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Sites for students to use ALL year
QUIA
Play games to reinforce your basic understanding of key terms and concepts
Your Textbook Resources online!
DICTION Dictionary (how to say terms)
Search (use the advanced feature to search under any reading level)
Graphs!
GIZMOS
Use search to find
POWERSCHOOL
Assignments, Grades, and Class Information!
New Schoolnotes.com
Homework for the Week (scroll when site opens)
Learning Style Questions
Complete the short questions and then print the graph on the last page!
Learning Style Inventory
This is to print for students who cannot get online!
SOL Practice
Grade 8: Science (2003 released items)
Jefferson Labs: SOL Testing
Interactive SOL Practice
science, math, english...
SOL Review
7th grade core subjects
ALL YEAR: Scientific Method
Who is SUE?
Mass and Using a Triple-beam Balance
Interactive Scientific Method Computer Lab
Interactive Quiz #1
Interactive Quiz #2
Test your understanding of the Scientific Method
(key term application)
Flashcards
(controlled variable = constant)
Review Games
problem: identifies "controlled variable" as a constant
2nd list
Scientific Method
Brain Pop
Variable Song
youtube (iv, dv, and constants)
The Scientific Method Song
youtube
SCIENCE FAIR
Project Ideas
(make sure you only choose one which fits the guidelines sent home)
Science News for Kids
Science Fair Info
Sciende Fair masters
Science Buddies
(use project guidelines sent home to help you select a project)
Project Ideas
Remember to refer to our guidelines
Best Science Projects
(use project guidelines sent home to help you select a project)
Broadcom Masters
Science Fair Competition
Getting Started!
Many great sites to help you get started!
Science Fair IDEAS!!!
Science Fair Site
Scroll to the table with science fair categories--several of these fit our requirements! Use the other links to help you underst
UNIT I: 1st 9 Weeks
ECOLOGY
Summarizes levels in ecosystem
Food Web Animation
Youtube basic summary
Ecology
1. Brain Pop Food Chain Movie
2. Food Chain Information and links
3. Build a Food Chain
Two Food Chains to make after short reading
4. Make these 3 FOOD WEBS
5. Create a Food Web
scroll to the link near the end
or 5. Create an Ocean Food Web: Scroll to the bottom and click on the link
6.
Food Web Crossword Puzzle
Be sure to ask before you print!
Treasure Hunt: Three Major Land Biomes
Anartic Food Web Information (use for challenge worksheet)
Antartic Self Test (take after completing the above)
Exploring POPULATIONS
What's it like where you live?
Water Cycle Tour
Nitrogen Cycle Introduction
Bill Botantist
BIOMES
Quick Practice: Food Chain and related terms
EXPLORING CYCLES: Water Cycle
EXPLORING CYCLES: Carbon and Oxygen Cycle
EXPLORING CYCLES: 1st Nitrogen Cycle
Windows to the Universe
EXPLORING CYCLES: 2nd Nitrogen Cycle Animation
Old site: Nitrogen Cycle
no longer has cycle
Biomes/Descent with Modification Review
Viruses, Bacteria, and Food Web Review
Caribou Migration
Create and Print a Cartoon
Changes in Ecosystems
Relationships and Changes: Book has audio; simple text explains KEY vocabulary for our Ecology Unit
Carbon Cycle Game
Food Chains, Food Webs, and Energy Flow
short quiz
Image Map of the Nitrogen Cycle
Games from our Electronic Field Trip!
(March 1, 2011)
What eats...?
type in an animal and find what eats it and what it eats!
Biome First
Biome site created by students!
The Exchange of Gasses
Simple animation of Carbon Dioxide/Oxygen Cycle
ECOLOGY
Basic Summary of organization
Symbiosis
Black Rhino
Many Animals in Symbiotic Relationships
Yucca
Common names: silverfish and firebrats
Order: Thysanura
Birds
Another Bird and ...
Symbiosis
Three Types
Symbiotic Relationships
You can use the links; also, scroll to see other relationships
Symbiosis Again!
