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Nova: The Nazi Prison Escape Tunnel

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore one of the three escape tunnels secretly engineered by Allied airmen imprisoned at the Nazi POW camp Stalag Luft III. Follow the escape of the 76 men through the 300-foot tunnel using this interactive map drawn by one of the POWs...
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Other

Bsi Education: Bridges and Tunnels

For Students 9th - 10th
The Applied Science resource consists of practical activities that demonstrate the importance of standard procedures in scientific work. Students examine bridges and tunnels through a variety of activities.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

For Students 9th - 10th
Use a virtual scanning tunneling microscope (STM) to observe electron behavior in an atomic-scale world. Walk through the principles of this technology step-by-step.
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PBS

Pbs: Calculating Volume: Tunnel Construction

For Students 3rd - 5th
Investigate some of the mathematical challenges Boston engineers had to deal with during the Central Artery Tunnel Project (the "Big Dig"). This video focuses on the irregular shape of the casting basin and the volume calculations...
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Ejs Einstein's Train and Tunnel Model

For Students 9th - 10th
A simulation of a well-known special relativity experiment of Einstein's, involving a train and a tunnel. Velocity and tunnel length can be altered to observe the effects.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel by Victor Appleton

For Students 4th - 8th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is Tom Swift and his Big Tunnel, an adventure, multi-chapter book written by the ghost writer Victor Appleton. In this book's quest, the main character assists...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

For Students 3rd - 8th
Have you ever heard of carpal tunnel syndrome? It is a condition that affects your wrist and fingers. Numbness and pain in these areas are results of carpal tunnel syndrome. Read more to learn about the causes of this syndrome, and how...
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Akron Children's Hospital

Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

For Students 3rd - 8th
Carpal tunnel syndrome can make your hands feel numb and tingly. Find out more in this article for kids.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase:scanning Tunneling Microscopy

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that investigates a powerful tool to observe and manipulate atoms called the scanning tunneling microscope.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Winglets in Wind Tunnels

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you noticed the little wing projections on the wings of jets? This Science Buddies project helps you understand whether these fins help stabilize airplanes. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an...
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NASA

Nasa: Rockets Educator Guide: Rocket Wind Tunnel

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson's objective is to construct a rocket wind tunnel and have student predict the performance of their rocket. Students will use this rocket wind tunnel to measure and modify parts of the rocket to make it fly higher.
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Science for Kids

Science Kids: Engineering Facts: Tunnel Facts

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn more about the Lincoln Tunnel, Channel Tunnel, and Cu Chi Tunnels on this website. This site exploring facts about tunnels.
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Other

National Museum of Women in the Arts: How to Make a Tunnel Book

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Simple instructions on how to create your own tunnel book. These fun books create the illusion of depth and would be great for book report projects.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: The Tunnel Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore different types of tunnels and the forces that act upon them, then choose the design of tunnel that best fits the needs of the location.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Emlen Tunnell

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Emlen Tunnell, an American gridiron football player who in 1967 became the first African American to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. His career stretched from 1948 through...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Magic Tunnel

For Teachers 6th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This magic tunnel gives students the opportunity to write equations for simple algebraic functions.
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Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies

Famsi: Sacred Landscapes and Social Memory Ndaxagua Tunnel

For Students 9th - 10th
PDF report on Ndaxagua Natural Tunnel in Oaxaca, Mexico. Included are photographs and drawings (some calendar) of cave markings thought to be Chocho, Popoloca, and Mixtec cultures.
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel: Or, the Hidden City of the Andes

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Victor Appleton's Tom Swift And His Big Tunnel: Or, The Hidden City Of The Andes has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be...
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel by Victor Appleton

For Students 3rd - 5th
This ebook version of Victor Appleton's Tom Swift And His Big Tunnel has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Flying Free: Make a Wind Tunnel

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Investigate the science of flight, the tilt or angle of attack of a wing's surface and the effect of control surfaces. Construct a model of an open jet wind tunnel using a household desk fan to produce a flow of air.
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Other

Aish.com: Western Wall Tunnel Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
An archaeological and historical tour of a Temple in Jerusalem known as the Western Wall and its adjacent tunnel system.
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Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Electron Tunneling Model

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about shared electrons between the two nuclei. Learn about uncertainty at work.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Covalent Bonds

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore tunneling splitting in double well potentials. This classic problem describes many physical systems, including covalent bonds, Josephson junctions, and two-state systems such as spin 1/2 particles and ammonia molecules. Java...
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PBS

Pbs: Who Builds Big

For Students 9th - 10th
Who Builds Big? Learn about careers in engineering and architecture. Scroll to the bottom for more links in this PBS series to find about individuals who build bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, and tunnels.

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