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West Virginia University Ext.: Fencing for Deer [Pdf]
The critical points in constructing a high tensile fence. Including what to look for, what to do and what not to do.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Disease Transmission by Arthropods
Discussion of diseases caused by arthropods and methods developed to stop the spread of these diseases.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Dealing With Anger
What happens when you feel angry? Do you throw things? Yell? Stomp your feet? Anger is an emotion that we all feel, but we deal with it in different ways. If you would like some ideas on ways to handle your anger, or how to tell if...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Science Experiments
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the scientific experimental design.
American Chemical Society
Inquiry in Action: Crushing Test
This lab activity will have students crushing crystals to learn about variables and the importance of controlling those variables. Lab activity includes student and teacher instructions.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: How Cancer Cells Grow and Divide
This animation from NOVA: "Battle in the War on Cancer: Breast Cancer" describes how oncogenes cause cancer and how cancerous cells can spread throughout the body.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Data: Statistics in Science
An explanation of how statistics allows scientist to explore the degree of uncertainty that accompanies conclusions that are based on data collected during experimentation and research.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Cars
Cars shows a car speeding away up a street and asks students to respond to the question, Do you ever feel unsafe and out of control when someone else is driving?
Physics Games
Physics Games: Bubble Quod
You're in a bubble and that pointy thing in each level is your only ticket to freedom. Don't let any obstacles stand in your way!
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Brain Parasites Change Their Host's Behavior
The biggest challenge in a parasite's life is to move from one host to another. Intriguingly, many parasites have evolved the ability to manipulate the behavior of their hosts to improve their own survival- sometimes even by direct brain...
Other
Sociology Guide: Questions on Social Stratification
This quick snapshot of social stratification includes twelve popular questions with corresponding explanations on the topic.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Independent/dependent Variables: Lesson 2
This lesson will explain the difference between independent and dependent variables. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Independent/Dependent Variables."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Independent/dependent Variables: Lesson 3
This lesson will explain the difference between independent and dependent variables. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Independent/Dependent Variables."
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Trp Operon
Learn how the trp repressor controls gene expression. Find out about feedback inhibition and attenuation.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Rocket Me Into Space
One of the exciting challenges for engineers is the idea of exploration. This lesson looks more closely at Spaceman Rohan, Spacewoman Tess, their daughter Maya, and their challenges with getting to space, setting up satellites, and...
Other
Chapter 2: The Social Leverage in Active Hand Gestures
This chapter, from the Westside Toastmasters, gives a detailed explanation of how to use handshakes to communicate.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Introduction to Sociology: Theoretical Perspectives on Deviance
Why does social deviance occur? Read about three theories that are grouped according to the three major sociological paradigms: functionalism, symbolic interactionism, and conflict theory.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Statistics: Reducing Bias in Sampling
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This Concept introduces students to methods for reducing bias.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Scientific Experiments
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Experiments, experimental variables, and experimental controls are discussed.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Biological Foundations/scientific Method Quiz
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over biology concepts and the scientific method, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Arboviral Encephalitides
Resource describes several different kinds of encephalitis in detail.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Collecting Data From Experiments: Experiment Techniques
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This Concept introduces students to good design for statistical studies or experiments.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Themes: Man vs. Nature: Who's in Control: Man or Nature?
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "Who's in control: man or nature?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
A coup by religious extremists helps to establish the sexually-oppressive, dystopian Republic of Gilead. Offred, a Handmaid, struggles with her role as a reproductive servant to the elite. Selected (8) reading passages (grades 9-11) to...