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The flames in my gas grill are blue, but the candles on the dinner table burn with a yellow flame. What makes flames different colors? It's a matter of how much oxygen is available to the burning fuel. Lots of oxygen makes blue flames, while a limited amount of oxygen makes yellow ones. Let's look at the yellow flame first.A candle is really a very complex flame-producing machine. First, some of the wax must melt, then the liquid wax must be carried up the wick, then it must be vaporized to a gas, and only then can it burn—react with the oxygen in the air to form carbon dioxide and water vapor. This is far from an efficient process.If the burning were 100 percent efficient, the wax would be transformed completely into invisible carbon dioxide and water. But the flame can't get all the oxygen it needs to do that just by taking it out of the air in its immediate vicinity. The air, with its flame-nourishing cargo of oxygen, just can't flow in fast enough to take care of all the melted and vaporized paraffin that is ready to burn.So, under the influence of the heat, some of the unburnable paraffin breaks down into tiny particles of carbon, among other things. These particles are heated by the flame and become luminous; they glow with a bright yellow light. And that's what makes the flame yellow. By the time the glowing carbon particles reach the top of the flame, almost all of them have found enough oxygen to burn themselves out. The same thing happens in kerosene lamps, paper fires, camp fires, forest fires, and house fires: yellow flames, all. Air just can't flow in fast enough to make the fuels burn completely to carbon dioxide and water.Gas grills and gas ranges, on the other hand, start out with a gaseous fuel—no vaporizing required. That makes it easy for the fuel to mix with lots of air, so that the burning reaction can go at full blast. Because the fuel is burning almost completely, we get a much hotter flame. And it's a clear, transparent flame because no glowing carbon particles clutter it up. Want hotter yet? Why not mix pure oxygen, instead of air, with the fuel gas? After all, air is only about 20 percent oxygen. Glassblowers use a torch that mixes oxygen with natural gas (methane), to produce a flame temperature of about 3000 degrees Fahrenheit (1600 degrees Celsius). A welder's oxyacetylene (oxygen plus acetylene gas) torch can reach about 600 degrees Fahrenheit (3300 degrees Celsius). Clear, blue flames, all—except when the torch is improperly adjusted so that the gas doesn't get enough oxygen to burn completely. Result? A yellow, sooty flame.
Selection from What Einstein Didn't Know by Robert L. Wolke. Copyright © 1997. Reprinted by permission of author.
the B's, those electrons will have to push their way through our circuit, doing work for us along the way—anything from lighting a flashlight bulb to making a little pink bunny wander vacuously around while beating on a drum.To make a battery, then, we'll make a compact little package containing lots of A atoms and B atoms. But we'll keep them separated from one another, usually with a barrier of wet paper. They won't be able to do their electron passing until such time as we complete the circuit, when we hook up the battery and close a switch that allows the electrons to flow from the A atoms through our interposed gadgetry to the B atoms.Different types of batteries are made of different kinds of A and B atoms. The most common ones are manganese, zinc, lead lithium, mercury, nickel and cadmium. In the familiar AAA (no relation to what we've called "A atoms"), AA, C, and D batteries (there once was a B battery, but it isn't used anymore), zinc and manganese atoms are the A's and B's. The zinc atoms are the electron passers and the manganese atoms are the electron receivers. The battery's voltage, in this case 1.5 volts, is a measure of the force with which zinc atoms pass their electrons to manganese atoms. Different combinations of passer and receiver atoms will make batteries with different voltages, because they have different degrees of eagerness for passing and receiving electrons.When all the passer atoms have passed their quota of electrons to the receivers, the battery is dead, and, alas, the bunny stops here.Nicad (nickel-cadmium) batteries, as well as your automobile's lead-acid battery, are rechargeable, however: we can reverse the electron-passing process by pumping electrons back from the receivers to the passers, and then the passing game can begin all over again. Unfortunately, though, every time the battery is recharged, some mechanical damage is done to its innards, and even a rechargeable battery won't last forever.
