ClassFlow
Class Flow: Astronomy Parallax
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explains the significance of Delta Cephei in the constellation Cepheus and its historical significance in determining distances in space. It discusses parallax, standard candles, and the...
Bill Nye
Bill Nye: Blow Out
Try this at-home science experiment to test how much breath it takes to blow out candles.
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Books and a Candle
An image of "Books and a Candle", created by Sebastien Stoskopff in 1625 (Oil on canvas).
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Web Gallery of Art: Still Life With Mouse and Candle
An image of "Still-Life with Mouse and Candle", created by Willem Van Aelst in 1647 (Oil on copper, 19 x 25 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Old Woman With a Candle
An image of "Old Woman with a Candle", created by Gerrit Dou in 1661 (Oil on oak, 31 x 23 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Tomb of St Dominic: Angel Holding a Candle
An image of "Tomb of St Dominic: Angel Holding a Candle", created by Niccolo Dell' Arca from 1473-94 (Marble, height 51 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: A Boy Blowing on an Ember to Light a Candle (Soplon)
An image of "A Boy Blowing on an Ember to Light a Candle (Soplon)", created by El Greco from 1570-72 (Oil on canvas, 60,5 x 50,5 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Boy Lighting a Candle in the Company of an Ape and a Fool
An image of "An Allegory with a Boy Lighting a Candle in the Company of an Ape and a Fool (Fabula)", created by El Greco from 1577-79 (Oil on canvas, 65 x 90 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Boy Lighting a Candle in the Company of an Ape and a Fool
An image of "An Allegory with a Boy Lighting a Candle in the Company of an Ape and a Fool (Fabula)", created by El Greco from 1589-92 (Oil on canvas, 67,3 x 88,6 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Old Woman With a Candle
An image of "Old Woman with a Candle", created by Matthias Stom during the 1640's (Oil on canvas, 85 x 71 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Lovers Lit by a Candle
An image of "Lovers Lit by a Candle", created by Godfried Schalcken from 1665-70 (Oil on wood, 20 x 14 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Young Girl With a Candle
An image of "Young Girl with a Candle", created by Godfried Schalcken from 1670-75 (Oil on canvas, 61 x 50 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Candle Lit Interior
An image of "Candle-Lit Interior", created by Matthijs Naiveuz (Oil on canvas, 55 x 64 cm).
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Spinning Your Wheels: Pinwheel Sensitivity
So you've just heard the "Happy Birthday" song and now it's time to blow out the candles. If you are sitting far away from the candles, you know you'll have to blow harder to get them all out than if you were sitting closer. In this...
American Chemical Society
Inquiry in Action: Compare the Density of an Object to the Density of Water
In this activity, students use tea light candle holders and a student-made balance to compare the weight of equal volumes of wax, water, and clay. Students will discover that since the wax weighs less than an equal volume of water, it is...
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Finding the Carbon in Sugar
Students learn that fossil fuels release energy when they are burned, and this takes the forms of light, heat, gases, etc. In this instructional activity they explore combustion with a candle and with sugar. The instructional activity...
American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry: Lesson Plans: What Is a Chemical Reaction?
After observing a demonstration of a chemical reaction between a burning candle and the oxygen in the air, learners use atom model cut-outs to model the reaction and see that all the atoms in the reactants show up in the products.
Tate
Tate Kids: Memento Mori (Remember That You Must Die)
An interactive exploration of the universal themes of death and mortality, as depicted by a range of twentieth-century artists. Developed by the Britain-based Tate museum, this site combines art criticism with a survey of symbols that...
PBS
Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Rainbow Math Activity Plan
Red apples, orange candles, yellow stars, green frogs, and blue, indigo, and violet flowers-they all add up to Rainbow Math fun! During this adventure children learn the colors of the rainbow as they practice counting, adding and...
Other
The Science House: Floating Candles
In this experiment students observe a combustion reaction and deduce the components necessary for the reaction to occur. They also see the relationship between pressure, volume, and number of molecules for gases.
Library of Congress
Loc: Herblock's Gift
An overview of Herb Block's Editorial Cartoons which were gifted to the Library of Congress. The archive includes records, clippings, photographs and various articles as well as 14,000 original drawings.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Kinetic Theory: An Inquiry Into the Ideal Gas Law
When an overturned beaker is placed on top of a birthday candle in shallow pan of water, the candle will first go out and then water will appear to creep up the sides of the beaker like magic. Student will hypothesize and investigate why...
Utah State University
Teacher Link: Light in Festivals
This lesson plan combines the study of cultural and religious festivals which center on light, with a science study of candle flames. The holidays which are covered are Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Le Re'veillon, Los Posados, and St. Lucia Day....
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Burning Volumes
An analysis of how the volume of various jars impacts the burning time of candles. Data collected will be used to explore modeling, line fitting and linear regression Using graphing calculators.
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