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Exploratorium: Roto Copter
Students can experiment with a home-made helicopter that lets them change the blades to see how real aerodynamics work.
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Exploratorium: Paper Airplanes
At this site students will use origami to fold a paper airplane that fly better than the classic dart airplane.
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Exploratorium: Frogs, a Disappearing Act
At this site students can read about how frogs camouflage to avoid predators. There is an interactive exhibit too! (Must have the Shockwave plug-in to see animation.)
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Exploratorium: Your Sense of Smell
Dinner is cooking and boy does it smell good. Understand how our sense of smell works at this Exploratorium site.
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Exploratorium: The Science of Cooking Meat
How does muscle turn into meat? What gives meat its flavor and color? What makes meat juicy and tender? At this site from the Exploratorium you can rind out the science behind the food.
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Exploratorium: The Science of Pickles
What is pickling? What role does fermentation play in food? What is salt brine? Understand this and more at the Exploratorium.
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Exploratorium: Cern: The Proton Synchotron
From CERN, the world's largest particle accelerator, this site contains a description of the Proton Synchotron, a device used to accelerate protons for use in other machines in the accelerator complex.
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Exploratorium: Cern: The Antiproton Decelerator
Explains the function of the Antiproton Decelerator, a device at the European Center for Nuclear Research used to "slow down" bunches of antiprotons for use in experiments.
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Exploratorium: Cern: Experiments With Antimatter
A description of the two primary experiments conducted at CERN on antimatter: ASACUSA, an attempt to form "Atomcules," using antiprotons; and ATHENA, an experiment to compare the properties of hydrogen and antihydrogen.
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Exploratorium: Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists: Penguins
A resource featuring a select few penguin species living in the Antarctic Peninsula, particularly off of Ross Island. Discover the Adelie and the Emperor penguins who reside in this region.
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Exploratorium: Copper Caper
A nice little activity where students make dull pennies shiny again using vinegar and salt.
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Exploratorium: Black Magic
A great and easy-to-do activity where students separate the colors in a black marker and develop an understanding that black is a composite of other colors.
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Exploratorium: Better Hair Through Chemistry
Find out all about the chemistry of hair, hair care, and hair care products.
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Exploratorium: Make Your Own Telescope
At this site students can make their own telescope and see how it works with this experiment. Out of a light, a pair of glasses, a magnifying glass and wax paper.
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Exploratorium: Dissect a Disk
Find out what's inside a floppy disk with this activity.
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Exploratorium: The Brain Explorer
Six games and puzzles taken from a book published by the Exploratorium, The Brain Explorer.
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Exploratorium: Eclipse 2001 the View From Zambia
On Thursday, June 21, 2001, a total solar eclipse sped across the Southern Hemisphere, and this site has highlights of the eclipse captured on tape.
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Exploratorium: Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists: Greenhouse Gases
Polar scientists offer an article identifying the research and observations made on greenhouse gases. Why is there so much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today? Scientists work diligently to determine the causes and effects of these...
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Exploratorium: Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists: Greenland
Greenland: The Land of Ice and People. An article featuring the story of those tough people who endure the environment Greenland throws at them.
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Exploratorium: Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists: Tundra, Permafrost
An article exploring the depths of tundra and permafrost in the Arctic region.
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Exploratorium: Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists: About the Arctic
A brief article featuring the details that make up the Arctic region.
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Exploratorium: Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists: Climate Change
An article briefly addressing climate change and its effects in the Arctic region.
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Exploratorium: Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists: About Antarctica
A concise article highlighting the environment of the last continent, Antarctica.
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Exploratorium: Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists: Antarctic Whales
An article featuring the whales that inhabit the waters of Antarctica and what the future holds for them.