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NASA

From Smoke Signals to Cell Phones: Tracing How Technologies Evolve

For Students 6th - 12th
Explore the science of space exploration. Pupils consider technological advances in propulsion, communication, power, navigation, and imaging. They select one of these areas and create a timeline of historical progress that contributed...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Peat Bogs of Allegan County: A Field Based Research Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An article describing a research project where students and teachers spent six weeks during the summer investigating bogs. Learn more about the program in general as well as what teachers and students discovered during their research.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Building Research Skills, Grades 4 8

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Students in Grades 4 through 8 will benefit from these research skills activities. This resource provides several learning activities and tips. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.7 Conduct short research projects
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Other

Speaking of Research: Animal Welfare and the 3 Rs

For Students 10th - 12th
An explanation of the 3 Rs of animal research - standards against which any animal research project is measured. They are Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement.
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National Institutes of Health

Nih News Release: Marfan Syndrome Research

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describes characteristics of Marfan Syndrome and reviews research project involving mice with mutant fibrillin gene.
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Scholastic

Scholastic Instructor: Building Research Skills 2 3

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Check out this site to learn more about building research skills for grades 2-3. This site offers suggestions for activities that will sharpen your abilities.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Cross Disciplinary Proficiencies: American Diploma Project Benchmarks

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students must graduate from high school with not only a firm foundation in mathematics and English, but also with the ability to approach with confidence new and unfamiliar tasks and challenges in college, the workplace and life....
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Data Analysis for Advanced Science Projects

For Students 9th - 10th
The importance of data analysis in science projects is explained. Describes common mistakes young scientists make. The article then discusses how to find out what the standard methods of data analysis are for the type of research you...
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College Grad

College Grad: Research Top Entry Level Employers

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at the top employers for, including number of projected hires for each. Each employer includes a company description and links to the company home page, careers page and college page.
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Princeton University

Princeton: Research Data Management at Princeton

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to develop a naming convention based on elements that are important to a project.
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PBS

Pbs: A Conversation With Koko

For Students 9th - 10th
From the site: "It was supposed to be a short-term research project. Instead, it became a lifetime of learning. Along the way, people learned to see gorillas in a whole new light. 'A Conversation with Koko' tells the remarkable story of...
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Frontiers Media

Frontiers: Brain Projects Think Big

For Students 9th - 10th
When you read these words, hundreds of millions of nerve cells are electrically and chemically active in your brain. This activity enables you to recognize words, sense the world, learn, enjoy and create new things, and be curious about...
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University of Kentucky

The Physics and Math of Music

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Read about a math research project done by three college students which helps us see physics and math in music. Here's a great approach for integrating curriculum!
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Other

The Influence of Media Violence on Youth [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Useful for papers and research projects about the effects of media violence on youth, this report was published in an academic journal.
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Other

Ditch That Textbook: Creating Eye Popping Infographics With Google Drawings

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This article discusses the benefits of having students create infographics for student research projects. It recommends using the tool Google Drawings for this and explains how to do it. The article includes a sample infographic and a...
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Other

Sciencebase and Elemental Discoveries: Sciencebase: Large Hadron Collider

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn facts about the Large Hadron Collider project and its impact on the world of physics research.
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International Reading Association

Reading Online: dot.com Lessons Worth Learning

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Research and ideas about the benefits of implementing project-based learning.
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Scientific American

Scientific American: Mapping Chromosome 21

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has all kinds of information about current events on the decoding of the human genome, and specifically chromosome 21. This research will be helpful in identifying the root of common Down Syndrome complications.
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FNO Press

From Now On: Questioning as Technology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This article supports the concept that "Without strong questioning skills, information technologies contribute little to understanding or insight." Links provided to learn about and use the main types of questioning techniques.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: Vinton Cerf

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to learn about Vinton Cerf, the inventor who co-designed and developed "the protocols and structure of what became the Internet."
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Other

History Miami: Miami: One Hundred Years of History

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent discussion of Miami's colorful history from pre-European days up to modern times. Covers topics such as the Seminole Wars, the birth of Miami, the Everglades drainage project, Colored Town, the land boom, the Great...
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Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Elizabeth Venditto, New Immigrant Storytelling Tools for Challenging Times

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on "Immigrant Stories" which has enabled wide participation by giving individuals complete control over their stories and defining "immigrant" broadly. It teaches anyone, including students, to make a digital story...
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Other

The Role of the Federated Woman's Institute in Rural Canada [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The founding and growth of the Federated Woman's Institutes throughout Canada is profiled. Improving women's conditions in rural areas, early ergonomics child safety,'well baby' programs, funding school programs, and many other community...

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