Science 8
BC Science 8 textbook connection
Hyper
Physics - an exploratory site on Fluids and pressure
Aerosol cans
How Stuff Works sites
Aerosol cans
2
Vacuum cleaners
p 1-3
Car brakes p 1, 2 and
4
Submarines
Water blasters
p. 1, 2, 4 and 5
Water in homes
Bow
and arrow physics
Hydraulic machines
Pneumatic
systems in general (good animation)
The Cell as a Factory
- a great site to explore the parts of cells and their functions
Cell
Types and Ultrastructure - a Powerpoint presentation
Cell Diagram, Information
on structures - Interactive diagrams - click on green
Animal cell or Plant cell - information below the diagram
Cell
Structure and Processes - interactive diagrams; information on each organelle
Organelles, diagrams
with their functions - more info than needed, to get to next page, click
at bottom on green arrow, “next stop on site tour”
-stop at chloroplast page, it is far more complex than needed in Science 8
BC Science 9 textbook connection
Cell
Structure and Processes - interactive site
Biology 4 Kids Cell
Structure - more detailed information - to get to next page, click at bottom
on green arrow, “next stop on site tour”
Images
- animal cell
Images
- plant cell
Power/Energy - Appliance
and Lighting Calculator
Energy
Campaigns - Workshop to explore energy use and develop strategies to encourage
energy conservation
Understanding Genetics Why Can't Mules breed?
The
World's Biomes
Earth's
Floor: Biomes
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Health and Science News - CBC.ca
Key
terms to learn and use in searching:
IVF - In Vitro Fertilization
ICSI - Intracytoplasmic sperm injection
ZIFT - Zygote intrafallopian transfer
GIFT - gamete intrafallopian transfer
"AND" one term: infertility, fertility clinics, treatment, conception,
risks, costs, duration, complications, regulations, donor rights, biological
mother rights, Canada, ...
Try:
Thompson Gale Database
via the Library web page > Student Resource Centre "Gold" >
type in key term searches for topic overviews or articles
EBSCO HOST Student Research Centre via
the Library web page - for news items, radio and TV transcripts, research articles,
magazine articles,
ART
overview - history (US), outcomes, brief description, 2000 - good place
to start
Assisted Human Reproduction
- Health Canada regulations and policies, links
BC Ministry of Health - search for
"Assisted Reproductive Technology" and there are many good links
Bioethics - Canadian
Medical Association Journal 2001
Canadian Medical Association Journal - search
for key terms, recent medical findings
History dateline
- Center for Genetics and Society (US) 2006
In
Vitro Fertilization - Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee 2006
Pregnancy
Outcomes with ART - Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada 2006 (JOGC)
Regulations
- Billl C-13, CBC news article 2007
Insects
and Bugs - of all kinds
Insects
all Year - a little elementary, but still full of information
All the Virology
on the WWW
Big Picture Book
of Viruses - pictures, taxonomy and morphology
Medicine
Net diseases and conditions - it helps to have the virus name ready for
searching
Viruses
- from About.com - details on structure, replication, function.
CDC Viruses
Action
potential animation
Action
potential animation 2
Synaptic transmission animation
DNA
Workshop
Molecular
Biology
BBC
Science News : an excellent online magazine
about current science topics
Sites for science
The Why Files
Scirus - for scientific information
a search engine
In-depth listing (by
year) of major scientific discoveries and scientists
Index - cyber Anatomy
Constellations
of the Zodiac: Star Map (black)
Constellations
(by month)
The
Nine Planets
NOVA | MARS Dead or Alive | PBS
- Mission to Mars
1918. Anatomy
of the Human Body
B. C. Health Guide
Biology Online. Life Science Reference
- biology dictionary, tutorials and links
BioTech's Life
Science Dictionary -
CDC: Centre
for Disease Control--Infectious Diseases
CELLS
alive!
DLC-ME
Home Page - Digital Learning Center fro Microbial Ecology
Genetically
modified foods
Merck
Manual search for viruses and bacterial deseases
Microbes
In The News
The Comic Book Periodic Table of the Elements
Chemical
Elements - excellent interactive periodic table with comprehensive
information
Periodic table (WebElements)
Chemicool Periodic
Table - comprehensive
Corrosion Source Periodic
Table of the Elements - good basic element info
A Periodic
Table of the Elements at Los Alamos National Laboratory - for elementary,
middle or high school.
Periodic
Table of the Elements from Carleton College.
Popsci.com - a
Great Visual Periodic Table
Environmental
Chemistry.com - for more advnaced information
Periodic
Table of the Elements from Pittsford Middle School - shows atomic models
Video Periodic Table - NEW! interactive
New
Scientist - News, jobs and more from the leading weekly science magazine
ScienceDaily Magazine -- Your
link to the latest research news
Cloning
Fact Sheet
Alberta's
endangered species
Endangered
Species
Endangered
Species Program, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
National Wildlife
Federation Homepage
Species at Risk / Espèces
en péril -Canadian Government page
Comprehensive
site- the story of all kinds of energy
Solar
energy
Nuclear
energy
How
rocks are formed -simple but
clear
Rocks
and Minerals- lots of links
Igneous
rocks
Geologic
Time
Hybridization-
big cats
Hybrid
& Mutant Big Cats
History
of hybridization
Hybridization-
History of and objections to. (read both pages)
Hybridization-
A BBC site, lots of good information, look all over this
site Interbreeding
threatens rare species- a good National Geographic site.
What
is a species?- why most animals don't interbreed
Explantion
of hybridization- a university level, more scientific site
** Look back on the Library website under REsources for the EBSCO database
"Consumer Health Complete" for good information.
Fad Diet Dot Com - Fad Diets, Fun,
and Weight Loss Tips
Your Health:
Health Foods and Fad Diets
Public Page | Cyberdiet
Meet the
Vita-Men
Shockwave
science and fusion
Einstein- an
old site, but still good info
Howstuffworks
"How Circuit Breakers Work"
Clean Energy Basics:
What is renewable energy?
How Hybrids Work
The Secret Lives
of Energy - The Energy Solution - Conserving Electricity
BC Hydro - Safety
Theater
of Electricity© 1995 Museum of Science, Boston
"Static" Electricity
Page
Canadian Electricity Association
Articles on "Electricity"
Electricity &
Static Electricity
BC Hydro - Home of Power Smart
Household
Circuit Concepts
Patterns
in Nature: Light and Optics readings
How things work: explaining the
physics of everyday life
Photosynthesis
Simple
machines - with pictures and short descriptions
Simple
machines- with links
Magnetism and Magnetic
Physics
Magnetism
Howstuffworks
"Search Results for 'electromagnet':"
Seeing,
Hearing and Smelling the World
Neuroscience
for Kids - Animal Senses
Cat Vision,
Cat Color Vision and Cat eyesight
Elephant
Senses
Science
News: Seeing the Sense of Smell
Johns
Hopkins Magazine - September 1996 Issue - smell
