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University of Oregon: Images: Fahrenheit and Celsius: Temperature Scales
Graphic compares boiling point, freezing point, and absolute zero for the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Sauroposeidon Size Scale
This picture shows a scale size comparison between a human and a dinosaur called Sauroposeidon. Sauroposeidon was a huge Sauropod from the early Cretaceous Period (around 112 million years ago). Scientists estimate that it reached a...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Spinosaurus Size Scale
This picture shows a scale size comparison between a Spinosaurus and a human. The Spinosaurus was the largest meat eating (carnivorous) dinosaur of all time, weighing anywhere between 7 and 20 tons and possibly reaching up to 17 metres...
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Large Scale Active Middleware
The Large Scale Active Middleware Proxy Cache is designed to "reduce server and network load,and increase client performance."
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Science Kids: Science Images: Dinosaur Footprint
This picture shows a fossilized dinosaur footprint found in the Lower Jurassic Moenave Formation in Utah, USA. Named Eubrontes, these types of footprints date from the late Triassic Period to the early Jurassic Period and are identified...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Solar System Moons Diagram
This diagram shows selected moons of the Solar System and includes Earth for scale. Some of the moons shown include Phobos, Deimos, Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Titan, Hyperion, Ariel, Umbriel, Triton, Proteus and Charon. For more...
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Web Gallery of Art: The Sailing Scale
An image of "The Sailing Scale", created by Pieter Van Der Heyden in 1562 (Engraving, 207 x 288 mm).
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Web Gallery of Art: A Woman Scaling Fish
An image of "A Woman Scaling Fish", created by Quiringh Van Brekelenkam in 1666 (Oil on panel, 43 x 34 cm).
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Forecast Map
The National Weather Service presents this site on synoptic meteorology, large-scale weather systems. Learn about the structure and behavior of the atmosphere, including clouds, precipitation, winds and more. Also includes learning...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Colorful Creatures
For animals, bright, flashy coloration can serve as a warning or as an invitation. Either way, colorful skin, feathers, and scales yell, "Notice me!" This collection of images shows examples of some of the world's most colorful creatures.
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum: Exhibitions 2006: Graffiti
"Graffiti" a 2006 exhibition of 20 large-scale graffiti paintings at the Brooklyn Museum is presented with images of the exhibit.
NASA
Nasa: Climate Change: How Do We Know?
Provides extensive evidence of the many ways scientists have observed and recorded climate change on a rapid, global scale. Lists different events observed, such as receding ice sheets and evidence in rocks, and presents graphs, images,...
Other
Solar and Astrophysics Lab: Trace Analysis Guide
This site provides a detailed overview of the TRACE (Transition Region and Coronal Explorer) satellite mission, data received, details about the instrumentation, and how to interpret the data.
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Congressional Scales, a True Balance
This is a large site from American Treasures covering primary source documents from the early 1800s through the Civil War and on to Western Expansion.
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New Solar System Not to Scale (Bbc)
In mythology, it was Eris that sparked the quarrel ultimately resulting in the Trojan War. It was fitting then that Michael Brown of the California Institute of Technology should name this highly debated object Eris. Learn more about...
US National Archives
Docsteach: Birth of the Environmental Protection Agency (Epa)
By the late 1960s, issues of unchecked land development, urban decay, and air, noise, and water pollution came to Americans' attention. In November 1971, the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a large-scale...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Master Drawings
The purpose of this lesson plan is to introduce you to the pleasure of looking at master drawings. Through the presentation of large-scale details, videos and close-up images simulate the experience of looking at a drawing with a...
PBS
Pbs: Human Tree: Ratios
Watch as the National Museum of Mathematics creates an interesting series of images using ratios. This video focuses on the proportional relationship observed in fractals and challenges you to do some critical thinking using ratios and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Yann Dauphin, Researcher and Bass Player
Hi, I'm Yann Dauphin. I design and code artificial intelligence algorithms that can learn from examples. They are like programs that can program themselves. I spend most of my time discussing new ideas for algorithms, coding in Python,...
Quia
Ixl Learning: Dilations
Brush up on your math skills relating to dilations then try some practice problems to test your understanding.
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Exploratorium: Your Weight on Other Worlds
Want to lose weight in a hurry? Just step on a scale on almost any other planet! This page allows you to enter your weight on Earth and it will calculate your weight on all of the other planets, some moons and even some stars. Requires a...
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Exploratorium: Your Weight on Other Worlds
Want to lose weight in a hurry? Just step on a scale on almost any other planet! This page allows you to enter your weight on Earth and it will calculate your weight on all of the other planets, some moons and even some stars. Requires a...
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Exploratorium: Your Weight on Other Worlds
Want to lose weight in a hurry? Just step on a scale on almost any other planet! This page allows you to enter your weight on Earth and it will calculate your weight on all of the other planets, some moons and even some stars. Requires a...