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Curated OER

Math:science Nucleus:identifying Bones of the Body (Lab)

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice site which provides descriptions of each of the bones that make up our skeletal system. Then there is a lab activity for students to complete in which they build a skeletal system and describe the structure/function of each bone...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Hydrogen Ion

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief entry describes the hydrogen ion, strictly, as the nucleus of a hydrogen atom separated from its accompanying electron. The hydrogen nucleus is made up of a particle carrying a unit positive electric charge, called a proton.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Beta Decay

For Students 9th - 10th
Entry explores the process of beta decay which occurs when, in a nucleus with too many protons or too many neutrons, one of the protons or neutrons is transformed into the other.
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Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Video: Mitosis in Real Time

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you identify the steps of mitosis in this video? The video shows the process of the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell dividing in real time. [0:19]
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Atomic Number

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides the definition of the term, "Atomic number," a term used in chemistry and physics to represent the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.
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Other

Atoms in Motion: Atoms and Ions

For Students 9th - 10th
All matter is made of atoms! And atoms are made of even smaller more fundamental particles. Atoms are not shiny little rigid spheres as we depict in drawings and simulations; they're more like a squishy storm of tiny particles swirling...
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Structure of Matter: Can Quarks Be Seen?

For Students 11th - 12th
Learn about an experiment that allowed quarks to be seen within the nucleus! This reference page will help you understand how you can see a quark.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: What Makes You You? What Makes Me Me?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Simple animation explains the function of chromosomes, genes, and DNA by letting you zoom into a cell nucleus for a closer look.
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MadSci Network

Msn: What Is Required to Initiate a Fusion Reaction?

For Students 6th - 8th
From the Mad Scientist Network web site. Using a question and answer format, this page provides a thorough discussion of fusion reactions. Fusion and fission are compared and contrasted and the mechanisms which must occur to initiate and...
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Alpha Decay

For Students 9th - 10th
Using examples, this page defines and explains what happens in the process of alpha decay.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Gamma Decay

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief explanation of the process of gamma decay is provided.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Other Symmetries

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief exploration of approximate symmetries used to describe and predict the behavior of nuclei.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Nuclear Energy Levels

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief explanation of nuclear energy levels whose location and properties are governed by the rules of quantum mechanics.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Basic Nuclear Science Information

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides the ABC's of nuclear science including radioactivity and gamma decay to fission and comic rays.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Atomic Radius

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia provides a basic definition for what the atomic radius is, and an explanation of what covalent and metallic radii are.
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Beta Decay

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Jefferson Lab provides a description of beta decay along with two helpful formula examples. Several links are provided throughout this page for additional information on related subjects.
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My Science Site

Neuroscience for Kids: Types of Neurons (Nerve Cells) [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Site delves into what neurons are and what they do. Also contains colorful illustrations of neurons.
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Cells Alive

Cells Alive:organelle Crossword #2

For Students 9th - 10th
A crossword to help review the terms and definitions associated with organelles.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Dna: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how DNA contains genetic material and how it is housed in chromosomes. This lesson is 2 of 5 in the series titled "DNA."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Dna: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how DNA contains genetic material and how it is housed in chromosomes. This lesson is 1 of 5 in the series titled "DNA."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Eukaryotic vs. Prokaryotic Cells: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson explains the difference between Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Eukaryotic vs. Prokaryotic Cells."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: James Chadwick

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson explains the discovery of the neutron and Chadwick's experimental process.
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Bio Topics

Bio Topics: Cell Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
A reference site exploring cell structure. Learn about the structures and functions of the major organelles of the cell. Also included are research questions to better understand the cell.
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Bio Topics

Bio Topics: Cell Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
An online worksheet exploring the cell structure and cell specialization. Worksheet includes diagramming and fill in the blank opportunities related to cell structure.

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