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NASA

Nasa: Imagine the Universe: Welcome to the World of X Ray Astronomy

For Students 9th - 10th
Site recounts how X-rays were discovered as well as who discovered them. Offers graphics, links to facts on this topic, a quiz, and teacher resources.
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Website
Other

Homer Hickam: About: Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography describes the life and career of West Virginia-born author and war veteran Homer Hickam, Jr.
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Theodore Taylor

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
What do you know about the life and work of Theodore Taylor? Use this online resource to discover information about this famous author.
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Article
Other

Partnership for a Drug Free America: Pcp

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Partnership for a Drug-Free America is organized in question/answer format, this website provides a good introduction for students wanting to know about PCP and its hazardous effects on the human body and brain.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Nj Physics Professor Has the 'Right Stuff'

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text about Dr. Greg Olsen, the third private citizen to travel to outer space. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Website
BBC

Bbc History: British Bombing Strategy in World War Two

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the bombing strategy of the RAF during World War II, but primarily at the end of the war and the bombing of Dresden.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Linear Momentum and Collisions: Summary

For Students 11th - 12th
This page features a summary of each section of Chapter 8: Linear Momentum and Collisions from the AP Physics online text.
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Website
NASA

Nasa: Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
Includes exhaustive information and a wealth of activities pertaining to aerodynamics and the physics of flight.
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Curated OER

Nasa Trc Rocket Activity: Rocket Pinwheel

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides directions for a basic activity that allows students to explore Newton's Third Law of Motion.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Capt. Iven Kincheloe, With the X 2 Rocket Research Plane.

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn all about the first man to reach the edge of space, paving the way for the space exploration program. Related links available.
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Newton's Laws of Motion

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Lesson plan from the Illinois Institute of Technology that incorporates many demonstrations like pulling a tablecloth from under a place setting, or launching a rocket to show Newton's laws.
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Other

Nanozone Comics: They Came From His Lab!

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the adventures Of Kris Pister as he evolves from love of rockets to an interest electrical enginering. Interesting ideas are presented on how smaller and smaller robots can be used in everyday life.
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Website
Other

Vostok Pictures

For Students 9th - 10th
Pictures of various Vostok capsules, rockets, and suits.
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Activity
Other

Easy to Make Paper Airplanes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Have fun making different kinds of flying vehicles. You will learn how to make a paper airplane, helicopter, rocket, blimp, etc.
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Unit Plan
Other

Canadian Wildlife Federation: Be Bat Friendly, Build a Bat House

For Students 9th - 10th
Bats have been maligned for centuries, miscast as the familiars of witches, associated with Hallowe'en, and feared for the false belief that they will get caught in hair. Bats have been unfairly burdened with these myths, often reviled...
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Other

Federal Aviation Administration: Aviation Trivia [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
Test your knowledge of aviation by taking this twelve-question quiz. Answer questions about rockets and other aircraft.

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