Lesson plans.Science News Resources For more information related to this issue's news stories, check out the following Web sites: Shark Tale To learn more about Dr. Ramon Bonfil's work on great white sharks great white shark or white shark Large, aggressive shark (Carcharodon carcharias, family Lamnidae), considered the species most dangerous to humans. It is found in tropical and temperate regions of all oceans and is noted for its voracious appetite. , visit this Web site: www.wcs.org/international/marine/marineafrica/gws For general information about sharks Sharks may refer to:
Spinning Wheels spinning wheel Early machine for turning textile fibre into thread or yarn, which was then woven into cloth on a loom. The spinning wheel was probably invented in India, though its origins are unclear. It reached Europe via the Middle East in the Middle Ages. Learn more about Pivo, Nissan's concept car at: http://press.nissanglobal.com/TOKYO_MOTOR_SHOW_2005/ EN/SHOW_CAR/doc_pivo.html Read about some energy-smart inventions, including how some students are designing electric cars: www.powerhousekids.com/stellent2/groups/public/ documents/pub/phk_ee_001512.hcsp This teen-friendly site explains how alternative-fuel vehicles work: www.midamericanenergy.com/eew/more/alt.html Final Frontier This NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. Web site has lots of information about the New Horizons mission: http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/ To discover more fun facts about Pluto, see: http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/pluto/index.shtml Read about the two newly discovered moons orbiting Pluto: www.space.com/scienceastronomy/051031_pluto_moons.html Butterfly Beauty To learn more about L'Oreal's new line of butterfly-inspired cosmetics, visit: www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,68683,00.html For more information on Peter Vukusic's butterfly research, visit: http://newton.ex.ac.uk/research/emag/butterflies/ Students can learn about cosmetics safety by visiting this Web site from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration: www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos.spc.html Spider Secrets This site from the American Museum of Natural History American Museum of Natural History, incorporated in New York City in 1869 to promote the study of natural science and related subjects. Buildings on its present site were opened in 1877. explains how amber preserves the remains of organisms: www.amnh.org/exhibitions/amber/index.html Learn about the hunt to extract DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. from organisms preserved in amber fossils: www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/earth/fossils/ fathom-dnainamber/the-search-for.dna.in-amber.html Sweet Burst Learn more about skin and its role in the human body: http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/skin_noSW.html This Web site of the National Association of Chewing Gum chewing gum, confection consisting usually of chicle, flavorings, and corn syrup and sugar (or artificial sweeteners). Prehistoric people are believed to have chewed resins. Manufacturers has fun facts about the sticky treat: www.nacgm.org/consumer/consumer.html |
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