Browse results: National K -12 Subject
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The Three Levels of Biodiversity
This interactive adapted from Kentucky's Natural Heritage: An Illustrated Guide to Biodiversity, introduces learners to the three levels of biodiversity: genetic, species, and ecosystem.
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5-8 |
Interactive |
Select Species Groups of Kentucky
In this interactive adapted from Kentucky’s Natural Heritage: An Illustrated Guide to Biodiversity, students will learn about the variety of species that call Kentucky their home.
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5-8 |
Interactive |
Select Natural Communities
In this interactive adapted from Kentucky's Natural Heritage: An Illustrated Guide to Biodiversity, students will learn about the four major natural communities and the types of organisms that live in each.
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5-8 |
Interactive |
Cave Species and Karst LandscapesIn this interactive adapted from Kentucky's Natural Heritage: A Guide to Biodiversity, students will learn about karst landscape, where caves are most prevalent, as well as the different species that can be found in and around caves. |
5-8 |
Interactive |
Migratory Songbirds
Adapted from the Kentucky Life Biodiversity series, this video interactive offers information about the different species of birds and their migration patterns.
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5-8 |
Interactive |
Scientific Tools and Methods
Adapted from the Kentucky Life Biodiversity series, the videos in this interactive explore three examples of researchers applying the scientific method in various field situations.
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5-8 |
Interactive |
Follow Kentucky Through Geologic Time
This interactive shows the location of Kentucky through different geological eras of time.
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4-8 |
Interactive |
Life in a Kentucky Village
The mural in this rollover interactive shows the Mississippian people in their day-to-day activities.
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4-12 |
Interactive |
Watersheds in Kentucky
This interactive with a short video clip, provides students with a definition of watershed, as well as information about where they can be found in the state of Kentucky.
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5-9 |
Interactive |
Lentic Communities
In this interactive students learn about the three types of lentic communities and examples of species that are unique to each.
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5-9 |
Interactive |
Lotic Communities
This interactive provides a way for students to learn about lotic communities and the fish, mollusks, and invertebrates that live in these communities.
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5-9 |
Interactive |
ABCD WatermelonIn this interactive game from Between the Lions, Leona lets you practice the order of the alphabet and letter identification. |
Pre-K-1 |
Interactive |
AC / DC: What's the Difference?This animated essay from the American Experience Web site explains the difference between alternating and direct electric current and offers in-depth explanations about the role played by a battery, light bulb, wire, and generator. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Acid Lake Add acidity to a healthy lake and see what happens to the plants and animals in this interactive activity adapted from EcoKids.
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3-8 |
Interactive |
Acids and Bases: Kitchen ChemistryIn this interactive activity from the ZOOM Web site, search for chemistry clues and experiment with acids and bases in a virtual kitchen. |
3-8 |
Interactive |
Aerodynamics: What Causes Lift?How does an airplane stay aloft when upside down? This media-rich essay from the NOVA Web site offers an explanation based on Newton's third law of motion. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Airplanes: Designing for StealthExplore this NOVA interactive activity to see how engineers have modified a military plane's sound, shape, and heat emissions to minimize detection. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Air Quality IndexIn this interactive activity adapted from "Air Quality Index: A Guide to Air Quality and Your Health" by the U.S. EPA, learn about common pollutants in the air we breathe, their health effects, and how their levels are reported. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
All in the FamilyIn this Evolution Web feature, test your skills at judging who's who on the tree of life while you learn about the tools and methods of cladistics. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
All Systems Are Go Test your knowledge of the digestive, respiratory, and other human body systems in this interactive game from Kinetic City. Race the clock to put Arnold's organs back into his body one system at a time.