Selection from What Einstein Didn't Know by Robert L. Wolke. Copyright © 1997. Reprinted by permission of author.
the B's, those electrons will have to push their way through our circuit, doing work for us along the way—anything from lighting a flashlight bulb to making a little pink bunny wander vacuously around while beating on a drum.To make a battery, then, we'll make a compact little package containing lots of A atoms and B atoms. But we'll keep them separated from one another, usually with a barrier of wet paper. They won't be able to do their electron passing until such time as we complete the circuit, when we hook up the battery and close a switch that allows the electrons to flow from the A atoms through our interposed gadgetry to the B atoms.Different types of batteries are made of different kinds of A and B atoms. The most common ones are manganese, zinc, lead lithium, mercury, nickel and cadmium. In the familiar AAA (no relation to what we've called "A atoms"), AA, C, and D batteries (there once was a B battery, but it isn't used anymore), zinc and manganese atoms are the A's and B's. The zinc atoms are the electron passers and the manganese atoms are the electron receivers. The battery's voltage, in this case 1.5 volts, is a measure of the force with which zinc atoms pass their electrons to manganese atoms. Different combinations of passer and receiver atoms will make batteries with different voltages, because they have different degrees of eagerness for passing and receiving electrons.When all the passer atoms have passed their quota of electrons to the receivers, the battery is dead, and, alas, the bunny stops here.Nicad (nickel-cadmium) batteries, as well as your automobile's lead-acid battery, are rechargeable, however: we can reverse the electron-passing process by pumping electrons back from the receivers to the passers, and then the passing game can begin all over again. Unfortunately, though, every time the battery is recharged, some mechanical damage is done to its innards, and even a rechargeable battery won't last forever.
Selection from What Einstein Didn't Know by Robert L. Wolke. Copyright © 1997. Reprinted by permission of author.
Selection from What Einstein Didn't Know by Robert L. Wolke. Copyright © 1997. Reprinted by permission of author.
the B's, those electrons will have to push their way through our circuit, doing work for us along the way—anything from lighting a flashlight bulb to making a little pink bunny wander vacuously around while beating on a drum.To make a battery, then, we'll make a compact little package containing lots of A atoms and B atoms. But we'll keep them separated from one another, usually with a barrier of wet paper. They won't be able to do their electron passing until such time as we complete the circuit, when we hook up the battery and close a switch that allows the electrons to flow from the A atoms through our interposed gadgetry to the B atoms.Different types of batteries are made of different kinds of A and B atoms. The most common ones are manganese, zinc, lead lithium, mercury, nickel and cadmium. In the familiar AAA (no relation to what we've called "A atoms"), AA, C, and D batteries (there once was a B battery, but it isn't used anymore), zinc and manganese atoms are the A's and B's. The zinc atoms are the electron passers and the manganese atoms are the electron receivers. The battery's voltage, in this case 1.5 volts, is a measure of the force with which zinc atoms pass their electrons to manganese atoms. Different combinations of passer and receiver atoms will make batteries with different voltages, because they have different degrees of eagerness for passing and receiving electrons.When all the passer atoms have passed their quota of electrons to the receivers, the battery is dead, and, alas, the bunny stops here.Nicad (nickel-cadmium) batteries, as well as your automobile's lead-acid battery, are rechargeable, however: we can reverse the electron-passing process by pumping electrons back from the receivers to the passers, and then the passing game can begin all over again. Unfortunately, though, every time the battery is recharged, some mechanical damage is done to its innards, and even a rechargeable battery won't last forever.
Selection from What Einstein Didn't Know by Robert L. Wolke. Copyright © 1997. Reprinted by permission of author.
the B's, those electrons will have to push their way through our circuit, doing work for us along the way—anything from lighting a flashlight bulb to making a little pink bunny wander vacuously around while beating on a drum.To make a battery, then, we'll make a compact little package containing lots of A atoms and B atoms. But we'll keep them separated from one another, usually with a barrier of wet paper. They won't be able to do their electron passing until such time as we complete the circuit, when we hook up the battery and close a switch that allows the electrons to flow from the A atoms through our interposed gadgetry to the B atoms.Different types of batteries are made of different kinds of A and B atoms. The most common ones are manganese, zinc, lead lithium, mercury, nickel and cadmium. In the familiar AAA (no relation to what we've called "A atoms"), AA, C, and D batteries (there once was a B battery, but it isn't used anymore), zinc and manganese atoms are the A's and B's. The zinc atoms are the electron passers and the manganese atoms are the electron receivers. The battery's voltage, in this case 1.5 volts, is a measure of the force with which zinc atoms pass their electrons to manganese atoms. Different combinations of passer and receiver atoms will make batteries with different voltages, because they have different degrees of eagerness for passing and receiving electrons.When all the passer atoms have passed their quota of electrons to the receivers, the battery is dead, and, alas, the bunny stops here.Nicad (nickel-cadmium) batteries, as well as your automobile's lead-acid battery, are rechargeable, however: we can reverse the electron-passing process by pumping electrons back from the receivers to the passers, and then the passing game can begin all over again. Unfortunately, though, every time the battery is recharged, some mechanical damage is done to its innards, and even a rechargeable battery won't last forever.
