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Exploratorium: Post Card Exhibits: Illusions & Other Surprises

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site students can experiment with different illusions and even print them out to try on their friends.
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Exploratorium: Dna: Your Genetic Blueprint

For Students 9th - 10th
An expanded list of exhibits and quick facts surrounding the DNA molecule and its importance.
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Exploratorium: Desvanecimiento Del Punto

For Students 9th - 10th
An optical illusion that demonstrates the effect of eye movement on perception.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Balancing Ball: Suspend a Ball in a Stream of Air

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this lesson plan students learn about air flow using a suspended ball in an air stream.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Bubble Tray: Create Giant Bubbles

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
With this fun bubble tray experiment, students create giant bubbles and learn about surface tension and light interference.
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Exploratorium: Bob Miller's Light Walk

For Students 9th - 10th
Come along with artist Bob Miller as he takes a "Light Walk." His unique discoveries will change the way you look at light, shadow, and images.
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Exploratorium: Snacks

For Students 5th - 9th
Exploratorium's snacks aren't edible, but they are good! Use your science skills to discover gravity, learn about biology, do fun experiments.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Charge and Carry

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Exploratorium Museum is a full description of a short activity. An electrophorus plate and a Leyden jar are made. The electrophorus is charged by induction. Its charge is transferred to the Leyden jar by conduction...
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Exploratorium: The Ear Guitar

For Students 3rd - 5th
This simple activity helps students understand the role of vibration in producing sound.
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Exploratorium: Global Climate Change: Hydrosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to explore real scientific data relating to the hydrosphere. With this information you can gather evidence, test theories, and come to conclusions. Click on the data examples to view a full scale version.
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Exploratorium: Microscope Imaging Station: Cell Development

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting site provides videos and photos of cells going through the process of cell division. Observe Zebrafish development and Sea urchin embryo cell division in video format.
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Exploratorium: Exposicion De Tarjetas Postales

For Students 9th - 10th
Four postcard-sized optical illusions that can be used to demonstrate how patterns and color influence perception.
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Exploratorium: La Ilusion Del Brillo

For Students 9th - 10th
An optical illusion that demonstrates the effect of eye movement on perception.
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Exploratorium: Microscope Imaging Station: Blood Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
This colorful site provides a gallery of blood cell photos. You can observe human white blood cells, human red blood cells, sheep red blood cells, and zebrafish red blood cells. As an added bonus, you can enlarge the red blood cell...
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Exploratorium: Traits of Life: The Body Farm

For Students 9th - 10th
Article discusses the research on body decomposition undertaken by University of Tennessee researcher William Bass (since retired) at the university's forensic research center, popularly known as the body farm.
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Exploratorium: Cual Embrion Es Humano?

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhibit that explains why the embryos of vertebrates look so much alike.
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Exploratorium: Exhibit Cross Reference: Cohesion

For Students 9th - 10th
Cohesion is defined and an example is given. Cohesion is distinguished from adhesion. Examples of adhesion are stated as well. Links to pages with further information are provided.
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Exploratorium: Exhibit Cross Reference: Capillarity

For Students 9th - 10th
Capillarity is defined and an example is given. A reference to the Facts on File dictionary is included. Links to further information are provided.