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Acid Lake

Acid Lake

Add acidity to a healthy lake and see what happens to the plants and animals in this interactive activity adapted from EcoKids. OER Level

3-8

Interactive

Amplitude

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. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Analyzing an Ecosystem

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. OER Level

3-8

Interactive

Animal Classification Game

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. OER Level

4-8

Interactive

Arctic Sea Ice Satellite Observations

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. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Astronomical Images in Different Wavelengths

Astronomical Images in Different Wavelengths

Visible 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. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Atmospheric Oxygen

Atmospheric Oxygen

In 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. OER Level

3-5

Interactive

Backyard Wildlife Interactive

Backyard Wildlife Interactive

Squirrels 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. OER Level

Pre-K-1

Interactive

Biomes

Biomes

This 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. OER Level

3-12

Interactive

Blood Flow and Thermoregulation

Blood Flow and Thermoregulation

In this interactive activity adapted from the University of Alberta, learn about the ways your body can regulate its temperature. OER Level

7-12

Interactive

Cell Division

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. OER Level

7-10

Interactive

Cell Explorer

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. OER Level

7-12

Interactive

Cell Membrane: Just Passing Through

Cell Membrane: Just Passing Through

This interactive feature describes some of the most important structures and functions of the cell membrane. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Cell Transcription and Translation

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. OER Level

9-12

Interactive

Cellular Service

Cellular Service

The 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. OER Level

6-8

Interactive

The Chandra X-Ray Observatory

The Chandra X-Ray Observatory

Learn about the Chandra X-Ray Observatory's telescope system, science instruments, and spacecraft system in this interactive activity adapted from NASA. OER Level

9-12

Interactive

Chemical Bonds

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. OER Level

9-12

Interactive

Cloud Types

Cloud Types

This interactive resource, adapted from NASA's S'COOL Project Tutorial, explains how you can classify and identify various types of clouds. OER Level

3-12

Interactive

Coastal Geological Processes

Coastal Geological Processes

This interactive resource adapted from the National Park Service describes the many forces that affect shorelines, including tides, weathering, erosion, and deposition. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Collisions on an Air Track

Collisions on an Air Track

In this interactive activity adapted from the University of Toronto, observe the effect of mass on momentum in elastic and inelastic collisions. OER Level

9-12

Interactive

Compost Office

Compost Office

This interactive activity from Keep America Beautiful, Inc. uses illustrated text and a game to explain why it is important to compost, the science involved, and the perfect recipe for decomposition. OER Level

3-8

Interactive

Continental Divide: The Breakup of Pangaea

Continental Divide: The Breakup of Pangaea

Examine geological evidence found in fossils, rock deposits, and ancient mountains that supports the theory of continental drift in this interactive activity adapted from the Exploratorium. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Cooking with Sugar

Cooking with Sugar

Find out about the chemistry of candy and how sugar reacts at different temperatures to become fudge, caramel, lollipops, and more in this interactive activity adapted from the Exploratorium. OER Level

5-8

Interactive

Cow's Eye Dissection

Cow's Eye Dissection

In this interactive activity adapted from the Exploratorium, watch videos of a cow eye dissection and see how an eye works. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Dance of Development

Dance of Development

Watch the "dance" of development as a zebrafish egg divides and differentiates on its way to becoming an embryo in this interactive activity adapted from the Exploratorium. OER Level

9-12

Interactive

Deforestation in Bolivia

Deforestation in Bolivia

This visualization adapted from NASA features two satellite images from 1984 and 2000 that show the dramatic deforestation of the Bolivian rainforest. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

The Disappearing Aral Sea

The Disappearing Aral Sea

This visualization adapted from NASA features satellite images showing how more than 60 percent of the Aral Sea has disappeared during the last 30 years. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Disappearing Milk

Disappearing Milk

A magician pours milk into a glass, but when he turns the glass upside down, nothing comes out. How does he do it? Discover the science behind the "magic" in this video adapted from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. OER Level

4-12

Interactive

Discovering Antarctica

Discovering Antarctica

Take a guided tour of Antarctica by watching brief video segments of its landscape and wildlife in this interactive activity adapted from the British Antarctic Survey. OER Level

K-8

Interactive

Documenting Glacial Change

Documenting Glacial Change

This collection of comparative glacier images adapted from the National Snow and Ice Data Center shows substantial changes in five Alaskan glacier positions over periods of 60 to 100 years. OER Level

