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Science Struck: Meaning and Examples of Converse Statements

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the how a converse statement differs from an inverse statement, how to write a converse statement, and gives some examples of converse statements.
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Science Struck: Density of Water at Room Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses how to calculate the density of water and how density varies depending on the temperature and the salinity. Presents a chart showing the difference in the density of non-saline water for temperatures between 0 and 100 degrees...
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Science Struck: Rene Descartes: Facts, Achievements, Contributions

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents biographical information about Rene Descartes (1596-1650), his career, personal life, written works, and his legacy. Covers contributions to philosophy, mathematics, and science.
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Science Struck: Simple Ideas for Your Kid's Solar System Project

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Provides detailed instructions for how to help a student make a solar system model, and additional suggestions for making a constellation poster, making a model showing phases of the moon, and creating a solar system model to scale.
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Science Struck: How to Use a Protractor to Measure and Draw Angles

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Step-by-step instructions accompanied by illustrations that demonstrate how to use a protractor to draw angles and to measure angles.
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Science Struck: 62 Famous Quotes by Neil De Grasse Tyson

For Students 9th - 10th
Find inspiration to learn everything you can about science and space in these quotes from celebrity scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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Science Struck: List of Different Types of Geometric Shapes

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
A comprehensive list of 2D shapes and 3D solids with everything from a triangle to a dodecahedron. Includes illustrations and short descriptions of attributes for each.
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Science Struck: Guide on Interpolation vs. Extrapolation

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what interpolation and extrapolation are and methods used for them in statistics. Gives real-world examples of their applications in telecommunications, engineering, thermodynamics etc.
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Science Struck: Similarity Statement in Geometry With Examples

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Models how to write a similarity statement about different types of triangles and quadrilaterals.
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Science Struck: Electromagnetic Waves: Origin and Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the history of the discovery and study of electromagnetism, the scientists who worked on it, the basic principle, how wavelength and frequency are related, and types of electromagnetic waves.
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Science Struck: Electromagnetic Energy and Why It Is Important

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what electromagnetic energy is, the history of its discovery, some terms used when talking about it, and gives some facts about it.
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Science Struck: Density of Water

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what density is, how it is calculated, and how the density of water fluctuates depending on various conditions.
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Science Struck: Grassland Animal Adaptations

For Students 4th - 8th
Learn about the different animals that live in tropical and temperate grasslands and how they have adapted to their environment. Also discusses some plant adaptations.
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Science Struck: Versatile Uses of Calcium Carbonate

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn where calcium carbonate can be found and how it is used to support human health, in industry, agriculture, the environment, and in other ways.
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Science Struck: Paper Chromatography Uses

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what chromatography is, some of its applications, and how it works.
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Science Struck: Who Discovered Silver?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about the element Silver, how it was discovered, its chemical properties, its long history, and how it is used by humans.
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Science Struck: Uses of Quicklime

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what quicklime is, how it can burn one's skin, how it is made, its chemical properties, and how it is used in industry and for other things.
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Science Struck: Double Displacement Reaction: Definition and Examples

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what is meant by a double displacement reaction and gives some examples.
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Science Struck: Top 10 Gold Producing Countries in the World

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information about the top ten gold-producing countries, including how much they produce and what percent of foreign currency reserves that is.
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Science Struck: List of Precious Metals, Their Properties, and Uses

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents a list of the most precious metals, their properties, and how they are used.
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Science Struck: Reynolds Number and Its Applications

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes an experiment in turbulent and laminar flow in order to illustrate these concepts in fluid mechanics and how this applies to the Reynolds Number. Gives several examples of applications of the Reynolds Number.
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Science Struck: The Different Purposes and Types of Chromatography

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the distinction between the two main types of chromatography - analytical and preparative - and describes eleven chromatography techniques.
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Science Struck: What Is a Bolometer and What Is It Used For?

For Students 9th - 10th
A bolometer is an instrument used to measure radiant energy. Learn about its history, its advantages, how it works, some different types, and its important applications.
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Science Struck: A Simple Explanation of How Electromagnets Work

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives a brief history of electromagnets and describes the parts of an electromagnet and how one works. Includes labeled illustrations and examples of their many applications.