Selection from What Einstein Didn't Know by Robert L. Wolke. Copyright © 1997. Reprinted by permission of author.
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Genetic ProbeUse the online genetic probe to locate a sequence of basis that appear in a genetic code. Grades 5-12 (more Interactives)
Wicked http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/quizit/feature_quizits_s.phpInteractive quizzes on topics of solar system, Earth science, electricity, simple machines, and changes of state.
Ace on the Case: Secrets@sea
http://www.secretsatsea.org/
An interactive adventure that helps students learn about marine ecology. Grades 4-7
Zoom:Kitchen Chemistry
http://pbskids.org/zoom/kitchenchemistry/
The virtual kitchen to perform online experiments, solve a puzzle, and get a reward. Grades 4-6
Get Smarter
http://www.getsmarter.org/
Get Smarter is an interactive site where students can compare their math and science achievement against others worldwide. Grades 3-12
The Biology Project
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/
From the University of Arizona, the Biology Project site is an interactive online resource for learning biology. The site includes tutorials, problem sets, activities, and other resources. Grades 9-12
Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu/The Exploratorium is a collage of 650 interactive exhibits in science, art, and human perception. Students can explore any of these subject: light color, sound, music, motion, animal behavior, electricity, heat and temperature, language, patterns, hearing, touch, vision, waves and weather. Grades 3-12
Cool Science for Curious Kidshttp://www.hhmi.org/coolscience Cool Science is a fun site that helps students appreciate science. Covered: Observation skills, plants, animal classifications and metamorphosis. Grades K-3
Education 4 Kids
Table of ElementsThis site contains a table of elements drill. Grades 5-8
Gameaquarium
http://www.gamequarium.com
A collection of language arts, math, science, and social studies. Grades PreK-6
Fun Brain
http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/getskill.cgi?A4=1
This site contains a variety of edu-taining activities covering areas of math, language arts, social studies, and science. Grades K-6
Enchanted Learninghttp://www.EnchantedLearning.com/Home.html This is a fun educational site for audiences as young as preschool. Some of the areas covered: science, language arts and geography. (Not all pages are interactive.) Grades Pre-K-3
HHMI’s BioInteractive
http://biointeractive.org
HHMI (Howard Hughes Medical Institute) provides activities and tools for students. There is also a section for teachers Grades 9-12
Iowa State Insect Zoo
http://zoocam.ent.iastate.edu/
This site contains a live, interactive camera that allows students to view the insects at the Insect Zoo. It also provides information about the insects. Teachers can use this site to set up a tour by an entomologist. This site is geared for elementary students, Grades 1-5
The Great Plant Escape
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/Students can help Detective Leplant and his partners investigate plant mysteries including cases about soil, plant growth, seeds, and reproduction. Grades 4-5
Creature Feature
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/
Audio and video clips help students learn about featured animals. Grades 3-8
Entomology Image Gallery
http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegallery/
Students can view images and movies of beetles, ticks, lice, and lots of other creepy crawling insects! Grades 3 and up
Dinosaur Movie Clips
http://www.sci.kun.nl/thalia/funpage/television/dinosaurs/download/download.html
Download sound files and video clips from the Dinosaurs television show. Grades 2-5
Endangered Animal Channel
http://www.endangeredtv.com/
Students explore videos of endangered animals from the Bagheera site. Grades 2-6
Amoeba Movies
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/moviegallery/pondscum/protozoa/amoeba/index.html
Explore videos of an amoeba eating and moving through different environments. Real Player needed. Grades 5+
Way Cool Surgery
http://www.waycoolsurgery.com
View video clips of an actual doctor performing cardiac bypass surgery. Learn about hearthealth, and careers in the health care field. Grades 3+
Popular Science
http://www.popsci.comThere are plenty of interesting things to read at Popular Science Magazine's web site. Articles on science, space, the Internet, computers, and more. Grades 3+
The Astronomy Workshop
http://janus.astro.umd.edu/index.htmlStudents can view a multitude of Java programs that creates a solar system, view the moons and their orbits around their planets, and learn about astronomical distances. Grades 3+
Exploring the Planets
http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/ceps/etp/etp.htmExploring the Planets is a simulated research center at the National Air and Space Museum that illustrates how scientist explore planets that are millions of miles away. Students can choose to log in, enabling them a chance to save their work. There are three levels for grades 5-8, grades 6-8, and grades 7-9.