3-12

Interactive

Earth’s Albedo and Global Warming

Earth’s Albedo and Global Warming

In this interactive activity adapted from NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, learn about Earth's albedo (the ratio of reflected vs. incident solar radiation), how pollution alters albedo, and how ice-albedo feedback may accelerate global warming. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Electric Charges Interact

Electric Charges Interact

Experiment with electric charges to find out how they interact in this interactive activity adapted from NASA. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Energy Flow

Energy Flow

This feature, adapted from Interactive NOVA: "Earth," follows the path of energy as it is transferred via the food chain from one type of organism to another. OER Level

K-5

Interactive

Energy in a Roller Coaster Ride

Energy in a Roller Coaster Ride

See potential energy convert to kinetic energy in this interactive activity from WGBH that shows a roller coaster in action. OER Level

3-12

Interactive

Exploration of Comets

Exploration of Comets

In this interactive activity from NASA, explore the anatomy and life cycle of a typical comet and learn about several comet missions. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Exploring Tidepools

Exploring Tidepools

In this interactive activity adapted from the National Park Service, learn about tidepools and then try to identify the organisms that live there. OER Level

3-5

Interactive

Frequency

Frequency

In this interactive activity adapted from the University of Utah's ASPIRE Lab, investigate frequency in terms of trampoline jumps, pendulum swings, and electromagnetic waves. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

From Seed to Fruit Interactive

From Seed to Fruit Interactive

Children get a glimpse of what happens underground in the life of a cherry tomato plant in this original animated video from KET. OER Level

Pre-K-1

Interactive

Gallery of Visual Illusions

Gallery of Visual Illusions

Are your eyes playing tricks on you? Discover more about eyesight and the brain as you test your eyes with these visual illusions adapted from the University of Washington's Neuroscience for Kids Web site. OER Level

5-12

Interactive

Gas Properties

Gas Properties

In this interactive simulation adapted from University of Colorado’s Physics Education Technology project, change parameters and discover how the properties of a gas vary in relation to each other. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Geometric Optics

Geometric Optics

This interactive simulation adapted from the University of Colorado's Physics Education Technology project illustrates how lenses refract light to form images. Manipulate the object, screen, lens, and focal length and observe how the image adjusts. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Global View of the Seasons

Global View of the Seasons

This interactive activity produced for Teachers' Domain features satellite data of Earth's seasonal cycles. Visualizations and comparative still images reveal how successfully plants are photosynthesizing at different times of the year. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2: A Record of Climate Change

Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2: A Record of Climate Change

Using images and graphs, this interactive resource illustrates scientists' efforts to study Earth's climatic history for the last 250,000 years by drilling into the Greenland Ice Sheet and examining ice cores. Adapted from the Wright Center for Science Education, Tufts University. OER Level

9-12

Interactive

Heat Transfer

Heat Transfer

In this interactive activity adapted from the Wisconsin Online Resource Center, learn how heat can be transferred in one of three ways: conduction, convection, and radiation. OER Level

5-12

Interactive

The Hydrologic Cycle

The Hydrologic Cycle

View the five processes of the hydrologic cycle in this interactive resource adapted from NASA in which animations illustrate condensation, precipitation, infiltration, runoff, and evapotranspiration. OER Level

3-8

Interactive

Infrared Gallery

Infrared Gallery

How would your world look if you saw heat instead of light? In this interactive resource produced for Teachers' Domain, see what familiar objects look like through an infrared camera and watch infrared videos of geysers, mudpots, and hot springs. OER Level

3-12

Interactive

Is the Moon Geologically Active?

Is the Moon Geologically Active?

Learn what lunar surface features tell us about the Moon's geological activity in this activity adapted from NASA. OER Level

9-12

Interactive

The Jet Stream and Horizontal Temperature Gradients

The Jet Stream and Horizontal Temperature Gradients

Explore and manipulate the relationship between wind speed and temperature gradients in this interactive activity adapted from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Life Cycle of a Seed Plant

Life Cycle of a Seed Plant

In this interactive activity adapted from the University of Alberta, learn about each step in the life cycle of a seed plant. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Light Pollution

Light Pollution

In this interactive activity adapted from the National Park Service, learn how light pollution affects the night sky, animals, and humans, and then explore several possible solutions. OER Level

3-8

Interactive

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