Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Snacks
Exploratorium's snacks aren't edible, but they are good! Use your science skills to discover gravity, learn about biology, do fun experiments.
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The James Clerk Maxwell Foundation
The home page of the The James Clerk Maxwell Foundation, a charitable foundation to commemorate the life and work of James Clerk Maxwell. View Maxwell's house and read about the personal life of this notable scientist.
![Discovery Education: Build Your Own Perpetual Motion Machine [Pdf] Lesson Plan](https://static.lp.lexp.cloud/images/attachment_defaults/resource/large/FPO-knovation.png "Discovery Education: Build Your Own Perpetual Motion Machine [Pdf] Lesson Plan")
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Build Your Own Perpetual Motion Machine [Pdf]
A lesson plan for students to explore the conversion of energy from electrical energy to kinetic energy by constructing a homopolar motor. Also by constructing the motor, students can investigate magnetism, electricity, and RPM.
Read Works
Read Works: Traveling Turtles
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text that asks the reader to make predictions about the lives of loggerhead sea turtles. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow: Kelvin Collection
This collection provides links to a variety of information about William Thomson (Lord) Calvin including rare books and an in-depth biography on the life and works of Lord Kelvin. Read about his childhood and education, his many...
San Jose State University
Sjsu Virtual History: Joseph Henry
A concise biography on Joseph Henry gives details on his education; his experimental work in chemistry, electricity, and magnetism; and the many board positions he held throughout his life.