This link is supplied by the reference text book that we are using in class. It is sponsored by the National Science Teachers Association and students have the scilinks numbers in their notebooks to access the topics they will need during this unit. Log on as Teacher Username: ctmsdaigle Password: ctms Keyword: select a key word you are interested in select sites for STUDENTS http://www.scilinks.org
Surf around this site! The Discovery Channel offers cool brain teasers, clip art, and FACTS, FACTS, FACTS. Find out if previously boiled water freezes faster than room temp water.. . and what is Jello anyways? http://school.discovery.com/studystarters/
This link presents students with interesting and engaging engineering information and challenges. We try to do some of the activities in class but there's plenty more for at home fun! Just enter the key words "Building Big" to search the pbs website. http://www.pbs.org
Great interactive periodic table! http://www.webelements.com
Another version of the interactive periodic table- also great! http://www.periodic.lanl.gov
Popular Science interactive periodic table- check it out! http://www.popsci.com
One last periodic table site- http://www.chemicool.com
Science Fair Ideas http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/
Science Fair Ideas http://www.juliantrubin.com/sciencefairprojectsaz.html
Science Fair Ideas http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/pages/sciencefairzone/topics.asp#top
Science Fair Ideas http://www.agclassroom.org/teacher/sci_ideas.htm
Science Fair Ideas http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/index.html
Science Fair Ideas http://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentoring/areas_of_science.shtml
Calculate your weight on different planets!-Good site http://www.questacon.edu.au/html/weight.html
Best site- for calculating weight on different planets- even on stars! http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weight/
Review Games- Test your smarts!-Good Luck http://www.quia.com/pages/ctms.html
Fireworks! How they Work- chemical reactions! http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/CHEMWEEK/fireworks/fireworks.htm
Chemistry of Fireworks! http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/kaboom/elemental/
Create your online bibliography-so easy!! http://www.easybib.com
Test your reaction time! http://www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/reactiontime.html
It's Elemental- Element resource. http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/
How elements get their names and other cool info on the periodic table. http://science.howstuffworks.com/periodic-table5.htm
Try here to answer your extra credit space questions! NASA space website
Nasa website space questions
Try your hand at going on a mission! Interactive space games
Try these online simulations. username: rutland password: central www.explorelearning.com Gizmos
Unit 6 online simulation Galileo Games
Physics of skateboarding Newton's Laws Helpful websites skateboarding
Physics of Basketball Newton's Laws website
Physics of sports Newton's Laws websites sports
Basic information and examples Newton's Laws websites
Check out hubble site on black holes. Black Holes!
Explore gas properties using this cool simulation. Be careful not to Blow your Top! pHet Model for gas laws
This online simulation helps students see how particles of a solid, liquid and gas behave. pHet Model for States of Matter
Create a Graph with Ease! :) http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/Classic/
Awesome Periodic Table site! Thanks Ali C for sharing your research with us :) http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/
Ali C's done it again! This site gives actual pictures to go along with each element! So Cool! Check it out. http://periodictable.com/
Come join our Khan Klassmates Challenge! See Instructions on the Extra Credit page. Explore interesting science topics and earn points toward Kool sciency adventures! http://khanacademy.org/
Scotts site for project
Physics Topics to Explore! http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/