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5-8 |
Interactive |
The Amazing Adventures of EquianoThis online book from the International Children's Digital Library traces the journey of Equiano, a young African boy of the Ibo tribe, from his capture by Africans to his life in the Americas. It describes his arduous adventure from slavery to becoming a free man. |
4-6 |
Interactive |
American Chestnut TreeThis annotated slideshow adapted from KET's Electronic Field Trip to the Forest illustrates how blight decimated the American chestnut tree and the methods scientists use to identify and pollinate the remaining trees to create blight-resistant trees. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Amplitude This interactive activity adapted from the University of Utah's ASPIRE Lab shows how a pendulum's amplitude changes as you set it swinging from different distances from its axis, and how the amplitude of a sound wave changes as you adjust the volume.
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6-12 |
Interactive |
Analyzing an Ecosystem In this interactive activity adapted from the University of Alberta, identify the living and nonliving things in an ecosystem. Then look further at the living things to identify the producers, the consumers, and examples of mimicry.
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3-8 |
Interactive |
Anatomy of a FireworkThere's more to a fireworks display than meets the eye. This interactive activity from the NOVA Web site looks at the technology behind each burst of light. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Anatomy of a RoverIn this interactive activity from NOVA, learn about the sophisticated scientific instruments on two identical robotic rovers that have explored Mars — Spirit and Opportunity. |
3-12 |
Interactive |
Anatomy of a TsunamiUsing visual models and other graphics, this interactive activity from NOVA Online reveals details of the December 26, 2004 tsunami that collided with coasts around the Indian Ocean. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Anatomy of a VolcanoIn this interactive activity from NOVA Online, explore the main features of the Nyiragongo volcano, located in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and learn what risks it poses to the 500,000 people who live in its shadow. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Animal Classification Game Learn about classes of animals and test your ability to identify animals as mammals, birds, reptiles and more in this interactive activity adapted from Sheppard Software.
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4-8 |
Interactive |
Animal Cloning 101Learn about clones and explore the methods scientists use to create clones in the lab in this interactive activity from the Dolan DNA Learning Center. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
Antarctic Ecosystem In contrast with its largely lifeless interior, the Antarctic coastal marine environment supports a vibrant and diverse ecosystem. Explore the region's living bounty in this interactive activity adapted from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
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5-12 |
Interactive |
Antarctic Food Web Game In this interactive game adapted from the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, build a food web that illustrates the flow of energy in an Antarctic ecosystem and the relationships between predators and prey.
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5-8 |
Interactive |
Arctic Atlas In this interactive atlas adapted from UNEP/GRID-Arendal, explore different environmental features of the Arctic. Select from a list of themes to customize your map, then zoom in to take a closer look at one of six featured regions.
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6-12 |
Interactive |
Arctic Ecosystem Despite seemingly inhospitable conditions, the Arctic environment has a vibrant and diverse ecosystem. Explore the life that thrives in this region in this interactive activity adapted from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
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5-12 |
Interactive |
Arctic Sea Ice Satellite Observations In this interactive activity produced for Teachers' Domain, learn how Arctic sea ice has changed over the past 25 years in terms of maximum winter extent, concentration, and the timing of breakup each spring.
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6-12 |
Interactive |
Art That Tells a Story
This interactive activity, adapted from material provided by the ECHO partners, presents nine art objects and shows how they can reveal different types of stories. |
4-6 |
Interactive |
Astronomical Images in Different WavelengthsVisible light is just one portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that a telescope may detect. This collection of images produced for Teachers' Domain features radio wave, infrared, visible light, and X-ray images of distant stars and galaxies as well as images of the telescopes designed to detect the various wavelengths of radiation. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Atmospheric OxygenIn this feature, adapted from Interactive NOVA: "Earth," students explore the relationship between oxygen concentration and the well-being of various organisms by simulating a change in oxygen levels and observing what happens. |
3-5 |
Interactive |
The Atom In this interactive activity from ChemThink, take a closer look at atomic structure, properties, and behaviors.
