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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Writing a Science Article Review

For Students 9th - 10th
Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing writing in the science classroom straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences as you take part in this interactive lesson tutorial.
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Buzzle.com: Science Articles

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides information on a wide range of science topics, as well as some ideas for experiments and science fair projects. It's a good resource for students doing research.
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Fisher Science Education: Headline Discoveries Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
What's new in the world of science? Find the latest articles about the newest discoveries and research in all the science disciplines: anatomy, astronomy, biology, biotechnology, chemistry, consumer science, environmental, forensics,...
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Environmental & Earth Science

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive resource of articles, videos, news and other research opportunities featuring environmental and earth science. References have been created by experts in the field and are useful for researchers and educators to enhance...
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan: Proprietary Rights/norms of Science in Biotech Research

For Students 9th - 10th
This article examines how the commercialization of scientific discoveries leads to conflict between proprietary rights to intellectual property, trade secrecy, and the maintenance of scientific norms. The first two inhibit the...
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University of California

University of California Museum of Paleontology: Nature of Science

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A great beginner's guide to examining the nature of science. Covers the basics of how science helps us to understand the surrounding world.
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Scientific American

Scientific American: The Science of Beauty: In Depth Reports

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientific news and magazine articles from 2001-2009 related to the science behind beauty products and treatments.
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University of California

University of California Museum of Paleontology: Understanding Science: Dna

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how the human side of science played a role in the significant discovery of the molecule of life, DNA.
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Science Buzz

For Students 9th - 10th
Find articles on late breaking science news. This resource also has a blog that allows students to communicate their opinions of late breaking developments.
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Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students

For Students 9th - 10th
Read articles from Science News for Students, including articles from the current issue.
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

For Students 9th - 10th
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Science is a multidisciplinary journal that covers the biological, physical, and social sciences, and publishes research reports, commentaries, reviews, colloquium papers and actions of the...
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Indiana Public Media: A Moment of Science: Videos, Podcast, and Radio Program

For Students 9th - 10th
Moment of Science, a two-minute public radio broadcast on topics of the day with a science twist, publishes a range of ancillary material that aligns with its daily coverage of science news. Includes an archive of past shows, articles,...
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor: North Carolina: Student Science Enrichment Program

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The provides creative science enrichment activities for students in the 6th through 12th grades. It also provides lesson plans and resources for teachers and a special section on "Wildlife of the Alligator River" that features stories,...
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Hurricane Science: Hurricanes: Science and Society: Galveston 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
Article on the science of hurricanes and the effect on society, featuring Galveston, 1900. With map, list of facts and embedded links to vocabulary and related material.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Rutherford's Enlarged: A Content Embedded Activity on Nature of Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through a study of Ernest Rutherford's experiments with atomic structure, young scholars develop a deeper understanding of the nature of science. The activity is taken from a linked article by the author that was published in the Journal...
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Cornell Nano Scale Science and Technology Facility: Nannooze

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students explore the world of science and technology through reading articles, blog postings, and interviews with scientists.
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Aas Science News: Possible Orphan Black Hole

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reports on the discovery of a supermassive object 90 million light-years from Earth that may be an orphan black hole.
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Story Behind the Science

Story Behind the Science: Search for Life's Origins [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describing research done by scientists in their quest to understand the origins of life. Questions are posed throughout about the nature of scientific research.
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University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota: Ships: Science & Religion of Michael Faraday

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's a whole different look at Faraday. His religion, Sandemanian, greatly influenced both his life and his science. This article looks deeply at that aspect of his life.
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Aaas Science News: Week of 2 24 14: Europe to Launch Hunt for Exoplanets

For Students 6th - 8th
Article reports on the European Space Agency's upcoming program to search for exoplanet in space.
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Story Behind the Science

Story Behind the Science: How Volcanic Activity Fit Into Systems of Earth [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article explaining the history of our scientific understanding of volcanic activity, ending with questions for students about scientific methods and historical contexts.
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Story Behind the Science

Story Behind the Science: Just How Old Is Earth? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describing efforts in the 19th and 20th centuries to determine the Earth's age, particularly using naturally occurring radioactivity. It notes that scientific disciplines frequently overlap in the work they do. Questions are...
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Story Behind the Science

Story Behind the Science: Understanding Earth's Age [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describing early efforts, beginning with Aristotle, to determine the Earth's age, and the influence of current culture on the acceptability of new and radical scientific theories. Questions are posed throughout about the nature...
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Story Behind the Science

Story Behind the Science: Development of a Mechanism for Continental Drift [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describing the history of scientific theories about continental drift, and the major researchers involved in this work.

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