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Curated OER
Iona Wastewater Treatment Plant Field Trip
Students go on a field trip to the Iona Wastewater Treatment Plant and learn about sewage, waste, and pollution. In this treatment plant lesson plan, students also complete collection samples of quadrats.
Curated OER
Plastic Pollution
Students determine with math concepts how much plastic pollution is affecting marine life. In this plastic pollution lesson plan, students collect scientific data from a field trip to a water treatment plant.
Curated OER
Atomic Bomb-Truman Press Release-August 6, 1945
Students read a copy of Truman's press release regarding the atomic bomb. They answer a series of factual questions regarding the press release. They discuss the press release and then follow up with answering more in depth questions...
Curated OER
A Walk in the Woods: The Legacy of the Haudenosaunee
Fourth graders explore folktales and legends to investigate the life and culture of the Haudenosaunee Indians. The stories and food of the six Nations are experienced as the lesson proceeds.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
J. Robert Oppenheimer is credited with the creation of the atomic bomb. But, "The country asked him to do something and he did it brilliantly, and they repaid him for the tremendous job he did by breaking him." This documentary traces...
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Nuclear files.org: Julius Robert Oppenheimer
At this site from Nuclearfiles.org you can read a biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer and about his career as a scientist and his important involvement with the Manhattan Project and Atomic Energy Commission.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: J. Robert Oppenheimer
Credited with the creation of the atomic bomb, Robert Oppenheimer opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb. Read about Oppenheimer's education and involvement in the atomic explosions, which "changed the world forever."
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Nuclearfiles.org: Oppenheimer Affair
This site from Nuclearfiles.org allows you to read about Robert J. Oppenheimer's role in the Manhattan Project, as head of the Atomic Energy Commission and then his dismissal as a "security threat" to the U.S. government during the era...
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: J. Robert Oppenheimer
Learn about the "father of the atomic bomb", J. Robert Oppenheimer in this article that discusses his life and scientific accomplishments.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Meret Oppenheim, Object (Fur Covered Cup, Saucer, and Spoon)
The story behind the creation of "Object", an ordinary cup, spoon, and saucer wrapped evocatively in gazelle fur, has been told so many times its importance in modernist history transcends the fact it might be of dubious authenticity....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Oppenheim, Object
How much do you know about Object by Meret Oppenheim? Find out by answering this three-question multiple-choice and true/false quiz. Check each answer before moving to the next question. Hints are available for each question.
PBS
Pbs: J. Robert Oppenheimer 1904 1967
This site from PBS provides biographical information about J. Robert Oppenheimer, and his involvement with the atomic bomb.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: J. Robert Oppenheimer
This biography from the encyclopedia Wikipedia of physicist Robert Oppenheimer discusses his education, his creation of the atomic bomb, and later, his opposition to the use of the bomb.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Book: The Yellow Crayon by E. Philips Oppenheim
This site features the full text of the novel The Yellow Crayon by E. Philips Oppenheim.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Book: The Zeppelin's Passenger by E. Phillips Oppenheim
This site features the full text of the novel The Zeppelin's Passenger by E. Phillips Oppenheim.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Devil's Paw by E. Phillips Oppenheim
This is the complete text of the German spy novel The Devil's Paw by E. Phillips Oppenheim.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Evil Shepherd by E. Phillips Oppenheim
This is the full text of the novel The Evil Shepherd by E. Phillips Oppenheim; a former defense attorney turned righteous crusader is the hero of this blockbuster novel from an early master of the thriller genre.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Great Impersonation by E. Phillips Oppenheim
This is the full text of the novel The Great Impersonation by E. Phillips Oppenheim, a mystery novel. German Leopold von Ragastein meets Englishman Everard Dominey, in Africa, and plans to murder him and steal his identity to spy on...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Malefactor" by E. Phillips Oppenheim
This is the complete text of the novel "The Malefactor" by E. Phillips Oppenheim.
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Classic Reader: "A Millionaire of Yesterday" by E. Phillips Oppenheim
This is the complete text of the novel "A Millionaire of Yesterday" by E. Phillips Oppenheim.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Jeanne of the Marshes by E. Phillips Oppenheim
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1909, one publication is Jeanne Of The Marshes. This story was written by E. Phillips Oppenheim.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Havoc by E. Phillips Oppenheim
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1911, one work is Havoc. This work was written by E. Phillips Oppenheim.
Oregon State University
Osu: Atomic Espionage and the Oppenheimer Hearings
Atomic Energy and Nuclear History Online exhibit from Oregon State University Library features information on Atomic Espionage and the Oppenheimer Hearings.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Authors: E. Phillips Oppenheim
This site features the author E. Phillips Oppenheim including the full text of 14 novels including The Great Impersonation, The Zeppelin's Passenger, and Havoc.