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PBS

Pbs: Who Made America?: George Westinghouse, Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
From the series, They Made America, on PBS, this biography of George Westinghouse tells about his development of the air brake for railroad cars, and his experimentation with alternating current that revolutionized the transmission of...
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Other

Health Beat

For Students 9th - 10th
This concise and informative article identifies the symptoms, transmission, complications, and prevention of genital herpes.
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Other

Tel Aviv University: Mime

For Students 9th - 10th
This technical article explains MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions). MIME is a specification for enhancing the capabilities of standard Internet electronic mail. It offers a simple standardized way to represent and encode a wide...
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Climate Reality Project

For Students 9th - 10th
To help combat the climate crisis America faces and to protect our environment, the Climate Reality Project clean energy plan includes efficiency, generation, transmission, and transportation.
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Other

Posit Science: The Brain 101

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn about the structure of the human brain with this interactive diagram. Also, find out about neurons, message transmission, and other factors that affect brain function.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: What's Mono?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Two-page article relaying the symptoms and transmission of mononucleosis, also known as the "kissing disease." Includes links information on related topics such as fever, headaches, muscles, flu, and strep throat.
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World Health Organization

World Health Organization: Influenza

For Students 9th - 10th
This competent site explores the following topics: overview, the virus, pandemic influenza, transmission, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. Related links are provided for additional information.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: Ernst F. W. Alexanderson

For Students 9th - 10th
This site honors Ernst F. W. Alexanderson for his invention of the high-frequency alternator radio and his pioneering efforts in developing picture transmission for television.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: George Westinghouse

For Students 9th - 10th
Find information about George Westinghouse's contributions to both railroad safety and the adoption of alternating current for motors and the transmission of electricity.
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World Health Organization

World Health Organization: African Trypanosomiasis

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough summary of the parasite which causes African sleeping sickness. Topics include agents of transmission, geographical distribution, symptoms, life cycle and treatment options.
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World Health Organization

World Health Organization: Hepatitis C

For Students 9th - 10th
This thorough site delves into the following topics related to hepatitis: pathogen, infection and consequences, means of transmission, prevalence, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
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South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Nasa Online: Sound: How Sound Travels

For Students 9th - 10th
An animation explaining how sound travels and demonstrating how sound transmission is affected by environment.
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Remedy Health Media

The Body: What Is Hiv?

For Students 9th - 10th
A good article on the basics of HIV biology and transmission. The site also tackles the implications of a positive HIV test. Original resource from 2009 HIV Coalition.
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Remedy Health Media

The Body: Survival of Hiv in the Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
A good site which explains the effect of the outside the body environment on the HIV virus. This addresses the common fear of airborne transmission. Original resource from 1999 U. S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Determining Shallow Earth Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
Extend students' learning of fundamental physics concepts (reflection, refraction and transmission of energy) through a real-world application.
Article
CNN

Cnn: Study: Destructiveness of Ms Cuts Nerves in Two

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN Interactive reports: "Damage more extensive than previously thought." MS affects more than 300,000 Americans. Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic discovered transmission of electrical impulses are servered.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Are Warts?

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation and illustration of papillomas, the scientific term for warts that appear on the hands and feet. If warts appear on the genitals the term is condyloma acuminata. The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is examined including the...
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A&E Television

History.com: Remembering the Apollo 1 Tragedy

For Students 9th - 10th
When NASA's first fatal spacecraft accident occurred 50 years ago, it happened not in deep space but right on the launch pad. The three men set to blast off on Apollo 1 -- rookie astronaut Roger Chaffee and veterans Virgil "Gus" Grissom...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Program Your Own Covid 19 Simulator With Scratch

For Students 9th - 10th
This activity uses the kid-friendly programming language Scratch to write a simulation that uses bouncing dots to represent healthy and sick people. The simulation will show how we can take measures to slow the spread of a transmissible...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Wave Blockers

For Students 3rd - 5th
What do the radio, TV, radio controlled cars, and cell phones all have in common? They all use invisible waves to transmit information. Find out which materials block radio waves, and which materials allow radio waves to pass through in...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Disease Transmission by Arthropods

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of diseases caused by arthropods and methods developed to stop the spread of these diseases.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Hello, Are You Listening?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students gain a basic understanding of the engineering components behind telecommunications, in particular, the way telephone communication works to link one phone to another for conventional landline and cellular telephones. During this...
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Other

Science Stock Photography

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has numerous pictures of microscopic images. It also has a search engine so you can find specific objects. Images were captured with light microscopes, as well as electron microscopes.
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eSchool Today

E School Today: What Every Young Person Should Know Hiv Aids

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what HIV AIDS is, how it is contracted, how it is diagnosed, the signs and symptoms, treatment and prevention, and the stigma people face when their condition is revealed.

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