Planet Impact!
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/impact/
Discover the fierce force of gravity and pelt poor Jupiter with a comet! Teacher Tips included. Grades 5-8
Mission Mastermind
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/mastermind/
NASA needs your help in planning a Hubble Servicing Mission. Join the team! Teacher Tips included. Grades 6-8
Galaxy Hunter
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/ghunter/Statistically speaking, this cosmic photo shoot is out of this world! Students construct and interpret frequency tables, demonstrate knowledge of simple random samples, define range, mean and median as they apply to statistics, and demonstrate knowledge of min/max plots. Teacher Tips included. Grades 10-12
Galaxies Galore
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/galaxies-galore/Galaxy construction timeline: billions of years. For you: ten minutes. Teacher Tips included. Grades 6-8
No Escape: The Truth About Black Holes
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/blackholes
An opportunity for students to research the fascinating topic of black holes and to examine the concepts of escape velocity, gravity, mass, and the speed of light as they apply to black holes. Grades 8-12
Solar System Trading Cards
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/trading/
students will collect solar system trading cards by playing an interactive card game. They will identify the sun, planets, comets, and asteroids by answering questions about them. Students will learn facts about the solar system presented with amazing pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and various NASA missions. Grades 3-6
Star Light, Star Bright
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/light/
Explore the nature of the electromagnetic spectrum. In this lesson, students will identify the different properties of waves and the relationship that exists between energy, wavelength, and frequency. Students will correlate images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and other astronomical instruments to the wavelength, color, and temperature information that can be found in the spectrum. Grades 6-9
Hubble Deep Field Academy
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/hdf/
Join Professor WifPic in examining the Hubble Deep Field image and simulate the process astronomers have gone through to count, classify, and identify objects in the image as well as estimate their distances from Earth. The lesson is modular so that all or part of it may be completed using computers and the Internet. Grades 6-8
Funology
http://www.funology.comAt Funology find fun facts, experiments, crafts, recipes, magic tricks, jokes, and a whole lot more. Grades 2-5
Inner Learning Online
http://www.innerbody.comStudents can study the anatomy of the human body or learn about the inner workings of an automobile. Each of the detailed graphic images has 'hot spots' that interact to provide more information. Grades 5+
ScienceMonster
http://www.sciencemonster.comCreated by the makers of CoolMath, this site entertains with information about our solar system. Students can take a star tour, see how gravity and inertia work, and play a fun lunar landing game.Grades 2-5
Amazing Space
http://amazing-space.stsci.eduAmazing Space is a collection of interactive activities designed to teach students about black holes, collect solar system trading cards, and more. Each activity includes high quality graphics and animation. Grades 3+
Earth and Moon Viewer
http://fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.htmlView a map of the Earth showing the actual day and night regions at this moment. You can also view it as currently seen from the Sun, Moon, orbiting satellite, or from above a variety of cities. Grades 3+
spaceKids
http://www.spacekids.comStart the countdown and blast-off for fun and learning at this stellar site! Take a virtual tour of the solar system, play games, view space pictures and movies, get up-to-date space news, and more. Grades 2-5
Virtual Solar System
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/solarsystem/splash.htmlA fantastic site from National Geographic with a vast amount of information about our solar system. With the Viscape SVR plug-in students can take a fly-by tour of the sun and each planet, but even without the plug-in the site is a must-see for space buffs. Grades 3-8
3-D Virtual Physics
http://www.virtualphysics.com/vp2/
The Eggs of Time game features an exciting science fiction story and includes over 20 fully interactive 3-D exercises, animated tutorials, and 200 review problems! Grades 6-8
The Atoms Family
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/
Explore educational activities about energy concepts, the power of the sun, energy conservation, energy transformation, electricity and fossil fuels being presented by famous gothic horror characters.
phFactor
http://www.miamisci.org/ph/index.html
Is it acid or base? Use the ph factor resource to find out. Grades 6-8
Hurricane Storm Science
http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/
Interactive activities related to weather instruments and storms. Grades 4-5
SLN.Laboratory
http://www.jsf.or.jp/sln/laboe.htmlVisit the Laboratory and make an aurora, a cloud chamber, and acid rain.
