| Lewiston High School - Science Department Links |
| GENERAL |
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LHS - Writing Across the Curriculum interactive message boards for students and teachers to discuss writing. |
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Innovative Science Curriculum Series Units in pdf format for various science displines written by mini-fellows at the Tufts University Wright center for Science education |
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NSTA Scope, Sequence and Coordination GREAT standards based units with lots of activities) on many topics!!!!!! Includes both teacher and student materials. Student materials are ready to photocopy and hand out. Teacher materials include open ended assessment questions. |
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Science Netlinks Web resources and lessons grouped by grade level and National Benchmarks. |
| Internet Resources for Science and Mathematics Education |
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Science NetLinks Search their library of reviewed websites and lessons by selecting a science Benchmark topic. |
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National Digital Science Library Educational Resources grouped by subject matter - click "Collections" and use the "NSDL at a Glance" |
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The New Trier High School Connections Project - a collection of hands-on exhibits gathered and created by faculty and students. Having our students develop such exhibits would be a great target assessment. |
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Marshall Brain's How Stuff Works "Supercategories" include Science & Techonology and Body & Health |
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Frank Potter's Science Gems Many, many, many links here sorted by topic and grade level. |
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The Educator's Reference Desk - Science Includes links to AskEric lesson plans |
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Exploratorium Science Snacks Miniature science exhibits that teachers can make using common, inexpensive, easily available materials. |
| SCIENCE FAIR |
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Science Fair Internet Resources Organized by subject matter |
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Successful Science Fair Projects steps in a science fair project with great links to science fair resources at the bottom |
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All Science Fair Projects Science Fair Projects for all levels - hundreds of ideas for every science topic, from Astronomy to Zoology! |
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Science Fair Project ideas from the USGS Earthquakes Hazard Program |
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Questions for Evaluating Internet Resources for Bias a worksheets for students to fill out when doing internet research |
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DiscoverySchool.com Science Fair Central awesome soup-to-nuts handbook |
| CHEMISTRY |
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Resources For Chemistry Teachers and Students Huge source of labs, demos, movies, etc!!! |
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Periodic table Games I want to see Jon do this at level 6!. Another game here, where you can vary the # of elements and the properties they are shaded by. |
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ChemCom Teacher Resource page Extra labs and worksheets organized by unit. |
| EARTH SYSTEMS I & II |
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Simulations and Java Applets for ESS 1 I'll add to this as I find more - ask me, I may have a worksheet to go with them. |
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Back and Beyond The studies of earth science and evolution are intrinsically linked by the concept of change. Earth Science focuses on the change of Earth over time, while evolution focuses on the change of organisms over time. This module focuses on the elements of change including geologic time, evidence for change, mechanisms of change, and products of change. By integrating the two units, students can more completely experience the story of change over time. |
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Using Fossils to Teach Evolution This unit addresses evolution, one of the major organizing themes of biology, through the use of a wide variety of activities that can be used by special education classes, history, math or science classes. Labs and activities include real fossils to effectively get students to think in geological time and to get them excited about learning evolution. Fossils can be found in most schools, but if they are not available, this unit provides an activity allowing you to create your own collection. |
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USGS Learning Web Lesson plans, activities, paper models, project ideas. |
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American Field Guide lessons written by high school teachers & streaming video (Economic Use of Natural Areas, Fires and Fire Suppression, Mammals, National Parks and Wilderness, Native Species Restoration, Non-Native Species, Ocean Habitats, Prairie Habitats, The Rock Cycle, Threatened Species, Transportation, Salmon vs. Dams, Volcanoes) |
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GEOLOGY 202 EARTH'S INTERIOR Online lectures, labs, etc. |
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Exploring the Planets: Hands-on Activities (lots of geology stuff here) Pam's favorites: *Lava Layering *Piles of Fire *Impact Craters |
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Learning from the Fossil Record -UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology Pam's favorites: *Determining the Ages of Rocks and Fossils *Round Rocks: Teaching the Principles of Earth Science and Paleontology *Island Biogeography and Evolution: Solving a Phylogenetic Puzzle *Who's on First? A Relative Dating Activity *A Model Of Sea Floor Spreading |
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Historical Geology Online Lab Manual Nice stuff here! |
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Cycles of the Earth and Atmosphere Extensive online module with activities |
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Teaching Entry Level Geoscience Field Labs, Game-Based Learning, Interactive Lectures, Teaching with Models and lots more! |
| ASTRONOMY |
| Space Science Education Resource Library |
| Lewiston High School Astronomy Home Page |
| PHYSICS |
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Modeling Instruction in High School Physics curriculum for Academic Physics at Lewiston HS |
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The Physics Classroom Excellent reference if you need to look up a physics topic. |
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Hyperphysics A reference for more advanced physics. |
Dr Hoselton's Physics Pages good labs and worksheets here |
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The Golden Gate Bridge: From U.S. History to Physics The goal of this unit is to explore all aspects of the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge from its conception to the present. The unit investigates such things as first-hand stories from the men who devoted years of their lives to the Bridge, and the science that has made the Bridge such an enduring part of the Pacific Coastline. Students will perform research online as well as study articles written when the bridge was built, and in a lab setting they will test the strength of cables. By the close of the unit, students should understand the interconnectedness of the world that we live in, especially through the eyes of a historian and a physicist. |
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Beyond the 1930s Atom This unit introduces students to the Standard Model of Fundamental Particles and Interactions and conservation laws which govern the consistent patterns in physical processes. The unit ends with a card game on particle physics as well as guidelines that students may use to create learning games of their own on various topics. |