SCIENCE

Science 8

BC Science 8 textbook connection

Fluid and Air Mechanics

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)

Biology

Cells

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

Science 9

BC Science 9 textbook connection

Cells

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

Electricity

Power/Energy - Appliance and Lighting Calculator
Energy Campaigns - Workshop to explore energy use and develop strategies to encourage energy conservation

Genetics

Understanding Genetics Why Can't Mules breed?

Science 10

Make a crossword puzzle

Biomes

The World's Biomes
Earth's Floor: Biomes
Monterey Bay Aquarium

Science News

Health and Science News - CBC.ca

Assisted Reproductive Technologies ( ART)

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

Biology 11

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

Biology 12

Nervous System

 Action potential animation  
Action potential animation 2
Synaptic transmission animation

Biology 12 DNA Workshop

DNA Workshop
Molecular Biology

 

General Science topics:

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 

 

Anatomy

Index - cyber Anatomy

Astronomy

Constellations of the Zodiac: Star Map (black)
Constellations (by month)
The Nine Planets

NOVA | MARS Dead or Alive | PBS -  Mission to Mars

Biology

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

Chemistry

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

Current  Science Issues

New Scientist - News, jobs and more from the leading weekly science magazine
ScienceDaily Magazine -- Your link to the latest research news
Cloning Fact Sheet

Earth Science

Grand Canyon Explorer

Endangered Species

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

Energy Sources

Comprehensive site- the story of all kinds of energy
Solar energy
Nuclear energy

Geology

How rocks are formed -simple but clear
Rocks and Minerals- lots of links
Igneous rocks
Geologic Time

Hybridization

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

Matter

Chem4Kids.com:Matter

Nutrition

** 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

Physics

Shockwave science and fusion
Einstein- an old site, but still good info

Electricity

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

Light

Patterns in Nature: Light and Optics readings
How things work: explaining the physics of everyday life
Photosynthesis

Machines

Simple machines - with pictures and short descriptions
Simple machines- with links

Magnetism

Magnetism and Magnetic Physics
Magnetism
Howstuffworks "Search Results for 'electromagnet':"

Senses

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

 

 

Last updated April 2009