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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Baseball Bat Debate: What's Better, Wood or Aluminum?

For Students 9th - 10th
Science and math abound in baseball. In this project, you can produce some interesting baseball statistics of your own and perhaps settle a long-standing debate. You'll set up experiments at your local playing field to find out which...
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Aluminum

For Students 1st - 6th
Learn about the characteristics, properties, uses, and discovery of aluminum and find out where it is found.
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FOX News

Fox News: Molten Aluminum Found on Columbia's Thermal Tiles

For Students 9th - 10th
In this March, 2003, article, the investigation board that was investigating the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster found more evident that hot gases was the cause of the disaster.
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Other

Recycling Revolution: Recycling Facts

For Students 1st - 9th
Lists facts about recycling aluminum, paper, plastic, and glass, and about solid waste and landfills.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: I Can't Take the Pressure!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students develop an understanding of air pressure by using candy or cookie wafers to model how it changes with altitude, by comparing its magnitude to gravitational force per unit area, and by observing its magnitude with an aluminum can...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Floodplain Modeling

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore the impact of changing river volumes and different floodplain terrain in experimental trials with table top-sized riverbed models. The models are made using modeling clay in aluminum baking pans placed on a slight...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Cooking With the Sun Creating a Solar Oven

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
For this activity, students will be given a set of materials: cardboard, a set of insulating materials (i.e. foam, newspaper, etc.), aluminum foil, and Plexiglas. Students will then become engineers in building a solar oven from the...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: It's a Matter of Power

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine tradeoffs and profit- maximization decisions in the case study of Kaiser Aluminum, which decided to shut down aluminum production in favor of reselling electricity.
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Florida State University

Florida State University: Magnet Lab: What Is a Bus Room?

For Students 9th - 10th
The MagLab's bus tunnel has an aluminum track, but it doesn't carry passengers: it carries electricity, up to 56 megawatts of it.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Mg How Thick Is a Soda Can? Variation I

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this task, students are given the dimensions of a soda can and are asked to estimate its thickness. They must first find the surface area and the volume of aluminum. Aligns with G-MG.A.1 and G-MG.A.2.
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A&E Television

History.com: Amid the Holocaust's Horrors, Many Jews Found Ways to Mark Hanukkah

For Students 9th - 10th
From carving menorahs on stolen blocks of wood to creating makeshift wicks from scraps of fat and used loose threads, concentration camp inmates devised covert ways to celebrate the holiday. All over Europe Jews found ways to celebrate...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Explore Matchstick Rockets

For Students 9th - 10th
If you have wondered how rockets are propelled forward or if you enjoy the excitement of launching a rocket, this is an activity for you. You will learn how to make tiny rockets from aluminum foil and matchsticks, and how to ignite them...
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University of Oregon

Museum of Natural and Cultural History: Rocks and Minerals: Everyday Uses

For Students 3rd - 8th
Click on the shelves in this virtual exhibition to learn about the many rocks and minerals that we use in our everyday lives.
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Other

Rockmans Trading Post: Welcome to the Mineral Information Finder

For Students 9th - 10th
During your lifetime, you will use more than a million pounds of rocks, minerals, and metals. Dig through this web site and find out how.
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Other

Frequently Asked Archery Questions

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this resource for commentary on several subjects related to archery: arrow weight, arrow speed, bow style, bow equipment, broadheads, arrow types, and more.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Welding Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the different types of welding and how they are done.

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