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NASA

Nasa: Imagine the Universe: Pulsars

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource explores what a pulsar is, as well as what is currently known about this phenomenon. Content includes a focus on x-ray observations of pulsars, and gamma-ray pulsars.
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Atomic Archive

Atomic Archive: Nuclear Fusion

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Atomic Archive - the online companion to the award-winning CD-ROM. This page defines nuclear fusion and depicts the process by an informative diagram. Includes numerical values which describe the typical energy values for fusion...
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Purdue University

Purdue University: Fundamental Subatomic Particles

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the Purdue University, the elementary subatomic particles are described and electromagnetic radiation is detailed. Includes learning exercises and answers.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: How Does Radioactive Decay Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the processes of radioactive decay in primary and secondary modes.
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: The Life Cycle of a Star

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the formation and life cycle of stars. Stars form when enough dust and gas clump together because of gravitational forces. Nuclear reactions release energy to keep the star hot. Some stars grow larger over time....
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Science Struck

Science Struck: The Structure of an Atom: A Labeled Diagram

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the scientists who developed the model of the atom by building on previous scientists' discoveries about its structure.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Nobel Prizes in Nuclear Science

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a list of Nobel Prize winners in the field of nuclear science that includes the discoveries of spontaneous radioactivity, radium, and the neutron.
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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Things That Go Bump in Space

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains an introduction to x-ray astronomy, describing how x-rays are being used by scientists to learn about the universe. Also contains links to sites describing black holes, dark matter, neutron stars, and how they are investigated...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Atomic Nucleus

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the nucleus of an atom and what holds it together.
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Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Atoms Are Building Blocks

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Identify the basic structure of atoms, the building blocks for all matter.
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MadSci Network

Msn: What Is Required to Initiate a Fusion Reaction?

For Students 6th - 8th
From the Mad Scientist Network web site. Using a question and answer format, this page provides a thorough discussion of fusion reactions. Fusion and fission are compared and contrasted and the mechanisms which must occur to initiate and...
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Other

American Institute Physics: Quark Stars

For Students 9th - 10th
Collapsed stars, between white dwarfs and black holes, can be studied as quark-gluon masses, or quark-hyperon groups. Extreme pressures lead to extreme states.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Nuclear Reactors

For Students 9th - 10th
Entry offers a brief explanation of the uses of nuclear reactors.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Detectors

For Students 9th - 10th
Exploration of the different types of commonly used detectors with a description of each.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Phases of Nuclear Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief exploration of the states or phases of nuclear matter.
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University of Kentucky

Univ Ky Dept of Physics: Nuclear and Particle Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
Univ of Kentucky research projects address "What is the structure of the nucleon and how do its various interactions and excitations reveal the properties of its constituents?". QCD, the four forces, and nucleon-nucleon interactions are...
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Beta Decay

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Jefferson Lab provides a description of beta decay along with two helpful formula examples. Several links are provided throughout this page for additional information on related subjects.
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Quia

Quia: Mr. Snyder's Game of Atomic Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
A short matching quiz on basic terminology related to atomic structure. Answers provided.
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New York University

New York University: Law of Conservation of Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Site presents a straightforward presentation of Rutherford's work concerning the Law of Energy Conservation. Provides an adequate summary of early science on the nucleus, and includes much needed illustrations.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Isotopes: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will define an isotope and demonstrate how to determine the average atomic mass of an element. It is 2 of 9 in the series titled "Isotopes."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Isotopes: Lesson 8

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will define an isotope and demonstrate how to determine the average atomic mass of an element. It is 8 of 9 in the series titled "Isotopes."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Isotopes: Lesson 7

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce isotopes, and explain how they differ from other elements. It will also show that some isotopes are unstable and emit particles and/or radiation. It is 7 of 9 in the series titled "Isotopes."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Subatomic Particles: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the subatomic particles and explain where they are located and how they interact. It is 3 of 7 in the series titled "Subatomic Particles."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Subatomic Particles: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the subatomic particles and explain where they are located and how they interact. It is 4 of 7 in the series titled "Subatomic Particles."

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