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6-12 |
Interactive |
Atom BuilderBuild a carbon atom out of up quarks, down quarks, and electrons in this interactive activity from the NOVA Web site. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Axle the Freeway CatIn this online book from the International Children's Digital Library, a lonely cat meets a new friend in a traffic jam. |
Pre-K-4 |
Interactive |
Backyard Wildlife InteractiveSquirrels and chipmunks are just two of the animals you might see. Backyard Wildlife, an original KET video, encourages children to explore the world outside their back door. |
Pre-K-1 |
Interactive |
Bandwidth and Data ConversionThis interactive activity adapted from the Wisconsin Online Resource Center describes the factors that affect the speed of data transfer in computer networking systems and some of the techniques used to increase the data capacity of these systems. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
Bank It or BustIn this interactive game from What's Up in Finance?, players make financial decisions to help them meet their goal of buying a car. |
7-12 |
Interactive |
Bear Creek Wind Farm TourIn this interactive, a construction project manager explains the process of constructing a wind farm, its challenges and benefits. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
Biodiversity in the Dzangha-Sangha Rain Forest In this interactive activity from the American Museum of Natural History, play "connect the dots" and discover the connections between the people, animals, and plants in three habitats of the Dzanga-Sangha rain forest in the Central African Republic.
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5-8 |
Interactive |
BiomesThis interactive resource adapted from NASA describes the different temperature, precipitation, and vegetation patterns in seven biomes: coniferous forest, temperate deciduous forest, desert, grassland, rainforest, shrubland, and tundra. |
3-12 |
Interactive |
KET Image Bank: Birds
Browse through thumbnail images of native birds in this KET Image Bank interactive catalog. Clicking a thumbnail will take you to a larger image for download.
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K-12 |
Interactive |
Birth of a Supernova, Type IaIn this interactive activity from NOVA Online, learn about a type of exploding star — a Type Ia supernova — that is so bright that astronomers can measure the distance to the galaxy in which it resides, and even learn which elements make up the star. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Birth of a Supernova, Type IIIn this interactive activity from NOVA Online, learn about a type of exploding star — a Type II supernova — that is so large it has a mass 10 times greater than the mass of our Sun. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Black Ear, Blond EarIn this online book from the International Children's Digital Library, relations between the blonde cats and the black cats, who live on different sides of the river, learn about each other when they exchange ears. |
Pre-K-4 |
Interactive |
Blood Flow and Thermoregulation In this interactive activity adapted from the University of Alberta, learn about the ways your body can regulate its temperature.
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7-12 |
Interactive |
Blue Ribbon Readers: Fridge Magnet GameThis WPSU interactive The Fridge Magnet Game gives students practice in the strategies of monitoring and clarifying confusing words. The game is part of Blue Ribbon Readers, a collection of games designed to help elementary school students learn to read. |
K-5 |
Interactive |
Blue Ribbon Readers: Make ConnectionsThis WPSU interactive Make Connections Game gives students practice in making connections between the text and prior knowledge. The game is part of Blue Ribbon Readers, a collection of games designed to help elementary school students learn to read. |
K-5 |
Interactive |
Blue Ribbon Readers: The Detective's Notebook GameThis WPSU interactive The Detective’s Notebook Game asks students to infer answers to questions about what they are reading. The game is part of Blue Ribbon Readers, a collection of games designed to help elementary school students learn to read. |
K-5 |
Interactive |
Blue Ribbon Readers: The Hamburger GameIn this WPSU interactive The Hamburger Game, students practice attentive reading by choosing the main idea from a text passage. The game is part of Blue Ribbon Readers, a collection of games designed to help elementary school students learn to read. |
K-5 |
Interactive |
Blue Ribbon Readers: The Questioning Cube GameThis WPSU interactive The Questioning Cube Game gives students practice asking questions about the text they’ve read. The game is part of Blue Ribbon Readers, a collection of games designed to help elementary school students learn to read. |
K-5 |
Interactive |
Blue Ribbon Readers: The Train GameIn this WPSU interactive The Train Game, students develop synthesis skills by grouping words together to form sentences. The game is part of Blue Ribbon Readers, a collection of games designed to help elementary school students learn to read. |
K-5 |
Interactive |
Blue Ribbon Readers: The Visualizing GameThis WPSU interactive The Visualizing Game gives students practice creating and recalling mental images of text. The game is part of Blue Ribbon Readers, a collection of games designed to help elementary school students learn to read. |
K-5 |
Interactive |
The Blue SkyIn this online book from the International Children's Digital Library, a sad and lonely little girl dreams of seeing her mother again as she watches the clouds in the sky. |
Pre-K-4 |
Interactive |
