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McGavock High School Physical Science

7th grade science

asexual/sexual reproduction

Sexual Reproduction- Flowering Plants

Flower Parts Information
Easy reading information on flower parts
Interactive Quiz
Read about flower reproductive structures and test your knowledge at the end with the interactive quiz.
Short Video Clip
Intro to Reproduction in Plants
Short Video Clip
Pollination in Plants
Game and Quiz
Scroll to bottom of screen for quiz and extra reading.
Draw your own Flower
Draw and label the parts of the flower over and over until you know them!
Drag and Drop
Label the parts of the flower
Video and Quiz
Watch the video. Take the quiz.

Human Body Systems

Body Systems
Find the Organs
Game--Help him find his organs.
Human Body Systems
Fill in the blank. Gives answers.
Human Body Systems
Practice test questions
Anatomy Games
Very long list of activities, games, review for various science concepts.
Amoeba Sisters
Video on the human body systems
Human body systems videos
Individual clips for each body system
Introduction to body systems
Digestive system
Video and quiz
Amoeba Sisters Updated Version
Video covering human body systems
Respiratory system
Video and quiz
Nervous system
Video and quiz
Circulatory system
Video and quiz
Lymphatic and Immune Systems
Video and quiz
Skeletal System
Video and quiz
Integumentary System
Video and quiz
Urinary (Excretory) System
Video and quiz

Cells

Plate Tectonics

Volcano Guide Resources

Diffusion and Osmosis

Mesoamerica Civilizations

Physical Science

Photosynthesis and Respiration

December 2012 Mid-Term Exam Review

Rock Cycle

Scientific Method

Levels of Organization

Punnett Square Practice

Furry Family
Bunny rabbit babies
Make an Imaginary Animal
Glencoe Virtual Lab
How can Punnett squares help predict the traits of offsping?
Flies
Practice Questions
Shoot basketball if question is answered correctly.
Dragons
Video explanation and practice with Punnett squares
Flowers
Interactive Punnett Square about Hairline
Has percentages of offspring....good review
Mendel's Pea Plants
Great site for better understanding of Punnett squares, phenotype, genotype, and ratios.

Simple Machines

Edheads-Simple Machines
Look through areas of the home to locate and identify simple machines.
Simple Machines- Games
Games that review simple machines
Build a Robot
Build a robot using simple machines.
Rube Goldberg Machine
Help build a Rube Goldberg Machine
Identify the Simple Machine
Brainpop Game
Bill Nye
Simple Machines

Adopt- an- Element

Metric Measurement and Metric Conversions

Measurement and Conversion Practice
This link provides many sites for online practice of measurement and conversions.

Independent/Dependent Variables and Controls

Newton's Laws of Motion

Newton's Laws of Motion Powerpoint
Interactive Explanation of the laws of motion
Newton's voice is mumbled, but this gives good examples of each of the three laws of motion
Newton's Laws of Motion
Includes forces, speed, acceleration, mass and inertia
See if you can win 1 million dollars!!
Rags to Riches: reviewing laws of motion
Laws of motion tutorial
Brainpop video
Newton's Laws of Motion

Blood Diamonds

Amnesty USA
This is a companion curriculum to the movie Blood Diamonds, but might have some insightful and useful information.
Conflict Diamonds
This is a teacher lesson plan, but has links throughout to articles and websites that may be useful.
How to Avoid Buying Conflict Diamonds
article
Diamond Facts
website
Brillant Earth
Discusses violence, labor, environment, etc.
Global Witness
Information on other conflict minerals, blood timber and section on Kimberly Process
Diamond Statistics
Statistical information on global diamond industry
Billion Dollar Diamond Business
News article about the business of diamonds from mining to retail.