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Lens Shopper: Anatomy of the Eye

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the human body's own "camera" as you explore the inner workings of the human eye. This resource is displayed as a three-dimensional, interactive animation.
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University of Hamburg

University of Hamburg: Membranes: Diffusion, Permeability, Osmosis, Turgor, Active and Passive Transport and Transport

For Students 9th - 10th
This cellular biology page presents extensive detail on the chemical nature of the cell membrane. Using the Chime plug-in, students can manipulate and study models of the membrane.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Thermodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive unit on thermodynamics, you'll learn why heat flows the way it does and how that flow of thermal energy can be put to good use in your daily life.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Structure of the Plasma Membrane

For Students 9th - 10th
Article takes a look at the different components (protein, lipid, cholesterol, and carbohydrate) of the plasma membrane, examining their roles, their diversity, and how they work together to make a secure boundary around the cell.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: The Big Story on Bones

For Students 3rd - 5th
This detailed article on bones provides a diagram of the skeletal system, advice to keep bones healthy, and links to further related information. User has option to view Shockwave or non-Shockwave version of this website.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: What's the Big Sweat About Dehydration

For Students 3rd - 8th
KidsHealth offers an article on dehydration and the problems it can cause.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: College Physics: Bernoulli's Equation

For Students 11th - 12th
Learn all about Bernoulli's principle in this section. Explore the definition, how to calculate, how to derive, and applications of Bernoulli's equation. Section also includes problems and questions for the students to answer to ensure...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Under Pressure

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students learn about Pascal's law, an important concept behind the engineering of dam and lock systems, such as the one that Thirsty County wants Splash Engineering to design for the Birdseye River (an ongoing hypothetical engineering...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Gravity Fed Water System for Developing Communities

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students learn about water poverty and how water engineers can develop appropriate solutions to a problem that is plaguing nearly a sixth of the world's population. Students follow the engineering design process to design a gravity-fed...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Cooking With the Sun Creating a Solar Oven

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
For this activity, students will be given a set of materials: cardboard, a set of insulating materials (i.e. foam, newspaper, etc.), aluminum foil, and Plexiglas. Students will then become engineers in building a solar oven from the...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Cartesian Diver

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students observe Pascal's law, Archimedes' principle, and the ideal gas law as a Cartesian diver moves within a closed system.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Design Weather Instruments Using Lego Sensors

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will design and create a LEGO structure that will house and protect a temperature sensor. They will leave the structure in a safe spot and check the temperature regularly and chart it.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Physics of the Flying T Shirt

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to the physics concepts of air resistance and launch angle as they apply to catapults. This includes the basic concepts of position, velocity and acceleration and their relationships to one another. They use...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Above Ground Storage Tanks in the Houston Ship Channel

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are provided with an introduction to above-ground storage tanks, which sets the stage for the real-world engineering challenge presented in the associated activity- to design new and improved storage tanks that can survive storm...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Microfluidic Devices and Flow Rate

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students obtain a basic understanding of microfluidic devices, how they are developed and their uses in the medical field. After conducting the associated activity, they watch a video clip and learn about flow rate and how this relates...
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National Institutes of Health

Niams: Questions and Answers About Gout

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site devoted to information about Gout. Topics include what gout is, what causes gout, how it is diagnosed, and how it is treated.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Niels Bohr Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
The Nobel Foundation provides this site about Niels Bohr's contributions to the world of physics, specifically his "investigation of the structure of atoms and of the radiation emanating from them." This biography includes information on...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Blossoms: Will an Ice Cube Melt Faster in Freshwater or Saltwater?

For Students 9th - 10th
Engage students in the study of the ocean and saltwater with these activities. Students will see that saltwater has different physical properties than freshwater - mainly density. This lesson can serve as a springboard into other...
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National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Science of Summer Olympics

For Students 9th - 10th
Using examples of athletes and sports involved in the 2012 Summer Olympics, these 9 videos demonstrate aspects of sports which are influenced by engineering and technology.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Cell Membrane: Just Passing Through

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive feature describes some of the most important structures and functions of the cell membrane.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular View of a Liquid

For Students 9th - 10th
This simulation allows students to make observations about the structure and movement of particles in a liquid.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Rock and Boat

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students observe Archimedes' principle in action in this challenge where a toy boat is placed in a container of water and a rock is placed on the floating boat. Students must explain why the water level rises/falls/stays the same based...
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Bscs: Forces and Motion Content Background Document

For Teachers K - 1st
In this document, we will try to answer a fundamental question of physical science, "Why do things start to move, slow down, speed up, stop moving or change direction?" In answering these core questions we can develop concepts that can...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Circulation and the Lymphatic System

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The lymphatic system is a network of vessels and tissues that carry a clear fluid called lymph. The lymphatic system works with the cardiovascular system to return...

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