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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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NASA

From Smoke Signals to Cell Phones: Tracing How Technologies Evolve

For Students 6th - 12th
Explore the science of space exploration. Pupils consider technological advances in propulsion, communication, power, navigation, and imaging. They select one of these areas and create a timeline of historical progress that contributed...
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource presents the use and risks of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technology as used in medicine.
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PBS

Pbs: Raising a Girl With a Positive Body Image

For Students 3rd - 8th
Geared to parents and educators on how to raise a girl to have a positive body image and not be influenced by peers or media influences. This is an easy-to-read article which students would also find useful.
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BBC

Bbc News: Selfie Body Image Warning Issued

For Students 9th - 10th
Could too much involvement in social media cause body image issues. Read about what current research says on the subject.
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Other

Web Accessibility in Mind (Web Aim): Accessible Images

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the importance of images for enhancing comprehension online and how to use them to communicate effectively. The article looks at illustrations, maps, animations, icons, color and contrast, image enlargement, and...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Invention of the Week: Albert Macovski: Medical Imaging Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the work done by Albert Macovski, which included the development of digital radiography, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and learn how these inventions impact the medical world.
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Other

Images: The French New Wave and the Face

For Students 9th - 10th
Iain Morrison of the "Images Journal" takes a close look at the nouvelle vague's use of the close-up, in this detailed essay.
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Other

Copyrightlaws.com: 6 Best Practices for Legally Using Google Images

For Students 9th - 10th
Google Images is an effective tool for locating the perfect image to use in presentations, documents and on social media. But before you use images found through Google, you must consider copyright law.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Development of the Buddha Image

For Students 9th - 10th
There is significant debate concerning the development of the Buddha image--where it first occurred, why, and when. Broadly speaking, the image of the Buddha emerged during the first few centuries C.E. in two major centers of Indian art...
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Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Light and Matter: Images by Reflection

For Students 9th - 10th
An illustrated article helps students understand the concept of reflection of images and the differences in reflection with different optical devices.
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Virginia Historical Society

Virginia Museum of History and Culture: Early Images of Virginia Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of images of early Virginia Indians that includes information on interpreting the images and shows fanciful images that were not historically accurate.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Mag Lab: Image Furnace

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientists use image furnaces to grow crystals at very high temperatures. A built-in camera allows them to observe in action a delicate process that is equal parts art and science.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Development of the Buddha Image

For Students 9th - 10th
There is significant debate concerning the development of the Buddha image-where it first occurred, why, and when. This article traces the history of the Buddha image through two centers of artistic production: Gandhara and Mathura.
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Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Images, Quantitatively

For Students 9th - 10th
This article helps students quantitatively describe the changes in images on mirrors or other surfaces.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Simple Image Compression

For Students 9th - 10th
Lossless single image compression by using the algorithm run-length encoding (RLE).
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Mri Scan

For Students 2nd - 8th
Discover what happens during an MRI scan and other interesting facts.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Image Formation for Concave Mirrors Case A

For Students 9th - 10th
This animation depicts the path of light to each person's eye. Different people are sighting in different directions; yet each person is sighting at the same image location. In this animation the image location is the intersection point...
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Science Daily

Science Daily: Researchers Image Language Recovery After Stroke

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from ScienceDaily illustrates a recent medical study where researchers at Washington University have identified and imaged language areas of the brain in recovery after stroke.
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National Institutes of Health

Natural Course of Muliple Sclerosis Redefined

For Students 9th - 10th
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) presented evidence that MS is a progressive disease from its onset. By using the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) researchers have discovered MS can be active when symptoms...
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: An Image of a Child Can Change the Way We See the World

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reports on the power of imagery to change how people perceive various crises and how they affect children.
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Week of 4 25 16: Stunning Images of Our Beautiful Planet

For Students 5th - 8th
Beautiful photos of our planet in celebration of Earth Day. Includes video.
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National Museum of Science and Industry (UK)

Ingenious: Image Manipulation

For Students 9th - 10th
Experience an interesting interpretation for the manipulation of photographic images. Manipulation is used widely in advertising, politics, and in exploiting ones personal character.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: American Indians: The Image of the Indian

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay tracing the stereotypes and commonly held beliefs about Indians and how they have been written about and portrayed in film and literature. Section for guiding student discussion and scholarly debate.

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