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Science Struck: 10 Nasa Inventions You Might Be Using Every Day
Many things invented by NASA are used in everyday life. Some of the most widely used inventions are described here.
Kidsource OnLine
Planning Science Programs for High Ability Learners
"What should a science curriculum for gifted students include?" Find a response to this question, and learn what ideas research studies have proposed for improving science curriculum for gifted children.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Chemical Reactions in Everyday Life
Provides some common examples of chemical reactions, e.g., in respiration, rusting, and photosynthesis.
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Science Struck: Carbon Uses in Everyday Life
Learn about the properties and uses of the element carbon.
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Freie Universitat Berlin: Everyday Objects [Pdf]
In our daily lives we are surrounded by objects which have specific roles and functions. Some are relatively simple, like a drinking cup. Others are much more complex, like a mobile phone. This wonderful 56-page handbook presents...
Harvard University
Harvard Smithsonian: Everyday Classroom Tools
The focus of this series of lessons is to engage students in an exploration of the world around them. The emphasis is on inquiry as students learn about the earth, sun, light, shapes and more.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Sid the Science Kid: Glossary: Speaking Science
A glossary of science terms, including terms for life, earth, and physical science.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: 3 M Young Scientist Lab: Innovation Exploration
Advance your way through everyday life by exploring the science all around you. Click on an innovation within each scene and answer each question to proceed to the next.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Scope of Chemistry
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of chemistry and examples of chemistry in everyday life.
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Science Struck: Plastic Wars: Thermoplastics vs. Thermosets
Explains what thermoplastics and thermosets are, their properties, and their advantages and disadvantages. Provides lots of examples for each of how they are used in everyday life.
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Science Struck: Uses of Silicone Grease
Silicone grease has many uses in everyday life. Learn what it is and how it is used in industry, in a chemical laboratory, and by consumers.
University of Washington
Hearing: Activities, Experiments, Models and More
Come and learn more about one of the five senses? Hearing is an integral part of our everyday life. To learn more use the activities, experiments, models and more wrapped into this hearing website.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1900 1909
Albert Einstein publishes his special theory of relativity and his theory on the quantum nature of light, which he identified as both a particle and a wave. With ever new appliances, electricity begins to transform everyday life.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Forces
Students learn about various forces and how they relate to everyday life in this interactive learning module.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: Newton's Laws of Motion
Newton's three laws are deceptively simple, but they are the underpinning of all of physics and govern the mechanics all of your actions in everyday life. Take an in-depth look at these laws in this learning module.
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Science Struck: Exothermic Reaction Examples
Explains what an exothermic chemical reaction and is and gives examples seen in everyday life.
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Time for Teens
This site provides information on crime, drugs, and other issues that affect youth. Also includes a section on the importance of being a good citizen and assorted games and tests (science, sports). Would be of best use for research on...
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U.s. Forest Service: Discover the Forest
Ideas for exploring the great outdoors, along with a location guide for finding forests and woodsy parks in your area.
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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: 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: 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...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Young Scientist Lab
Explore innovations, complete a virtual lab or travel through time with this website. Content on this page allows users to understand how products are developed.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Traveling to Mars? What Your Body Needs to Know [Pdf]
A unit lesson plan around the central question: "How does space flight affect the human body, including weightlessness, and how can humans protect themselves for such long-distance travel?" During this lesson, students will design a...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Build Your Own Perpetual Motion Machine [Pdf]
A lesson for students to explore the conversion of energy from electrical energy to kinetic energy by constructing a homopolar motor. Also by constructing the motor, students can investigate magnetism, electricity, and RPM.