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Pbs: A Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries: Albert Einstein
Brief biography of Albert Einstein, with a link to an interactive learning game that asks players to associate Einstein, Newton, and Bohr with the theories they are famous for having articulated.
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Pbs: A Science Odyssey b.f. Skinner
Brief biographical information, insight on Skinner's ideas and beliefs, and an explanation of operant conditioning.
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Pbs: Science Odyssey: Radio Transmission
PBS site explores radio transmission and provides a fun activity to go along with it. (Shockwave required) Click on links to discover more about the early years of radio, how radio waves are emitted, what the difference is between AM and...
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Pbs: Ralph J. Bunche: An American Odyssey
The companion website to the PBS documentary about Ralph Bunche, the first person of color to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Includes an interactive timeline of his life, in-depth analyses of his life and work at key stages of his career, a...
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University of Cambridge: Ocean Odyssey
Deep beneath the ocean the underwater creatures need your help.Without you the future of the underwater kingdom will be bleak. Answer these questions about sound and sound waves to help Mel return to the ocean where she belongs.
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Mission Us: Mission 3: A Cheyenne Odyssey
[Free Registration/Login Required] Online game where players become Little Fox, a Northern Cheyenne boy whose life is changed by the encroachment of white settlers, railroads, and U.S. military expeditions. As buffalo diminish and the...
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Odyssey of the Mind: From a Distance
Students use the Internet, books, and articles to research the Earth and its changes (tides, seasons, atmosphere, etc.), develop a "class exhibit about the Earth" and "a survey that includes five questions that will measure what the...
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Odyssey of the Mind: Clean Up Your Act
Students work in teams and give a presentation depicting the causes of pollution, the ways pollution affects the environment, suggestions for reducing pollution, and ideas for making things out of trash. Click on "Activity Summaries" and...
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Odyssey of the Mind: Digging for Clues
Students explore archeology, dating methods, and the skills and technology needed to be an archeologist through the three activities provided. Activities require research of a historical period, class discussion and creative thinking.
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Odyssey of the Mind: Second Time Around
What is the recycling process? Why is it important to recycle? Through the activities on this page, students explore the answers to these questions, encourage others to recycle, present skits on the effects of recycling, and more.
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Odyssey of the Mind: Up to Speed
Students "learn about vehicles, velocity, angles, and energy," as they participate in a variety of creative and hands-on activities, like building adjustable ramps, researching modes of transportation, and predicting "what transportation...
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Odyssey of the Mind: Cantilever Structure
Using 50 toothpicks and clay, teams will build a structure "that will sit on a table behind a boundary line" and will "cantilever, as far as possible beyond the boundary line without touching the table."
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Odyssey of the Mind: Tug O War
Students work in groups as they use everyday objects (tissue, toothpicks, mailing label, straw, rubberband, Styrofoam cup, paper) to create "links that will be joined together to form a chain in a tug-of-war."
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Odyssey of the Mind: Tower of Pasta
Students work in groups to create a structure out of various types of pasta that will be tested on both height and strength.
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Odyssey of the Mind: Air Express
Students use test their creativity and logic in the science-class activity through which they create a device that is powered by a deflating balloon.
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Pbs Learning Media: Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker
This interactive activity adapted from A Science Odyssey Web site helps you visualize different types of plate tectonic activity and shows the impact this activity has on Earth's surface.
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Pbs Learning Media: Radio Waves: Fm vs. Am
This brief essay from A Science Odyssey Web site describes the difference between FM and AM radio waves.
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Pbs Learning Media: Radio Transmission
This interactive activity from A Science Odyssey tracks the journey of a sound wave from the moment a musician sings into a microphone until his voice reaches the vibrating speakers of an AM Radio.
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Pbs Learning Media: That's My Theory!
Become a game show contestant in this online activity from A Science Odyssey and ask a series of questions to a panel of mystery scientists, using the answers to determine which scientist is Einstein.
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Pbs Learning Media: Creepy Crawlies
This interactive feature from the NOVA: "Odyssey of Life" Web site explores the often unwitting relationship we share with the billions of "creepy crawlies" that reside in our bodies and in our homes.
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Darwin: A Naturalist's Voyage Around the World
Climb aboard the Beagle and relive the 14 stages of Charles Darwin's odyssey through this outstanding virtual tour of his nearly five-year journey. See sketches from the journey, hear readings from Darwin's journals, and learn about the...
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Pbs Learning Media: Dna Workshop: Replication of Dna and Protein Synthesis
How does DNA perform those all-important functions of replication and protein synthesis? This interactive feature, from the Web site developed for the PBS series "A Science Odyssey," will help you explore and understand the secrets of DNA.
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Pbs Learning Media: Pulsars: Little Green Men
The story behind Jocelyn Bell's role in the discovery of pulsars is told in this colorful, comic-book-style resource from A Science Odyssey Web site.
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Pbs Learning Media: How Is a Radio Wave Emitted?
This illustrated essay from A Science Odyssey Web site explains the science behind radio waves, including the role of electrons and electromagnetic fields.
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