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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Nobel Prize in Physics 1915 Presentation Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics Presentation Speech originally given by Professor G. Granqvist, who was "Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Physics of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences." this speech touches on the...
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase: Biotech

For Students 9th - 10th
Simulations of common biotechnology techniques performed in a laboratory setting. Learn how to complete these techniques and what task they are used for in the lab.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Picturing the Body

For Students 9th - 10th
An online version of articles and activities from the Exploratorium Magazine, Vol. 23, No. 3. This issue looked at how we are able to examine the inside of the human body, what kinds of technology are used, and how each of them is used...
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Mammography

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of mammography. Includes information on what it's used for, how it's done, its risks, and much more.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Radiologic Technician

For Students 9th - 10th
Published by the Department of Labor, this site details the Radiologic Technician Career. Employment outlook, and projections are provided with training and qualifications data.
Website
Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Minneapolis Institute of Arts: Restoring a Masterwork

For Students 9th - 10th
Go behind the scences and get a close look at how an artwork is restored. You can choose to view Castiglione's "The Immaculate Conception" or Guercino's "Erminia and the Shepherds."
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PBS

Pbs: People & Discoveries: Ernest Rutherford

For Students 9th - 10th
A lovely biographical piece about Ernest Rutherford. A number of personal notes, along with extensive information about the physics work he did. Nice quote at the end.
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Earth Science: Minerals Iii: The Silicates

For Students 9th - 10th
Instructional module focusing on the Silicate minerals. Discussion includes the most common minerals on Earth such as quartz, feldspar, mica, amphibole, pyroxene, and olivine. Site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Photoelectron Spectroscopy

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of how photoelectron spectroscopy can be used to detect electron structures in atoms or molecules.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Engineering Nature: Dna Visualization and Manipulation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to genetic techniques such as DNA electrophoresis and imaging technologies used for molecular and DNA structure visualization. In the field of molecular biology and genetics, biomedical engineering plays an...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Bone Mineral Density Math and Beer's Law

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this instructional activity learners revisit the mathematics required to find bone mineral density, to which they were introduced in Lesson 2. They will learn the equation to find intensity and how to use it. There is a sheet of...
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Other

Eco Usa: Lead

For Students 9th - 10th
Good health and environmental information on lead, lead poisoning and the fate of lead in the body. Quite readable.
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George Eastman Museum

Eastmanhouse: Inventors in Imaging Technologies

For Students 9th - 10th
See how George Eastman, Thomas Edison, and Wilhelm Roentgen impacted American film history and had inventions that were interrelated.
Article
The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute: The Case Files: History of Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
An early history and biographies of the most prominent scientists involved in developing the main sources of energy used in the twentieth century.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1935 Presentation Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
The Nobel Physics Chairman made this speech when presenting the Prize to Chadwick. It clearly explains the importance and depth of Chadwick's work. Site by Nobel e-Museum.
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Harvard University

Chandra Special Features

For Students 9th - 10th
Chandra allows astronomers to view our galaxy and beyond in ways only dreamt of before. 14 interactive features are offered in this exciting look at cosmic phenomena.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Crick, Watson, and Franklin

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes the race to unlock the mystery of life by determining the double helix structure of the DNA molecule. The discovery of DNA and its structure is an example of collective learning.
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Arizona State University

Arizona State University School of Life Sciences: Beetle Dissection

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever wanted to see what is inside of a beetle? Each of the images provided here is from Mecynnorrhina torquata beetles unless otherwise specified. Students are able to dissect beetles with the scalpel tool to expose new parts of...
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Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement

Web Exhibits: Investigating Bellini's "Feast of the Gods"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provided for by WebExhibits.org describes, Giovanni Bellini's canvas of "Feast of the Gods." Technical innovations in conservation science over the last 50 years have enabled specialists to obtain X-ray, infrared and...
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University of British Columbia

Skeleton: The Joints

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an extremely in depth look at the various different joints and their range of motion. Labeled diagrams are provided for each type. Illustrated quizes and x-rays can be accessed for each joint classification.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Medicine and Health Care

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Simulate the spread of germs and explore current issues in the field of medicine such as the placebo effect, contraception and myths and facts about AIDS. Describe how pandemics have changed history, and discover how x-rays and...
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Crookes Tube 1870

For Students 9th - 10th
English chemist Sir William Crookes (1832 - 1919) invented the Crookes tube to study gases, which fascinated him. His work also paved the way for the revolutionary discovery of the electron and the invention of X-ray machines.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Nikola Tesla

For Students 9th - 10th
Awarded more than 100 patents over the course of his lifetime, Nikola Tesla was a man of considerable genius and vision. He was reportedly born at exactly midnight during an electrical storm, an intriguing beginning for a man who would...
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National Association of Geoscience Teachers

Nagt.org: A Remote Access System for Education

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In 2003, the University of Minnesota's Electron Microprobe Laboratory implemented a new system for remote research and education via the Internet. The remote-access system allows real-time access to our microprobe using only standard web...

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