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Paper Airplanes, continued:

·       The Science of Paper Airplanes

Esp see links at the bottom

http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/Programs/doublex/spring02/paperairplane.html

·       The Wrights’ First Flight

http://www.fi.edu/flight/first/foil1.html

·       What Makes (Paper) Airplanes Fly?

http://teacher.scholastic.com/paperairplane/airplane.htm

·       What Makes a Good Aerodynamic Design? Test Your Ideas with High-Performance Paper Gliders

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Aero_p009.shtml

·       Which Wing Design Creates the Greatest Lift?

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Aero_p004.shtml

Paper Footballs

·       Fastballs, Flips, & Physics

http://www.bsu.edu/eft/sandlot/p/class_linear.html

·       Football: Place-Kicking

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Sports_p026.shtml

·       Fun with Football

http://www.nsa.gov/academia/_files/collected_learning/elementary/data_analysis/fun_with_football.pdf

·       Going the Distance: Launch Angles and Projectile Trajectory

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Phys_p061.shtml

·       How to Make a Paper Football

http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/how-to-make-a-paper-football.htm

·       Math Talks: Diagram for Folding Paper Footballs

http://math.kennesaw.edu/Events/Year2005-2006/Invitation_Spring_2006_9.htm

·       Science of Projectiles

http://clackhi.nclack.k12.or.us/physics/projects/experiments/1999/Monte/Test.htm

·       The Science of NFL Football

video

http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/football/projectile.jsp

Recycling Paper

·       Alternative Sources for Paper Fiber

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/EnvEng_p014.shtml

·       Better Paper Product

http://www.greenamerica.org/programs/woodwise/

·       EcoKids: Making Recycled Paper

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/fun_n_games/printables/activities/assets/science_nature/paper_making.pdf

·       Handmade Paper

http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/paper/handmade.html

·       How Is Paper Made?

http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/apr99/paper/paper1.html

·       Let’s Recycle Paper, Step 1

http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/apr99/paper/step1.html

·       MIS: Make Recycled Paper

http://www.msichicago.org/online-science/activities/activity-detail/activities/make-recycled-paper/

·       NWF: Make Recycled Paper

http://www.nwf.org/Global-Warming/Personal-Solutions/Reduce-Reuse-Recycle/Paper/Make-Paper.aspx

·       Paper Recycling: Common Wastes and Materials

http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/materials/paper/

·       Pounding Papyrus: How Ancient Egyptians Made the World’s First Paper

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/MatlSci_p040.shtml

·       UNDERSTANDING RECYCLED FIBER

http://www.nwf.org/Global-Warming/Personal-Solutions/Reduce-Reuse-Recycle/~/media/PDFs/Global%20Warming/Personal%20Solutions/underrecycledfiberfactsheet2.ashx

·       VA-SOL Making Recycled Paper

http://www.knowledge.state.va.us/cgi-bin/lesview.cgi?idl=375

·       Zoom (PBS) Making Paper

http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/recyclingpaper.html

Salt in Ice

·       Chemistry Review: Density

http://www.inquiryinaction.org/chemistryreview/density/

·       How Does Salt Melt Ice and Snow?

http://www.highlightskids.com/Science/ScienceQuestions/h1sciQsaltMelt.asp

·       Ice and Salt

http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/chem03/chem03790.htm

·       Using Salt to Melt Ice

video

http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/phy03_vid_zsalt/

·       What Makes Ice Melt Fastest?

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Chem_p049.shtml

·       Why Does Salt Melt Ice?

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/01/why-does-salt-melt-road-ice.html

The Manatee

·       Florida Maintains Manatee’s Endangered Status

http://wwf.worldwildlife.org/site/PageServer?pagename=can_results_manatees

·       Manatee - Sirenia Project

http://fl.biology.usgs.gov/Manatees/manatees.html

·       Manatee Facts

http://www.savethemanatee.org/manfcts.htm

·       Manatee Trichechus

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/manatee/

·       MANATEES

http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/manatee/index.htm

·       West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus)

http://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=A007

·       West Indian Manatees

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/west-indian-manatee/

Urban Forestry

·       Kids Section: Million Trees NYC

http://www.milliontreesnyc.org/html/kids/kids.shtml

·       NYC Tree Facts

http://www.milliontreesnyc.org/html/urban_forest/urban_forest_facts.shtml

·       NYC’s Urban Forest

http://www.milliontreesnyc.org/html/urban_forest/urban_forest.shtml

·       PlaNYC Reforestation

http://www.milliontreesnyc.org/html/urban_forest/planyc_reforestation.shtml

·       The Benefits of Trees

http://www.arborday.org/trees/benefitsfullscreen.cfm

·       The Benefits of Trees

http://www.arborday.org/trees/benefitsfullscreen.cfm

·       Urban Ecosystems and Social Dynamics Program

http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/programs/uesd/uep/

·       Urban Ecosystems and Social Dynamics Program

http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/programs/uesd/uep/

·       Welcome to the Urban and Community Forestry Website

http://www.fs.fed.us/ucf/

Whale Hunting

·       BALEEN WHALES

http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/baleen/index.htm

·       BELUGA WHALES

http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/beluga/index.htm

·       Debate Over Whale Hunt Focuses On Japan

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127939189

·       How Whale Hunting Changed the Ocean

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=97519&page=1

·       Japan finally starts taking action against its corrupt whaling industry

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/oceans/whaling/

·       KILLER WHALES

http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/killer-whale/index.htm

·       Makah Tribal Whale Hunt

http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/Marine-Mammals/Whales-Dolphins-Porpoise/Gray-Whales/Makah-Whale-Hunt.cfm

·       Marine Mammal Education Web

http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/nmml/education/cetaceans/

·       Save the Whales

http://www.savethewhales.org/

·       U.S. Leads New Bid to Phase Out Whale Hunting

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/science/earth/15whale.html

·       Whale Hunting to Continue in Antarctic Sanctuary

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/06/100625-whaling-whales-ban-iwc-japan-hunting/

·       Whales: Giant, Mysterious Creatures of the Sea

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/whales/

·       Whales: The Kids’ Times

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/education/whales.htm

·       Why Japan’s Whale Hunt Continues

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1686486,00.html

Yeast

·       What Do Different Baking Ingredients Do?

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/FoodSci_p001.shtml

·       Yeast Reproduction in Sugar Substitutes

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/MicroBio_p005.shtml

·       Yeasty Beasties

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/MicroBio_p011.shtml