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Note: Inclusion in this list does not imply an
endorsement by Brookhaven National Laboratory or Brookhaven Science
Associates.
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Welcome to the Third Dimension
This site has 3-D images that
flip while your looking at them.
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3D
A brief history of 3D, anaglyph
images, and directions for making your own anaglyph 3-d glasses.
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Science & Discovery
Have you ever wondered how
scientists and engineers made great discoveries? Read about some great
discoveries that were actually accidents!
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Marble Drop
Construct a device that uses
gravity to move a marble from the top to the bottom.
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How does gravity work?
Want to know more about gravity
and how it works? Check out this site.
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Science & Discovery
Have you ever wondered how
scientists and engineers made great discoveries? Read about some great
discoveries that were actually accidents!
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Build a
Bridge
Test your skills with this fun
bridge building activity. Make sure you use the right design for each
challenge.
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Builder Ted
Use your math skills to
construct a ladder that will allow Ted to reach the leaky roof.
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ArchKIDechture
Learn about architecture through
wacky stories and engineering ideas to try at home.
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Trebuchet Design
A trebuchet is a weapon from the
middle ages. Can you use your engineering skills to construct a
powerful trebuchet?
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Mix &
Match
Mix red, green, and blue light
until the spotlight matches the background.
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Rainbows
Discover the science behind rainbows.
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Light!
Explore light, reflection,
refraction, and much more.
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More sites for
Magnets To Go
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All About Atoms
What are atoms? Discover this
and more at this site.
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Electromagnets
Explains the important roles of
electromagnets.
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Element Hangman
Guess the name of the element
before the atom man disappears. The periodic table of elements can be
brought up to assist.
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The Elements (Song)
A song about the elements on the
periodic table.
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Eye of Science
Check out the images of these
microscopic objects, including bacteria, fungus, and more.
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Nanozone
Explore the microscopic world of
nanotechnology.
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The Virtual Electron Microscope
Click on the Virtual Electron
Microscope link (under materials) to use this fun tool.
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Mars: A Record Breaking Planet
See how Mars measures up when
compared to Earth!
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Mars Exploration
Meet the scientists and
engineers exploring the red planet and learn more about their
discoveries.
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Mars
Take a closer look at missions
to Mars, explore the anatomy of a rover, build a parachute to
successfully land a rover on Mars, and much more.
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Windows to the Universe: Mars
Learn some great facts about
Mars.
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Windows to the
Universe: Planets
Take a guided tour of the solar
system, try your luck at the games, and check out the other cool
activities about our solar system.
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Destination Mars
Want to take a trip to Mars? Be
in command of your own ship and crew as you attempt to complete a
mission of your choice.
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Mars Exploration Rovers
Try some different activities
while learning exciting new facts about Mars.
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Welcome to the Planets
Pictures and facts about the
planets in our solar system.
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Explore Mars
Now
Take a look around an
interactive Martian habitat.
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NASA Kid's Club
Full of fun, interactive, and
educational games and activities about Mars.
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Water on Mars
The story behind the discovery
of water on Mars.
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What is a Glovebox?
Find out more about gloveboxes
and how they are used for experiments in space.
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Space Suit
Learn about these protective suits the
astronauts wear.
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Mars Quest Online
This site has many interactive
activities providing interesting information about the Red Planet.
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NASA's Mars Exploration Program
Filled with information about
the NASA Mars Program and a kid's zone with plenty of games and
activities.
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Thermal
Emission Spectrometer
Learn about the planet and how
scientists use spectrometers in their studies.
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Journey Into Space
This site contains articles and
games about orbits, collisions, Mars, space telescopes, and more.
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Live From the
Hubble Space Telescope
Follow the employees of NASA as
they complete their tasks.
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Mars
Project
View the Martian landscape and
learn about a possible future on Mars with this interactive website.
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StarChild
This site has a lot of
information and activities about the solar system.
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Kinetic
City
Click on the lab car to test
your skills with the gravity launch.
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Measure It!
Use the ruler to measure the
length of different objects.
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The
Ruler Game
Get some practice reading the
ruler with this fast paced game.
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Railroad Repair
Find the right sized piece to
fix the track before the train comes. Uses decimals to measure the
pieces.
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Wacky Ruler
Can you use the wacky ruler to
correctly measure the length of worms?
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Measures
Learn the many units of
measurement and practice measuring mass, volume and capacity, and
length on this interactive website.
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How We See Things
Use the mirrors to change the
direction of the light and illuminate the different items in the park.
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Kaleidoscope
Use three small mirrors and the
directions found here to make your very own kaleidoscope.
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Potential Energy on Shelves
Move
three objects to different heights and compare their potential energy
numerically or on a bar graph.
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Potential & Kinetic
Energy
Learn more about these two forms
of energy with this highly informational site..
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Energy Experiment
Discover the relationship
between Potential and Kinetic Energy with three marbles of different
sizes in this experiment.
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All About Atoms
Provides a simple explanation of
the atom and its parts.
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Element Hangman
Guess the name of the element
before the atom man disappears. The periodic table of elements can be
brought up to assist.
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Shadow Casting
Discover the different shadows
that can be made with your hands. Can you find the goose or the camel?
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Wonderville: How We Hear
Click on the blue circle under
the Wonderville. Select “interactive activities", then Select “How We
Hear.” This is an interactive experiment for discovering vibrations,
sound waves, how ears and vocal cords work, and how human ears differ
from an animal's ear.
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The Ear
Take a trip through the ear
canal and learn how it works.
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What's In a Wave?
Learn how sound helps submarines
see underwater and helps doctors study the heart. Then try controlling
a submarine using sonar to see.
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Musical Coathanger
Discover how sound travels
through solids and liquids with these two experiments.
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Listen!
Great sound activities that can
be done online and at home!
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Whale
Sounds
Try to identify which whale
makes which sound, then match the oscilloscope pattern to the sounds.
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Interactive Sound Ruler
Use the sound ruler to discover
which sounds are too loud and can damage your hearing.
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What is Sound?
NASA's Kid Science News Network answers
the question.
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Changing Sounds
Experiment with the different
instruments, pitch, and volume.
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Pattern Player
See and hear patterns in sounds!
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Mysterious Melodies
What happens when the notes of a
song are played differently? Can you still identify these songs?
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Dangerous Decibels
Have fun exploring sound!
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All About Atoms
Provides a simple explanation of
the atom and its parts.
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Infrared Camera
Infrared light is light humans
cannot see. Learn more about this light and play a matching game using
pictures taken with an infrared camera and a regular camera.
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Light!
Explore the wavelength and speed of
light, as well as other aspects of light.
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The Science of Light
Learn how scientists use
spectrums to study stars, and see if you can identify the mystery
star!
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Pyrotechnics: It's Elemental
Learn about the elements used in
fireworks.
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Theater of
Electricity
Learn about the world’s largest
Van de Graaff generator, sparks, lightning, and more.
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Element Hangman
Guess the name of the element
before the atom man disappears. The periodic table of elements can be
brought up to assist.
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What is Static Electricity?
Learn about how static electricity
works.
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Periodic Table
This is an easy to use,
interactive periodic table of elements.
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Last Modified: June 16, 2008
Please forward all questions about this site to:
Sarah Maine
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