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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: The Elements of Art: Color

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students will be introduced to color, one of the basic elements of art, through analysis of works of art by Monet, Matisse, and Kandinsky. Class discussion focused on these paintings will help students understand how artists use color to...
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Cow Eye Dissection

For Students 9th - 10th
Get your lab coat ready! This particular lab experience is a must for any middle or high school biology/anatomy lab science classroom. This site provides a printable version of a cow's eye diagram, a step-by-step dissection guide, a...
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Denison University: Physics of Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
The researchers in this study set up a mobile lab including six 3D cameras, three laptops, and 70 luminescent markers. Volunteer dancers were prepped with the markers before turning in front of the cameras, which flash infrared light to...
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Spherical Reflections

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the behavior of light that is reflected off a spherical mirrored surface.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Touch the Spring

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the behavior of light as it reflects off a concave mirror in this optical illusion.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Science World: Young, Thomas

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from ScienceWorld provides a very short but factual biographical sketch of Thomas Young (1773-1829 CE) and describes his most notable scientific discoveries and contributions. Links are also provided throughout for additional...
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Walter Fendt

Walter Fendt: Apps Zur Physik

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, in German, offers numerous apps that illustrate common physics principles. Apps are organized into categories: mechanics, oscillations and waves, electrodynamics, optics, thermodynamics, the theory of relativity, physics of...
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Other

University of Edinburgh: Glossary of Introductory Computer Graphics Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
This website, from the University of Edinburgh, provides a lengthy glossary of computer graphics terms written by Olin Lathrop, author of "The Way Computer Graphics Work". This site provides simple definitions of basic terms; no graphics...
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Other

Weather Photography

For Students 9th - 10th
Source of information on the subject of weather photography. There are great links, images and tips on equipment to use. For the intermediate to advanced photographer.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Look Into Infinity

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity students will create images of images of images that can repeat forever. Students will recreate this effect by setting up two acrylic plastic mirrors.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Refracting Telescope

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides detailed information on refracting telescopes, including an image, technical difficulties, and a hyperlinked list to info on notable refracting telescopes.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Inventors & Inventions From the 1700s

For Students 3rd - 6th
Use this site to learn more about early inventors and inventions from the 18th century. This web page offers text and images on various inventors and their inventions. You can also access information about inventors and inventions from...
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Corning Optical Fibers

For Students 9th - 10th
Corning serves as a leader in optical fiber technology and this website provides information about the uses of optical fibers in medical imaging, communication, etc., as well as industry news and related resources.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Fiber Optics

For Students 9th - 10th
This physics department site provides a discussion and explanation of fiber optics and fiber optic imaging.
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Other

Gorp: Using Clouds to Forecast the Weather

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information on the four main types of clouds that form in the atmosphere. There are high clouds, middle clouds, low clouds and clouds with vertical development.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Wave Interactions

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Ways that waves can interact with matter and examples.

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