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Simple Science: Hand It to the Animals

For Teachers 5th - 8th
The innovative resource has young scholars examine X-ray images of the ?hands? of different animals and then determine the function of each hand from its form. The activity has an interactive online version and a printable data sheet.
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Handout
US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Ivp (Intra Venous Pyelogram)

For Students 9th - 10th
An intravenous pyelogram, or IVP, is an x-ray of the kidney and bladder. This tutorial explains the procedure and the benefits and risks.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Inside the Dna

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students conduct their own research to discover and understand the methods designed by engineers and used by scientists to analyze or validate the molecular structure of DNA, proteins and enzymes, as well as basic information about gel...
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PPT
PBS

Pbs Kids: Dinosaur Train: Field Guide

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The dinosaur train field guide is an A-Z glossary of dinosaurs for younger children. Each dinosaur has a colorful picture, and tabs showing an x-ray, a size comparison, the food it eats and some facts about it. The text is accompanied by...
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Lesson Plan
Kinder Art

Kinder Art: Norval Morrisseau (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A wonderful educational art site from KinderArt that includes creating a work of art in a style similar to that of Morrisseau. Includes a short biography, art vocabulary, and information on Ojibwa culture.
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Website
NASA

Nasa Star Child: Quasars (Level 1)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn why quasars are the brightest things in the universe. Vocabulary words linked to a glossary of terms and a printable version are available.
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Website
NASA

Nasa Star Child: Comets (Level 1)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Younger students learn why comets race through the sky as well as related vocabulary words and meanings.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Cystic Fibrosis

For Students Pre-K - 1st
x-ray
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: William Lawrence Bragg Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
The official Nobel biography of William Lawrence Bragg. the son of William Henry Bragg, who shared the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics with his father. This article focuses on Bragg's science activities, positions, and achievements and honors.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Structure of the Atom

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students learn about the important discoveries of subatomic particles, and how they led to our current understanding of the atom.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Electromagnetic Spectrum: Frontline

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE introduces the electromagnetic spectrum and explains how the various types of electromagnetic waves are distinguished by the amount of energy each wave carries.
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Website
Other

Space weather.com

For Students 9th - 10th
Want to know what the current weather conditions are in space? Find everything here you may want to know about the latest solar flares, sunspots, asteroids and more. Site also includes essential web links to quench any user's thirst for...
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Primary
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Nobel Prize in Physics 1915 Presentation Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics Presentation Speech originally given by Professor G. Granqvist, who was "Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Physics of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences." this speech touches on the...
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Activity
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase: Biotech

For Students 9th - 10th
Simulations of common biotechnology techniques performed in a laboratory setting. Learn how to complete these techniques and what task they are used for in the lab.
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Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Picturing the Body

For Students 9th - 10th
An online version of articles and activities from the Exploratorium Magazine, Vol. 23, No. 3. This issue looked at how we are able to examine the inside of the human body, what kinds of technology are used, and how each of them is used...
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Article
Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Mammography

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of mammography. Includes information on what it's used for, how it's done, its risks, and much more.
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Radiologic Technician

For Students 9th - 10th
Published by the Department of Labor, this site details the Radiologic Technician Career. Employment outlook, and projections are provided with training and qualifications data.
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Website
Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Minneapolis Institute of Arts: Restoring a Masterwork

For Students 9th - 10th
Go behind the scences and get a close look at how an artwork is restored. You can choose to view Castiglione's "The Immaculate Conception" or Guercino's "Erminia and the Shepherds."
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: People & Discoveries: Ernest Rutherford

For Students 9th - 10th
A lovely biographical piece about Ernest Rutherford. A number of personal notes, along with extensive information about the physics work he did. Nice quote at the end.
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Unit Plan
Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Earth Science: Minerals Iii: The Silicates

For Students 9th - 10th
Instructional module focusing on the Silicate minerals. Discussion includes the most common minerals on Earth such as quartz, feldspar, mica, amphibole, pyroxene, and olivine. Site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links...
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Photoelectron Spectroscopy

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of how photoelectron spectroscopy can be used to detect electron structures in atoms or molecules.
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Engineering Nature: Dna Visualization and Manipulation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to genetic techniques such as DNA electrophoresis and imaging technologies used for molecular and DNA structure visualization. In the field of molecular biology and genetics, biomedical engineering plays an...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Bone Mineral Density Math and Beer's Law

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan students revisit the mathematics required to find bone mineral density, to which they were introduced in Lesson 2. They will learn the equation to find intensity and how to use it. There is a sheet of practice...
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Other

Eco Usa: Lead

For Students 9th - 10th
Good health and environmental information on lead, lead poisoning and the fate of lead in the body. Quite readable.

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