SCIENCE RESEARCH PROJECT RESOURCES
NEED SCIENCE FAIR FORMS? INFORMATION about the ISEF rules?
Judging? Get it
HERE!
http://www.societyforscience.org/isef/document/
Use this site for an
interest survey and
project idea
suggestions!
http://www.sciencebuddies.com
Another place for
RESEARCH PROJECT
IDEAS AND an
opportunity to win
prizes!
http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/youngnaturalistawards/
LOTS of RESEARCH
PROJECT IDEAS!!!!!
http://www.cpet.ufl.edu/sciproj/
A really good source for IDEAS and HELP along the way with your
research project.
Science Fair Central
How to do APA style
bibliography? This
will do it for you!
http://citationmachine.net/index2.php?reqstyleid=2
How and WHY to do
APA style reference
page!
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/apa.html
NEED a graph for
your Science
Research Project?
Brett found this and
says
it's GREAT!!!
THanks for your
suggestion!
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createAGraph/
GRAPH PAPER!
Remember, you can
use the PREGENERATED
copy at the bottom
of
the page, or set it
up with the margins
you need.
http://incompetech.com/graphpaper/plain/
Seminole County
Public Schools;
information about
the school district
AND
Greenwood Lakes
http://www.scps.k12.fl.us
Website that
supports our
textbook;
activities, sample
quizzes, etc
http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078779626/
Local information /
resources
http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/pd/commres/natland/education.asp
A great source for
help with homework
in ANY subject!
Lots of great
information all in
one place!
http://www.bjpinchbeck.com
The CNN site can be
used for LOTS of
searches....
http://www.cnn.com/2005/
A great resource for
students (and
interested ADULTS)
for the science
behind
current news
stories. Only start
this when you have
time... it's that
interesting!
http://www.whyfiles.org
Cool site with lots
of information....
check out SCIENTIFIC
METHOD, CELL
STRUCTURES.... lots
more!
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/studies_scimethod.html
I warn you now -
this can become a
real time
"waster"!
It's a great
introduction to
simple machines and
the world of
ENGINEERING!
http://www.fantasticcontraption.com
Have some fun with
this science trivia
site. You can quiz
yourself about
TYPES OF SCIENCE!!!
1) Take the QUIZ
2)Show a parent
then, report your
score - BE HONEST!
(Mine was 8/10) by
writing your score
in your composition book,
and getting a parent
to sign and date it.
3) You'll get an
EXTRA CREDIT POINT
for each CORRECT
ANSWER when you show
it to me. Easy, huh?
EXTRA CREDIT!!
A great general
information site
with a SCIENCE
SECTION as well!
This is where you'll
find out about the
Van de Graaf
generator as well as
LOTS of other cool
stuff. Just type in
what you're looking
for!
http://www.howstuffworks.com/index.htm
While we're working
on DEVICES and
APPLICATIONS check
out this information
about what ENGINEERS
do! There are some
cool simulations and
videos too.
http://www.discoverengineering.org/
NUCLEAR FISSION and
NUCLEAR FUSION and
the bombs that go
with them.....
http://www.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-bomb.htm
FCAT practice (not
the official site,
but good stuff)
http://getsmarter.org/iln/index.html
FCAT science
practice too
http://www.schools.manatee.k12.fl.us/291JSANTELLO/fcatscience/
A metric conversion
site - NOT the one
we used in class.
http://www.metric-conversions.org/converter.htm
This site will set
up your bibliography
sources for you!
http://www.oslis.org/resources/cm/apacitations
Chart of different
types of recyclable
plastics
http://www.americanchemistry.com/s_plastics/bin.asp?CID=1102&DID=4645&DOC=FILE.PDF
WHAT CAN WE DO???
How we can make a
difference in the
amount of Carbon
dioxide we add to
the atmosphere
http://epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/home.html
Information about
climate change from
the EPA
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/cc.html
Calculate your
carbon dioxide
"footprint" -
how much carbon
dioxide do you
and
your family
contribute to the
atmosphere? Figure
it out here
http://www.carboncounter.org
Periodic Tables of
many types
http://www.sciencegeek.net/tables/tables.shtml
Need to make / use
flashcards to study
for your ELEMENT
TEST? Check this
out!
http://cramberry.net/login
ELEMENT information
http://corrosionsource.com/handbook/periodic/index.htm
Periodic Table of
the Elements
information
http://webelements.com/
Introduction to
Chemistry
http://chem4kids.com
Comic book periodic
table!?
http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/
Need help with
balancing equations?
http://chemistry.about.com/cs/stoichiometry/a/aa042903a.htm
Balancing chemical
equations with a
game..... PRACTICE!!
http://education.jlab.org/elementbalancing/index.html
By now you may THINK you know how, but are you taking the BEST
notes you can?
Check out the helpful hints on this site.
HOW TO TAKE NOTES
Class activities some REQUIRED and some for EXTRA CREDIT;
the class code is: SNSJDSFSYK
8th period - GIZMO's
Need to practice balancing equations? Try this. Copy the ones you do and
turn them in for EXTRA CREDIT by Friday, May 14.
BALANCING Chemical Equations
Barnett / 8th grade SCIENCE