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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Against All Odds: Experimental Design

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Video program explains the difference between observation and experiment and the principles of experiment design. Lesson draws on real-life example of heart disease study and a double-blind experiment. [28:39]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Principles of Experiment Design

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice questions on principles of experimental design.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Study Design Tutorial: Cross Sectional Studies

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial from Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine explains what a cross-sectional study is, its key characteristics, how to assess events and outcomes, and some special considerations when choosing sample...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Against All Odds: Inside Statistics

For Students 9th - 10th
The video series shows students the relevance of statistics in real-world settings. The resource includes 26 half-hour videos. Topics include normal distributions, probability, random variables, experimental design, and describing data.
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Cengage Learning

Cengage Learning: Project Based Learning: Egg Drop Experiment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are challenged to design a way to drop a raw egg from varying heights without letting the egg break. Creative thinking and evaluation of results are critical to the project.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Roland Eotvos

For Students 9th - 10th
Vasarosnamenyi Baro Eotvos Lorand, better known as Roland Eotvos or Lorand Eotvos throughout much of the world, was a Hungarian physicist who is most recognized for his extensive experimental work involving gravity, but who also made...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Dirty Decomposers

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars design and conduct experiments to determine what environmental factors favor decomposition by soil microbes. They use chunks of carrots for the materials to be decomposed, and their experiments are carried out in plastic...
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Other

Stat Soft: Getting Started With Statistics Concepts

For Students 9th - 10th
Definitions of the basic concepts in statistics. Great for review and discussion or for introduction into topics.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: William Crookes

For Students 9th - 10th
English scientist William Crookes was very innovative in his investigations with vacuum tubes and designed a variety of different types to be used in his experimental work. Crookes tubes are glass vacuum chambers that contain a positive...

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