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TIDBITS: SCIENCE
STARS
Science Assessment Links
Acoustics
& Vibration Animations
Air
Travelers is an introduction to the basic principles of buoyancy,
properties of gases, temperature, and the technology involved in hot air
ballooning. This resource is primarily for teachers in the upper elementary
grades.
American
Museum of Natural History
Amusement
Park Physics: Amusement park rides use physics laws to simulate danger,
while the rides themselves are typically very safe. How do physics laws
affect amusement park ride design?
BrainPop:
cool on-line cartoon movies for dozens of science topics!
Building
Big: Bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, tunnels: We use them every
day. But how were they built? What keeps them standing? This site helps
make the story of the world's engineering wonders understandable for adults
and for middle- and high-school students.
Cells
Alive: This website represents over 25 years of experience capturing
film and computer-enhanced images of living cells and organisms for education
and medical research. Includes an interactive segment featuring plant
cells, animal
cells, mitosis,
the cell cycle,
cell cams, and "How
Big...?"
Energy
Quest: award-winning energy education website of the California Energy
Commission
Extreme
Science: Feed Your Brain! Links to info on Time, Weather, Space, Earth
Science and the Creature World. Find links to science resources, maps
& atlases here, too!
Frank
Potter's Science Gems
FrogGuts
is the first true virtual online frog dissection. Very cool!
High
School Hub's Science Links:
How
Stuff Works: Science & Technology
Kapili's:
Looking for a specific topic? Chemistry? Physics? Well everything we have
is broken down right here. If you just want to learn about a topic for
fun, try one of the guided tours!
Kiwi
Web: Cool Chemistry Links
Landmarks
for Schools: Science Resources
Latitude
& Longitude Links:
- Astrodienst:
Just type in the name of any city in the world to find out its latitude
& longitude!
- Latitude
& Longitude Distance Calculation: determines the distance
between two points on the earth given their latitudes and longitudes.
- Latitude
& Longitude of World Cities (list)
- MapBlast: You can get the Longitude and Latitude for your address by creating a map of your address. The longitude and latitude are included in the URL for the map that gets produced.
A
Look Inside the Human Body: This site was designed to help children
learn about how our body works. The information is presented in an easy
to read format with colourful diagrams to assist understanding.
MUSE:
Modeling for Understanding in Science Education: educational units
focusing on Earth-Sun-Moon Dynamics, Classic Genetics and Natural Selection.
Each unit contains extensive information and materials for use in middle
school and/or high school classrooms.
Periodic
Tables (Interactive!)
- Lenntech's Period Table of Elements includes health and environmental effects for the most important elements
- Web Elements: a clickable Periodic Table of the Elements
- Chemical Elements
Rainforest
Links:
- BrainPop movie about the Rainforest (cool for kids!)
- Enchanted Learning: All About Rainforests
- Extreme Science: The Amazon River
- How Stuff Works: How The Rainforest Works
- The Rainforest Eductation Project (This is an image-rich site, so be patient!))
- Rainforest Resources from MarcoPolo: This selection includes activities, complete lesson plans and more. Most of the selected resources listsed here focus on materials for students in K-5.
- Virtual Field Trips: The Rainforest
Science
NetLinks: standards-based Internet experiences for students in grades
K-12. (This is a Marco Polo
partner site.)
SciMan
Says: Super Science Game
Simple
Machines at The Flying Pig: show animations of simple machines and
has automatas that you can download and have your students make.
Tech
Topics: What causes earthquakes? Why does my heart beat? What is an
electron? Ever wonder about this stuff? Now you can explore science right
at your desk!
Treasures
@ Sea: Web resources for exploring the ocean