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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Hay Fever (Allergic Rhinitis)

For Students 9th - 10th
Informational overview of hay fever. Includes information on diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and much more.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Make a Model Fossil

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This activity will show students two different ways fossils can be made. They will form and discuss the differences between a "mold" and a "cast" model fossil(s).
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Stanford University

Stanford University: How Everyday Things Are Made

For Students 9th - 10th
If you've ever wondered how things are made - products like candy, cars, airplanes, or bottles - or if you've been interested in manufacturing processes, like forging, casting, or injection molding, then you've come to the right place....
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Glassmaking: History and Techniques

For Students 9th - 10th
Glass is magical stuff. When you look at a glass object, you might never guess that it was once a hot, flowing liquid that could be inflated or molded or swirled into almost any shape. This article focuses on the history and techniques...
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University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Make a Fossil

For Students K - 1st
This activity demonstrates the process of fossilization by making mold and cast fossils.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Breaking the Mold

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this math activity, students conduct a strength test using modeling clay, creating their own stress vs. strain graphs, which they compare to typical steel and concrete graphs. They learn the difference between brittle and ductile...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Fungus Like Protists

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Fungus-like protists share many features with fungi. Like fungi, they are heterotrophs, meaning they must obtain food outside themselves. They also have cell walls...
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: How Allergy Safe Is Your Home?

For Students 9th - 10th
Enlightening article about the types of allergens that exist in different rooms of your house. Gives information on how to eliminate the risks for each room.
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Other

D&t Online: Manufacturing Projects

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes several common manufacturing techniques, such as injection molding and bead blasting.
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Biology 4 kids

Biology4 Kids: Super Powered Protists

For Students 3rd - 8th
Meet the "big guys" on campus. Protists are the more advanced types of eukaryotes that are unique such as amoeba and slime molds.
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Marble Molding

For Students 9th - 10th
This round marble ornament is decorated with a raised carved circle consisting of six cups with double interlaced branches from a six-headed star.
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Other

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource describes an organization that is involved in studies and treatments of allergies. Research and education are also important parts of this organization.
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Biology Pages

Kimball's Biology Pages: Antibacterial Agents

For Students 9th - 10th
This site lists the different antibiotics, tells how they disrupt the life cycle of the bacteria, and give examples of where in nature the antibiotic is from- i.e., penicillin -> bread mold.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning: One Gene Makes One Protein

For Students 9th - 10th
Early research showed that genes code for proteins. This was based on studies using mutant strains of bread mold. This multimedia article includes animations, pictures, video, biographical information, and quiz questions that are...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Sand Structure: Measuring Density and Porosity of Sand

For Students 6th - 8th
For many kids, a day at the beach would not be complete without building a sandcastle. Have you ever wondered how it is that you can pack sand into a mold for a sandcastle? Do some kinds of sand pack better than others? This project will...
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Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies

Famsi: Household Archaeology in Coastal Oaxaca, Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers dimensions of Mixtec household and density of urban village. Household ritual included food processing, tool and textile production, and ceramic production using molds. The importance of Rio Viejo as an urban center is discussed.
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Other

Dolan Dna Learning Center: Inside Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
Multimedia guide to cancer provided by Dolan DNA Learning Center. The site is extremely comprehensive and is divided into four main segments:Hallmarks of Cancer,Causes and Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment, and Pathways to Cancer. The...
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Other

Louvre Museum: A Closer Look at the Titeux Dancer

For Students 9th - 10th
Media-rich module examines a terracotta figurine that embodies many characteristics of classical Greek sculpture. Expert commentary accompanied by animated overlays demonstrate details of the composition that give it harmony, balance,...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Testing the Caverns

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students build model caverns and bury them in a tray of sand. They test the models by dropping balls onto them to simulate an asteroid hitting the Earth. By molding papier-mache or clay around balloons (to form domes), or around small...
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PBS

Nova: Forgotten Genius: Nature?s Pharmacy

For Students 9th - 10th
The tutorial discusses species that have chemical compounds to fight human illnesses. Some topics include "penicillium" mold, cinchona tree, and "streptomyces" bacteria. The activity consists of a printable version and interactive version.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Visualizing Cultures

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Illustrating the impact artwork can have in molding a society or culture can be added to with this impressive collection of resources.
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Technovation

Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Engineer an Automated Wrapping Machine

For Students Pre-K - 1st
On this site, find a challenge to design and build a machine that can make plane fuselage by wrapping a mold just like Boeing's carbon fiber placement machines. While working on the challenge, students will find a lesson plan, tips, and...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Making Everyday Objects Out of Mushrooms: Environmentally Friendly Design

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, you will use mushroom roots to grow a biodegradable material that can be molded into a product of your liking, like a flowerpot.
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Microscopy UK

Microscopy Uk: A Virtual Pond Dip

For Students 6th - 9th
In this site, you will be introduced to some of the more common organisms found in a pond. Contains a thorough guide to small and microscopic pond life with links to other descriptive sources.

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