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Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Thermochemistry

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides a general overview of thermochemistry, the division of chemistry that deals with temperature in chemical reactions. Content explores what heat and cold really are, the heat and energy around you, and a bit about Lord...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ready for an Energy Makeover?

For Students 9th - 10th
Sometimes these are changes that happen routinely in the natural world, and sometimes these are "makeovers" where human creations transform energy into a specific form that serves a specific need. Either way, we call these changes energy...
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Other

Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Ctr.: Exploring Energy Transformations in Plants

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This set of lessons has students investigate how plants obtain energy from different sources to support their growth and development. Students conduct investigations, make predictions, and construct scientific explanations of the...
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Texas A&M University

Story Time: Discover Scientists' Biographies

For Students 9th - 10th
Read very accessible biographies of thirteen scientists in many fields including medicine, paleontology, genetics, chemistry, physiology, marine biology, microbiology, biochemistry, and natural selection. Emphasis is on the scientists'...
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Other

The Plant Cell: Teaching Tools in Plant Biology: Why Study Plants?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Plants are essential for all life and development. Teach your young scholars about this incredible lifeforce with this teaching guide, lecture notes, and PowerPoint presentation. [PDF]
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Other

Nasa: The Case of the Prize Winning Plants [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
This program uses a scenario with fictional detective characters to present plant growth to students. While the unit focuses on the basic needs and parts of plants, the topics of plant classification and adaptations, soil formation and...
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NASA

Nasa: Earth Observatory: The Carbon Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the element carbon and its importance on the Earth's atmosphere and sustainability of life on the planet. Additionally, understand the role the carbon cycle plays in global climate change over time.
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Website
Other

Water on the Web

For Students 9th - 10th
Water on the Web (WOW) is an advanced site allowing students to actively participate in data analysis from real research sites. Lesson plans on a range of topics are provided. There is also a tutorial for using Excel to graph WOW data.
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Globio

Glossopedia: Plants

For Students 3rd - 8th
Plants are one of the two major Kingdoms of living creatures on the Earth. They are the only beings which produce their own food. Additionally, plants are necessary for animals to live. Plant anatomy, life cycle, reproduction and the...
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Interactive
Other

University of Cincinnati: Cells and Organelles

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth discussion of the different parts of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells as well as a thorough explanation of organelles within the cell. The text is better suited to high school and middle school. However, there is a picture of...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Carbon Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Video talks about the carbon cycle and uses a computer as a metaphor to show how the cycle can be disrupted by climate change. [3:55] Includes a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
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eBook
Biology Pages

Kimball's Biology Pages: Chloroplasts

For Students 9th - 10th
This site touches on all the high points of chloroplasts. Includes pictures and diagrams, as well as links to more detailed information.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Nature's Smallest Factory: The Calvin Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this TED Ed lesson, complete with video, questions, and links to resources for deeper understanding of the Calvin Cycle.
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Climate Literacy

Clean: Uptake of Carbon Dioxide From Water by Plants

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Two simple experimental demonstrations show the role of plants in mitigating the acidification caused when carbon dioxide is dissolved in water.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Goals of Science

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduction to the goals of science.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Energy Cycle From Plants to Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the essential role energy plays in cell function and in sustaining life. Trace energy transformations as they pass from one living thing to another.

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