SYMBIOSIS
youtube rap
UNIT II: 2nd 9 Weeks
Cell Cycles with Mitosis and Meiosis
#1
Cells Alive: The Cell Cycle
#2
Simple Animation of Mitosis (w/o names)
#3
Cell Cycle
Matching Game
#4
Mitosis
Self-quiz
#5
Control of the CELL CYCLE
Interactive Game
Cytokinesis
Click on the errors in the paragraph to edit it correctly!
MITOSIS: Onion Tip Activity
Mitosis in a sand dollar
real time movie (won't play yet)
Quia practice 2009-2010
Genetics Introduction
MITOSIS vs. MEIOSIS (NOVA)
Interactive Practice: Mitosis and Meiosis
error in playing 2010
Simple Animation of Meiosis (w/o names)
Narrated Meiosis Animation
Mitosis and Meiosis E-Lab
HIgh School Level
Quiz ON MITOSIS only from the E-lab above
Identify the phase of each real cell
Meiosis in detail
With real pictures also
Mitosis and Meiosis side by side
Narrated Animation
Meiosis Simplified
Easy explanations
The Cell Cycle of Body Cells JEOPARDY
Play this to check basic understanding
Links
I need to check out the links....2011-12
Mitosis is a part of Cell Division Song
youtube (written by student, played by teacher, & sung by class)
Just What Do You Know?
10 question MC quiz over key concepts in our study of genetics!
WEBQUEST Introduction to Life
Robert Hooke
Pasteur's Experiment
Animation showing the experiment with the flasks
Cell Theory
The Compound Microscope
Spontaneous Generation
Powerpoint that has A LOT of the needed Information!
Characteristics that define LIFE and the Needs
Average Life Span of Animals
Characteristics of Life
Which characteristics are missing on the video? What characteristic is new (not from notes)?
Needs of Life Video Animation
Reinforces key concepts and terms (youtube)
Cell Theory Song
Cellular Organization (Cells --> Tissues --> O
Levels of Organization
Organize It!
Cell Division Animation
youtube
CELLS
The Mixed up Cells...
CELLS ALIVE: Exploring Cell Organelles
Cell-ebration!
Biology4kids Cell Structures
Cell Structure and Function
Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes; Plant Cell vs. Animal Cell
Looking at Onion Cells
What structure does this site name that we did
NOT
label and discuss in our onion lab?
Cells and Microscopes
Sites
The Cell and Its Organelles
Interactive Game
Cell Hangman
Cell Unscramble
Quia Practice on Cells
Do the games in the order listed!
Review Games for Cells
(small question bank)
Cell Rap
Cell Song
Tim and Moby
Cells are like FACTORIES; NEED headphones
Inside a Cell
Best part: switch to a
plant cell
!
Cells, Cells, Cells, Cells, song...
The Building Blocks of Life
Cell Processes
Cellular Transport
Osmosis: Diffusion of Water throuch Cell Membrane
Short video showing osmosis in carrot cells
So, What is Diffusion? Osmosis?
Real life examples of both (video with sound)
Animation of Passive Transport
Simple Diffusion, Facilitated Diffusion, and Osmosis
Animation of Active Transport
Click on Active Transport
Animation of Phagocytosis
What type of transport is phagocytosis?
Osmosis of Water out of cells (plasmolysis)
Read the descriptions around the pictures of the plant cells!
How Diffusion Works
Show in class to help clarify (volume)
How Osmosis Works
Show in class (stop before end as does ionic...etc; volume)
One Example of How Active Transport Works
This goes into more detail then we need to know...show beginning and the stop or turn off volume
Chemical Reactions
Photosynthesis and Respiration Explained
Photosynthesis
Click on Introduction and Concept 1 only
Every Plant can do this fundamental process...PHOTOSYNTHESIS!
youtube song
Photosynthesis Summarized
(youtube)
Amazing Animation of PHOTOSYNTHESIS
(youtube)
Chemical Compounds
Understanding the compounds used in photosynthesis
Respiration releases ATP
youtube student created rap
Webquest Review of Cell Processes
#1 Diffusion Made Simple
#2 Passive Transport: Diffusion
Remember to go to next site when heading changes on paper
#2 Passive Transport: Diffusion/Osmosis
#3 Active Transport
#4 Photosynthesis: Introduction
#4 Photosynthesis and Respiration
Website made by middle school studnet!
