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Science Struck: Natural and Man Made Examples of Homogeneous Mixture

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the properties of mixtures, what the two types are, and gives examples of homogeneous mixtures found in nature and made by people.
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Science Struck: Symbiotic Relationships in the Deciduous Forest

For Students 4th - 8th
Explains what a symbiotic relationship is, the five main types of symbiosis, and provides examples of symbiotic relationships among living things in a deciduous forest.
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Science Struck: Types of Skewed Distribution With Real Life Examples

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explains what is meant by a skewed distribution, describes the two types, and gives examples.
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Science Struck: Law of Conservation of Mass Explained With Examples

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the Law of Conservation of Mass, or Law of Conservation of Matter, and gives two examples for it.
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Science Struck: Double Displacement Reaction: Definition and Examples

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what is meant by a double displacement reaction and gives some examples.
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Science Struck: Similarity Statement in Geometry With Examples

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Models how to write a similarity statement about different types of triangles and quadrilaterals.
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Science Struck: The Concept and Meaning of Capillary Action

For Students 9th - 10th
Defines capillary action and discusses its applications. The physics of surface tension, cohesion, and adhesion are explained and a simple experiment is provided. Includes a number of examples where capillary action takes place.
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Science Struck: Conduction, Convection, and Radiation

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the concept of heat transfer and describes conduction, convection, and radiation which are the three modes of heat transfer. Includes formulas, examples, and applications.
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Science Struck: 12 Lesser Known Examples of Intraspecific Competition

For Students 4th - 8th
Explains what intraspecific competition is and gives examples.
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Science Struck: The Divergent Plate Boundary Explained With a Diagram

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what tectonic plates are, what a divergent plate boundary is and some facts about them, and gives examples of divergent plate boundaries.
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Science Struck: Guide on Interpolation vs. Extrapolation

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what interpolation and extrapolation are and methods used for them in statistics. Gives real-world examples of their applications in telecommunications, engineering, thermodynamics etc.
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Science Struck: Reynolds Number and Its Applications

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes an experiment in turbulent and laminar flow in order to illustrate these concepts in fluid mechanics and how this applies to the Reynolds Number. Gives several examples of applications of the Reynolds Number.
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Science Struck: Facts About the Cenozoic Era and Its Life Forms

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the different periods, epochs, and stages of the Cenozoic Era and the events that took place in them. Looks at geology and tectonic plate movements, climate, flora and fauna, and the emergence of mammals as the dominant life...
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Science Struck: Understanding Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The principle of linguistic relativity looks at the connection between language and thought processes. This resource provides an explanation of linguistic relativity, its historical context, different types of research approaches, how it...
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Science Struck: Chemical Potential Energy: Definition and Examples

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what potential energy and chemical potential energy are and gives examples of the latter.
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Science Struck: Redox Reactions Examples

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what a reduction-oxidation reaction is, how to calculate the oxidation number, the difference between oxidation and reduction. Gives examples of redox reactions.
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Science Struck: Sequent Occupance: Definition and Some Examples

For Students 9th - 10th
Sequent occupance refers to the imprint left on a region by successive cultures throughout its history. The concept is described here and examples of places around the world are provided.
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Science Struck: Understanding Decomposition Reaction

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what a decomposition is and gives examples of different types and their chemical equations.
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Science Struck: Chemical and Physical Properties of Magnesium

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents facts about Magnesium, descriptions of its physical and chemical properties, and examples of its uses.
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Science Struck: Ground State vs. Excited State of an Atom

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what Bohr's model of the atom is, the characteristics of the ground and excited states of an atom, and the electron configuration for each in the example of Phosphorus.
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Science Struck: Steps and Examples on How to Divide Decimals

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Demonstrates division of decimals by whole numbers and by decimal numbers.
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Science Struck: Understanding Molarity and How to Calculate It

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what molarity is and how to calculate the molarity of a solution using a formula. Includes example problems.
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Science Struck: What Is Solvent Extraction and Why Is It Important?

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the importance of solvent extraction, provides examples, looks at the importance of appropriate solvent selection, describes the conditions needed for extraction, and explains some of the methods used.
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Science Struck: How to Use a Scientific Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents detailed explanation of how to use the different key functions on a scientific calculator. Each function is accompanied by example problems with the steps for finding the solutions using the calculator. Includes diagram of...