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The Why Files: Attacking Aids
The Why Files have provided a wonderful site examining the possible AIDS vaccines being developed. Several topics are discussed, including topics about the chemical makeup of the virus itself.
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The Why Files: Heart to Heart
Follow the story of James Reynolds as he receives a heart transplant. This site gives a fairly graphic, detailed account of the surgery involved.
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The Why Files: Smoke and Mirrors
Cancer sticks. Coffin nails. Tarlboro Lights. The Why Files tackle the smoking debate. The article discusses the effects of smoking, suggestions for quitting, and also the chemical makeup of cigarettes.
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The Why Files: The Ultimate Heating Season
This article talks discusses the climbing temperature and how it is affecting our lives here on earth. It examines El-Nina, global warming, and the greenhouse effect.
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The Why Files: Fiddle Physics
A fascinating investigation into the physics underlying the peculiarities of violin tone production. Quite interesting for anyone who enjoys violins.
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The Why Files: Diesel Smells Sweet!
Fess up. Faced with the morning craving for caffeine, do you, with trembling hand, pour that first delicious, nutritious cuppa joe, and then just trasho the soggy coffee grounds?
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The Why Files: Volcanic Violence
Mount St. Helens getting active, how do we forecast or predict volcanoes? How do volcanoes change the landscape? How does life return after a volcano?
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The Why Files: Edward Teller
The "Father of the hydrogen bomb" is dead. But Edward Teller did more than design nuclear weapons -- he also fought arms control and pushed missile defense. What did Teller invent? Did he make us safer?
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The Why Files: Blast Protection: A New Approach
With the weekly attacks on U.S. soldiers in Iraq surpassing 600, roadside bombs remain the weapon of choice for Iraqis intent on killing Americans. But beyond protecting soldiers on the ground, the U.S. military is also concerned about...
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The Why Files: Electronic Eye Is Biological Eye
Lenses make a distorted image on the back of a camera, especially at the edge. A revolutionary camera eliminates distortion with a curved light detector.
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The Why Files: Got a Jones for Indiana Jones?
Archeologists use radar, magnetic, electrical sensors to see through the ground, find where to dig, sonar, ground-penetrating radar.
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The Why Files: The Voice and the Sax
A new study shows that controlling throat shape helps professional players hit the high notes that elude amateurs.
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Dr. P's Dog Training
This resource is dedicated to giving useful information on dog training. The site has not been updated since 2001.
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University of Wisconsin: Exploring the Nanoworld: Teaching Modules
A collection of lesson plans and student handouts on teaching students about the "nanoworld."
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Lesson Plan: Kaffee Und Teegesellschaften
The collection includes German lesson plans for listening comprehension, reading skills, and comprehension all dealing with food. Involves hands-on, group work, and individual activities. Adaptable for all levels.
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University of Wisconsin: Underwater Exploration Timeline
Use this interactive tool to discover the history and advancements of underwater exploration through time. Follow the timeline from ancient divers to diving suits to scuba diving to submarines, famous people, and more.
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Institute for Research on Poverty: How Is Poverty Measured in the United States?
Describes how the United States measures poverty. Includes graphs comparing poverty rates over time, in different states, in different ethnic or age groups, etc.
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The Why Files: Mosquito Bytes
The Why Files have provided an informative site regarding mosquitos. Included in this resource is information pertaining to reproduction, life cycle, disease caused, and repellent advice.
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The Why Files: Mosquito Bytes
Everything you might need to know about mosquitos can be found here. The lesson plan includes a lab that investigates the effect of temperature on mosquito egg development.
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The Why Files: A Climate of Extremes
Higher temperatures are only part of the climate-change forecast. Are current extreme weather events a sign that warming is already here? What do climate models forecast for weather around the globe? Why is it so hard to predict the...
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The Why Files: Weather [More Data + More Computers = Better Forecasts]
Weather forecasters are gathering new data to improve forecast accuracy, but already, forecasts outside the summer season are highly accurate. What new technologies are being put into place to improve forecast accuracy, especially for...
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The Why Files: Pop Goes the Super Supernova
Small stars can hang around for billions of years and slowly fade away, but large stars have a spectacular way to wave goodbye. When a large star collapses, it can start a new round of nuclear fusion that powers an explosion called a...
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The Why Files: How a Fruit Fly Flies
If you can get past the annoyance factor at the cloud of fruit flies swarming above your superannuated cantaloupe or peach you may wonder how the little devils do it. Fly, that is!
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The Why Files: Secrets of the Sidewinder
By now, we know about robots that roll, fly, swim and walk, insect-like, on six legs. But a robot that climbs a sandy hill in the fashion of the sidewinder rattlesnake? What?