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| Chapter 1: The Nature of Science |
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Yahoo!
Use this site to search for any science topic. How is science broken down into smaller subjects?
The
Scientific Method
A detailed explanation of the scientific method. With the help of your teacher, use this Web site to design and run your own experiment.
Mars Exploration Program
A tour of the current Mar missions which use ROVs like Sojourner, Pathfinder, and Surveyor. Study this site and describe the current things NASA is doing to learn more about
the red planet.
NASA
NASA’s home page, with daily updates and links to the countless NASA sites. Write a journal entry about NASA’s most recent projects.
Scientific American Page
Students can browse through current and past issues of Scientific American. Search this site for a recent article and summarize it for a friend.
Science News
Students can browse through current and past issues of Science News. Search this site for a recent article and summarize it for a friend.
Xavier
This is part of an overall robotics page highlighting a robot at Carnegie Mellon University named Xavier that the students can control. Write a journal entry to a friend to explain
how Xavier’s abilities can be used in ROVs.
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Effects of Popular and Classical Background
Music on the Math Test Scores of Undergraduate Students
Read this paper on how background music affects test scores. Summarize it in a journal entry.
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Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
This research institute uses ROVs to study the ocean.
Unit 1: Earth's Changing Surface
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Backyard
Magic
Visit this site to learn more about composting. Use the Table of Contents to find information about how to use the compost you produce.
Byrd Polar
Research Center
The Byrd Polar Research Center of The Ohio State University studies the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, as well as other glaciers. How do scientists at the BPRC reconstruct past
climates?
FEMA: Fact Sheet: Floods
and Flash Floods
At this site you’ll find information about what to do if a flood occurs. How do you know when the flood danger has ended? In your Science Journal, list emergency supplies that you
should have on hand.
What is a Stream?
Follow the link to this site to learn more about streams. Find out how they form and what headwaters are. In your Science Journal, sketch a diagram of three different stream shapes.
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