Science

 Links

 

General Interest:

bullet FOSSWEB--online support for middle school FOSS science kits (username: mileselc, password: science)
bulletScience News for Kids
bulletNOVA online
bulletBiosphere 2
bulletDiscover magazine
bullet English-Latin Converter  (http://www.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/lookdown.pl)
bullet Metric Conversion Presentation--scroll down to "Lesson #2--Metric Conversions--Ladder Method" and select "Metric Conversions Presentation"

Diversity of Life:

Frog dissection: 

bulletVirtual frog dissection
bulletNet Frog dissection with videos
bulletDissection guide, body systems, and diagram of internal structures
bulletFunctions of organs
bulletOrgan systems--describes which organs work together to make a body system

Cell Model Project:

bulletCell City Webquest--use this as a reference for your brochure project
bulletOrganelles of eukaryotic cells
bulletInteractive cell model at cellsalive.com
bulletSee the parts of a cell in action at Amazing Cells
bulletDifference between plant and animal cells
bulletPlant vs. animal cell chart

Climate Change Resources:

bulletEPA website--A Student's Guide to Global Climate Change (video with captions)
bulletEPA website--All About Carbon Dioxide (video with captions)
bulletEPA website--Greenhouse Gases
bulletEPA website--The Greenhouse Effect (video with captions)

Water Properties:

bullet Water properties--cohesion, adhesion, surface tension, capillary action
bullet Hydrogen bonding animation (with music)
bullet Water properties and behavior--hydrogen bonding, surface tension, water as a solvent

 

Plants:

bullet Biology4kids Plant Resources--general information, photosynthesis, structure (xylem & phloem), reproduction, etc.
bullet Photosynthesis Basics quiz--see how well you do!
bulletA recipe for photosynthesis

Resources for the weird plant project:

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Encyclopedia of Life

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IUCN redlist--tells if species are threatened or endangered

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CalPhotos--photographs of many species

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Forestry Images--photographs of many species

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USDA Plants--habitat information for some plants and links to other sites (scroll down to the bottom of your plant's page)

 

Chemistry:

Video access for all modules: United Streaming
Science dictionaries:

bullet www.sciencedictionary.org
bullet Chemistry dictionary
bulletAbout.com Chemistry Glossary

Module 6 websites:

bullet"Meet the Elements" song--They Might Be Giants
bullet"Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids"--properties and periodic table

"Investigating the Periodic Table" resources:
bulletLos Alamos Periodic Table of the Elements
bullet Mendeleev's First Periodic Table
bulletHydrogen resource
bulletOxygen resource
bullet It's Elemental: The Periodic Table of Elements
bulletPeriodic Table with information about each element
 
bullet Harold Kroto article--Encyclopedia Britannica online
bullet Spectroscopy article--Encyclopedia Britannica online

Module 5 websites:

bullet Chemistry: Atoms, Molecules, Elements, and Compounds AND Atomic Theory--use for assignment #3
bullet It’s Elementary: Atoms, Elements, and the Periodic Table--use for assignment #6 and as a great resource for all the information in this module
bulletMore on atomic theory
bulletChem4kids atom basics--information on atomic structure, ions, isotopes, electrons, neutrons, compounds, and more!
bullet Electron configurations for all the elements--Use this as a resource to make your model

Module 4 websites:

bullet Chemical vs. physical changes and Chemical changes--use for assignment #3
bullet Acids & Bases--use for assignment #8
bulletThe pH scale
bulletMore information on physical and chemical changes

Module 2 Websites:

bullet Interactive website--use for assignment #3
bullet Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures poem
bullet My Type of Mixture lab
bulletEureka!  The Story of Archimedes and the Golden Crown

Module 1 Websites:

bullet Mixtures--use this site to define homogeneous & heterogeneous mixtures, and solute & solvent
bullet What's the Matter: Characteristic Properties of Matter--use for assignment #3
bullet Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures--use for assignment #6
bullet All Mixed Up: Mixtures & Solutions--use for assignment #6

Astronomy:

bullet Secret Worlds: The Universe Within--view our universe from the Milky Way to the subatomic level by powers of 10
bulletAn Atlas of the Universe--view the universe using maps of different scales

Earth History:

bullet Geology For Kids, The Study of Our Earth

Geologic Time:

bullet Animated Timeline of Earth History
bulletEnchanted Learning geologic time scale
bullet USGS Geological Time Resources--time scale, divisions of geologic time, index fossils, radiometric time scale, age of the Earth
bullet Divisions of Geologic Time
bullet Relative vs. Absolute Dating
bullet Fossils
bullet Half life animation & graph

Types of Rocks/The Rock Cycle

bulletWhat Are Crystals?
bullet Rock Hounds--discover how different types of rocks are formed--sedimentary, metamorphic, & igneous
bullet The Rock Cycle--basic diagram & description
bullet Advanced Rock Cycle--diagram and description
bulletIgneous Rocks: Intrusive and Extrusive Rock Types

Plate Tectonics/Plate Boundaries:

bullet Earth's Structure
bulletLayers of the Earth Song
bulletThis Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics --check out "Understanding Plate Motions", "Historical Perspective", and "Developing the Theory"
bulletPlate Boundaries WITH ANIMATIONS!
bulletPlate Tectonics: Plate Boundaries
bulletPlate Tectonic Theory--with pictures :)
bullet Plate Tectonics--diagram & description

Earthquakes:

bulletUSGS: Earthquake Facts
bullet Reading Earthquakes Activity
bulletWindows to the Universe: What Is an Earthquake?

Volcanoes:

bulletVolcano World glossary (definitions)
bulletVolcanic Hazards, Features, and Vocabulary
bulletTypes of Volcanoes
bullet Parts of a volcano & types of volcanoes
bulletVolcanoes & Climate
bullet Find a volcano by name--specific information about each volcano
bullet Quiet vs. explosive volcanoes--click on "Eruption Dynamics" on the left menu, then on "Physiochemical Controls" toward the bottom of the page
bullet Surtsey ecology information
bulletCauses of volcanic eruptions
bulletHow volcanoes form and more info. on causes of eruptions

Oceans:

bulletDiagram and descriptions of the 5 ocean zones
bulletDescriptions of the top 3 zones
bullet Scale drawing of the ocean zones

 

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