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Science Struck: Organic Compounds List

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what an organic compound is, presents a list of the different classes of organic compounds, and discusses organic compounds in the human body. Also provides a list of other organic compounds including volatile and non-volatile...
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Science Struck: Hydrostatic Pressure vs. Osmotic Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
Defines and explains what osmotic and hydrostatic pressure are, how to calculate them, their applications, and the instruments used to measure them.
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Science Struck: Who Invented the Radio? Unraveling Its History

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the long history of the radio and the work of the many scientists who contributed to its invention.
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Science Struck: Famous Chemists and Their Contributions

For Students 9th - 10th
A long list of famous chemists with biographical information and descriptions of their accomplishments.
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Science Struck: Famous Mathematicians

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of mathematicians with brief descriptions of their most important contributions.
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Science Struck: Famous Black Mathematicians

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives information about the lives and accomplishments of famous African-American mathematicians.
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Science Struck: Famous Women Scientists From Around the World

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives brief information about the lives and accomplishments of famous women scientists from around the globe.
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Science Struck: 10 Famous Scientists and Their Discoveries

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives information about the lives and accomplishments of ten famous scientists. Includes a list of other important scientists and their inventions.
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Science Struck: Famous Scientists and Their Inventions

For Students 9th - 10th
A long list of scientists and their world-changing inventions.
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Science Struck: Basics of Quantum Mechanics for Dummies

For Students 9th - 10th
A good explanation of basic quantum theory.
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Science Struck: Examples of Osmosis

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what osmosis is and provides a variety of examples.
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Science Struck: Difference Between Plastic and Elastic Deformation

For Students 9th - 10th
Clearly explains the characteristics of elastic and plastic deformation and the differences between them.
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Science Struck: The Concept of Negative Energy in Physics Simplified

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting and detailed discussion of negative energy, how its existence has been proven, and its possible future application in making interstellar space travel possible.
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Science Struck: Different Types of Diodes

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what a diode is and what its purpose is, and describes eight different kinds of diodes.
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Science Struck: How Does a Diode Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
A short ebook (with some embedded ads) that explains how diodes work, some different types, and some applications of diodes.
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Science Struck: Does the Fourth Dimension of Time Exist?

For Students 9th - 10th
A decent explanation of the concept of time as the fourth dimension. The author discusses Einstein's theory of special relativity and the idea of space-time.
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Science Struck: Examples of Convection

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives lots of examples of convection and instructions for a simple experiment that looks at convection currents in a fluid.
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Science Struck: How to Calculate Percentage Increase

For Students 5th - 8th
Explains and demonstrates how to calculate the percentage increase from year to year and how to calculate it using an Excel spreadsheet.
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Science Struck: Steps and Examples on How to Divide Decimals

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Demonstrates division of decimals by whole numbers and by decimal numbers.
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Science Struck: Difference Between Food Chain and Food Web

For Students 3rd - 5th
Explains the characteristics of food chains and food web; the different levels of producers, consumers, and decomposers; and the differences between food chains and food webs. Includes charts and a Venn diagram comparing the two.
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Science Struck: History of the Atomic Bomb

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the history of the invention of the atomic bomb, its use in World War II against Japan, the impact on people who were targetted by it, the immediate and long-term impact on generations of people, the effect on communications,...
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Science Struck: How Many Countries Are There in Europe?

For Students 4th - 6th
Presents a map and a list of all the European countries, along with their capitals, land area, population, language, and currency.
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Science Struck: A Complete a Z List of All the European Countries

For Students 4th - 6th
An alphabetical list of all the European countries with short descriptions stating their capital, population, political system, currency, and languages spoken.
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Science Struck: Examples of Thermal Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes examples of thermal energy in the natural world from the Sun, the oceans, and the Earth.