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Machines

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Flywheels
Simple Machines

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Lesson Plans

1. Airships (UCLA News - Brown)
   Describes lighter-than-air aircraft. 1-02

Lists

1. Aviation - Types of Airplanes (About.com - Bowles)
   Provides information by type of plane. 3-01
2. Electric Cars (Awesome Library)
   Provides sources of information on electric cars and other electric vehicles. 1-02
3. Fuel Cell Power (Awesome Library)
   Provides sources of information. 1-02
4. Hydroelectric and Wave Power (Awesome Library)
   Provides sources of information. 1-02
5. Inventors (Awesome Library)
   Provides sources of information. 1-02
6. Patents and Trademarks (Awesome Library)
   Provides sources of information. 1-02
7. Quadcycles (Awesome Library)
   Provides sources of information. 1-02
8. Recumbent Bicycles (Awesome Library)
   Provides sources of information. 1-02
9. Solar Power (Awesome Library)
   Provides sources of information. 1-02
10. Tricycles and Tricycling (Awesome Library)
    Provides sources of information. 1-02
11. Wind Power (Awesome Library)
    Provides sources of information. 1-02

Papers

1. Airships - Causes of the Hindenberg Airship Crash (UCLA News - Brown)
   Describes recent research that shows that the chemicals on the skin of the aircraft, not the hydrogen, caused the fire. 1-02
2. Airships - Hindenberg Airship Crash (Hitter)
   Describes the zeppelin blimp that crashed when it arrived in the USA. Discusses possible causes of the explosion that set the airship in flames. Editor's Note - Recent research as shown that chemicals on the skin of the aircraft, not the hydrogen, caused the fire. 1-02
3. Airships - Hindenberg Airship Crash (Widner)
   Describes the radio broadcast of the crash of the Hindenberg airship, an event that is believed to have stopped airship travel. 1-02
4. Commuting Alternatives (Awesome Library)
   Provides an analysis of options and then gives recommendations. 1-02
5. Sewing Machines - How Sewing Machines Work (HowStuffWorks.com)
   Shows how a sewing machine works. 2-02

Projects

1. Radios - Building an AM Radio (Xtal Set Society)
   Provides instructions and diagrams for building a complete crystal radio in a Quaker Oats box. 1-02