#2: Osmosis
New site to understand osmosis; use if needed for #2
BENCHMARK II: Review and Reinforcement
The Cell is like a City
youtube
Photosynthesis Equation
Explained simply (youtube)
Egg-citing Egg-speriment
youtube (1 hr in syrup and 1 hr in water)
Cells
Basic Information (youtube)
Matching Game on Cells
Introduction: Organization and Theory
Matching game on Cell Theory
Cell Structures
Matching Game
Plant Cell or Animal Cell?
Matching game
UNIT III: 3rd 9 Weeks
Heredity
The Discovery of DNA
Timeline of DNA Discovery
#1
DNA Replication Animation 2008
#2
Build a DNA Molecule
(replication)
#3
Replication (use earphones)
Copying the Code; putting it together; Replication
#4
DNA: The Double Helix
Interactive practice of replication
DNA Replication
simplified
DNA Overview
Ethic Delimmas at the end
Human Genome
KARYOTYPE ACTIVITY
Designer Genes (from our lab on Friday)
site is down for construction
Color Blindness Problem Set: Creating a Pedigree
Genetics of Eye Color
Select eye color for parents and produce several offspring!
Heredity Quiz
Tour the Basics
Great Review Site
Quia: GENETICS
Review and Reinforcement
Click and Clone
The Gene Machine
Use your phenotype and the phenotypes of your parents to determine your genotype!
Using DNA to solve a mystery
Recovering the Romanovas (Anatasia)
Gene Therapy
It takes a lickin'
Create a DNA Fingerprint to solve a crime!
Quia practice
Genetics I, list 2
Acquired or Inherited Traits
scroll down past the reading to the questions; I disagree w/ one -- do you know which one?
Explore More: Genetic Engineering
Site for Webquest FINISH THIS TODAY 01/17/2011!!!
Space Doctor
Brain Pop (free movie and related activities)
Review of DNA
Punnett Squares Explained With Audio
Mendel's experiments animated
More Genetics
animated practice
Drag and Drop Genetics
Punnett Square Practice
Punnett Square
Working out Punnett Square Examplets
Try the first three Monohybrid examples only
Genetics Introduction of several key concepts
Created by a student (youtube)
Punnett Squares (some errors in examples...but very simplified basics)
youtube animated video
DNA Replication Cartoon (more info than we teach)
Youtube--created by high school students
DNA Fingerprinting: Who Dun It?
Interactive Mystery!
What are genes?
Simple animation explaining basics of genes
What is phenotype?
You tube explanation of Punnett Squares
Use after learning as review--uses A LOT of the vocabulary words!
Classification
Taxonomy: Lubey
(Not working)
The Six Kingdoms of Life
The Six Kingdoms (2008)
Classifying Critters
Basic Taxonomic Categories (scroll to this heading)
(Not working)
Classification, Viruses, and Bacteria Review
Classification Review
What is the Key to Classification?
Classifying Life
Interactive Activity
A Touch of Class
Interactive game; simple practice classifying
Quia Games 1
Reinforcement
Animal Classification
Youtube
Classification Song
youtube
Scientific Names
quick introduction
Viruses and Bacteria
Microbiology at Cellsalive
Mr. Carl's E-class: BACTERIA
Mr. Carl's E-class: VIRUSES
Alexander Fleming
Watch Penicillin interfer with E. coli Fission
Infection Detection Protection
Discovery,Chance, and the Scientific Method
Virology Time Machine
MALARIA
POLIO
LEPROSY
Bacteria
VACCINES
Infectious Facts
Bacteria and Virus Interactive Quiz
Classification, Viruses, and Bacteria Review
Viruses, Bacteria, and Food Web Review
Bacteria Quiz
The Reconstructioners Solve Medical Mysteries
futuristic game
Microbe Zoo
BENCHMARK III REVIEW
Quia Practice
Play all Rags to Riches until you LEARN ALL!