Body BreakdownsThis interactive feature from the NOVA "Surviving Denali" Web site details the variety of ways the body can fail while climbing a high-altitude peak. |
6-8 |
Interactive |
Body Control CenterThroughout the day, your nervous system monitors and makes endless adjustments to your body's basic systems -- all to keep you alive. This interactive feature illustrates the complexity of such a task. |
6-8 |
Interactive |
Body NeedsThis interactive feature from the NOVA "Dying to Be Thin" Web site describes the nutritional needs of the body and how to meet them. |
3-8 |
Interactive |
Bones of ContentionThis interactive activity from NOVA invites you to do the work of scientists and use a database to classify actual fossil records of human ancestors and related species. |
8-12 |
Interactive |
Bowhead Whaling and Its Impact This interactive activity, adapted from material provided by the ECHO partners, explores the history of whaling in the Arctic and introduces a landmark study of whale populations.
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6-9 |
Interactive |
Brain GeographyWhich part of your brain controls your ability to swallow? Your instinct to survive? And how do all the brain's parts function cooperatively? Find out with this interactive feature from the NOVA: "Coma" Web site. |
6-8 |
Interactive |
The Bridge ChallengeIn this interactive activity from the Building Big Web site, use your knowledge of bridge design to match the right bridge to the right location in a fictitious city. |
3-12 |
Interactive |
Build a BridgeSurvey potential bridge sites, research bridge design, and select the right bridge for the right location in this interactive activity from the NOVA Web site. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Build a Family TreeBoth sexes can use this interactive feature that lets you use DNA information from the Y chromosome to complete a male family tree. From the NOVA: "Lost Tribes of Israel" Web site. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
Build-a-Fish In this interactive activity from Shedd Aquarium, build a fish and then release it into the reef to search for food and evade predators. Try different combinations and observe how each kind of fish has unique adaptations that help it survive in its habitat.
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6-8 |
Interactive |
Build an IslandThis interactive resource from NOVA Online shows how an atoll is formed from a volcanic island and describes the role coral reefs play in this process. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Build a SteroidIn this interactive activity from NOVA, learn about the molecular structure of steroids. See the intermediate molecules that are part of the pathway for synthesizing cortisone from diosgenin. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
Buoyancy Brainteasers: Balloon-in-Car PuzzlerThis interactive brainteaser from the NOVA Web site challenges you to explain the behavior of a helium-filled balloon in a moving car. |
3-8 |
Interactive |
Buoyancy Brainteasers: Boat-in-Pool PuzzlerThis interactive brainteaser from the NOVA Web site challenges you to figure out what happens to the water level when a rock is resting in a boat and when it is submerged in water. |
3-8 |
Interactive |
Buoyancy Brainteasers: Buoyancy QuestionThis interactive brainteaser from the NOVA Web site challenges you to figure out what causes an object to sink. |
3-8 |
Interactive |
Cancer NanotechThis interactive slideshow adapted from NOVA scienceNOW shows some of the nanoscale structures that scientists are using in the experimental diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
Capturing Carbon: Where Do We Put It?In this interactive activity from NOVA scienceNOW, explore options for storing carbon dioxide in order to prevent further global warming. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Careers in Advanced Manufacturing TechnologiesThis interactive activity produced for Teachers’ Domain explores various career paths available in advanced manufacturing technologies. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Careers in Agricultural and Environmental TechnologiesThis interactive activity produced for Teachers’ Domain explores several career paths available in agricultural and environmental technologies. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Careers In BiotechnologyThis interactive activity produced for Teachers' Domain examines several career paths available in the biotechnology field. |
8-12 |
Interactive |
Careers in Engineering TechnologiesThis interactive activity produced for Teachers’ Domain explores various career paths in engineering technologies. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Careers in Environmental HealthThis interactive activity produced for Teachers’ Domain examines some of the career opportunities available in the environmental public health field and describes how the work of professionals in this field directly impacts human health. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
Careers in Information and Security TechnologiesThis interactive activity produced for Teachers’ Domain explores different career paths available in information and security technologies. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Caves and KarstThis interactive resource adapted from the National Park Service presents the key concepts of cave and karst systems, including how and where they form, different types, and various cave environments. |
3-12 |
Interactive |
Cell Division In this interactive activity adapted from the Exploratorium, explore the step-by-step process by which an animal cell divides to make more cells.
