Interactive
Cell Organelles
Play matching and concentration games,
solve a word search or practice with flashcardsTop
Structure
and Function in Living Systems
Top
Genetics
The
Instruction Manual for All Life
This is the site you will use for the
Internet LabGenetic
Material
A brief overview of cells, DNA and
chromosomes
Gene
School
Punnett squares, genotype vs. phenotype, cloning, games and much
moreDNA
From the Beginning
Animations, galleries, audio and video explain this
remarkable molecule in detail
Top
Earth
and Life History
Information
on Earthquakes
This is the site you will use for the
Internet LabThis
Dynamic Earth
The effects of plate tectonics on the
Earth's past, present and future
Do
or Die
Changes in Earth's environment causes
life to adapt, migrate or become extinct
Dinosaur
Extinction Page
The asteroid theory of extinction
Major
Rock Groups
Take a trip through the rock cycle
Geological
Time Machine
Learn more about the Earth's eras and
periods with this interactive geologic time scale
Earthquake
Information
Follow the current earthquake activity
around the world
Top
Evolution
Tour
through time
This is the site you will use for the
Internet LabMajor
Themes in Evolution
An explanation of the unifying concept
in biology
Evolution
and Heredity
How mutations in DNA affect the process of natural selection
Virtual
Galápagos
Tour the islands that helped inspire
Charles Darwin
A History of Evolutionary Thought
Read about individuals who contributed to the
understanding of evolution Top
Physical
Principles in Living Systems
The
Soundry
Everything from
what sound actually is to the specifics of how humans perceive itTop
8th
Grade Links
Structure
of Matter
Properties
of Matter
This is the site you will use for the
first Internet lab. (Requires Shockwave)
The
Particle Adventure and Fermilabyrinth
These are the sites you will use for the
second Internet lab.
Chem4Kids
- Atoms
Structure, compounds, bonding, ions
and naming
Chem4Kids
- States of Matter
Solids, liquids, gases and plasmas
Top
Periodic
Table
Periodic
Tables
Use these for the Internet
Lab and "A
Personalized Periodic Table" assignmentsChem4kids
- Elements
How the Periodic Table of the Elements
is organized
Class
Periodic Table
This is the periodic table you will
receive as a handout (Adobe Acrobat Reader required)
Top
Chemical
Reactions
Chem4kids
- Reactions
Learn what happens when two chemicals
are mixedTop
Chemistry
of Living SystemsTop
Motion
Amusement
Park Physics
This is the site you will use for the
Internet LabDescribing
Motion With Words
Learn the difference between distance and
displacement, motion and velocityRoller
Coaster Record Holders
See which coasters are the fastest,
tallest, steepest etc...
Top
Forces
Fall
of the Leaning Tower
This is the site you will use for the
Internet LabForces
and Newton's Laws
A tutorial which explains why objects
move the way they do
Simple
Machines
Basic information about the six types of simple machines
Pharaohs
Obelisk
A companion site to the simple machines part of our studies
Top
Density
Top
Earth
In the Solar System
Comparison
Activities
This is the site for the Sun Internet Lab.
Compare features and
characteristics of the sun to objects on EarthFrom
Galileo to Hubble
This is the site for another Internet
Lab. Follow the development of the telescope over the ages
Space
Science Missions
Use this site to research the mission
you choose to report on
Options
for your Space Products include a Spacecraft
Model (download instructions) or the Muses2
Nanorover
Ask
the Astronomer
Do black holes ever get full?
Can a planet ever explode?
If a spaceship could travel at the speed
of light, could it sail past the edge of the universe?
Find answers to these and more than 3000
other questions about all aspects of space.Astronomy
Picture of the Day
View pictures of the cosmos, planets,
asteroids, comets and more
International
Space Station
Find out the latest news on this 16
nation, 5 year effort which will usher in a new era of human space exploration
Top
All
else
Language
of Science
Harcourt
Dictionary of Science and Technology
Definitions of over 130,000 termsAmerican
Heritage Dictionary
350,000 word definitions and their
origin
Compton's
Encyclopedia
Top
Primary
Sources
Two of Charles Darwin's
books online: On
the Origin of Species and
Voyage of the Beagle"Molecular
Structure of Nucleic Acids"
The first paper published by Watson and Crick
after their discovery of the structure of DNA
Read President
Kennedy's 1962 speech in which he sets
forth the challenge "......to go to the moon in this decade, and do the other things -- not because they are easy; but because they are hard;
......."
View Galileo's
indictment and sentencing, as
well as his response for his views on Earth's place in the universe.
70
years before Galileo, Copernicus had some of the same ideas in The Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies
In 1939 Albert
Einstein wrote a letter to President Roosevelt explaining
the need for an atomic energy project
Marie
Curies 1921 address to Vassar College
on her discovery of radium
Top
The
Science Of ...............
Cycling ---------------
Hockey -----------------
Skateboarding ----------------
BaseballHow
Stuff Works
Why do you lose weight when you sleep? Can flour
explode? How can you search for aliens from your home computer?Top
Interactive
Activities
Explorescience
- Multimedia Activities
Real-time applications that will help
you visualize many of the major concepts in science. Charged
Particles in a Box
See how oppositely charged particles react
when they interact
Element
Symbols
Learn the symbols of 40 of the most
common elements with Flashcards and Matching and Concentration games
Newton's
Laws
Take a quiz about his three Laws of Motion
Top