Jefferson Labs
20, Science 8, All Years, Scientific Investigation, Random
Punnett Squares
Stop when the highschool material begins
Brainpop
Genetics DNA Rap
youtube created by high school students
Genetics Rap
made by middle school teacher
Mendel (youtube)
Biodiversity
youtube
UNIT IV: 4th 9 Weeks
Protists
Mr. Carl's E-class: PROTISTS
The Smallest Page on the Web!
More about Protists
Great Pictures of Different Protists
Intersting Facts and GREAT PICTURES of Amoeba
Short clip of Euglena (ends showing
Amoeba Movement
Protist and Fungi Interactive Quiz
Phytoplankton Images (use to complete the 8 questions)
Protists and Fungi Test
A Virtual Pond Dip
Classify the organisms!
Fungus
Fun Facts about FUNGI
Great Fungus Information!
Protist and Fungus Review
Protists and Fungi Test
Protist and Funig Interactive Crossword
Unit Test Review
Protist and Fungi
Multiple Choice Quiz
Quia Games
Review of Protists and Fungi
Fungi Interactive Questions
See what you know...
The Fungi Kingdom
Fungus "Quiz"
PRACTICE
Kingdom Fungi Webquest
Fungi Practice Quiz
Plants
TREE RINGS
Read this and complete the worksheet
Dr. Douglas Fir
Tree Ring Activity
Using a Dichotomous Key
Tree Identification
Photosynthesis Game
Photosynthesis Animation
How do guard cells function?
1 Helping Plants Grow
Basic Info (use before activity and quiz below)
2 Activity Helping Plants Grow
3 Quiz: Helping Plants Grow
Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant (specific flower parts)
Info, Activity, and Quiz available like the three above
Plant Quiz
?
Plants and Animals
Biology sites
QUIA GAMES
Tree Identification
Trees in VA (paired key) June 2009
Gymnosperm or Angiosperm?
Quick check to identify the 6 trees!
Understanding Roots
Fibrous vs. Taproot information
Different Types of Roots
After reading the passage, try the game to identify the veggies!
"C" is for Conifers
youtube song
Animals
Animal Kingdom Phyla
The Nine Phyla of the Animal Kingdom
Exploring Life in Coral Reefs and near Deep Sea Vents
Can you classify these Animals? (try this BEFORE we begin our study and the AFTER we finish)
Safari Hunt to Review Animals
Use to Review the Different Animal Phyla
Sponges, Cnidarians, and Worm Quiz (+symmetry)
Sponge Quiz: Try this to review
Cnidarian Quiz: Try this out for review (Coelenterates is the old name for the Phylum Cnidaria)
Flatworm Quiz: Try this to review
Round Worm Quiz: Try this to review
Segmented Worm Quiz: Try this to review
The Autobiography of Squirm' Herman the Worm
Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection
Reassemble a Red Squirrel Skeleton
Complex Animal Review Crossword (interactive)
Complex Invertebrate Quiz
Mollusks, Arthropods, and Echinoderms
Detective Game to Review Invertebrates
Vertebrate Quiz I
Ch. 12: Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles
Vertebrate Quiz II
Ch. 13: Birds and Mammels
Study a Hydra
Reading and links of photos
BONUS Frog Project
You only need to do part II (Frogs/Toads should be Virginia or East Coast Frogs)
Plants and Animals
Biology Sites
Virtual Dissections!
Kingdom Animalia Quia games
Frog Dissection
Word Meanings
English Words derived from LATIN and GREEK
FIND Latin and Greek word part meanings!
Table of Some Meanings
Answers.com (dictionary will give latin and greek meanings)
American Sign Language
Learn American Sign Language
Animal Project Search Sites
Animals by Classification
A to Z Index on Animals
Nature Serve Explorer
Species Found in the USA and Canada only
Kids Planet
Click on "Get the Facts" this will have many animals--(wolves have their own site)
site Nick found
Zip Code Zoo
Classification of Organisms
Animal Diversity
Classification of Animals
Spontaneous Generation
and Recipe for Bees quick site
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