Bones Inside You
http://tcm.childrensmuseum.org/bones/otherSites_gamesActivities.htm
An interactive skeleton that assist the learner in identifying specific bones. Grades 3-6
Air Travelers
http://www.omsi.edu/visit/physics/air/
Air Travelers is an introduction to the basic principles of buoyancy, properties of gases, temperature, and the technology involved in hot air ballooning. Grades 5-8
Amazing Feats of Aging
http://www.omsi.edu/visit/life/aging/
Explore the mysteries of why and how humans and animals age, and discover the secrets of healthy aging. Grades 3+
Engineer It!http://www.omsi.edu/visit/physics/engineerit/The online guide devoted to basic engineering principles with cool activities and online games. Grades 3+
Experiencing Chemistry
http://www.omsi.edu/visit/chemistry/unit.cfm?UnitCurrentKey=1
Online chemistry resource and experiments for students. Grades 4+
Eyes on Earth
http://www.omsi.edu/visit/earth/eyesonearth/Check out satellite images from NASA's Earth Observing System. Includes an Educator's Guide with lots of great classroom activities on satellite technology and imagery (requires QuickTime plug-in). Grades 6-8
Hanford at the Half Life Radiation Calculator
http://www.omsi.edu/explore/online.cfm#radiationcalculatorEstimate your annual radiation dose with an online version of the Radiation Calculator from OMSI's Hanford at the Half Life exhibit. (Note: This activity requires the free, Macromedia Flash Player.) Grades 6+
Water Works
http://www.omsi.edu/visit/physics/ww/Explore the science and engineering behind water fountains at home or in the classroom with Water Works. The website has loads of fun and fascinating online activities, as well as helpful curriculum resources. Grades 4+
What's Your EQ?
http://www.omsi.edu/teachers/psd/2002/eq/Did you ever wonder how much energy your house uses each year? Now you can calculate your EQ (or energy quotient) online and determine how many kilowatt-hours you use! Grades 3+
Measure 4 Measure
http://www.wolinskyweb.net/measure.htm#science
A complete list of online calculators and converters. Grades 3-12
The Physics Classroom
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/
An online physics tutorial written for high school physics students. Grades 9-12
I Know That Science Games
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=L2_Science
Science Basic Skills and Games http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/science.html
More Science Resources
PowerPoint Resources
Grade 6-12 Science Interactive Resources
Wicked http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/quizit/feature_quizits_s.phpInteractive quizzes on topics of solar system, Earth science, electricity, simple machines, and changes of state.
Ace on the Case: Secrets@sea
http://www.secretsatsea.org/
An interactive adventure that helps students learn about marine ecology. Grades 4-7
Zoom:Kitchen Chemistry
http://pbskids.org/zoom/kitchenchemistry/
The virtual kitchen to perform online experiments, solve a puzzle, and get a reward. Grades 4-6
Get Smarter
http://www.getsmarter.org/
Get Smarter is an interactive site where students can compare their math and science achievement against others worldwide. Grades 3-12
The Biology Project
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/
From the University of Arizona, the Biology Project site is an interactive online resource for learning biology. The site includes tutorials, problem sets, activities, and other resources. Grades 9-12
Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu/The Exploratorium is a collage of 650 interactive exhibits in science, art, and human perception. Students can explore any of these subject: light color, sound, music, motion, animal behavior, electricity, heat and temperature, language, patterns, hearing, touch, vision, waves and weather. Grades 3-12
Cool Science for Curious Kidshttp://www.hhmi.org/coolscience Cool Science is a fun site that helps students appreciate science. Covered: Observation skills, plants, animal classifications and metamorphosis. Grades K-3
Education 4 Kids
Table of ElementsThis site contains a table of elements drill. Grades 5-8
Gameaquarium
http://www.gamequarium.com
A collection of language arts, math, science, and social studies. Grades PreK-6
Fun Brain
http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/getskill.cgi?A4=1
This site contains a variety of edu-taining activities covering areas of math, language arts, social studies, and science. Grades K-6
Enchanted Learninghttp://www.EnchantedLearning.com/Home.html This is a fun educational site for audiences as young as preschool. Some of the areas covered: science, language arts and geography. (Not all pages are interactive.) Grades Pre-K-3
HHMI’s BioInteractive
http://biointeractive.org
HHMI (Howard Hughes Medical Institute) provides activities and tools for students. There is also a section for teachers Grades 9-12
Iowa State Insect Zoo
http://zoocam.ent.iastate.edu/
This site contains a live, interactive camera that allows students to view the insects at the Insect Zoo. It also provides information about the insects. Teachers can use this site to set up a tour by an entomologist. This site is geared for elementary students, Grades 1-5
