Discover Einstein and his ideas and theories. Investigate gravity and its affect on everything in the universe.

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		Make Your Own Einstein Stationery Activity for grades Kindergarten through 8 Don't just jot down your notes and ideas on plain paper. Showcase them alongside the musings and insights of Albert Einstein with these colorful, ready-to-print PDF stationery files.
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		Views from Windows Activity for grades 3 through 8 Is life really speeding by, or is it just the vehicle you're traveling in? Stretch your imagination with a personal look at how the height and velocity of your vantage point affect the view.
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		Way to Go, Einstein! Activity for grades 3 through 8 The gift of a compass when he was five sparked Einstein's lifelong curiosity—a curiosity that forever changed the world of physics and our lives. Explore his many scientific and humanitarian contributions.
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		Nobody's Perfect Article for grades 3 through 8 Perfection certainly wasn't something to strive for, according to Einstein. In fact, he believed that messing up was a part of being successful—an idea that, itself, has proven relevance.
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		Train of Thought Activity for grades 3 through 8 Take your imagination on a wonderful, mind-bending trip with these "thought experiments" worthy of Einstein himself. With this train, it truly is all about the journey.
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		Gravity: It's Universal Article for grades 9 through 12 We owe our lives to gravity. It holds the atmosphere to Earth and keeps us all from falling off into space. Not to mention that without gravity, the stars and planets—including Earth—wouldn't even exist!
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		Video Gallery: What Is Time and Motion? Article for grades 9 through 12 Did you know the faster you move through space, the slower you move through time? Or that the speed of light is constant—no matter what direction you're moving? Get a glimpse of time and space.
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		Einstein Exhibition Materials for all ages Peer at the world through Einstein's eyes—a scientist who saw a beam of light and imagined riding it, a self-proclaimed "citizen of the world" who spoke out on global issues from pacifism to racism.
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		Einstein Books for Kids Reference List for grades 3 through 12 Meet one of the world's most influential scientists. Construct a compass and a flashlight. Find out how to pop through a wormhole. And further explore physics with these 10 kid-friendly titles.
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		Profile: Albert Einstein Article for grades 9 through 12 Was Einstein really a poor student who flunked out of school? Or is that just a legend? Find out in this profile of the 20th century's most famous scientist.
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Explore density, make a mobile of an atomic element, investigate the abundances of elements in the sun as you learn about matter.

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		Exploring Density Activity for grades 3 through 12 Why do some materials sink to the core of a planet while others float to the crust? This experiment uses marshmallow fluff and molasses to illustrate the concept of planet differentiation.
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		Atomic Mobile Activity for grades 3 through 8 All living things contain carbon, the sixth element on the Periodic Table. Make a mobile of this elemental element with scissors, wire, pipe cleaners, and clay.
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		Thinking in Three Dimensions Activity for grades 3 through 8 What do books, posters, TV screens, and computer monitors have in common? They all render our 3D world in 2D. Playfully explore the third dimension by building an origami waterbomb.
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		The Abundance of Elements in the Sun Activity for grades 9 through 12 What’s the universe made of? Scientists tackle this puzzle by studying the composition of the different objects contained in the universe. In this activity the object is the Sun, and the tools are the periodic table and a graph.
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		Video Gallery: Special Relativity and the Exploration of the Evolution of Matter Article for grades 9 through 12 Imagine building a machine to study an isolated one millionth of a second in time. That's just what scientists at the Brookhaven National Laboratory have done. Find out why.
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Discover what we can learn about our universe by studying different forms of energy, such as heat and light.

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		Gathering Light Curriculum Materials for grades Kindergarten through 8 While refracting and reflecting telescopes use different means of collecting light, the same principle applies to both—the bigger the aperture, the more light collected.
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		Eye on Einstein Activity for grades 3 through 8 I spy a CD player—or is it a product of Einstein's revolutionary thinking? Actually, it's both. What other Einstein-inspired inventions can you find?
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		See the Light Activity for grades 3 through 8 Light always travels in straight lines—that is, unless it bends or bounces off an object's surface. Take an enlightening look at light with these three easy experiments.
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		Light Quest Activity for grades 3 through 8 Particles and waves, reflection and refraction—how enlightened are you about the subject of light? Find out with Light Quest!, a kid-friendly trivia game.
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		Light, Matter, and Energy Article for grades 3 through 8 Who was this genius named Einstein, and where did he get all his great ideas? Find out with this virtual tour of the many ways he changed science. It might just inspire the genius in you!
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		Train of Thought Activity for grades 3 through 8 Take your imagination on a wonderful, mind-bending trip with these "thought experiments" worthy of Einstein himself. With this train, it truly is all about the journey.
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BACKGROUND FOR EDUCATORS

		Einstein Books for Kids Reference List for grades 3 through 12 Meet one of the world's most influential scientists. Construct a compass and a flashlight. Find out how to pop through a wormhole. And further explore physics with these 10 kid-friendly titles.
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