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NASA

Speaking in Phases

For Students 9th - 12th
Hear from deep space. Pupils learn how satellites transfer information back to Earth. They learn about three different ways to modulate radio waves and how a satellite sends information with only 0s and 1s. Using sound, class members...
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Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement

Web Exhibits: Pigments Through the Ages: Look Closer: Visible and Beyond

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated explanation of the analytical work that art historians and curators perform using visible light and imaging technologies.
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Other

Imperial College London: Brownian Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
An advanced level description of the nature of Brownian motion. Brownian motion, a model formulated to predict matters involving uncertain elements, is related to medical imaging, fractals, robotics, aerosol particles, and stock market...
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British Library

British Library: Rhetoric, Power and Persuasion in Julius Caesar

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the use of rhetoric in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and the young Shakespeare's likely education in the art of rhetoric. In Julius Caesar, rhetoric is used to exert power over the commoners, to recruit...
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Other

Adb: How Remote Sensing Technology Improves Efficiency of Irrigation Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
With the increase of free satellite data combined with scientific algorithms and cloud computing capacity, developing affordable operational monitoring systems for irrigation management in Asia is now feasible. The use of virtual field...
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Defenders of Wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife: Hummingbird

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive wildlife site provides extensive data on the Hummingbird. Discover more about its' diet, population, range, behavior and more.
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Defenders of Wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife: Bobcat

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive wildlife resource provides extensive data on the Bobcat. Discover more about its' diet, population, range, behavior and more.
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University of Hawai'i

University of Hawaii: Mercury Unveiled

For Students 9th - 10th
New analysis of data returned by the Mariner 10 mission. Includes several photo images. Examines the possibility of volcanism in the history of Mercury and comparisons to Hawaiian and Lunar volcanic events.
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Arizona State University

Asu: Chicana and Chicano Space

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Provided by Arizona State University, this website is a comprehensive thematic, inquiry-based art education resource. Includes two interdisciplinary units of lessons.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: File Types

For Students 9th - 10th
Computers store all files as binary data, long strings of 111s and 000s. Files represent all types of data: images, videos, documents, text files, spreadsheets, and applications. Files are stored as binary data.
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BBC

Bbc: Gaza Militants Launch 'Web War'

For Students 9th - 10th
A June 2007 analysis examining the image war between Fatah and Hamas being waged on the internet during the fighting for control of Gaza. Provides links to related stories and biographical information on key figures.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lossless Bit Compression

For Students 9th - 10th
Computers represent all data in binary, so all types of files, from text to images to videos, are ultimately sequences of bits. Regardless of whether the bits represent a document or a GIF, computers can use a bit compression technique...
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Other

Malin Space Science Systems: Movements on Venus [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by the Malin Space Science Systems. Reprint of an article from the "Journal of Geophysical Research", a publication of the American Geophysical Union. Very detailed analysis of Magellan images. Includes...