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Handout
Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services

Florida Spectrum: Chemical Fact Sheet: Selenium

For Students 9th - 10th
Nice detailed synopsis of selenium, its properties and uses.
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Website
National Institutes of Health

National Institutes of Health: Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Selenium

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on the dietary and nutritional significance of selenium from an authoritative source.
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Handout
Other

Eco Usa: Selenium

For Students 9th - 10th
Good information on selenium with respect to the environment and health.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Virtual Photoelectric Lab

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students measure the relationship between kinetic energy of photoelectrons and the frequency of the incident light.
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Website
University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Power Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Photovoltaic technology is compared and contrasted to the natural phenomenon of photosynthesis. The means by which photocells harness solar energy is described and explained.
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Website
University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Positive Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
A novel idea for converting solar energy to electrical energy. A brief discussion of solar energy collection in space via satellites.