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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Semiconductor Processor

For Students 9th - 10th
Semiconductors are integral to all computers. Manufacturing these semiconductors and assuring that they work properly is the job of the semiconductor processor. This Science Buddies site lays out the requirements needed for this career,...
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History of Computing Science

History of Computing Science: Technology Advances

For Students 9th - 10th
The transistor and the integrated circuit were two inventions that fueled the technology explosion. This lecture presents a brief discussion of these two inventions.
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Florida State University

Florida State University: Science, Optics & You: Sir Isaac Newton

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), a scientist whose impact is felt in many disciplines today. His laws of motion are integral to basic physics, and he co-invented calculus.
Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Biocomplexity: The New Bioscience Frontier

For Students 9th - 10th
Embrace biocomplexity as a newer concept in science. Discover why it might be important to merge data from very diverse studies and analyze them.
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Other

Lehigh University: Climate Change

For Teachers 6th - 8th
An inquiry-based science unit for middle school students centered on weather and climate. The lessons integrate technology and lab activities while teaching about Earth system energy balance, greenhouse gases, paleoclimatology, and how...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The North (Wall) Star

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Celestial navigation is the art and science of finding one's geographic position by means of astronomical observations, particularly by measuring altitudes of celestial objects - sun, moon, planets or stars. This activity starts with a...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Pass It Down

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson, Pass It Down, integrates science and math into two consecutive hands-on genetics activities that should be embedded within an existing genetics unit suitable for biology students. The results of each activity will be...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: A Tasty Experiment

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students conduct an experiment to determine whether or not the sense of smell is important to being able to recognize foods by taste. They do this by attempting to identify several different foods that have similar textures. For some of...
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Other

Business Education Resource Consort: Management & Entrepreneurship Online Manual

For Students 9th - 10th
In this online manual you will find examples of integrated performance activities developed to coordinate with the Accounting and Finance Career Path in the Business Education Career Path and Model Curriculum Standards. Included with the...
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Jack Kilby

For Students 9th - 10th
The integrated circuit fueled the rise of microelectronics in the latter half of the twentieth century and paved the way for the Information Age. An American engineer, Jack Kilby, invented the integrated circuit in 1958, shortly after he...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Bringing the Universe to America's Classrooms

For Students K - 1st
WGBH in collaboration with NASA presents digital media resources you can use to teach topics in K-12 Earth and Space Science. These free resources are organized into four grade bands. Each resource emphasizes engaging students in...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: I'm Not in Range

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this role-playing activity, students learn how cellular phone service works, its advantages and its limitations. Students also learn about the advantages and limitations of satellite phone service. Phone communication involves many...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Red Rover Robotics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson will start with a brief history of robotics and explain how robots are beneficial to science and society. The lesson then will explore how robots have been used in recent space exploration efforts. The engineering design of...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: La'ona De Wilde: Environmental Biologist

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video profile produced for Teachers' Domain, meet La'ona DeWilde, an environmental biologist who integrates her Athabascan heritage and her Western scientific training to help remote Alaskan villages address environmental issues.
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Other

Bsi Education: Qualitative Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th
The Applied Science resource consists of practical activities that demonstrate the importance of standard procedures in scientific work. Students analyze qualitative data through a variety of activities. Some topics investigated are...
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Similarity of Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discover the world of "similarity" in this test prep tutorial on similar triangles. Detailed explanation of concept with examples, challenging interactive practice, and a classroom activity that integrates math and science.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy Transfer in Musical Instruments

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This lesson covers concepts of energy and energy transfer utilizing energy transfer in musical instruments as an example. More specifically, the lesson explains the two different ways in which energy can be transferred between a system...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Edible Rovers High School

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students act as Mars exploratory rover engineers, designing, building and displaying their edible rovers to a design review. To begin, they evaluate rover equipment and material options to determine which parts might fit in their given...
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Other

Whale Net: Start Up Educational Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Site provides resources for teachers seeking to construct an interdisciplinary unit on whales. Includes links to "Whale Watch Data," News Archives, and much more. Provides various activities teachers can integrate into their classrooms...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Solid Waste Takes Over

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this activity, young scholars explore solid waste and its effects on the environment. They will collect classroom trash for analysis and build model landfills in order to understand the process and impact of solid waste management....

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