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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Crazy Crystal Creations: Grow Crystals

For Students 3rd - 5th
Compare the size and shape of crystals grown in different temperature conditions in this science fair project. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction, followed by...
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eBook
Crescent Public Schools

The Internet Science Room: Chemistry Class Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
This introduction to chemistry class reviews some major concepts to help prepare students for a high school chemistry course.
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Online Course
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Introduction to Lab Values and Normal Ranges

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of lab values following a blood test using a universal model. Also discussed are reasons why a number may be outside of a normal range. These variances include: age, gender, individual laboratory techniques, and the given...
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Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Learning Lab: Making Friends With Franklin

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site is an introduction plus a series of three lesson plans that explore Franklin's portraits plus aspects of his work in science and writing.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Introduction to the Light Microscope

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a Microscope Internet Lab that can be used as a virtual lab for a whole class or as a make-up lab. The virtual microscope is a little more complicated than the microscope that is used in the labs but it will not be difficult to...
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Nano Tech: Insights Into a Nano Sized World

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through two lessons and four activities, students learn about nanotechnology, its extreme smallness, and its vast and growing applications in our world. Embedded within the unit is a broader introduction to the field of material science...
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Crazy About Birds: Houzz Series

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to a bimonthly bird series featuring a community of homeowners interested in design.
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Website
Museum of Science

Museum of Science: Ocean Wind and Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief introduction to how ocean waves form. Includes a suggestion for a simple lab activity to further understanding.
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Website
Other

The Greenhouse Effect: Natural and Amplified Warming

For Students 3rd - 8th
This concise resource presents a thorough drawing which simplifies the explanation of the greenhouse effect into six easy to understand steps.