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Science Struck: Absolute Pressure vs. Gauge Pressure: A Comparison

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains different types of pressure, the characteristics of absolute and gauge pressure, and their differences and similarities.
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Science Struck: How Does Sound Travel?

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the characteristics of sound waves and the conditions that affect the speed of sound.
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Science Struck: A Brief Overview of Newton's Laws of Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents labeled illustrations modeling each of Newton's three laws of motion along with explanations.
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Science Struck: Boyle's Law Explained

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives brief biographical information for Robert Boyle and explains what Boyle's Law is and how to make calculations using his formula.
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Science Struck: The Hardest Math Problem in the World

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the two math problems that baffled mathematicians for ages, Fermat's Last Theorem and Riemann's Hypothesis. The latter is still unsolved.
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Science Struck: How to Divide Fractions With Whole Numbers

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Demonstrates how to divide a fraction by a whole number.
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Science Struck: How to Convert Octal to Decimal

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what the four different types of number systems are and what they are used for. Presents the formula used to convert octal numbers into decimals and models how to apply it in two example problems.
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Science Struck: Interesting Facts About Pi

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents many interesting pieces of information from the history of pi.
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Science Struck: Calculating Percent Difference

For Students 5th - 8th
Explains and demonstrates how to calculate the percent difference using a formula.
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Science Struck: Easy Methods to Calculate Percent Change

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Explains and demonstrates how to calculate the percent change using a formula.
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Science Struck: Real Life Examples of a Parabola

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what a parabola is and the vocabulary used to describe one and gives several examples of parabolas in real life.
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Science Struck: The 6 Chief Levels of Organization in Ecology

For Students 5th - 8th
Describes six levels of organization in the biological world - individual species, population, community, ecosystem, biome, and biosphere.
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Science Struck: Facts About Hailstorms

For Students 4th - 6th
Discusses the cause of a hailstorm, the impact, and some famous hailstorms.
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Science Struck: Plum Pudding Model

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes J.J. Thomson's theory of atomic structure, called the 'Plum Pudding Model,' and how it was disproved by Ernest Rutherford.
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Science Struck: A to Z List of European Countries and Their Capitals

For Students 4th - 6th
Presents a map and an alphabetical list of all the European countries and their capital cities.
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Science Struck: List of European Capital Cities With Countries

For Students 4th - 6th
Discusses the geography of Europe and presents a table of 51 European countries and their capitals and a second table of 12 autonomous regions and their capitals.
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Science Struck: Thermal Energy Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what thermal energy is, describes some different types, and presents facts about each type.
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Science Struck: Chemical Potential Energy: Definition and Examples

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what potential energy and chemical potential energy are and gives examples of the latter.
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Science Struck: Difference Between Kinetic and Potential Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what kinetic and potential energy are and how they differ.
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Science Struck: Facts About the Rainforest for Kids

For Students 3rd - 5th
Presents interesting information about rainforests and the importance of preserving them.
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Science Struck: Tropical Rainforest Energy Pyramid and Its Importance

For Students 4th - 7th
Explains the roles of consumers, producers, and detrivores or decomposers and how energy flows through the different levels of the energy pyramid of a tropical rainforest.
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Science Struck: Landforms in Tropical Rainforests

For Students 4th - 6th
Describes five types of landforms found in a tropical rainforest.
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Science Struck: Symbiotic Relationships in the Rainforest

For Students 4th - 7th
Explains what mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism are.
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Science Struck: Hydrogen Bomb Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the history of the hydrogen bomb, how it works, countries that have the hydrogen bomb, efforts to prevent its misuse, and interesting facts about it.