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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Guide: Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam and the Science of Ocean Motion

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Part of Houghton Mifflin's excellent Scientists in the Field series Tracking Trash introduces Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer, a "trash tracker", who studies where trash goes when it is "spilled" in the ocean, to determine the direction of ocean...
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan: Animal Sign Guide

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this guide to help you identify signs from different animals in the wilderness. Identify tracks, chew marks, signs from animals that build, eggs, and the like.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Build a Magnetometer

For Students 6th - 8th
Hands-on project where the learner constructs a magnetometer to monitor and measure changes in earth's magnetic field. These changes can then be used to track solar storms.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Science Today: Clearing the Bar

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will explore the effects of two critical physical factors on potential success in the pole vault event in track and field.