Students identify and study the founder of electromagnetism.  In this magnetism lesson students complete several experiments including building a galvanometer.

Students study the recent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.  In this recent earthquakes instructional activity students complete an activity while working in groups.

A discovery by Hans Christian Orsted forever changed the way scientists think about electricity and magnetism. While preparing to perform an experiment during a lecture at the University of Copenhagen, he found that the magnetized needle...

Learn how Hans Christian Oersted's discoveries in electricity led him to discover electromagnetism.

Do you know about the man who invented the diesel engine? This article will discuss the life and contributions of Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel.

A concise biography of Christiaan Barnard (1922-2001), the famous surgeon who did the first heart transplant. Learn about his early life, education, and his learning process of performing heart transplants.

Find out about the German biologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her research on the genetic control of embryonic development.

Hans Christian Orsted's accidental discovery that an electrical current moves a compass needle rocks the scientific world; a spate of experiments follows, immediately leading to the first electromagnet and electric motor.

Discusses several pioneers of heart surgery, including Christian Barnard.

This site, which is provided for by PBS, gives an article about Christian Barnard's heart transplant accomplishments.