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Science Buddies: Science Careers: Industrial Safety and Health Engineer

For Students 9th - 10th
On the job safety is an important goal for industry. The industrial safety and health engineer is the one responsible for recognizing risks, and developing strategies to address them. This Science Buddies site lays out the requirements...
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Science Buddies: Career Profile: Agricultural Inspector

For Students 9th - 10th
We all expect that the food we eat is safe. Agricultural inspectors are the ones who check food processors, farms, and businesses to assure that they are following the governmental regulations that protect our food safety. This Science...
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Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Understanding How Food Becomes Rancid

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this cooking and food science fair project, the student will determine how light and air can oxidize fat in potato chips and cause the chips to go rancid. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an...
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Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Are Childproof Containers Really Childproof?

For Students 9th - 10th
In this science fair project, determine if childproof containers are effective and investigate if a child can learn how to open the containers with practice. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an...
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Science Buddies: Stressed Out? Take a Break With This Project!

For Students 6th - 8th
Is an I-beam as strong as a solid beam of the same size? What if you include weight in the comparison: which beam has the greater strength-to-weight ratio? Would an I-beam be stronger than a solid rectangular beam of the same weight?...
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Science Buddies: Solving a 'Windy' Problem

For Students 3rd - 5th
The wind is a powerful force, enough to erode whole hillsides over time. Building structures in windy environments challenge civil engineers with special safety concerns. A wall in a windy area can either shield you from the cold or fall...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 1.7 Safety in the Life Sciences

For Students 9th - 10th
Review the safety precautions while performing scientific investigations.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Safety of Water Study Guide

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about water quality. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Safety in the Science Lab

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students, working in groups, write and produce a video on laboratory safety. This can be done as an interdisciplinary activity with the English and/or drama departments.
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Science Museum, London

Science Museum Online Stuff: Garrett Morgan

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent article about inventor Garrett Morgan including information about his two life-saving inventions: the Safety Hood, an early gas mask, and the traffic light.
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Science Buddies: Something's Fishy About That Fertilizer

For Students 3rd - 5th
Did you know that when you use fertilizer in your garden, it can eventually reach a lake, stream, or pond? There are many different chemicals present in fertilizers. Learn how they affect the aquatic organisms in the ecosystem within...
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Science Buddies: Testing Sunscreen Effectiveness

For Students 3rd - 8th
The goal of this project is to measure the effectiveness of different sunscreen products for blocking ultraviolet-A (UVB) and ultraviolet-B (UVB) rays from sunlight. This project shows you how to use a UV detector to measure rays of light.
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Science Buddies: Using Daphnia to Monitor Water Toxicity

For Students 9th - 10th
In a bioassay, a living organism serves as a detector for toxins-the same way canaries were used in coal mines to detect invisible toxic gases. In this project, water fleas (Daphnia magna), a freshwater crustacean, are used in a bioassay...
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Science Buddies: Candy Confusion: Can Small Children Mistake Medicine for Candy?

For Students 9th - 10th
Many medicines come in bottles with special child-proof caps so that small children can't accidentally open the bottle and eat the pills. To a small child who can't read the label, the pills might look just like candy. This project helps...
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Science Buddies: Minimizing Bacteria in the Thawing and Cooking of Meat

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's a practical project that sheds light on safe practices in the kitchen. Use this information to determine which method of defrosting meat is safest and which method of cooking kills the most bacteria.
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National Nuclear Science Week

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's a site dedicated to National Nuclear Science Week, Jan. 23-27, 2012. Sponsored by the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, this special week is focused on all parts of nuclear science. You can find activities, lesson...
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Seeing Your Retina

For Students 9th - 10th
Try this experiment where you examine the blood vessel network of your retina and the eye's blind spot. Includes a safety precaution.
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Science Buddies: Does a Cell Phone Conversation Affect Reaction Time?

For Students 9th - 10th
Does talking on a cell phone make one a more dangerous driver? Here is an experiment you can do to investigate whether reaction time is adversely affected by a simultaneous phone conversation.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Working of a Fusible Plug

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how the fusible plug in a steam engine works and why it is essential for safety reasons.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Uses of Crucible Tongs

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses what tongs are used for and why crucible tongs are a very important tool in a laboratory and other settings. Describes the different types of crucible tongs, their uses, and some safety tips.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Investigating School Safety and Slope

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using a 'news report' approach, young scholars investigate the slope of various stairways on the school campus and report on wheelchair accessibility and adherence to the Americans with Disabilities Act. (PowerPoint Included) An...
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Dry Ice vs. Liquid Nitrogen Explore the Differences

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the differences between dry ice and liquid nitrogen, what each is used for, and safety recommendations.
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Nutrition Action: Water, Water, Everywhere

For Students 9th - 10th
The Center for Science in the Public Interest offers a discussion of contaminants that can be found in tap water and chemicals added to water in the public water systems. The topics discussed are arsenic, parasites, lead, turbidity, and...
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Environmental Health & Safety: Ernest Rutherford

For Students 9th - 10th
A clear telling of Rutherford's place in the history of human understanding of radiation.

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