The Great Plant Escape
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/Students can help Detective Leplant and his partners investigate plant mysteries including cases about soil, plant growth, seeds, and reproduction. Grades 4-5
Creature Feature
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/
Audio and video clips help students learn about featured animals. Grades 3-8
Entomology Image Gallery
http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegallery/
Students can view images and movies of beetles, ticks, lice, and lots of other creepy crawling insects! Grades 3 and up
Dinosaur Movie Clips
http://www.sci.kun.nl/thalia/funpage/television/dinosaurs/download/download.html
Download sound files and video clips from the Dinosaurs television show. Grades 2-5
Endangered Animal Channel
http://www.endangeredtv.com/
Students explore videos of endangered animals from the Bagheera site. Grades 2-6
Amoeba Movies
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/moviegallery/pondscum/protozoa/amoeba/index.html
Explore videos of an amoeba eating and moving through different environments. Real Player needed. Grades 5+
Way Cool Surgery
http://www.waycoolsurgery.com
View video clips of an actual doctor performing cardiac bypass surgery. Learn about hearthealth, and careers in the health care field. Grades 3+
Popular Science
http://www.popsci.comThere are plenty of interesting things to read at Popular Science Magazine's web site. Articles on science, space, the Internet, computers, and more. Grades 3+
The Astronomy Workshop
http://janus.astro.umd.edu/index.htmlStudents can view a multitude of Java programs that creates a solar system, view the moons and their orbits around their planets, and learn about astronomical distances. Grades 3+
Exploring the Planets
http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/ceps/etp/etp.htmExploring the Planets is a simulated research center at the National Air and Space Museum that illustrates how scientist explore planets that are millions of miles away. Students can choose to log in, enabling them a chance to save their work. There are three levels for grades 5-8, grades 6-8, and grades 7-9.
Planet Impact!
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/impact/
Discover the fierce force of gravity and pelt poor Jupiter with a comet! Teacher Tips included. Grades 5-8
Mission Mastermind
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/mastermind/
NASA needs your help in planning a Hubble Servicing Mission. Join the team! Teacher Tips included. Grades 6-8
Galaxy Hunter
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/ghunter/Statistically speaking, this cosmic photo shoot is out of this world! Students construct and interpret frequency tables, demonstrate knowledge of simple random samples, define range, mean and median as they apply to statistics, and demonstrate knowledge of min/max plots. Teacher Tips included. Grades 10-12
Galaxies Galore
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/galaxies-galore/Galaxy construction timeline: billions of years. For you: ten minutes. Teacher Tips included. Grades 6-8
No Escape: The Truth About Black Holes
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/blackholes
An opportunity for students to research the fascinating topic of black holes and to examine the concepts of escape velocity, gravity, mass, and the speed of light as they apply to black holes. Grades 8-12
Solar System Trading Cards
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/trading/
students will collect solar system trading cards by playing an interactive card game. They will identify the sun, planets, comets, and asteroids by answering questions about them. Students will learn facts about the solar system presented with amazing pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and various NASA missions. Grades 3-6
Star Light, Star Bright
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/light/
Explore the nature of the electromagnetic spectrum. In this lesson, students will identify the different properties of waves and the relationship that exists between energy, wavelength, and frequency. Students will correlate images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and other astronomical instruments to the wavelength, color, and temperature information that can be found in the spectrum. Grades 6-9
Hubble Deep Field Academy
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/hdf/
Join Professor WifPic in examining the Hubble Deep Field image and simulate the process astronomers have gone through to count, classify, and identify objects in the image as well as estimate their distances from Earth. The lesson is modular so that all or part of it may be completed using computers and the Internet. Grades 6-8
Funology
http://www.funology.comAt Funology find fun facts, experiments, crafts, recipes, magic tricks, jokes, and a whole lot more. Grades 2-5
Inner Learning Online
