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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: A Change in the Winds: Studying Bernoulli's Principle

For Students 9th - 10th
You can actually make objects come together by blowing air between them. This is a simple way of implementing Bernoulli's principle. Find out how wind changes air pressure to bring to objects together in this easy and fun science fair...
Handout
American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Lorenz Attractor Periodic Orbits

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Simulation of a Lorenz attractor which is shaped like a butterfly. Manipulate the image and observe from all sides as the orbits about two fixed points are drawn.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Above Ground Storage Tank Design Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this culminating activity, student groups act as engineering design teams to come up with improved storage tank designs to make them less vulnerable to uplift, displacement and buckling in storm conditions.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Optimization of Slime

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using their knowledge of the phases of matter, the scientific method, and polymers, student teams work as if they are chemical engineers to optimize the formula for slime. Hired by the fictional company, Slime Productions, students are...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Archimedes' Principle, Pascal's Law and Bernoulli's Principle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners are introduced to Pascal's law, Archimedes' principle, and Bernoulli's principle through problems and engineering applications.
Unit Plan
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health

Seer Training Modules: Introduction to the Urinary System

For Students 9th - 10th
Self-guided learning activity where students learn about the structure and function of the human urinary system. There is a short quiz at the end of the lesson to check for understanding.
Article
Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Rheumatoid Arthritis

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of rheumatoid arthritis. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and much more.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Scuba Training

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A simulation to help you understand how a diver floats! Learn the principles of buoyancy and its relationship to the pressure gradient in a liquid in a gravitational field.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Mystery Mud: Exploring Changes in States of Matter

For Students 3rd - 8th
Join a group of middle-school students on a visit to a laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where they experiment with "mystery mud" and learn about the relationships between magnetism, particle motion, and changes in...
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Science World: Bernoulli's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
In-depth explanation of Bernoulli's Law, including a diagram of a Venturi tube and equations.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Do Your Knuckles Pop?

For Students 9th - 10th
Some people love the feeling of cracking their knuckles, while others cringe at the sound. But what causes that trademark pop? And is it dangerous? The following video and guide gives the facts behind joint popping. [4:22]
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Does the Liver Do?

For Students 9th - 10th
There's a factory inside you that weighs about 1.4 kilograms and runs for 24 hours a day. It's your liver: the heaviest organ in your body, which simultaneously acts as a storehouse, a manufacturing hub, and a processing plant. This...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Physicist

For Students 9th - 10th
Physicist as a career is a very broad spectrum. This site from Science Buddies relates the general requirements and education needed to be a physicist and lists the many sub-fields in which physicists can specialize. Included is a video...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: The Viscosity of Motor Oil

For Students 6th - 8th
The insides of a car engine get very hot when the engine is running. Motor oil lubricates the moving parts, to keep the engine operating smoothly. Learn what happens to motor oil as the engine temperature goes up.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Underground Water Flow and Darcy's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
This project shows you how to build a simple model system to simulate underground water flow. Underground water flow is important for understanding replenishment of underground aquifers, migration of underground contaminant plumes, and...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Which Fruits Can Ruin Your Dessert?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here is a basic project for investigating enzymes that prevent gelatin from solidifying. This way you can understand why it is some fruits are not recommended for inclusion when it comes to making gelatin.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Rocking the Boat

For Students 3rd - 8th
Become an engineer for a day and discover the best way to keep from rocking the boat in this engineering science fair project. When a ship rocks back and forth, it can make people seasick, but also it makes it dangerous for jets to land...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Race Your Marbles to Discover a Liquid's Viscosity

For Students 9th - 10th
How do you like your mashed potatoes? Thin and whipped smooth? Or thick and mashed into chunks? Your mouth checks out not just the taste of your food, but its viscosity, or how it flows on your tongue, every time you take a bite. In this...
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Estrella Mountain Community College

Estrella Mountain Community College: Cell Organization

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of organelles. Links will take you to a glossary with pictures for many of the definitions. Ends with a quiz linked to answers.
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Estrella Mountain Community College

Estrella Mountain Community College: Phylum Annelida

For Students 9th - 10th
This section (in table of contents as "Phylum Annelida: Segmented Worms") gives a description of how segmented worms developed certain characteristics as well as it explains the differences in the evolution of different classes of...
Interactive
About Kids Health

About Kids Health: An Overview of the Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about the brain and how it works in this interactive teaching aid that highlights the anatomy and function of the brain using colorful animated illustrations.
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Cell Biology: Introduction to Biological Membranes

For Students 9th - 10th
Explanation of complex and dynamic cell structures that are selective in regards to what is allowed to enter and exit cells.
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Other

The Internet Dermatology Society: Anatomy of the Skin

For Students 9th - 10th
Despite the title of the page, this site explores the entire integumentary system, including skin, hair and nails. Content also includes the cutaneous sensory and cutaneous vascular systems, pigmentary system, sweat glands, sebaceous...
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Other

Unit conversion.org: Online Unit Converter

For Students 9th - 10th
Need a unit converter? Links to the most common converters provide access to the answers you need quickly.

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