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Water Rocket
Students study the basic operation of a water rocket. In this propulsioninstructional activity students complete several experiments on constructing a bottle rocket launcher.
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How to Get Rich Slowly
Fourth graders discover how to budget in order to live in today's world. Allocating their resources is of prime importance in the monthly budget. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to figure out their monthly budget.
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Investigating Motion
Students determine velocity using the slope of a time distance graph. They investigate a motion cart using a CBR unit and a TI 83 calculator setup. Using the graph generated, they calculate velocity.
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Big Wheels Keep on Turning
Eleventh graders work in groups and investigate how force determines the speed and distance then they view the video, "Math Vantage #7: What's Your Angle?." They are given a real life problem to solve using speed, ramps, angle, incline...
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Self-Motivating Letters
Students brainstorm reasons for attending a college class, and set goals for themselves to achieve while they are at school. They write letters using these reasons to encourage themselves. Letters are graded by the professor and sent out...
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Cable Car museum.org: How Cable Cars Operate
A wonderful CableCarMuseum.org site that celebrates the Cable Car. Lots of information and photos
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San Francisco Cable Car
A site dedicated to the cable car: history, rider's guide, cable car barn, and related links.
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Cable Car
A site dedicated to the cable car: history, rider's guide, cable car barn, and related links.
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A View on Cities: San Francisco: Cable Car on Nob Hill
Cable car on Nob Hill (San Francisco)
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: San Francisco Cable Cars
An iconic image of San Francisco, this is the only remaining permanently operational manually operated cable car system in the world.
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: San Francisco Cable Car
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "San Francisco Cable Car."
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity
The Engines of Our Ingenuity is a radio program that tells the story of how our culture is formed by human creativity. The program uses the record of history to reveal the way art, technology, and ideas have shaped us. Episode topics...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Glamour of American Cities
You can't keep them down on the farm! Read about the glamour and allure of the city in the late 19th century where electricity and skyscrapers, along with other thechnological advances, enticed people into the city from the country.
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A Cable Car Hauls Supplies to the Top of the Glacier. Credit: Landolt.
National Public Radio provides highlights of both the top national and international news, as well as various editorials, commentaries, and reviews. The majority of the content is available in audio format.
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Language Guide: El Coche
these vocabulary words pertain to cars and everything to do with cars. Move your mouse over each colorful picture to hear the Spanish pronunciation for each word. Keep in mind that these vocabulary are specific to Spain.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Southern Portion of New York City, 1903
A map from 1903 of the southern portion of New York City showing streets, rivers, parks, railroads, elevated railroads, Broadway cable road, and horse cars. Some features indicated on the map are Madison Square Garden, Bellevue Hospital,...