Numbers and Operations
| RESOURCE | GRADE LEVEL | MEDIA TYPE |
|---|---|---|
Are We Alone?This video segment adapted from NOVA features a variety of scientific perspectives on the age old question, "Are we alone in the universe?" Animations make vivid the improbability that we could intercept a radio wave signaling extra terrestrial intelligence. |
6-12 |
Video |
The Dating Game: Radioactive CarbonIn this media-rich essay from the NOVA Web site, learn about the atomic structure of radioactive carbon and how it can be used to determine the age of organic remains, such as bones and teeth. |
6-12 |
Document |
Einstein: How Smart Was He?This essay from the NOVA Web site explores the impact Einstein made on physics and most everything we know about the cosmos. |
6-12 |
Document |
Galileo: His ExperimentsThis interactive activity from the NOVA Web site samples Galileo's experiments with falling objects, projectiles, inclined planes, and pendulums. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Galileo's Inclined PlaneHow did Galileo figure out the mathematics of falling bodies? This video segment adapted from NOVA examines Galileo's work on motion. |
6-12 |
Video |
Genome FactsThis list from NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" Web site provides some of the basic, yet impressive, facts and figures about the Human Genome Project. |
9-12 |
Document |
String Theory: A New Picture of GravityThis video segment from NOVA describes the general theory of relativity and the theory of electromagnetism. |
6-12 |
Video |
To Survive at High VelocityThis video segment adapted from NOVA looks at speed, velocity, and centripetal force on the racetrack. |
6-12 |
Video |
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