From nail polish to sandpaper, plasma globes, baseballs, and frankincense, The C&EN “What’s That Stuff?” articles that examine the chemistry — and engineering – behind a variety of everyday products.

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An on-line exhibit on DNA for middle and high school students, with background information, activities, a Webquest, and a downloadable exhibition guide and student worksheets on DNA-related issues, including forensics, crops, and infectious diseases.

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Tags: Agricultural, Class Activities, Disease, Forensics, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Museums, Webquest, Worksheets

Curriculum for teaching about wind energy kindergarten – 12th grade. Teacher and student guides with background information and hands-on activities to explore motion, weather, the history of wind, and modern wind technology.

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SWE’s oral history project documents the lives of pioneering U.S. women engineers. Interviews include several “women firsts,” with perspectives on different fields and their impact on the history of women and engineering. Materials include biographical sketches, full transcripts, and video clips.

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ToyChallenge is a national toy design competition for 5th-8th graders. Register for the 2010 contest by Nov. 20, 2009. The website provides help with brainstorming ideas, engineering design, and fundraising, as well as photos, videos, and discussion of previous winning entries.

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Energy Kids is an excellent K-12 teaching resource with background information, historic profiles, games, activities, and lesson plans. Kids Saving Energy focuses on students grades K-3 and saving energy in the home.

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Brief, engaging webisodes feature the work of Department of Defense engineers and scientists, ranging from dolphin training to austronauts’ high tech gloves to computer design of naval vessels. The web videos encourage student interest in STEM subjects and technical careers at a Defense laboratory.

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Copyright-free images from the Smithsonian collection on Flickr. Sets include: Women in Science, Portraits of Scientists and Inventors, and images from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory.

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The National Research Center for College and University Admissions (NRCCUA) has been building educational bridges between college-bound high school students, high school counselors and college admissions officers for more than 37 years.

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