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Sprk: Sphero Hydro Hypothesis Stem Challenge [Pdf]
SPRK STEM challenges are fun, interactive activities that challenge students to use creativity and team-work to move through simple steps of the design process in order to build Sphero-based creations. The Hydro-hypothesis challenge...
Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College: Tracheophytes
This resource discusses the specialized cells that plants have for transporting water and then provides a nice table and plant group information.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: What Trickles Down?
Permeability is the degree to which water or other liquids are able to flow through a material. Different substances such as soil, gravel, sand, and asphalt have varying levels of permeability. In this activity, students will explore...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Can You Solve the Fish Riddle?
In this riddle, some endangered fish species are being transported by water and a storm causes them to be thrown overboard. Your task is to devise a way to rescue them. The video provides some pointers on how to approach the problem....
Curated OER
Estrella Mountain Community College: Cell Shape: Diagram
Diagram showing what happens to cells placed in distilled water and in a salt solution.
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Estrella Mountain Community College: Cell Shape: Diagram
Diagram showing what happens to cells placed in distilled water and in a salt solution.
US Senate
Us Senate Committee: Environment and Public Works
The U.S. Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works website provides a summary and description of its responsibilities.
State Library of North Carolina
N Cpedia: Canals
Since the eighteenth century, canals and canal building have been an important part of Tidewater, North Carolina history. It was seen as the state's best hope for overcoming natural barriers to coastal navigation and mercantile trade....
University of Southern California
University of Southern California: Ocean Currents and Climate
The climate of our planet is greatly affected by Earth's oceans. Learn here about the different oceanic currents and the role those currents play on climate.
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Reverse Osmosis and Osmotic Pressure What They Are
This site gives a good explanation of osmosis and reverse osmosis. Also includes a scientific diagram of the process.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Rms Queen Mary 2
Covers the design, construction, technical aspects, and service history of the RMS Queen Mary 2.
PBS
Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Henry Miller Shreve
This frontiersman helped people travel and trade in the nation's interior by opening up the only viable highways -- American rivers.
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Haze Gray & Underway: Naval History Information Center
Over 14,000 files and 3,000 images of ships throughout history are located at this site.
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World Ship Society: Queen Mary 2 Photo Essay
Wonderful pictures tell the incredible story of the construction of the largest liner in the world, the Queen Mary 2.
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Steamboat Whistles
This article presents information about steamboat whistles and their meanings. A link is provided for listening to recordings of steamboat whistles.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Vascular Seed Plants: Self Check Quiz
Try these five multiple-choice questions about vascular plants. Each question has a clickable hint prompt as well as a self-checking feature.
Indiana University
Indiana Univ. Bloomington: Geo Notes: Standing Rocks: Remnants of Erosion [Pdf]
Explains what standing rocks are, how they are formed by erosion, and gives the names of some well-known ones in Indiana.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 1373: Pittsburgh in 1816
Pittsburgh had a unique place in the nation after the War of 1812. It was an inland city and a rich source of iron. As such, it needed access to water for transport, and some of the first steamboats were used here. Read more about...
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Earth Day Canada: Eco Kids: Limit Food Waste
Each year, people throw out millions of tons of food that could still be eaten. That is a lot of food! Even when we compost food waste there are still some negative impacts. Resources like water and energy are used to grow and transport...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: South China, 1971
"South China comprises the drainage basins of the middle and lower Yangtze River, the basin of the His Chiang (West River) in Kwangtung and Kwangsi; and the mountainous coastal provinces of Fukien and Chekiang. The division between the...
Curated OER
Reverse Osmosis and Osmotic Pressure What They Are
This site gives a good explanation of osmosis and reverse osmosis. Also includes a scientific diagram of the process.