Welcome to site for learning
Astronomy
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Windows to the Universe
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STARS - NASA
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StarDate Online - Moon Phase Calendar
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Ask An Astronomer - on Video
Eclipses
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(1) ASK You Tube - What Causes an Eclipse of the Moon?
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(2) ASK You Tube - Why are Solar Eclipses Only Visible in Some Places
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(3) NASA Lunar Eclipses and Solar Eclipses
easier reading level
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(4) On the Nature of Eclipses (Umbra and Penumbra)
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(5) Solar and Lunar Eclipses QUIZ
Can you find the mistake? (An answer they will say is wrong but it's right)
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Physics Girl - What's the difference between a solar and lunar eclipse? VIDEO
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What Causes a Solar Eclipse (short) TedEd VIDEO
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What is a Solar Eclipse? VIDEO
Solar Eclipse 2024
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Nationall Eclipse Map
Provides start time and duration for Totality
Moon Phases
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ASK Why Does the Moon Look Like It Changes?
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Location Selection for Sunrise Sunset Calendar
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Mr. Parr Moon Phases Song
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Moon - video of all sides
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Phases of Moon Interactive
MUST USE SAFARI Link may not work - not sure why
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***Lunar Phases Interactive
Helps you to see where moon would be in the sky during different times in the lunar cycle.
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Khan Animate: Phases of the moon
Allows you to move the moon or a dot representing a person on Earth.
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WGBH Lunar Phases
NEW AND IMPROVED SIMULATION - Flash problem solved!
Seasons
TEST Review Quizes
Tides
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1 Pre assessment - Tides
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2 Does The Moon Really Control the Tides? VIDEO
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3 Ocean Tides at the Bay of Fundy VIDEO
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4 Reading and practice - Tides
See if you can identify the mistake on this quiz. NOTE the question number.
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5 Tide - Physics
This goes deeper
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Tide Charts - Maine
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Weird Places: The Bay of Fundy VIDEO
This goes a bit deeper into the topic.
Moon Phases Write-up 2020
Climate and Environment
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Water Use Survey
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Global Glacier Retreat
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Antarctic Ice Shelf Collapse Blamed on More Than Climate Change
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WHOI: Oceanus: Melting Ice Threatens Polar Bears Survival
ESA 3 - Water Cycle
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1 - Water Cycle Quiz
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2 - Water Cycle Review
Use this review if you didn't meet the target score on the quiz
ESA 4 - Weather and Climate
Earth Science
Earthquakes
Geology - Rock Cycle
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Earth Floor: Cycles (Rock)
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PH - Rock Cycle
Matches your textbook
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Interactives - Rock Cycle
QUIZ yourself here!
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One Geology for KIDS (very basic!!!)
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An Abecedary of Rocks (AMC)
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Sedimentary Rock Cycle Dance
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Sedimentary Rock Song
Heat Transfer
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How Atoms and Molecules are affected by heat
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Convection, conduction, and radiation
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Chem4Kids.com: Matter
Learn about matter and its states here
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Thermal Energy Transfer
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Heat Transfer - videos - need earbuds
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Khan - Thermal Conduction, Convection, and Radiation (More detail)
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Misconceptions About Heat
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Convection, Conduction, Radiation - YouTube
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Radiation, Conduction, Convection Song (ParrMr)
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Rap Radiation, Conduction, Convention Song
Mineral Identification
Oceanography
Plate Tectonics Learning Quest Links
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1.3 Dynamic Earth - Plate Tectonics
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1.3 PBS People and Discoveries (Wegener)
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1.4 Bill Nye Sea-floor Spreading
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1.4 National Geographic Sea-floor spreading (movie)
Make sure to click on the movie found below
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1.4 Magnetic Striping and Sea-floor Spreading (Movie)
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1.4 PBS People and Discoveries (Hess)
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1.5 (1) Dynamic Earth Plates and Boundaries
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1.5 (2) Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker
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ALL USGS This Dynamic Earth
Scientific Process - Understanding Earth
Sea-Floor Spreading
Laker Time
Laptop - Computer
Research - Evaluating Web Sites
Typing Instruction
Life Science
Adopt a Branch
Biomes - Resources for Research
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KDE World Biomes
Find out about animals here
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Mission: Biomes NASA
Quick source for basic facts
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The World's Biomes (more depth)
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Biomes Our Earth's Major Life Zones - VIDEO
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What's the difference between a biome and a ecosystem?
Human Body
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Dislocation - MayoClinic.com
Basic info on dislocations
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Medical Encyclopedia: Dislocation
Nature Around Us
Where We Live
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US Night Image
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Density and Dispersion patterns
Quick introduction to vocabulary
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
Maine Geology
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Maine Geological Survey - Home Page
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Maine GS for Educators and Students
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Virtual Tour of Bedrock
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Surficial Geologic History of Maine MGS
Acadia National Park - GEOLOGY
Franklin/Oxford County Geology FIELD TRIPS
Physical Science
Chemistry
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Periodic Table of Haiku
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Acids and Bases
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Chem4Kids - Reactions
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Water Tutorial - Solubility
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Endo/Exo thermic explained
Elements, Molecules, Compounds, Mixtures, and Solutions
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Junior Chemistry
Source of some fun review quizes
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Molecules, Mixtures and Compounds
Written explanations
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Elements, Mixtures, and Compounds
This site has some helpful pictures
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Elements, Molecules, Compounds, and Mixtures
COOL Prezi that covers these important definitions
Videos for Labs
States of Matter
American Chemical Society - Multimedia Resources
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Matter - Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Multimedia Resources for units
Periodic Table
Force and Motion
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Skateboard Science
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Relative Motion, Speed, Velocitiy and Acceleration
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Stopwatch -count down clock
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Identifying Action and Reaction Force Pairs
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Laws of Sir Isaac Newton - Lego Movie
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3rd Law - scooters
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3rd Law - Launching Pad
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3rd Law - Cannon
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3rd Law - Action Reaction Pairs - explained
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Bill Nye Explains Newton's 3rd Law
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Newton's 3 Laws with a Bicycle (explained)
Planning Investigations
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Independent vs. Dependent Variables
QUIZ to check your understanding
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Scientific Method Problem Solving (MS)
Pre/Post Quiz to check understanding
Writing Help
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How to write a Five Paragraph Essay
A quick guide to the 5 paragraph essay
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Purdue OWL: MLA Formatting and Style Guide
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MLA Formatting - Embedded Citations