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X-Ray Eyes
Students observe Australian X-ray paintings for information and to understand the art techniques used. Then they imagine and draw the inner organs of an animal. Students also research the anatomy of the animal to analyze the accuracy of...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Mutations Are Changes in Genetic Information
A red delicious apple tree with a simple mutation means we now benefit from the existence of golden delicious apples. Learn how simple mutations change genetic information in DNA sequences. Using biographies, videos, and animations,...
Cornell University
Diffraction Demystified
Study diffraction patterns using CDs and DVDs! Scholars measure the diffraction patterns of a light wave as it hits a CD or DVD. Using the information, they can measure the distance between the tracks.
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Animal Wordsearch
In this science worksheet, learners examine 25 words in a word bank; all are names of fish and sea creatures. Students locate the words in a word search puzzle.
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Waves
An incredibly colorful PowerPoint presents all the facts and definitions about waves that you could need for beginning physical scientists. There are several useful links to online animations of wave action. This may have been produced...
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Force and Motion
Each of the slides here gives a definition, equation, or calculation example for a component of force and motion. This large collection covers topics from momentum and Newton's laws to centripetal forces and simple machines. Animations...
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Broken Bones
Students listen to a lecture on broken bones. They review the proper first aid techniques and practice setting splints on one another. They observe X-rays and animal bones.
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Zoo Vet
Students come up with a list of all the animals that might be found in a zoo. They think of all the things that a zoo needs to do and provide for each animal. They discuss what the role of any zoo should be. They design a healthy zoo...
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Roller Coaster Fun
Third graders review the effects of gravity on how objects move. In groups, they design a roller coaster and share it with their classmates. Using materials given to them, they build their roller coaster and let a ball roll on the...
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Anatomy Card Game
Print these cards to play any number of games as a way to practice human anatomy vocabulary. There are 20 cards, 10 contain definitions or clues and 10 contain the answers to those clues. They could be used to play memory, a jigsaw...
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Radioactivity-What is the Nucleus Like?
In this radioactivity worksheet, students answer 40 questions about half life, isotopes, radioactive decay, the uses of radioactivity, nuclear equations and the scientists associated with radioactivity.
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The Invisible Zoo
Students differentiate cold and warm-blooded animals using infrared images. In this physics lesson, students compare the images formed by infrared and visible light. They explain how scientists use infrared technology to study animals.
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Quiz Questions - Cells
In this cells worksheet, students read and choose the multiple choice answers to 20 questions involving cells, microscopes, and the life process of Growth.
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How Does Radiation Affect You?
Students identify the use and misuse of radiation. They examine human activities that add to the exposure of radiation. They also discover how it can be useful in saving lives.
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Skates
Students gain understanding of structure, characteristics, and basic needs of living things and their role in world, identify parts of skate, observe details of skate's body and skate egg case, and identify unique characteristics of skates.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: X Ray Tetra (Pristella Maxillaris)
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the pristella maxillaris, otherwise known as the x-ray tetra.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Cat Scans: Projecting Shadows
This page and the three pages which follow discuss how X-ray technology can be used to produce an image of the human body. Discussion is understandable and highly intriguing. Several interactive animations allow the visitor to explore...
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Translating Virtual Reality Into Physical Reality
A fascinating site which demonstrates the application of X-ray technology and other medical imaging techniques. Site explores how CT scans can be used to create models of the human body. Several pages with incredible graphics and...