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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Get Your Charge Away From Me!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity is an easy way to demonstrate the fundamental properties of polar and non-polar molecules (such as water and oil), how they interact, and the affect surfactants (such as soap) have on their interactions. Students see the...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Surfactants: Helping Molecules Get Along

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about the basics of molecules and how they interact with each other. They learn about the idea of polar and non-polar molecules and how they act with other fluids and surfaces. Students acquire a conceptual understanding...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Through nine lessons, students are introduced to a range of energy types--electrical, light, sound and thermal-as well as the renewable energy sources of wind, hydro (water) and solar power. Subjects range from understanding that the...
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Tulane University: Physical Geology: Glaciers and Glaciation

For Students 9th - 10th
Lots of information here about glaciation, types of glaciers, the formation of glacial ice, changes in glacier size, how glaciers move, glacial erosion, landforms produced by glaciers, glacial deposition and drift, effects of glaciation...
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The Dirty Dozen Persistent Organic Pollutants

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn about the effects of persistent organic pollutants on the ecology of Antarctic coastal waters. Information is presented for both teacher and student researcher.
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Smithsonian Institution

Tween Tribune: Ice Breaking Ship Gets Fired Up

For Students Pre-K - 1st
One of the ships the United States has stationed in Antarctica is heading to warmer waters for intense cleaning.
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Luke W Interface Designs: Geology of Mars

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about six geological processes from Luke W Interface Designs that are happening or have happened on Mars. Ex: aeloian, cratering, landslides, volcanic, and more.
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Weather Wiz Kids

Weather Wiz Kids: Wind

For Students 6th - 8th
Wind is air in motion. It is produced by the uneven heating of the earth's surface by the sun. Since the earth's surface is made of various land and water formations, it absorbs the sun's radiation unevenly. Two factors are necessary to...
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Australia and the West Pacific in the Ice Age, 20,000 To10,000 Bc

For Students 9th - 10th
A map showing Australia and the Western Pacific in the Glacial Age (the Maximum of the Fourth Ice Age, about 50,000 years ago - Wells). While the waters were held up in the polar ice caps, the sea-level was low enough to enable...

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