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7-10 |
Interactive |
Cell Explorer Explore the parts of a virtual animal cell in this interactive activity adapted from the Exploratorium. Learn about various cell structures and the roles they play in cell division, cellular respiration, and protein synthesis.
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7-12 |
Interactive |
Cell Membrane: Just Passing ThroughThis interactive feature describes some of the most important structures and functions of the cell membrane. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Cell Transcription and Translation In this interactive activity adapted from the University of Nebraska, learn how and where transcription and translation occur within a cell and observe both processes in detail.
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9-12 |
Interactive |
Cellular ServiceThe goal of this interactive game is to keep a group of target cells healthy by using blood to deliver and take away various substances to and from the cells. |
6-8 |
Interactive |
Center for Sustainability at Penn State University TourIn this Flash interactive a guide to the Hybrid Homestead introduces the concept of ecological footprint or how big an impact humans make on the ecosystem. We visit a yurt, kitchen, bathroom, and greenhouse designed to reduce human energy needs. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Centripetal Force: Pulling Cs and GsIn this interactive activity from NOVA, discover how centripetal force can affect you when riding in a car or flying at high speeds in a fighter jet. |
3-8 |
Interactive |
The Chandra X-Ray ObservatoryLearn about the Chandra X-Ray Observatory's telescope system, science instruments, and spacecraft system in this interactive activity adapted from NASA. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
Chemical Bonds This interactive activity developed for Teachers' Domain demonstrates how attractive forces between atoms create chemical bonds, resulting in the formation of molecules and compounds.
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9-12 |
Interactive |
Chemical Hazards at HomeIn this interactive activity from the National Library of Medicine, investigate some of the chemical hazards commonly found in homes. |
3-5 |
Interactive |
Chromosome ViewerThis interactive feature provides a microscopic view of the 24 Human chromosomes. Each chromosome is labeled with the names of some of the genetic conditions and traits associated with particular regions on that chromosome. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
Circular Motion In this interactive activity featuring videos adapted from the Rutgers PAER Group, observe examples of circular motion. Can you find a common reason why the objects and people presented move in a circle?
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6-12 |
Interactive |
City Farm
In this interactive game from WGBH, players learn about sustainable practices by growing crops, protecting them against unforeseen problems, and determining how best to conserve resources.
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5-10 |
Interactive |
The Civil Rights Movement in America, 1945-1975This interactive timeline provides a chronological and geographic view of the events of the Civil Rights era and its aftermath. |
K-12 |
Interactive |
Climate Change and Human HealthLearn how global climate change affects human health in this interactive activity adapted from "A Human Health Perspective: On Climate Change" by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Climate Wisconsin: Ice CoverIce cover data and long term trends for Lake Mendota and Lake Mendota in Madison, WI can be explored in this interactive resource produced by the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
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