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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Dragon Science: Time Travelers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the work of archeologists and anthropologists by building a 3-D clay representation of a human skull to look for clues to a person's physical form, ethnic origin, behavioral patterns, health history and social standing.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: 16 Interesting Facts About the Indus River

For Students 4th - 6th
The Indus River originates in Tibet and extends all the way to the Arabian Sea. Learn some interesting facts about its geography, history, and what it is like today.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Sequent Occupance: Definition and Some Examples

For Students 9th - 10th
Sequent occupance refers to the imprint left on a region by successive cultures throughout its history. The concept is described here and examples of places around the world are provided.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Robert Millikan

For Students 9th - 10th
Robert Andrews Millikan was a prominent American physicist who made lasting contributions to both pure science and science education. He is particularly well known for his highly accurate determination of the charge of an electron via...
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Vermeer and the Camera Obscura

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting viewpoint written by Philip Steadman on the controversial subject of Vermeer using a Camera Obscura to trace and create his paintings. There is factual evidence as well as a physical description of the Camera Obscura.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores elements and their different properties, the history of elements, and how atoms relate to elements.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ancient Greek Catapults and Medical Packs

For Students 9th - 10th
This passage will test the knowledge of students who are taking the MCAT. This question asks students to work with launch velocity.
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Other

Lund University Libraries: Directory of Open Access Journals

For Students 9th - 10th
Open access journals are offered in all scholarly and scientific disciplines such as Biology and Life Sciences, History and Archaeology, and Physics and Astronomy. Site offers a search for new titles as well as archived journals....
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Activity
The Franklin Institute

Marie Curie

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the history of Marie Curie and her work with radium. Use the tabs above to read more about this scientist, her research, and her rewards.
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Study Guide
The College Board

College Board: Practice for the Sat Subject Tests

For Students 9th - 10th
The SAT subject tests are designed to test knowledge in particular content areas and determine how well you demonstrate that knowledge. Practice tests are available here for: mathematics, science, history, literature, and languages....
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Handout
Institute and Museum of the History of Science

Museo Galileo: Aristotle 384 322 b.c.e.

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief look at the life of Aristotle followed by a short discussion of his ideas about physics.
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Website
University of Waterloo (Canada)

University of Waterloo: James Prescott Joule

For Students 9th - 10th
Lists the most important scientific contributions of James Prescott Joule. Provides some biographical details. Part of a set of History of Thermodynamics course notes.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Jean Charles Athanase Peltier (1785 1845)

For Students 9th - 10th
Although he didn't start studying physics until he retired from the clock-making business at age 30, French native Jean Peltier made immense contributions to science that still reverberate today. Even with the primitive tools available...
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Gallery: Geology

For Students 9th - 10th
See the wonders of the world in this gallery of the features and physical processes of Earth.
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Website
The College Board

College Board: Ap Central

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is the centralized site for information about all AP courses offered by College Board. It contains information for students and teachers about each of the AP courses (almost 40 in all), including a course description and relevant...
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1880 1889

For Students 9th - 10th
Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison duke it out over the best way to transmit electricity and Heinrich Hertz is the first person (unbeknownst to him) to broadcast and receive radio waves.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1870 1879

For Students 9th - 10th
The telephone and first practical incandescent light bulb are invented while the word "electron" enters the scientific lexicon.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1850 1869

For Students 9th - 10th
The Industrial Revolution is in full force, Gramme invents his dynamo and James Clerk Maxwell formulates his series of equations on electrodynamics.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1840 1849

For Students 9th - 10th
The legendary Faraday forges on with his prolific research and the telegraph reaches a milestone when a message is sent between Washington, DC, and Baltimore, MD.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1830 1839

For Students 9th - 10th
The first telegraphs are constructed and Michael Faraday produces much of his brilliant and enduring research into electricity and magnetism, inventing the first primitive transformer and generator.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1820 1829

For Students 9th - 10th
Hans Christian Orsted's accidental discovery that an electrical current moves a compass needle rocks the scientific world; a spate of experiments follows, immediately leading to the first electromagnet and electric motor.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1800 1819

For Students 9th - 10th
Alessandro Volta invents the first primitive battery, discovering that electricity can be generated through chemical processes; scientists quickly seize on the new tool to invent electric lighting. Meanwhile, a profound insight into the...
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1775 1799

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientists take important steps toward a fuller understanding of electricity, as well as some fruitful missteps, including an elaborate but incorrect theory on animal magnetism that sets the stage for a groundbreaking invention.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1700 1749

For Students 9th - 10th
Aided by tools such as static electricity machines and Leyden jars, scientists continue their experiments into the fundamentals of magnetism and electricity.