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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: How Does a Robot Work?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
This lesson introduces electricity, batteries and motors using a LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robot. The associated activity guides students to build a simple LEGO NXT set-up and see the practical implementation of the concepts discussed. Before...
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Cerium

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent basic information and properties on cerium, along with electron arrangement data.
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Iridium

For Students 9th - 10th
WebElements offers valuable information on iridium, with basic data, chemical and physical properties, electron arrangement and more. A helpful site.
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Krypton

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice, easy to follow summary of basic properties of krypton. Good information on electron configuration as well. Site by WebElements.
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Einsteinium

For Students 9th - 10th
Nicely presented summary of basic data on einsteinium. Complete electron configuration is shown. Site by WebElements.
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Fermium

For Students 9th - 10th
WebElements offers a very nice summary of basic data on fermium, including properties and electron arrangement.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Citations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on the need for proper citation of all sources including in-text, footnotes, and endnotes in the appropiate style.
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Other

Basic Car Audio Electronics: Inductor

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a definition for what an inductor is, has a drawing of what a conductor looks like and of the symbol for an inductor, and distinguishes between the three types of inductor core types used for audio.
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Chemicool

Chemicool: Cobalt

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice collection of data tables summarizing most of the basic properties of cobalt.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Electrical Engineering: Amplifiers

For Students 9th - 10th
Amplifiers make signals bigger. Amplification is often the most basic operation of an electronic circuit. There are many kinds of amplifier designs. We will describe the operational amplifier, the building block of most analog electronics.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Lighting the Way: Electrical Circuits and Lamp Wiring

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through a series of self-guided activities, students will explore basic electrical circuits and then build a working model of a circuit through the process of wiring a lamp. They will understand the flow of electrons through a circuit,...
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Other

University of Rochester Camelot Project: King Arthur

For Students 9th - 10th
This project is designed to make available in electronic format a database of Arthurian texts, images, bibliographies, and basic information." The Main Menu lists Arthurian characters, symbols, and sites.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Earth Rocks!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students to the basic elements of our Earth's crust: rocks, soils and minerals. They learn how we categorize rocks, soils and minerals and how they are literally the foundation for our...
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Berkelium

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic information on berkelium, including radioisotopes and electron configurations. Includes audio content.
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Californium

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic information and the electron arrangement of this synthetic element.
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Chlorine

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent source of basic data, chemical and physical properties and electron dot formula information on this element.
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Mendelevium

For Students 9th - 10th
Good basic information along with an illustration of the likely electron arrangement of this transuranium element.
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Neptunium

For Students 9th - 10th
WebElements provides a very good source of basic information on neptunium, including physical properties, isotopes and electron configuration.
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Writing Center: Mla Documentation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site outlines the basics of the MLA (Modern Language Association) style of documentation and includes links to handouts about in-text citations, the works cited page, and how to cite electronic sources. Several sample citations and...
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Chem Tutor

Chem Tutor: Atomic Structure: Atomic Weights and Atomic Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson explains many basic concepts of atomic structure. It starts with atomic mass and number and then works up to more sophisticated information on electron configuration and how each element fits into the Periodic Table.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What's Your Style?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through collaboration with the art teacher and library media specialist, students will use various electronic information sources to research an artist and discover the style of the artist through examination of the artist's work....
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Litter Critters Learn to Sort and Recycle

For Students 1st - 6th
Learn the basics of recycling with the Litter Critters! Kids will sort trash into four different litter categories: recyclables, compost, electronic waste, and landfill waste. In Easy Mode, users sort trash into one category of litter at...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Altair 8800

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive encyclopedia article on the Altair 8800 from Wikipedia discusses how Ed Roberts came up with the idea to create a microcomputer design. Also discusses how, first, it was supposed to be a kit for hobbyists and turned into...
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Other

Learn the Net: Internet Lesson Plans for Teachers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource provides lesson plans for teachers.