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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Origin of the Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of the creation of the chemical elements that make up the matter we observe throughout the universe.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Science Italian Style: Where's the Matter?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore some of the hard questions and issues related to scientific research and project funding. Role-play a mock Congressional hearing to discuss the wisdom of a new scientific venture with no perceivable practical use to mankind.
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PBS

Pbs: Nova Online: History of the Universe

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS site explores the history of the Universe by providing users with a Universe Timeline exploring different theories. Site also contains links to a tour of the Universe, birth of a Supernova, additional resources and much more.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Horn Antenna

For Students 9th - 10th
Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson discovered the microwave background radiation that permeates the universe using this antenna. This work earned them the 1978 Nobel Prize for Physics and led to the confirmation of the Big Bang theory.
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Curated OER

European Space Agency: Story of the Universe

For Students 3rd - 8th
The story of the universe is told in this engaging site by the European Space Agency. The history of European space science is timelined with dates ranging from 1066 to present day. The birth of galaxies, the big bang, and the beginnings...
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Universe Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
This diagram shows a universe timeline as suggested by many scientists and theoretical physics experts. This popular timeline of the universe has different stages which include: quantum fluctuations, inflation, dark ages, first stars,...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Isaac Newton

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of the scientist that developed the theory of gravity and founded the three basic laws of motion, Isaac Newton.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Nicolaus Copernicus

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life of the man who set off a scientific revolution with his sun centered theory in this article that details the biography of Nicolaus Copernicus.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Galileo Galilei

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Galileo Galilei. In this article, learn about his life and scientific discoveries.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Claudius Ptolemy

For Students 9th - 10th
Claudius Ptolemy believed the Earth was the center of the universe. Learn about his theories and life in this biographical article.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Gallery: How Did Our Understanding of the Universe Change?

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand how our view of cosmology has evolved by looking through different views of the Universe and zoom in on the light from distant stars on this site.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Tycho Brahe

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Tycho Brahe can be found on this website. Learn about this naked-eye astronomer work and life on this page.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Approaches to Knowledge

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An article addressing how knowledge is acquired from different media formats. The article also discusses how scholars from the past asked questions about knowledge and launched their own investigations.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Activity: Claim Testing Snap Judgment

For Students 9th - 10th
An activity to show students how to assess claims that are made either academically or socially throughout life.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Quiz: Claim Testing

For Students 9th - 10th
A quiz over how to use the claim testing with scientific evidence.

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