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The Why Files: Energy at the Earth's Poles
A resource to help understand how the amount of energy at the Earth's poles affects polar conditions.
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The Why Files: What to Do With Trash?
Explore the pros and cons of placing trash in landfills or incinerating it.
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The Why Files: Native American Farming
Explore how modern day farming could be compared to farming by Native Americans.
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The Why Files: Hurricanes
Learn about what it takes to be a hurricane and how hurricane tracking has improved over the years.
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The Why Files: Hydraulic Fracking
Find out the pros and cons of hydraulic fracking while producing natural gas.
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The Why Files: Synopsis: Essential Dirt
A resource to help students learn about the importance of dirt.
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The Why Files: What to Do About Stem Cells
A resource to help facilitate understanding of stems cells and their uses.
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The Why Files: Flu Vaccine Shortage
A resource to help understand how the flu is different from other illnesses and how the flu vaccine can be considered important.
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The Why Files: Learning About Neutrinos
A learning resource to understand what neutrinos are and their importance to science.
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The Why Files: Albert Einstien
A resource to help understand how Einstein's ideas helped mold modern science.
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The Why Files: The Effect of White Nose Syndrome on Bats
Using bats to explain how new diseases come into existence can move from one location to another.
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Uw: Study: Child Abuse Can Alter Brain Development
University of Wisconsin gives a news story about the effect of child abuse on the normal development of the brain. Cites information from a recent study.
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The Why Files: Make a Rainbow
Make a rainbow by changing angles and placement of the observer, the sun, and the rain.
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The Why Files: The Curious Growth of a Snow Crystal
Explore how snowflake crystal shapes depend on the temperature of the cloud.
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The Why Files: Light on Lightning! Danger!
Experience the acoustical shadow caused by a lightning bolt, and discover the dangers of a lightning storm.
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The Why Files: Control a Tornado? Absolutely!
Control a tornado's intensity by manipulating its width and rotation speed.
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University of Wisconsin: Foreign Relations of the United States
Want to learn about the U.S. foreign policy? This site contains the official documentary historical record of major decisions made by the U.S. in regards to foreign policy. Documents cover the years from 1861-1899 and 1900-1918.
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University of Wisconsin: Great Lakes Maritime History Project
A collection of documents that explores the maritime history of Wisconsin.
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The Why Files: Looking at Lightning
An introduction to the science behind lightning, its causes, and effects. If you follow links, there are also pages on the medical risks associated with getting struck by lightning.
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The Why Files: Twister: The Tornado Story
The Why? Files, provided by the University of Wisconsin provides a discussion of tornadoes and the environmental conditions that generate them. Includes some great pictures of the formations of the whirlwinds. Also includes a link to a...
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The Why Files: Keeping an Eye on Ions
Discusses the development of a new rocket engine that operates by the ion propulsion as opposed to gas propulsion. Well written and great graphics!
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The Why Files: A Livable Earth Needs Air, Water, and Clouds
Make Earth's climate livable by adding the right amount of air, water, and clouds to its surface and atmosphere.
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University of Wisconsin: Biological Control News
News source for Biological Control (no longer published). Posts back issues, which contain in-depth info on field, fruit, vegetable, and nursery crops in regards to insect control.
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University of Wisconsin: Orchids of Wisconsin
This site from the University of Wisconsin contains great information on orchids. This site contains pics and info on the orchids native to Wisconsin.