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Websites used in SIRIUS science class lectures and demonstrations
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2007-2008 Units:
2008-2009 Units:
Intro: What is Good Science?
A Walk Through Time
Life's Journey
Equilibrium in Systems
Homeostasis in Cells
Main Street Middle School Medical School
Energy Flow
How to be a Better Earthling
2007-2008 Units:
Intro: What is Good Science?

National Enquirer
A really clever experiment that helps explain how scientific thought works: The Michelson-Morely experiment

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Rocket Science
Projectile Motion applet: use this applet to model the flight of our rockets.
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AlChemistry
All you ever wanted to know about the elements on Webelements
Powers of 10 website
Particle matter model: One molecule gas applet
Handy tool for calculating pressure, volume, and temperature: the Gas Law calculator
Chembank: an online dictionary of molecules
Chem4kids.com
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Newtonian Mechanics

The Lightclock: this web applet helps explain why time is slower when you go faster
2 dimensional collisions applet: play with different masses and see how forces change
Adding Vectors of force applet: add forces and see the resultant vector
Newton's Laws of Gravitation applet: see how gravity and velocity are related
Newton's cannon applet: see how gravity and velocity are related
Catapult problem applet: try saving your friends with a catapult!
Interactive Physics Labs: try some interactive physics labs!
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The Normal Curve

The Lens
Label the Eye Diagram #2
Label the Eye Diagram #2 Answers
How the Eye Works
How Your Eye Works (American Optometric Association)
Afterimage links:
http://www.yorku.ca/eye/afterima.htm
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/afterimage.html
http://psylux.psych.tu-dresden.de/i1/kaw/diverses%20Material/www.illusionworks.com/html/afterimage.html
blind spot and depth perception links:
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chvision.html
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Genes and Traits

Webquest start:
Genetics Science Learning Center: a tour of the basics  http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/units/basics/tour/
Genetics Science Learning Center: inside the cell  http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/units/basics/cell/
Easy-to-read Websites
Science4kids
What is genetics?
Genetics Education Center
biology4kids: cell structures  http://www.biology4kids.com/files/cell_main.html
Children's research institute: information for kids  http://www.genecrc.org/site/ko/index_ko.htm
Dnalmanac: some simple definitions  http://www.vltavastudios.com/dna/index.shtml
Harder Reading
UCSF Genetics information: vocabulary  http://www.familystudies.org/genetics_info.htm
Genetics Science Learning Center: Genes and Blood Type  http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/units/basics/blood/
Anthro.com home page: what is genetics?  http://www.athro.com/evo/gen/genetic.html
Kansas University Medical Center's Genetics information center  http://www.kumc.edu/gec/
The Tech: genetics online museum  http://www.thetech.org/genetics/
Punnett Square calculator
HYPERLINK "http://tiki.oneworld.net/penguin/genetics/home.html"Tiki's guide to genetic engineering
            Eye color calculator
            Foot binding search results
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The Blue Marble

The National Map
Personal greenhouse gas calculator
carbon footprint calculator
HYPERLINK "http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.html"this link goes to a cool USGS water cycle page
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Population Biology

The HYPERLINK "http://www.podcast.net/play/85531/6"dead zone podcast
Exponential growth: the bacteria example!
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2008-2009 Units:
Intro: What is Good Science?

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A Walk Through Time
Elm Street Landslide slideshow
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Life's Journey

Biome Links
Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/
Detailed and specific information about biomes with pictures of animals, specific locations of biomes, etc.
World Biomes
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm
Good for inromation for mapping biomes around the world.  Also has a section for plants, animals, and climate for each biome.
Intro to Biomes
http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/introbiomes.html
Has information about the climate and food chains within each biome.
Biome Web Quest
Information on Biomes:
START HERE:
Center for Educational Technologies: Climatographs CAN BE FOUND here!!! NEXT GO HERE:Blue Planet:  Good general information on land biomes only
Radford University:  More advanced information but gives good information on plant and animal adaptations
THEN CHOOSE FROM HERE:
University of Berkley Museum of Paleontology:  Good general Information - includes water biomes
Missouri Botanical Garden:  Good general information - including water biomes
NASA Earth Observatory:  Good general information on land biomes only - includes maps and graphs and links to other sites
World Wildlife Federation:  Good general information for all biomes including information on food webs and adaptations

Horse Evolution

1 the evolution of horses
2 the gait of early horses
3 the horse family tree

4 fossil horses in cyberspace
also
the first archaeopteryx


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Equilibrium in Systems

Virtual Heart Tour:
MEDtropolis virtual body guided tours. click on the heart tour, and take the guided tour.
Diagrams and videos of your heart in action. Check out the open heart surgery video!
Virtual Frog Dissection:
Start with Netfrog. Click Here and follow the tutorial. Watch the videos.
Do Frogguts. Click here and let it load for a second. Then go ahead.
If you have time, click here to look at the organ systems of a frog. check and uncheck boxes to "turn on" viewing of the systems.
cellular tissue assignment links:
Information on cells: www.cellsalive.com
Information on organelles: biology4kids: cell structure
Pictures of cell types: http://www.dscc.edu/bwilliams/Biology/AnimalTissue.htm
Pictures of cells: HYPERLINK "www.fotosearch.com"www.fotoseach.com

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Homeostasis in Cells

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Main Street Middle School Medical School

Human Body
A look inside the human body
Cell Structure 
Skeletal System
Gray's Anatomy On Line
The Inner Body On Line
The Virtual Body
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Energy Flow

Electricity and Magnetism
The Truth About Electricity
Boston Museum of Science Electricity Show
Introduction to Electricity
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How to be a Better Earthling

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