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Lemelson Center's Invention at Play: Alexander Graham Bell
A summary of Alexander Graham Bell's telephone invention.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Week of 12 9 13: World's Toughest Tongue Twister!
Article reports on what has recently been deemed the world's most difficult tongue twister. Includes a brief video.
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Lemelson Center's Invention at Play: Surgical Robot Inventor
Read a biography of Akhil Madhani, the inventor of the surgical robot, and about his teleoperated surgical instruments.
Concord Consortium
Mobile Inquiry Technology: Moving Magnets
This investigation has students examining how electric and magnetic charges are related. They will look at how an electric current is affected by the proximity of a magnet.
Concord Consortium
Mobile Inquiry Technology: Parallel Versus Series Circuits
For this lesson, students actively investigate the differences between parallel and series circuits and how the brightness of bulbs is affected.
Concord Consortium
Mobile Inquiry Technology: Decaying Batteries
This investigation has students investigating and measuring the decay of batteries as their electric charges are used up in circuits.
Concord Consortium
Mobile Inquiry Technology: Calibrating Thermometers
For this activity, learners examine how thermometers are calibrated. They develop an understanding of the importance of having standard measurement tools for accuracy in scientific research.
Curated OER
Sacred Texts: Smokey the Bear Sutra by Gary Snyder
This site offers the text to "Smokey the Bear Sutra" by Gary Snyder.
Curated OER
Sacred Texts: Smokey the Bear Sutra by Gary Snyder
This site offers the text to "Smokey the Bear Sutra" by Gary Snyder.
Curated OER
Official Paul Krugman Web Page: The Energy Crisis Revisited
Analysis of the energy crisis of the 70s. An oil chart to illustrate the supply and demand curve.
Curated OER
Official Paul Krugman Web Page: The Energy Crisis Revisited
Analysis of the energy crisis of the 70s. An oil chart to illustrate the supply and demand curve.
Curated OER
Sumo in Japan
This site on sumo wrestling has a section that talks about the rules of the competition.
Curated OER
Sumo in Japan
This site on sumo wrestling has a section that talks about the rules of the competition.
Curated OER
Sumo in Japan
This site on sumo wrestling has a section that talks about the rules of the competition.
Curated OER
Sumo in Japan
This site on sumo wrestling has a section that talks about the rules of the competition.