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Franklin Institute: Technology and Coin Making
The Franklin Institute Online provides an easy-to-read history of the technology used to make coins down through history, including machines used today.
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In Quiry Almanack: Tasting
Interest students in learning about the sense of taste with this mouth watering site. Offers activities to use in the classroom as well as scientific research.
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Franklin Institute: In Quiry: Minutes From Me: Latitude, Longitude and Vacations
An explanation of latitude and longitude along with a classroom activity that uses the location of students' vacation destinations for charting latitudes and longitudes.
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The Franklin Institute: Slick Sea Spills
Students conduct an experiment to examine what happens when oil is spilled in water, and when it comes into contact with a feather. This could be followed by student research into large oil spills.
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The Franklin Institute Online: Earthforce in the Core
This site from The Franklin Institute Online takes you to the core of the earth and discusses how volcanoes are formed. Provides links to general volcano information as well as volcano science and teacher resources.
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The Franklin Institute: Fruit Flies
Describes everything to you will need to see the life cycle of the fruit fly first hand.
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Franklin Institute: Ben Franklin: Glimpses of the Man
Brief glimpse into the life of Benjamin Franklin: scientist, inventor, writer, statesman, philosopher, and economist.
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The Franklin Institute: Living Things Families
What do centipedes and crabs have in common? What's so special about a backbone? Check this site out from The Franklin Institute if you are interested in biology and classification.
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The Franklin Institute Online: Oxygen Delivery System
This site from The Franklin Institute explains the primary function of the respiratory system - to deliver oxygen to all parts of the body (breathing).
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Inquiry Almanack: Bio Point
Discover from a student's point of view what a "DNA fingerprint," is and how it is extracted.