http://www.innerbody.comStudents can study the anatomy of the human body or learn about the inner workings of an automobile. Each of the detailed graphic images has 'hot spots' that interact to provide more information. Grades 5+
ScienceMonster
http://www.sciencemonster.comCreated by the makers of CoolMath, this site entertains with information about our solar system. Students can take a star tour, see how gravity and inertia work, and play a fun lunar landing game.Grades 2-5
Amazing Space
http://amazing-space.stsci.eduAmazing Space is a collection of interactive activities designed to teach students about black holes, collect solar system trading cards, and more. Each activity includes high quality graphics and animation. Grades 3+
Earth and Moon Viewer
http://fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.htmlView a map of the Earth showing the actual day and night regions at this moment. You can also view it as currently seen from the Sun, Moon, orbiting satellite, or from above a variety of cities. Grades 3+
spaceKids
http://www.spacekids.comStart the countdown and blast-off for fun and learning at this stellar site! Take a virtual tour of the solar system, play games, view space pictures and movies, get up-to-date space news, and more. Grades 2-5
Virtual Solar System
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/solarsystem/splash.htmlA fantastic site from National Geographic with a vast amount of information about our solar system. With the Viscape SVR plug-in students can take a fly-by tour of the sun and each planet, but even without the plug-in the site is a must-see for space buffs. Grades 3-8
3-D Virtual Physics
http://www.virtualphysics.com/vp2/
The Eggs of Time game features an exciting science fiction story and includes over 20 fully interactive 3-D exercises, animated tutorials, and 200 review problems! Grades 6-8
The Atoms Family
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/
Explore educational activities about energy concepts, the power of the sun, energy conservation, energy transformation, electricity and fossil fuels being presented by famous gothic horror characters.
phFactor
http://www.miamisci.org/ph/index.html
Is it acid or base? Use the ph factor resource to find out. Grades 6-8
Hurricane Storm Science
http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/
Interactive activities related to weather instruments and storms. Grades 4-5
SLN.Laboratory
http://www.jsf.or.jp/sln/laboe.htmlVisit the Laboratory and make an aurora, a cloud chamber, and acid rain.
Bones Inside You
http://tcm.childrensmuseum.org/bones/otherSites_gamesActivities.htm
An interactive skeleton that assist the learner in identifying specific bones. Grades 3-6
Air Travelers
http://www.omsi.edu/visit/physics/air/
Air Travelers is an introduction to the basic principles of buoyancy, properties of gases, temperature, and the technology involved in hot air ballooning. Grades 5-8
Amazing Feats of Aging
http://www.omsi.edu/visit/life/aging/
Explore the mysteries of why and how humans and animals age, and discover the secrets of healthy aging. Grades 3+
Engineer It!http://www.omsi.edu/visit/physics/engineerit/The online guide devoted to basic engineering principles with cool activities and online games. Grades 3+
Experiencing Chemistry
http://www.omsi.edu/visit/chemistry/unit.cfm?UnitCurrentKey=1
Online chemistry resource and experiments for students. Grades 4+
Eyes on Earth
http://www.omsi.edu/visit/earth/eyesonearth/Check out satellite images from NASA's Earth Observing System. Includes an Educator's Guide with lots of great classroom activities on satellite technology and imagery (requires QuickTime plug-in). Grades 6-8
Hanford at the Half Life Radiation Calculator
http://www.omsi.edu/explore/online.cfm#radiationcalculatorEstimate your annual radiation dose with an online version of the Radiation Calculator from OMSI's Hanford at the Half Life exhibit. (Note: This activity requires the free, Macromedia Flash Player.) Grades 6+
Water Works
http://www.omsi.edu/visit/physics/ww/Explore the science and engineering behind water fountains at home or in the classroom with Water Works. The website has loads of fun and fascinating online activities, as well as helpful curriculum resources. Grades 4+
What's Your EQ?
http://www.omsi.edu/teachers/psd/2002/eq/Did you ever wonder how much energy your house uses each year? Now you can calculate your EQ (or energy quotient) online and determine how many kilowatt-hours you use! Grades 3+
Measure 4 Measure
http://www.wolinskyweb.net/measure.htm#science
A complete list of online calculators and converters. Grades 3-12
The Physics Classroom
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/
An online physics tutorial written for high school physics students. Grades 9-12
I Know That Science Games
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=L2_Science
Science Basic Skills and Games http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/science.html
More Science Resources
PowerPoint Resources
Grade 6-12 Science Interactive Resources
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
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