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This website, maintained by creator Bill Beaty, contains general science topics for study. Instructions for different science experiments are listed. Everything from super neodymium magnets, ten dollar infrared googles, and drawing holograms by hand can be found here. 
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This video, from Big Tractor Power, defines tillage and provides information about "all types of spring time tillage for seed bed preparation." This video features a variety of machines and the terminology used to describe them. The heaviest forms of tillage to the lightest forms are covered. The...
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This web site provided by the Department of energy includes information on the SunShot Initiative's support of research and development of photovoltaic (PV) technologies. These technologies are intended to "improve efficiency and reliability and to lower manufacturing costs in order to drive down...
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Sourcefire, part of Cisco Systems, presents a series of educational videos about issues surrounding cybersecurity. The collection is intended to "address the knowledge gap that exists between the vast number of online threats people face today and their general understanding of cybersecurity issues."...
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This page from the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center contains an archive of puzzles related to science, technology, engineering, and math. A new puzzle is posted every other month and each provides "data as an analog plot that can be used to answer the posed yes/no question."...
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The Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund Redevelopment Initiative seeks to remediate contaminated land and respond to environmental emergencies and disasters.  This webpage provides an overview of the initiative's history, community involvement, information regarding cleanup support, and the...
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This website, provided by Sustainable Communities Online, is a compilation of various resources focused on the topic of sustainability.  The website offers resources and initiatives that "have been selected to help you learn about ways to make your community healthier, safer, greener, more livable,...
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Sustainable Sources is a website that provides information for green builders and other individuals interested in green building. Their site includes a directory of green building professionals, information on greenbuilt homes that are on the market, pertinent events, books and articles, online...
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This 10-page paper was created by Intel Corporation and discusses a cybersecurity pilot project. “The Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (the “framework”) was developed in collaboration with Intel, government, and industry after President Obama issued Executive Order...
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This free resource from the University of Utah's Genetic Science Learning Center provides a short history of cloning for the layperson. This introduction to the history of cloning includes a timeline spanning from 1885 and the first-ever demonstration of artificial embryo twinning, to 2013--when...
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