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Publisher: NASA Engineering Design Challenge
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This instructional unit challenges students to build a model thrust structure that is as light as possible, yet strong enough to withstand the load of a “launch-to-orbit” three…
  
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R. Scherr, A. Elby, and R. Goertzen
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This web site provides a set of guided inquiry tutorials for thirteen topics regularly covered in introductory physics. These resources are designed for use in small group…
  
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This website presents stories spanning five disciplines, all designed to spark student interest by introducing them to the human involvement in important scientific endeavors and…
  
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M. Clough, C. Ogilvie, and M. Matthews
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This web page presents the story of the humble pendulum and its significant role in the development of modern science. Inspired by Galileo's classic experimentation, the pendulum…
  
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This web page presents the story of how the "spherical Earth theory" was challenged, tested, defended, and ultimately rejected through rigorous experimentation in the late 17th…
  
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This resource website for the IPAL project provides a free and open-source Moodle module to support in-class student polling. This module provides a web-based interface for teachers…
  
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This is the home page of The National Academies Press (NAP), created by the National Academies to publish the reports issued by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy…
  
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Publisher: National Public Radio
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This is the portal for the Science Friday collection of multimedia teacher resource materials. The collection is organized by topic, with subjects that include physics, chemistry,…
  
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This worksheet outlines a method to evaluate the quality and reliability of a web site. It could be given to students to help them develop the ability to make critical judgements of…
  
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This video-based experiment employs a classic Galileo's Pendulum to promote understanding of conservation of mechanical energy. Students explore qualitative ideas in the first video,…
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