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“”I want you to share my excitement at the discoveries, past and present, which have revolutionized the way we think. From the Big Bang to black holes, from dark matter to a possible Big Crunch, our image of the universe today is full of strange sounding ideas, and remarkable truths. The story of how we arrived at this picture is the story of learning to understand what we see.” “
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Astronomy Games For Kids – KidsAstronomy.com
“Astronomy And Outer Space Games
Play exciting astronomy games developed for children. These interactive games range from educational, to just plain fun.”- – By valerie taylor
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446 Places for Free Books Online
“This is a listing of 446 sites that legally offer free books (eBooks) for download or for online viewing.”
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“The following is a collection of almost 200 single concept lessons. These lessons may be freely copied and used in a classroom but they remain the copyright property of the author(s) and the directors of the SMILE program. The Physics lessons are divided into the following categories: Matter, Mechanics, Fluids, Electricity & Magnetism, Waves, Sound and Optics, and Miscellaneous. “
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Lab Out Loud | Science for the classroom and beyond
“Lab Out Loud is a podcast, hosted by two science teachers, that discusses science news and science education by interviewing leading scientists, researchers, science writers and other important figures in the field. “
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The Joy of Stats – Gapminder.org
“Hans Rosling says there’s nothing boring about stats, and then goes on to prove it. A one-hour long documentary”
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iNaturalist.org · A Community for Naturalists
“o , where you can record what you see in nature, meet other nature lovers, and learn about the natural world. “
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Famous Scientists – List and Biographies of Most Famous Scientists and Inventors in History
“The first invention of man is said to be a primitive tool which consisted of a split stone and served a wide range of purposes. After this basic tool, man prepared the hand axe, knife, and many other tools and instruments. All these discoveries and inventions led to the evolution of human civilization. “
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AP Physics B, Mr. B’s Physics Planet Home
“high school physics labs, notes, videos, and more. “
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Discover Magazine and SciStarter announce new citizen science partnership | SciStarter Blog
“Your Research Mission, a dynamic project showcase. Each week, it will feature curated citizen science tasks, ranging from analyzing distant galaxies to monitoring frog, firefly and whale populations, to detecting home and body microbiomes. The projects will make it simple for everyone to jump in and get their hands dirty with science.”
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Activity Based Physics Alternative Homework Assignments
“AHA’s attempt to address this difficulty by combining conceptual, reasoning, and traditional problem solving elements with observational, “equation reading,” and dynamic modeling elements. Each assignment includes a series of questions about a single context or situation. “
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http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/vijay_kumar_robots_that_fly_and_cooperate.html
Here is seventeen minutes of remarkable video on research into autonomous robotic helicopters. It is extremely fascinating but a little “deep” in some portions. There seems to be no limit for learning and application.
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