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Belling the Cat

5th - 8th Standards
It's easy to come up with ideas, but much harder to implement them! Learners read along to an audio recording of Aesop's "Belling the Cat" before coming up with a plan that will keep the fable's mice safe while placing a bell on a cat.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Cell Phone Microscope

9th - 10th
Researchers describe an portable fluorescent microscope they've built using a cell phone and inexpensive parts.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Home Run Physics

9th - 10th
A discussion of the design of the new Yankee Stadium and whether there is any engineering reason that there seem to be more home-runs being hit there than there ought to be. A wind engineer, for example, explains how winds might be a...
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Forty Years of Mindbending Success With the Rubik"s Cube

9th - 10th
The Rubik's Cube was invented in 1974 by Hungarian architectural professor Erno Rubik. Since then, the puzzle has influenced engineers, designers, artists and puzzlemasters. Paul Hoffman, CEO of the Liberty Science Center, and speedcuber...
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Student Inventors Dream Up a Better Wheelchair

9th - 10th
High school engineering students describe their award-winning invention.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Anticipating Synthetic Biology

9th - 10th
As researchers draw nearer to the ability to design and grow new organisms from scratch, what planning and protections need to be in place to cope with the consequences?
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Building Better Bridges

9th - 10th
Engineers have been building bridges for hundreds of years. But are better designs, techniques, and materials available today?