biology.) The lesson will look at one of the most important tools to the molecular biologist, PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction). The learners will learn the science behind PCR...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Light Reactions of Photosynthesis

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the light reactions, the first stage of photosynthesis.
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James Madison University

James Madison U.: Bowen's Reaction Series & Igneous Rock Forming Minerals

For Students 9th - 10th
If you're interested in learning about the igneous rock-forming minerals in seeing multiple pictures of each sample, then this is your site. It also includes the chain that these minerals follow. Click on the PDF link for a printable...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: On Fire

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the chemical reactions that take place when things burn in this interactive activity from the NOVA Web site.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Light Reaction: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will give an overview of the light reaction of photosynthesis. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Light Reaction."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Light Reaction: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will give an overview of the light reaction of photosynthesis. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Light Reaction."
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory: The Graphite Reactor

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource describes the world's first nuclear reactor and the role which it played in the Manhattan Project. Also discussed are topics such as the goal of plutonium development for nuclear weapons, the goals of the top-secret,...
eBook
Atomic Archive

The Atomic Archive: Nuclear Fission

For Students 9th - 10th
Several pages describing the nuclear fission process. Fission reactions are depicted with diagrams and described in words. Part of an extensive site with well-written information on nuclear power and nuclear science.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Splash, Pop, Fizz: Rube Goldberg Machines

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Refreshed with an understanding of the six simple machines; screw, wedge, pully, incline plane, wheel and axle, and lever, student groups receive materials and an allotted amount of time to act as mechanical engineers to design and...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: A Magnetic Primer Designer

For Students 3rd - 8th
How do scientists "copy" DNA? They use a process called the Polymerase Chain Reaction, or PCR. The key to making this process work is having a primer that will stick to the piece of DNA you want to copy, called a template. In this...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center: Arctic: A Friend Acting Strangely

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the devastating effects of climate change on an Inuit Arctic community in northern Canada. The melting sea ice caused by global warning has started a chain reaction of many changes in the culture and survivability in the Arctic...
eBook
Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Nuclear Energy: Audio Book

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen and learn as you view examples and explanations of nuclear energy. View examples and formulas for binding energy, nuclear fission, chain reaction, and nuclear power.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Rt Pcr of a Uv Dependent Gene

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the passage and study the diagram to answer the five-question quiz that follows.
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University of Sydney (Australia)

The University of Sydney: Electron Transport

For Students 9th - 10th
A good graphic which shows the reaction cascade that is the electron transport chain.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Why Is Atp an Important Molecule in Metabolism

For Students 9th - 10th
A very detailed discussion of ATP. Looks at its structure, how it works, the reactions that take place that use it or produce it, the phosphocreatine system, glycolysis, the lactic acid cycle, aerobic respiration, the citric acid cycle,...
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory: Greenomes

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of experiments with an arabidopsis plant appropriate for AP or IB Biology. Experimentation includes PCR, identification of genetic modification, as well as complete write-ups and instructor information for pre-lab preparation.
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Human Genome Project

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth look at the human genome project and its scientific and social implications. Students work through interactive learning material, understanding the ethics involved in genetic studies. There is a suggested classroom activity...
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Read Works

Read Works: Changes in Biodiversity

For Teachers 11th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about changes in biodiversity and the chain reaction of problems they can cause. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Maryland Science Center

Maryland Science Center: Bouncy Balls [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use simple materials in a chemical reaction to create a bouncy ball, and learn about long-chain polymers.
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Other

Virtual Chembook: Amino Acid Peptide Bonds

For Students 9th - 10th
The formation of peptides is nothing more than the application of the amide synthesis reaction. By convention, the amide bond in the peptides should be made in the order that the amino acids are written.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 2.16 Cellular Respiration Process

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the specific reactions that happen during the cellular respiration process.
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Other

History of International Migration

For Students 9th - 10th
Migration from country to city forms a part of this, a detailed outline describing key points of international migration during the 1800s including the causes of, the reaction, and consequences.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Guide to Aerobic Cellular Respiration and Its Stages

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the stages of aerobic cellular respiration and the chemical reactions taking place in each.

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