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Tom Richey

Tom Richey: The Counter Reformation

For Students 9th - 10th
Tom Richey offers a thorough slideshow incorporatin Sir Isaac Newton's Third Law of Motion while reviewing the historic details of the Counter-Reformation. Find out who disagreed with the Reformation movement.
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Measuring the Gravitational Constant, G

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A demonstration/lab idea for determining the numerical value of the universal gravitation constant using a torsion balance.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Physical Science: Gravity Gets You Down

For Teachers 6th - 9th
In this lesson, students make predictions about falling objects of different sizes and masses to learn about gravity and air resistance. Includes audio vocabulary list and extension activities.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: How Do Things Fall?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students learn more about forces by examining the force of gravitational attraction. They observe how objects fall and measure the force of gravitational attraction upon objects.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Beginnings of Revolutionary Thinking: Impact of Enlightenment

For Students 6th - 8th
The ideas of the Enlightenment began in Europe, but they were acted upon in the American colonies. See how the philosophies of John Locke and Rousseau influenced the thoughts and actions of Puritan clergy and political figures like...
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Famous Scientists Who Believed in God

For Students 9th - 10th
It is sometimes assumed that scientists do not believe in God but these famous scientists actually did. Read details about their lives and beliefs, and some quotes attributed to them.
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Interactive
Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Differentiation

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the world of Calculus through differentiation. Focusing on areas such as limits, tangents to curves, and derivatives, this site shows you how to solve problems based on the discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz....
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Scientists and Inventors

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains links to biographies of famous scientists and inventors such as Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Galileo, and Marie Curie. Learn how these men and women made discoveries that changed the world forever.
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Study Guide
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Binomial Theorem

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Students learn about the binomial theorem. The tutorial includes class notes, calculator tips, examples, and practice problems with solutions. The teacher resource investigates the origins of the binomial theorem.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Whys of Weather Rainbows

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about rainbows and how they are formed. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Interactive
Children's Museum

Children's Museum: Field Guide to the Universe: Astronomers

For Students 9th - 10th
Read brief biographies of astronomers who are grouped by time period.
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Interactive
Other

Nicky Case: The Wisdom And/or Madness of Crowds

For Students 9th - 10th
Why do some crowds turn to madness and other crowds turn to wisdom? Network science seeks to explain groupthink with its core idea being we should not study the individual people, but their connections. Use this interactive site to...
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Other

Short Biography: David Brewster

For Students 9th - 10th
A very brief biography that lists his major accomplishments including the invention of the kaleidoscope.
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Lesson Plan
University of Houston

University of Houston: Lesson Plan: Famous Mathematicians

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson plan is aimed at 7th and 8th grade students and involves researching famous mathematicians and the import of their contributions.
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Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Gravity

For Students K - 1st
Peruse this resource to learn about gravity, its importance, the Universal Law of Gravitation, the difference between mass and weight, and more fun facts.
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Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Telescope

For Students K - 1st
Illustrated discussion of the invention of the telescope with details on Galileo's telescope, the reflecting telescope, and the space telescope.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Astro Lab: Reflecting Telescopes

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts and historical background information on reflecting telescopes, an important astronomical tool. This page has great accompanying photographs, as well as diagrams.

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