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STEM-Works - Subjects - Crime Scene Investigation
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The Mind and Body. There are a lot of shows on TV about it and we always hear about it on the news, but do you know what really goes into crime scene investigation? In order to solve crimes, law enforcement. Often works very closely with a variety of scientists. And get a better idea of what exactly happened at a crime scene. Throughout this subject you will be introduced to a variety of disciplines such as forensics. Each of these areas focuses on the science and technology. Have your students check out...
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STEM-Works - Subjects - Our Solar System
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The Mind and Body. The sun is a yellow dwarf located at the center of our galaxy-it puts the "solar" in Solar System! It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields. Without the sun, life on Earth would cease to exist. In fact, if the sun didn't exist, our planet itself might never have formed in the first place! In the articles and activities in this section, you can learn about everything from Jupiter's many moons to Saturn's rings. Come join Discovery Scien...
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STEM-Works - Subjects - Extreme Weather
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The Mind and Body. No matter where you live in the world, weather is something that you are exposed to every single day. Even though weather occurs all around the world,. The region you live in can have a different natural phenomenon than another geographical locations. For example, if you live in the Midwest of the United States, it isn't very likely that you'll get hurricanes. But you may be very familiar with tornados. Why is it sunny most of the year in some places and rainy in other places? They wil...
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STEM-Works - Subjects - Earthquakes
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The Mind and Body. On a bright sunny day, without warning, the ground begins to shake! If this happens to you, you may be in the middle of an earthquake. Why do earthquakes occur? Under the earth's surface, there are various activities. Which build up over time. These activities eventually result in releasing energy, which causes the outer layer of the earth to erupt along faults! Such as volcanic activity! Did you know that earthquakes occur everyday? For example, building robots. The article describes ...
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STEM-Works - Subjects - Robotics
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The Mind and Body. Robots are everywhere these days! Have you ever wondered what they are all about. For the most part, they are just like us - sometimes they even have a body complete with muscles, a power source, sensors and a brain. They are designed to be as much like us as possible! We also design robots to go places we can't, like Mars. The environment on Mars is very harsh and getting there takes too long for humans right now. So NASA sent a robot to Mars to take a look around and it sent ...Quad-...
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STEM-Works - Subjects - Deep Space
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The Mind and Body. There are many things about the universe that we don't know, but scientists are learning more every day. Using observations from things like the Hubble Telescope, astrophysicists, astronomers, and other scientists use tools like physics and math to help them understand more about different aspects of what lies in outer space. Scientists do research on everything from the life cycle of a star to the expansion of the universe. Do you want to know more about black holes? In this experimen...
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STEM-Works - Subjects - The Mind and Body
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The Mind and Body. The Mind and Body. The human mind is a maze still waiting to be discovered. What do you think of when you hear the word memory. The complex maze of the mind has led scientists to a journey to the depths of neural anatomy of the human brain. Even still it is a region yet to be fully mapped. The discovery of the different subcomponents of the brain has given neuroscientists insight into how and which parts control certain emotions. The article describes how gene variation leads to differ...
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STEM-Works - Subjects - Medical Innovations
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The Mind and Body. You watch anxiously as the doctor races through the ER to save the life of yet another car crash trauma victim on another episode of Grey's Anatomy! Better yet, you wait to see what solution Dr. House will whip up in a matter of seconds for an unknown case, making the other doctors look like amateurs. You may have even aspired and dreamed to be a doctor since the age of 5. However, the fact is there are so many paths out there in the field of medicine beyond being a doctor! Just as the...
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STEM-Works - Subjects - Biometrics
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The Mind and Body. You have probably learned somewhere that everyone's fingerprints are different. But did you know that our fingerprints can be used to keep track of us at places like Disney World? There are many biological identifiers such as your DNA, face. And even by the way you walk. Samples of DNA can help orphaned children find their biological parents! At a crime scene can help catch a villain! Do your students know the different ways they can be recognized? Speaker Series: Dr. Craig Bauer.
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STEM-Works - Subjects - Space
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The Mind and Body. No matter where you live, whether it's night or day, all you have to do to see outer space is go outside and look at the sky! Depending on the time of day, you can see the sun, the moon, and the stars pretty easily. However, how much do you know about what else is out there, or what the human race has done to learn more about it? What planets can be found in our Solar System? Which one is most like Earth? Do you want to learn why a comet has a tail, or what a shooting star is made of?
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