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Acids and Bases: Making a Film Canister Rocket
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Abstract: In this video segment, ZOOM cast members mix different amounts of baking soda and vinegar to see which combination produces the most carbon dioxide for launching a film-canister rocket.
Air Power: Making a Hovercraft
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Abstract: In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members make their own hovercraft and demonstrate how the air leaking out of a balloon can make a plastic plate hover above a table.
Animals Making a Living
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Abstract: For most animals, finding food is a full-time job. This video segment explores the food-finding strategies of a variety of creatures, illustrating the idea that different animals have very different ways of getting enough to eat.
Business English: making decisions
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Abstract: Do you want to relocate to the UK? This unit will help you with the language difficulties that can arise while providing assistance with the practicalities of the decision-making processes involved and the consultation that is necessary to ensure employees are kept informed.
Density and Buoyancy: Making Eggs Float
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Abstract: Why does an egg float in salt water? Learn about density and buoyancy in this video segment adapted from ZOOM.
Fireworks! Making Color
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Abstract: What gives a fireworks display its brilliant blue, green, and red colors? Learn how pyrotechnicians give fireworks color in this video segment adapted from NOVA.
Hopewell Furnace: A Pennsylvania Iron-making Plantation
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Abstract: tells the story of one of the 65 small ironworks operating in southeast Pennsylvania during the American Revolution. The Hopewell Furnace, located in forested hills and valleys along French Creek in Berks County, operated from 1771 to 1883. The furnace was the center of a self-contained hierarchical ... More »
Key skills - making a difference
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Abstract: This unit focuses on higher level skills. Skills development is complementary to other learning - it cannot be done in isolation. The higher level skills in this material aim to raise your awareness of the processes of learning and development - other subject-based material must supply the context and ... More »
Making a Seismometer
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Abstract: In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members make a seismometer and experiment with different ways to make it register movement.
Making And Reforming Nation States from the course European Civilization from the Renaissance to the Present
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Abstract: History 5: European Civilization from the Renaissance to the Present - Fall 2006. A survey of Europe from the Renaissance to the present.
Making decisions
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Abstract: Do you hate making decisions? Does the ability of others to make snap decisions really frustrate you? This unit will help you understand some of the processes involved in decision making. Attention to the psychology of decision making and the social context in which decisions are made can improve your ... More »
Making Friends with Franklin
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Abstract: This site introduces students to the world of Ben Franklin and other natural philosophers at a time when the word science had not yet entered our language. Portraits of Franklin's colleagues, an overview of his life, and experiments showing how electrical charges attract and repel are part of this lesson ... More »
Making Recycled Paper
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Abstract: In this adapted ZOOM video segment, cast members get hands-on in the recycling process by using old newspapers to make new paper.
Pitch: Making Guitars
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Abstract: Watch the rubber bands vibrate on homemade guitars in this video segment adapted from ZOOM as cast members talk about pitch and demonstrate how to make a cereal box instrument.
Surface Tension: Making Paper Clips Float
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Abstract: In this video segment, the ZOOM cast relies on the surface tension of water to make paper clips float.
The Nineteenth Century in Print: the Making of America in Books and Periodicals
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Abstract: presents digitized books and periodicals published in the U.S. during the 19th century. The collection includes 23 popular magazines and more than 1,500 books that illuminate themes central to American life in the mid- to late 19th century, including the Civil War, slavery and abolition, religion, education, ... More »
West Point in the Making of America, 1802-1918
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Abstract: looks at the history of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, its contributions to American history, and accomplishments of selected West Point graduates. Proposed by George Washington in 1783 and created 20 years later, West Point became an important American institution before the Civil War.
Whales in the Making
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Abstract: This graphic from Evolution, traces the evolution of whales from land-dwelling mammals to the aquatic creatures we know today.
