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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Carl Sagan and the Quest for Life in the Universe

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of American astronomer and science advocate Carl Sagan.
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Other

Denver Museum of Nature and Science: Ancient Denvers

For Students 9th - 10th
What did Denver look like millions of years ago? Find out the answer to this and see how it has changed over time. There is also a list of parks to visit in Colorado.
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Earthquakes O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
This interactive OLogy card defines earthquakes, provides fast facts about them, and lets you test your knowledge of earthquakes with fact-or-fiction questions.
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Solar System O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here's an Ology Card about the Solar System, offering a small image, a definition, and information on how "far out" our Solar System is. Includes questions to quiz your knowledge and quick facts about the Solar System's size, rotation...
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Dna in a Blender

For Students 3rd - 8th
Follow these illustrated instructions to conduct a simple experiment in separating DNA from an onion!
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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Mineral Matters: Mine Games

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about minerals and have fun, too, playing Sedimentary, My Dear Watson, Knowledge Nuggets, Mining for Minerals (Interactive), and Minerals Matter. Downloadable features.
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Website
Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum: On Maggots and Murders: Forensic Entomology [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Five-page article explains how forensic scientists, when investigating crimes, analyze maggots and blowflies to determine approximate times of death.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution: Newsdesk

For Students 9th - 10th
The Smithsonian Institution highlights recent news relating to museums, research centers, and other related programs.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Nova: A Conversation With Neil De Grasse Tyson

For Students 9th - 10th
Nova offers an enlightening conversation with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Topics include origins of the universe, multidisciplinary approaches to science, exciting recent discoveries, his position as director of the Hayden...
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University of California

Ucmp: Understanding Geologic Time

For Students 3rd - 8th
A slideshow for teachers and students exploring Earth's geologic timeline and history. Click the buttons at left to select the teacher or student version.
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Other

American Scientist: Author Interview: Neil De Grasse Tyson

For Students 9th - 10th
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has made "Popularizing science a personal passion." Tyson's latest book, Origins, is the starting point here for a discussion of dark matter, intelligent life in our solar system, the possibility of...
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Primary
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1905

For Students 9th - 10th
This Nobel E-Museum website commemorates the work of Philipp von Lenard and his Nobel prize achievement. This detailed resource includes a biography, Lenard's Nobel Lecture, and the "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1905 Presentation Speech."
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution

For Students 9th - 10th
The online home of the Smithsonian Institution. Explore art and design, history and culture, science and technology, and much more!
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Website
San Jose State University

Sjsu Virtual History: Joseph Henry

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise biography on Joseph Henry gives details on his education; his experimental work in chemistry, electricity, and magnetism; and the many board positions he held throughout his life.
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University of Oxford (UK)

Epact: Scientific Instruments of Medieval and Renaissance Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
Epact is an electronic catalogue of medieval and renaissance scientific instruments from four European museums: the Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, the Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence, the British Museum,...
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Handout
University of California

Ucmp: Aristotle

For Students 9th - 10th
The life and philosophical treatises of Aristotle (384-322 BCE) are surveyed, including his writings on biology, zoology and physics.
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Handout
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Electrocardiograph 1903

For Students 9th - 10th
If TV medical dramas have taught us anything, it's how to recognize the heart's characteristic peaks and valleys crawling across monitors in emergency rooms. These images represent the electrical activity of the beating heart as recorded...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Looking for a Bear

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a brother and sister's trip to the museum. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Drawing Dinosaurs

For Students 3rd - 8th
A tutorial on how to draw a realistic dinosaur starting from a picture of a skeleton.
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Microscope O Logy Card

For Students 9th - 10th
Flip this interactive OLogy card to learn simple facts about the microscope and how it is used.
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Website
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Create a Compass

For Students 3rd - 5th
Step-by-step illustrated instructions for building a compass and testing its accuracy.
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Activity
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Feed the Birds

For Students 3rd - 5th
Instructions for building a bird feeder and for keeping a journal of observations about the birds that come to feed.
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Article
New York Times

New York Times: The Roanoke Island Colony: Lost, and Found?

For Students 4th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The mystery of what happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke has gripped imaginations for centuries. Now archaeology may be able to provide answers before long. This article describes the history of the...
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Argentinosaurus Skeleton

For Students 9th - 10th
This picture shows a reconstruction of an Argentinosaurus skeleton in a special exhibition of the Naturmuseum Senckenberg (a natural history museum in Frankfurt, Germany). Argentinosaurus was a massive Sauropod dinosaur from the mid...