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Berkeley Lab: Virtual Frog Builder

For Students 9th - 10th
As a great follow-up activity to a frog dissection, students build a virtual frog in this interactive game. It tests learners' knowledge of the three-dimensional spatial relationships of the frog organs.
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Website
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Berkeley Lab: Micro Worlds Project: Advanced Light Source

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the Advanced Light Source (ALS) facility and its use in material analysis and medicine.
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eBook
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Berkeley Lab: Lawrence and His Laboratory

For Students 9th - 10th
This website gives a complete description of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory's early years. The development of Lawrence's first and subsequent cyclotrons are chronicled.
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Handout
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Berkeley Lab: Genome Sciences

For Students 9th - 10th
The LBN Laboratory uses the data generated by the Human Genome Project to actually map the genes within the decoded genome.
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Handout
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Berkeley Lab: Seaborgium

For Students 9th - 10th
Article summarizing the naming of this element.
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Handout
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Berkeley Lab: Seaborgium: Element 106 Named in Honor of Glenn T. Seaborg

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information on Glenn Seaborg, responsible for the discovery of this and many other elements, and for whom element 106 is named.
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Unit Plan
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Berkeley Lab: Particle Adventure: Matter and Antimatter

For Students 9th - 10th
The beginning of an informative tutorial on antimatter, covering quarks, hadrons, baryons, mesons, leptons, and neutrinos.
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Article
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Berkeley Lab: Sub Nucleonic Structure and the Modern Picture of a Nucleus

For Students 9th - 10th
A simple explanation of the structures theoretically found within protons and neutrons. The resource consists of pictures and links to additional resources.
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Handout
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Berkeley Lab: Charge, Parity, and Time Reversal (Cpt) Symmetry

For Students 9th - 10th
A simple explanation of the development of three principles of symmetry: parity, time reversal invariance, and charge conjugation.
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Article
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Berkeley Lab: Neutron Activation Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th
A simple explanation of neutron activation of some natural elements in order to create a radioactive nucleus.
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Graphic
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Berkeley Lab: Kevlar the Wonder Material

For Students 9th - 10th
Very good site for low level information on polymers in general and kevlar in particular.
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Berkeley Lab: The Man, His Lab and Legacy

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life and work of physicist Lawrence Berkeley.
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Unit Plan
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Berkeley Lab: The Particle Adventure

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this site for an interactive tour of the atom and all aspects of particle physics. View the animations available with almost every description on this site. A great place for the fundamentals of particles and forces including a...
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Activity
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Berkeley Lab: The Nucleus Wall Chart

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this chart to learn everything there is to know regarding a nucleus.
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Handout
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Berkeley Lab: Did You Ever Wonder? The Crystal Robot

For Students 9th - 10th
Students examine x-ray crystallography. The resource explores the structure of the proteins specified by tens of thousands of newly sequenced genes. Additional resources are included.
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Berkeley Lab: Science Beat: Glenn Seaborg

For Students 9th - 10th
A very interesting site about Seaborg. It contains quotes from him and about him, photographs, and a timeline.
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Activity
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Berkeley Lab: Kevlar Activity One

For Students 9th - 10th
Simple lab activity designed to show a property of polymers which gives them their strength.
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Activity
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Berkeley Lab: Kevlar: Putting the Pieces Together

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the properties that make kevlar so strong. Follow the links for additional information and hands-on activities.
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Website
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Berkeley Lab: The E Xperiment Files

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of the scientific method and the use of X-ray microscopy as an experimental technique. Explains the use of X-ray microscopy in the study of malaria.
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Article
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Berkeley Lab: Radioisotope Power Generation

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an article about finding the proper element to develop a radioisotope power generator to provide a power source for equipment that is too remote or inaccessible for replacement such as satellites.
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Handout
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Berkeley Lab: Did You Ever Wonder? New Discoveries to Cure Breast Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
Students investigate how new discoveries could help cure breast cancer. The article discusses cancer, cells, and Mina Bissell. The resource consists of pictures, quotes, and links to additional resources.
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Handout
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Berkeley Lab: Did You Ever Wonder? How a Portable Water Purifier Saves Lives?

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore contaminated drinking water. The resource consists of pictures, quotes, and links to additional resources.
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Handout
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Berkeley Lab: Did You Ever Wonder? Why People Age?

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore the shifting role of senescent cells throughout the lifespan of organisms. The article discusses cancer, Judy Campisi, and enzymes. The resource consists of pictures, quotes, and links to additional resources.
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Handout
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Berkeley Lab: Did You Ever Wonder? How to Rebuild the Surface of a Cell?

For Students 9th - 10th
Students examine how to rebuild the surface of a cell. The article discusses cell protein, cell surface, and Carolyn Bertozzi. The resource consists of pictures, quotes, and links to additional resources.