Various Science Games:
Collection of various quality science games that are more than drills! : abpischools
Weather & Climate:
- NOAA View provides access to maps of NOAA data from a variety of satellite, model, and other analysis sources: NOAA
- Weather Archive - get map of weather for any day back to 2001: NOAA
- Weather History - get temp., pressure, wind, etc. for a specific day : almanac.com
- Precipitation Simulation - interactive - learn how temp, wind, etc. effects weather: HTwins.net -It has an Air Pressure Simulation interactive too.-(Teachers will need bypass to use)
- Global Warming research: http://www.infotopia.info/climate_change.html
Natural Disasters unit:natural disasters.docx
Science Shows - Engage Students with Cool Science TV shows!
- principles of science demonstrated in cool ways: Outrageous Acts of Science
- go deep with science: brings together the brightest minds and best ideas from the very edges of science — Astrophysics, Astrobiology, Quantum Mechanics, String Theory, and more: Through the Wormhole
- All the shows! - 'How its made' How they do it" and many more: http://science.discovery.com/
Periodic Table Resources:
- Periodic Table & the Elements search created by our librarian, Mr. T: See me
- Interactive periodic table - students get hints as properties of each element & grouping: Interactive
- Great interactive table game where students use clues to identify element: abpischools
- Videos of introducing the elements in the periodic table: Univ. of Nottingham
- Resources for teaching chemistry: Learn Chemistry
- Interactive Periodic Table: Visual Elements Periodic Table
- Cool interactive periodic table created by teens on Glogster : AdVENTURE periodic table
- Extensive list of games for learning the elements: Jefferson Lab
- More cool interactives & games for learning the periodic table:
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/applets/a2.html
http://school.nettrekker.com/goExternal?np=/sections/external/web/external.ftl&pp=/includes/widgets/errors/error.ftl&evlCode=21620856383163458j5Kdik&productName=school&al=Middle
http://www.preparatorychemistry.com/element_name_symbol.htm
http://www.abpischools.org.uk/activescience/module5/home.html - Videos of chemistry in real world - cosmetics, farming, etc.: RSC
- Chemistry Now: http://www.nbclearn.com/portal/site/learn/chemistry-now
Force, Motion & Energy:
- Cool video of Newton's 3 laws of motion demonstrated by teens: nextvista
- Collection of resources on laws of physics -click on 'Topics': Philadelphia Math/Science
- See Newton's First law of motion demonstrated: nextvista
- See Newton's laws in action : build a roller coaster: Annenberg
- Cool energy transmissions in sports videos & lessons: JST virtual science
- Science of NFL Football: Newton's First Law of Motion - inertia
- Science of NHL Hockey: Kinematics -speed, velocity & acceleration
- Science of NFL Football: Newton's Second Law of Motion -Law of Force & for the lesson plans: lessonopoly
- Newton's 2nd law of motion: Watch NASA astronauts demonstrate mass vs. weight in space: PBS
- -also your weight on others worlds interactive (scroll down to play)
- Newtons 3rd law of motion: Astronauts walk in space and demostrate this law: PBS
- Principle of the Conservation of Momentum - interact with weights on the air track to learn principle: PB
- Book - engaging and fun book on Physics in our library by Basher - 530 GRE
Earth & Space:Space & Astronomy:
- MoonKAM - Middle School students acquiring knowledge on NASA projects!: MoonKAM
- Chief Scientest of NASA explains our Solar System with video to students: YouTube
- Video of the Universe -as seen traveling from the earth: TheKnownUniverse
- The Real Scale of our Universe - project on sreeen or wall for appreciation of scale!!!: BBC Future
- Several Interactives for learning the scale of our universe to atoms
- Definitely play Scale of the Universe 2 -(Teachers will need bypass to use): http://htwins.net/
- Extensive resource for space exploration: images, video, audio, missions, lesson plans, and much more (go to education for Teacher Resources: lesson plans, etc.) :
- Students learn facts about our solar system via interactive slides (at site: look below for 11 videos on space) : HistoryChannel
- Launch a spacecraft to Mars and help solve the mystery of life on Mars - great interactive: NASA
- Star life-cycle interactive: aspire.cosmicray
- Book- fun and engaging book on Astronomy by Basher -520 GRE
- To see the amazing photo of our home taken from over 4 billion miles away! Our lives are fragile and precious: PaleBlueDot
- Powers of Ten video: see the scale of the universe and atoms: School Tube
The earths rotation & seasons:
- Introduce the earth's hemisphere, axis, seasons, etc. with this interactive -> then students do the activities: Teacher's Domain
- Great interactive to experiment with earth's tilt & its effect on temperature in all seasons: mcgraw-hill
Moon phases:
Physics:
- Newton's 2nd law of motion: Watch NASA astronauts demonstrate mass vs. weight in space: PBS
- -also your weight on others worlds interactive (scroll down to play)
- Newtons 3rd law of motion: Astronauts walk in space and demostrate this law: PBS
- Principle of the Conservation of Momentum - interact with weights on the air track to learn principle: PB
- Book - engaging and fun book on Physics in our library by Basher - 530 GRE
Plate Tectonics, Earth's Soil & Topography:
- Great video instruction of plate tectonics and their causing major geological events: Shake, Rattle & Slide
- Interactive - learn theory and history and action of plate tectonics: ICT magic
- Interactive - learn about plate tectonics and volcanoes & build your own volcano & watch it erupt: Virtual Volcano
- Quality videos on several topics from plate tectonics to volcanoes to soil erosion: learner.org
- Erosion: Videos and activities and quizzes: BrainPop
- Engaging video of erosion and weathering - explained with a simple experiment: YouTube
- Beautiful photos of various types of topograhy and erosion: National Geographic
- Use Google Earth to show satellite photos of area of San Antonio to use along with the Erosion Activity below: Google Earth
- Soil Erosion Activity: Great list of sequential questions students respond to in order to investigate and analyze erosion in a specific area: Dirtmeiste
- Book- fun and engaging book on Rocks and Minerals by Basher - 552 GRE
- Disasters - lists and information on 100's natural disasters throughout history: Timelines
Weather:
- Weather Archive - get map of weather for any day back to 2001: NOAA
- Weather History - get temp., pressure, wind, etc. for a specific day : almanac.com
- Precipitation Simulation - interactive - learn how temp, wind, etc. effects weather: HTwins.net
Natural Disasters unit: natural disasters.docx
- Global Warming research: http://www.infotopia.info/climate_change.html
Organisms & Environment:
- Biodiversity unit:Biodiversity.doc
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