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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Technology and Society

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How technology has affected society and the social impacts of the industrial revolution.
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United Nations

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development: Technology and Innovation Report 2021 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a 196-page report on technological innovation and change. It discusses the enormous potential benefits of technology as well as the risk of amplifying inequalities between developed and developing countries. The report is...
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Other

Mit Technology Review

For Students 9th - 10th
Technology Review is a magazine by MIT which seeks to "promote the understanding of emerging technologies and their impact on business and society." It provides you with daily technology information including events, discussions, and...
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American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society: Chemical & Engineering News: Reel Science

For Students 9th - 10th
Reel Science publishes reviews of movies with a science or science fiction theme. Its aim is to heighten awareness of inaccuracies in the ways science is presented in film, and to promote greater public understanding of true science.
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American Society of Landscape Architects: Green Roof

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive experience showcases environmental and economic benefits of a green roof. Take a virtual tour of a real green roof and learn about a career in landscape architecture. Downloadable workbook is available for students, while...
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National Museum of Science and Industry (UK)

National Museum of Science and Industry: Ingenious

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the stories behind the innovations and ideas of human ingenuity in this database of more than 30,000 images illustrating over 30 different subjects, topics, and debates from the United Kingdom's National Museum of Science and...
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Technology Student

Technology Student: Technology and Cultures

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes how different cultures in history have advanced technology to create amazing structures and artifacts.
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Other

Science Oxford Online

For Students 9th - 10th
Make connections between science, enterprise, and society here in this collection of articles and current science topics in the news. Find out how science makes connections with the daily life of human beings.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Women and People of Color in Science

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Biases against women and people of color in science, and contributions of women and people of color in science.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Micro Worlds Project: Advanced Light Source

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the Advanced Light Source (ALS) facility and its use in material analysis and medicine.
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Other

Society of Chemical Industry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Formed in 1881 and based in London, the SCI became a place for science and business to blend. Topics such as agriculture, pharmaceuticals, environmental science, and biotechnology are discussed among members in over seventy countries....
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Other

Center for Democracy and Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
A public interest organization working for public policies that advance civil liberties and democratic values in information technologies. Contains links to information on free speech, data privacy, wiretapping, and cryptography.
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Other

International Society for Technology in Education (Iste)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
ISTE is dedicated to promoting appropriate uses of information technology to support and improve learning, teaching, and administration in education. This site provides inks to ISTE standards, professional development resources, teaching...
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Other

Association of Information Technology Professionals

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is devoted to information technology professionals and contains membership, publication and affiliate information.
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PBS

Pbs: Frontline: Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the wide-ranging impact that living digitally is having on people's lives every day, and the far-reaching implications this has for society, relationships, how war is waged, our health, education, and what the future holds....
Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: There Is No Cure for Polio

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the polio epidemic and vaccine.
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Other

American Mathematical Society: Mathematical Moments

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to promote an awareness of mathematics as it occurs in nature, science, technology and human culture. This series of articles and podcasts can be used as teaching resources.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Japanese Politics and Society

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Presenting an overview of the history of Japan explore the optional enhancements provided by MIT.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Japanese Politics and Society

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Presenting an overview of the history of Japan explore the optional enhancements provided by MIT.
Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: West African Society at the Point of European Contact

For Students 5th - 8th
Prior to European contact, western Africa's powerful kingdoms supported the arts, technology, and thriving economies. Read about the areas from which slaves were transported before the transatlantic trade began.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Basic and Applied Science

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Science can be "basic" or "applied." The goal of basic science is to understand how things work. Basic science is the source of most scientific theories. Applied...
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Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Mqed: The Economics of Technology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The resource examines the major economic and policy issues that surround the use and development of technology.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Drugs, Politics, and Culture

For Teachers 9th - 10th
From mind-altering drugs for pleasure to the push for pharmaceutical drugs, while examining this course of history and its effects on the world, take advantage of these resources. Includes PDFs (require Adobe Reader).
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Other

The Communication Oriented Society

For Students 9th - 10th
Informative site that explores the changes that society and global communications are incurring as communication technology develops and infiltrates the global community.

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