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Curated OER

Craters!

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the formation of craters. In this craters lesson, 8th graders discover the various energies involved in the formation of a crater, where you can find a crater in the Solar System, and observations of craters on the...
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Curated OER

States of Matter

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This particle PowerPoint includes many pictures to illustrate solids, liquids and gasses and the behavior of their particles.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: All About Space: Mercury

For Students 3rd - 8th
The planet Mercury is profiled with information about its size, mass, atmosphere, length of day, and the like. Features include interactive activities and learning exercises.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: Exploring the Planets: Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a useful resource for facts and images pertaining to the planet Mercury.
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Other

State of New Jersey Occupational Health: Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on mercury exposure sources, treatments symptoms and tests. Very readable.
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the element, Mercury, atomic number 80. Covers physical and atomic properties, where it is found, and health-related regulations. Also discusses its three main forms, uses for mercury, ways it spreads throughout the...
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NASA

Nasa: Mercury: Overview: The Swiftest Planet

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive look at the planet Mercury, with many useful facts, figures, photos, and related links. Provides an account of how Mercury got it's name and a timeline of significant dates.
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Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services

Florida Spectrum: Chemical Fact Sheet: Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
A great deal of information on the uses and appliactions of mercury, along with some basic data and physical and chemical properties. Very thorough.
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Nine Planets

The Nine Planets: Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of information about the planet Mercury, complete with images and explanations.
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NASA

Nasa Space Place: All About Mercury

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students have an opportunity to learn more about Mercury. Each badge contains a student centered experience to understand another aspect of the planet.
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Other

Pollution Probe: Mercury in the Environment [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
High levels of mercury exposure can cause birth defects, permanent brain or kidney damage, and/or death. This resource focuses on the impacts of mercury in the environment. Learn how mercury can reap havoc on lakes and other aquatic...
Article
University of Hawai'i

University of Hawaii: Mercury Unveiled

For Students 9th - 10th
New analysis of data returned by the Mariner 10 mission. Includes several photo images. Examines the possibility of volcanism in the history of Mercury and comparisons to Hawaiian and Lunar volcanic events.
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Other

Eco Usa: Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough summary of the sources of mercury exposure, the fate of mercury in the body and its metabolism, and the consequences of mercury toxicity, as well as the treatment.
Website
NASA

Nasa: Project Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has links to many, many NASA resources about the Mercury program. Detailed information on each of the Mercury missions as well as a large number of images are available from this site.
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NASA

Nasa: Mercury 6

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on Mercury 6, the first American manned orbital space mission.
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Other

Web ref.org: Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice concise summary of basic information on mercury, including sources, history and uses, as well as information on mercury poisoning.
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent summary of basic information on mercury, including chemical and physical properties and uses.
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Amethyst Galleries

Amethyst Galleries: Minerals: Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information on Mercury.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Mercury Pollution

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How mercury poses a threat to human health.
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European Space Agency

European Space Agency: Esa Kids: Our Universe: Mercury

For Students 3rd - 8th
A basic overview of the planet Mercury. Links to information about the other planets and objects in our solar system are included.
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Encyclopedia Mythica

The Encyclopedia Mythica: Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of Mercury, the Roman god of trade, profit, merchants, and travelers.
Website
NASA

Nasa Star Child: Space Probes to Mercury

For Students 3rd - 8th
Simple information about the first space explorer to visit Mercury. Good picture of the Mariner 10 probe. Links to a glossary of terms.
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Views of the Solar System

Views of the Solar System: Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover interesting information about the planet Mercury through a vast archive of photographs and scientific facts.
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University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas Mc Donald Observatory: Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover interesting facts about the tiny planet Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun.

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