| e. Science in Everyday Life |
| Technology in Daily Life |
| | How Does a Lightbulb Work?
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| | Find out the facts behind lightbulbs at this site! |
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| | How Do Buildings Stand Up?
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| | There are lots of important things that help a building stay up. This site explores some of the basic ones! |
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| | How Does a Camera Work?
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| | Find out the basics of camera operation with this factsheet. |
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| | How Stuff Works
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| | A great guide to the design and function of everyday things! How does dry cleaning work? What about an engine? Find out here! |
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| | Ovens and Microwaves
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| | What are the differences between conventional ovens and micowave ovens? Find out at this site! |
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| | Sensors
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| | How do the doors at the supermarket know when to open? Automatic doors use sensors to know when someone is walking towards them. Find out more at this site! |
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| Transportation |
| | Transit People - History of Transportation
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| | Wow! An amazing site that explains the history of transportation to young students! Topics include: Early Transportation, The Train Era, The Car Era, Public Transit ... and much more! |
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| | Transportation Inventions and Inventors
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| | From Enchanted Learning, a fabulous online encyclopedia of transportation history - for kids!! |
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| | America On The Move
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| | A great collection of interactive games from the Smithsonian that help kids learn about the last 125 years of vehicle/transportation history. |
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| | Robin's Rotocraft Adventures
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| | From NASA, this online book explores the science behind a rotorcraft. A great intro to aero science for kids! |
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| | Great Ideas - Automobile
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| | A great look at the development of personal motorized transportation in America! |
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| | I Want to Fly!
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| | An animated site that teaches younger students about the basics of flight. |
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| | America On the Move
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| | Transportation transformed America. This great site from the Smithsonian explores how transportation shaped our lives, landscapes, culture, and communities. |
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| | Transportation Wonderland
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| | A huge, comprehensive site about transportation! Find out about planes, trains, automobiles and other modes of transportation! |
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| | Aeronautics for Kids
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| | An amazing online textbook from NASA that explains basic principles of flight for elementary students!
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| | Flying Firsts
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| | A great interactive timeline that traces the history of flight! |
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| | AIAA Kids Place
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| | From the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, a great series of activities and resources that help kids understand the science of flight. |
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| | How Do Cars Work?
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| | Learn the basics behind automobiles with this great factsheet! |
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| | How Do You Build a Road?
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| | Find out how roads are constructed with this great factsheet! |
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| Communications |
| | Bits and Bytes
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| | Learn about the history of personal computers, and how they work! |
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| | Communications Inventions
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| | From ThinkQuest, a great site that looks at the invention of the Radio, Phone, Mouse, Cell Phone, Internet, and Palm Pilots. |
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