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Chuck Yeager and technological design: Chuck Yeager's career in aviation spans over 60 years and includes such notable feats as becoming the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. This lesson for grade 6 introduces students to Yeager's accomplishments and to careers in aviation.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); By April Galloway and Christine Scott.

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Earth simulator: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear a professor of meteorology at the University of Hawaii describe why the most powerful supercomputer attracts scientists from all over the world. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Extending human ability through technology: The purpose of this lesson, from Science NetLinks, is to explore how technology has been used to enhance human abilities. Students also learn something about human capabilities and limitations. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Hearts & worms: In Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear how a worm that has no heart is helping scientists figure out why potentially beneficial drugs may have deadly heart reactions in humans. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Modern technology and farming: This lesson from Science NetLinks is an open-ended lesson about agriculture and farming technology. Students have an opportunity to explore five different kinds of farms on a website with interesting visual and audio enhancements. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Pottery quest: In this Science NetLinks lesson, the first in a two-part series on pottery making, students learn that the production of ceramic pottery requires detailed knowledge of the physical properties of different clays and tempering materials, as well as knowledge about pottery and clay. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Robotic arm: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about a real-life robotic arm that may help stroke victims regain control of their movement. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6–7 and 9–12 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Smelling diseases: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how doctors are developing a kind of sniff test to screen for diseases. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Talking lights: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about ideas to use the imperceptible flickering of fluorescent lights to transmit coded information. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Technology: Past, present, and future: In this lesson from Science NetLinks, students examine a number of technological innovations that have occurred since the beginning of humanity. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Thought-controlled robotics: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about research into the development of robotic limbs that can be controlled by thought alone. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Too bright at night?: Students consider and discuss some of the benefits and drawbacks of technology, as it relates to light pollution. They will discover that there are unintended consequences as well as benefits resulting from our ability to illuminate the night. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Tumbleweeds: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how desert plants can be used to soak up uranium that is contaminating military sites. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

We're in hot water now: Hydrothermal vents: In this Xpeditions lesson, students first use National Geographic's "Fantastic Journeys: Yellowstone" feature to learn about the processes that drive geysers. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science and Computer Technology Skills); Provider: National Geographic

Wheelchairs: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about an organization that counts on some of the world's poorest countries to develop some of the most innovative new ideas in wheelchair design and manufacturing. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

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