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Find videos on sound and light, including: Exploring Sound: Sound Waves.
Search HowStuffWorks for sound and light, or click the link below.
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/6052-exploring-sound-sound-waves-video.htm
Sound Experiments
A collection of experiments, posted by students from a school in Ireland. Some
can even be tried at home
http://homepage.eircom.net/~kogrange/sound_experiments2.html#tablethunder
How Stuff Works "How Electricity Works"
Electricity surrounds us and can be used thousands of different ways. Learn
about the basics of electricity, from generators and electrical circuits, to
voltage and resistance.
http://science.howstuffworks.com/electricity.htm
Static Electricity: What creates static charge & static shock?
What is static charge? What causes static shocks?
Learn how electric charges create static electricity. Plus, great static
electricity experiments.
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/static.html
Magnet Man! Cool Experiments with Magnets
This web site is devoted to magnetism and the cool experiments you can do
with permanent magnets and electro-magnets.
http://my.execpc.com/~rhoadley/magindex.htm
Virtual Tidepool: Life at the Edge of the Sea
The NATURE Virtual Tide Pool allows you to interact with one of the natural
world's most fascinating places: that square of water where the ocean meets
the land. See what's living above, at, and under the water's surface and how
the shifting tide changes life for the oceanic creatures. Dive in! You need
to download or use Quicktime 3.0 to view the tidepool and its creatures.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/edgeofsea/tidepool.html
DiscoverySchool.com: Planet Ocean
Read about the ocean and some of its amazing creatures: the whale, the
tubeworm, the barracuda, and more! Cool facts about our planet's oceans and
seas.
http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/planetocean/ocean.html
Dive&Discover: Expeditions to the Seafloor
Explore the depths of the ocean! An interactive distance learning Web site
designed to immerse you in the excitement of discovery and exploration of
the deep seafloor. Dive and Discover brings you right on board a series of
research cruises around the globe, and gives you access to the latest
oceanographic and deep submergence research as it happens! From the Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institute
http://www.divediscover.whoi.edu/index.html
Ocean Animal Printouts - EnchantedLearning.com
Printable fact sheets and coloring pages about a variety of ocean animals.
Very useful for research projects and reports!
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/oceanlife.shtml
Changing Circuits
An interactive circuit and circuit diagram in which children aged 10-11 can
see the effect of changing the length of wire and the voltage of the
batteries.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/changing_circuits.shtml
The Blobz Guide to Electric CircuitsEnter the Blobz Guide to Electric
Circuits.
The website explores different types of circuits, conductors & insulators,
and components of a circuit. A great tool for learning and testing your
knowledge!
Requires Macromedia Flash Player 6 or above.
http://www.andythelwell.com/blobz/
Breaking the Silence: How Sound Travels
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/12679-breaking-the-silence-how-sound-travels-video.htm
Magnetic Forces
An interactive activity exploring how magnets work.
http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/parkworldplot/flash/concepts/magneticforces.htm
Test Yourself!: Magnetic Materials
Test your knowledge of magnetic materials.
http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/parkworldplot/flash/tests/questions/magneticforces.htm
1.Simple Circuits
Explore the parts of a simple circuit. Take parts out and see what happens.
http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/siliconspies/flash/concepts/simplecircuits.htm
2.Building Circuits
Learn about the parts of a circuit and symbols for each part. Build circuits
and test them out.
http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/siliconspies/flash/concepts/buildingcircuits.htm
3. Circuit Experiments
Experiment with the parts of a circuit and check to see if they work.
http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/siliconspies/flash/concepts/experimenting.htm