California Institute of Technology
Ipac at Cal Tech/what Are Supernovae?
Basic characteristics and definition, how astronomers study supernovae, the types of supernovae, where they occur, theories about supernovae, what supernovae tell us about the universe, and the effects of supernovae.
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Supernovae
This site from Georgia State Department Astronomy & Physics provides information on the Supernovae. "A supernova is an explosion of a massive supergiant star." Find out much more at this site.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Amazing Heart Facts
This feature from the NOVA: "Cut to the Heart" highlights facts about the heart, including its size and placement, and will help you to understand the importance of this wondrous organ in our bodies.
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Nova Online: Windows on the Womb
There are descriptions of 8 different prenatal tests that can be used to track the health and development of a baby. The risks of the tests are also included.
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Nova: How Is Sex Determined?
This site focuses on the first 16 weeks of embryo development when the sex of the child is determined.
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Pbs: Nova: Podcasting & Rss
NOVA now podcasts some of their features. You will find in this site instructions to load a podcasting subscription on you computer. Also available from NOVA is RSS (Really Simple Syndication). Find out what this is and how a...
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Pbs: Nova: Making Stuff: Stronger
The first in a four-part PBS series, hour-long video defines "strength" of materials, with examples ranging from steel cables to mollusk shells. Insight from research and experts offers a look into the process of "re-engineering"...
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Pbs Nova: Who Killed the Red Baron?
Articles and a slide show giving many different scenarios about the death of Manfred von Richthofen, the German World War I pilot known as the Red Baron.
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Pbs Nova: Scaling the Pyramids
Use this information to build a scale model of the Great Pyramid. Explore the information available about the height, base and angles of this pyramid. Great opportunity to apply the principles of using a scale model.
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Pbs: Nova: Time Travel: Think Like Einstein
Addressed with questions about relative speed and the speed of light, students begin to "think like Einstein" while exploring the science behind the mystery of time travel.
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Pbs: Magnetic Storm
The purpose, life, and hazards of the Earth's magnetic field are discussed as they relate to magnetic storms. This includes their impact on animals, auroras, and even compasses. Interactive features are also included in this...
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Pbs Nova: Find Your Longitude
Lost at sea with only your sextant? Use your knowledge of longitude to find your place. The non-shockwave interactive activity makes the concept of longitude concrete.
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Pbs: Secrets of the Mind: Probe the Brain
Curious about how our brain works? Canadian Dr. Penfield was the first to map the cortex of the brain. Use this interactive site to recreate the exploration of the brain.
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Pbs Nova: Send a Coded Message Virtual Enigma
Explore the NOVA's Virtual Enigma machine used during WWII. You can send an encrypted message to a friend along with the special key needed to decipher the message. A link is also included to the Virtual Enigma.
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Pbs Nova: Decipher a Coded Message
The basic difference between a code and cipher is explained briefly. You can try to crack a simple cipher at this location.
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Pbs Teachers: Odyssey of Life: Creepy Crawlies
Identify places in a typical room where "creepy crawlies" like dust mites, ants, lice and silverfish might live. Then check out places on the human body that dust mites may inhabit, and learn about the disease and other problems dust...
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Pbs Teachers: Surviving Aids: Fighting Back (Hot Science)
Explore the body's immune system to understand how a virus enters the body and how the human body fights against the viruses like the mumps virus and HIV.
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Pbs Teachers: Making Vaccines
Examine how vaccines generate immune responses against pathogens in the body by creating six vaccines in this virtual laboratory.
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Pbs: Bird Brains
PBS offers a look into the brains of birds. Examine each part of the brain and its function. Click an drag the brain to see a 3-D view.
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Pbs Teachers:america's Stone Age Explorers
Discover how mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is inherited, and complete a pedigree chart by determining which individuals might share mtDNA with an unknown ancestor.
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Pbs Teachers: Supersonic Dream
Examine how fuel use affects the mass of different planes during flight. This lesson teaches students how to determine the per person fuel cost of a transatlantic flight for seven airplanes, and display the results on a bar graph. Three...
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Pbs Nova: Hunting the Edge of Space
A collection of articles and interactives on the topic of telescopes and what we have learned from them about the universe, including information about some of the strangest phenomena. One section discusses the giant telescopes of the...
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Pbs Nova: Building Pharaoh's Ship
In 1954, an Egyptian archeologist discovered an immense, beautifully crafted ship buried in pieces right beside the Great Pyramid of Khufu. Now fully reassembled, this extraordinary royal craft, one of the oldest planked vessels in the...
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Nova Online: Life's Greatest Miracle
The miracle of life is featured in this wonderful series of short videos and journal entries. A variety of topics are covered in this well written, authoritative piece.