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A browsable collection of environment-related questions posed by elementary- and middle-school students to the scientists of the American Museum of Natural History in honor of Earth Day. Great questions and great answers.

Detailed instructions, with photographs for every step, for how to build a coral reef diorama.

Bite-size introduction to two scientists-Hubble and Lemaitre-who played key roles in formulating the theory of the origin of the universe known as the big bang. Includes an interactive timeline on which you can plot out the approximate...

Using an example of light bouncing back and forth between two mirrors in a rocket, time dilation is explained in this resource. Step-by-step calculations using Einstein's time dilation equation are shown.

Get started on the road to becoming an expert stargazer by following these recommendations for identifying stars, planets, and constellations. Includes an example of a journal that can be used as a record of your investigations.

Make a wind vane, rain gauge, and barometer and learn how to measure wind direction, rainfall, and air pressure.

Illustrated instructions for how to make a model of an atom (an atom mobile).

Flip over this interactive OLogy card and start learning bite-size pieces of useful information about Gregor Johann Mendel.

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Turn over this interactive OLogy card and start learning bite-size pieces of useful information about penicillin.

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Flip this interactive OLogy card to learn about zoology careers from zoologist Paula Mikkelsen.

Learn about the supercontinent known as Pangaea that broke apart into the continents that we know today. Answer questions when you finish reading.

Flip this interactive OLogy card to find questions and answers, fast facts, and other bite-size pieces of information to help you understand important characteristics of the South American pacu, a freshwater fish.

Flip this interactive OLogy card to find questions and answers, fast facts, and other bite-size pieces of information to help you understand the nature-versus-nurture debate.

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