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California Institute of Technology

Spitzer Science Center: Star Clusters in the Milky Way

For Students 9th - 10th
Under the heading, "Star Clusters Found in the Milky Way" this site examines specific details of an image displaying various clusters of stars in the Milky Way. The text below the image highlights in detail various features of the picture.
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California Institute of Technology

Spitzer Science Center: A New Star Cluster

For Students 9th - 10th
The image entitled, "A New Star Cluster" shows the formation of a new group of stars located in the Milky Way galaxy. The text below the image goes into detail on describing the various specifics of the image.
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California Institute of Technology

Spitzer Science Center: Massive Star Cluster

For Students 9th - 10th
Under the heading, "A Hidden, Massive Star Cluster Awash with Red Supergiants" this site examines specific details of an infrared image displaying 14 massive stars close to supernova. A detailed text analysis of the picture is also...
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Other

Career One Stop: Career and Cluster Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource offers online career videos in 16 industry areas to learn about the type of work performed in a variety of jobs in each industry area.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Cluster Sampling

For Students 9th - 10th
An encyclopedia entry on cluster sampling details what it is, how it is different from stratified sampling, and provides a discussion on geographical cluster sampling.
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University of Glasgow

Statistics Glossary: Cluster Sampling

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Contains a definition for what cluster sampling is, when it is used, and also provides an example situation for when it would be used.
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BBC

Bbc: Tackling Tajikistan Cluster Bombs

For Students 9th - 10th
A June 2007 news report that examines the problems associated with unexploded cluster bombs left over from Tajikistan's civil war. Also provides links to related sites.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Clusters, Gaps, Peaks, & Outliers

For Students 5th - 7th
Practice some nifty new vocab for describing data distributions. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Graphic Organizers Bring About Good Science Read/writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson uses graphic organizers to engage middle schoolers in reading comprehension strategies for informational text in science. Venn Diagram, Hierarchy, Time Line, Cluster Diagram, and Flow Chart reproducible pages are included...
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South Carolina Educational Television

South Carolina Etv Commission: Career Aisle: Career Exploration Grades 6 8

For Students 6th - 8th
Explore different careers by watching short videos of real people doing a variety of jobs. Sorted by career cluster so that students can choose their area of interest.
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Other

Mental Help: Personality Disorders: Cluster C Disorders: Anxious, Fearful

For Students 9th - 10th
Article provides an overview of personality disorders termed "cluster C disorders," which include avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.
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Other

National Optical Astronomy Observatory: Jewels of the Night

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using the Jewelbox Cluster, students determine the cluster's age based on measurements of its color and brightness.
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Fundación Cientec

Fundacion Cientec: Constelaciones Zodiacales

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides detailed history and star cluster location information for each zodiac constellation. Also includes links (mostly to Wikipedia pages) to additional information for keywords that appear in the articles.
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Google

Google Earth: Hubble Telescope

For Students 9th - 10th
Get a tour of space with images collected from the Hubble telescope. See nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters on this site. Google Earth must be downloaded to use.
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Other

Seds Usa: Charles Messier

For Students 9th - 10th
Charles Messier (1730-1817 CE) is credited for discovering 13 comets. He also began the Catalog of Nebulae and Star Clusters. This catalog as well as a great deal of information on Messier is available here. The Messier objects are also...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Suku

For Students 9th - 10th
"Suku" is the term now accepted by the Suku themselves and in Zaire and in the ethnographic literature. Just before and after 1900, they were often referred to as "Yaka" or, more specifically, "Yaka of MiniKongo" -- in contrast with...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Gusii

For Students 9th - 10th
The Gusii are divided into seven clan clusters: Kitutu (Getutu), North Mugirango, South Mugirango, Majoge, Wanjare (Nchari), Bassi, and Nyaribari. Gusiiland is located in western Kenya, 50 kilometers east of Lake Victoria. Since...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Akan

For Students 9th - 10th
The Akan comprise a cluster of peoples living in southern and central Ghana and in southeastern Ivory Coast. They form a series of distinct kingdoms and share a common language, known as Twi, which has many dialects. Twi is a tonal...
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubblesite: News Center Release Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Hubblesite has a very long list of Hubble Space Telescope Images listed by subject. General categories of subjects include Solar System, Stars, Nebulae, Star Clusters, Novae, Supernovae, Stellar evolutionn, Galaxies, and...
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Condensed Matter Physics/cluster Science Collaboration

For Students 9th - 10th
Molecular dynamics simulations are performed on aggregates or groups of atoms. A large number of movies of these computer simulations are contained in this website.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Cluster Science Collaboration: The Nanotube Site

For Students 9th - 10th
Very complete information on carbon nanotubes, a type of fullerene. Several videos and movies give excellent background on the subject.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Cluster Science Collaboration: Use of Carbon Nanotubes in Space

For Students 9th - 10th
A very complete overview of research into carbon nanotubes and a description of what they are, how to make them, and their potential uses.
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California Institute of Technology

Spitzer Space Telescope: Stephan's Quintet

For Students 9th - 10th
Under the heading, "A Shocking Surprise in Stephan's Quintet" this site examines specific details of an image displaying a galaxy cluster named Stephan's Quintet. The text under the image serves to explain, in great detail, the specifics...
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California Institute of Technology

Spitzer Space Telescope: Galaxies Gather

For Students 9th - 10th
Under the heading, "Galaxies Gather at Great Distances" this site examines (and discusses) an image featuring a group and cluster of galaxies. The text goes on to describe details specific to the image.

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