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Force, motion, and energy

SOL5.4 Electricity

SOL5.2 and 5.3 Force, Motion and Energy

Energy Quiz
Roller Coaster Maker
Forces
Friction
Bill Nye Energy video
Energy Millionaire
Energy Battleship
Friction Quiz
Hoover Dam Generators
Changing energy.
Sid the Science Kid-Fun with friction
Force and Motion short video
Friction
Friction Ramp
Friction (using a car)
Different Forms of Energy Video (4min)
Bill Nye The Science Guy S5E20 - Motion (23:17)
Story of Kinetic and Potential Energy
This video is 3:55 long.
Discussion of Kinetic and Potential Energy using rollercoasters
Different types of energy
This video is 2:43.

SOL 5.5 sound

Changing Pitch
Wine Glass and pots and pans Music-Happy
Sound Millionaire
Echolocation Video
Whale Song
High Frequency Hearing Test Video
Talking Guitar-Peter Frampton
Bell in a Vacuum video
Sound in a vacuum
Sound in a solid, liquid, and gas Video
Pitch and Frequency Video
Sound Wave Experimentation video
Amazing Sound and water experiment video
Sound demonstration
Transmission of sound Video
Bill Nye Clip-sound travels in waves
Echolocation Song
How to teach sound & pitch (6:39)
Waterfall game (SOL5.2 Sound)
The goal of this game is to enter all your answers as fast as possible. Your score is based on the flashcard that takes the long
What if humans had SONAR? (4:00)
Woodwind Instruments (7:27)
Brass Instruments (7:58)
Strings(8:16)
Ms.Percussion tree: The children's music workshop (7:16)
Hearing Test HD (5:59)
Listen to various frequencies from very low to very high. Notice at what frequency you can hear and what frequency you stop hear
Hearing range of frequencies(2:03)
Do Animals have better hearing than humans(2:55)
Julius Sumner Miller: Lesson 32 - Sound Waves - Sources of Sound - Pitch and Frequency (14:00)
The Magic School Bus S01E08 - In the Haunted House (Sound)
Ocean Animal sounds of dolphins underwater (1:08)
Wine glass music Sugar Plum Fairy by Tchaikovsky
Bill Nye The Science Guy S1E12 - Sound (23:04)
Sound properties:Amplitude, Frequency, Period, Wavelength (5:15)
Speed of sound (3:44)
What is sound (3:57)
What is sound: Dr. Binocs show (3:53)
Transverse vs compression waves (3:54)
Sound behavior part 1 (3:20)
How sonar works (3:21)
What is sound by House of sound (7:11)
How sound travels through different media (4:11)
Sound: Wavelength, Frequency and Amplitude (5:48)
iphone 4 inside a guitar oscillation! VERY GOOD! (2:45)
Seeing guitar strings vibrate (song is Nothing Else Matters) (4:49)
How do animals hear (1:58)
Top 10 Animals With Amazing Hearing (2:13)
Scientists see ocean floor via SONAR (5:11)
Virtual Oscilloscope
Make loud/soft noises and high pitch/low pitch noises and freeze it to see the wavelengths.

SOL5.6 Light

Electromagnetic Spectrum
Infrared Zoo
Light Sound Matching Game
Light Crossword Puzzle
Jeopardy Game Light
Battleship Game-Light
Light and Color Song (3:46)
Mirrors and Light Song
Light and Color Bill Nye Video
Translucent, transparent, and opaque (4:56)
Transparent, translucent, and opaque experiment (4:37)
Magic School Bus makes a rainbow
Brainpop-What is light
Electromagnetic spectrum
Brainpop Light
BrainPop Rainbows
Reflection and refraction (8:21)
Shows how different densities of liquids impact the bending of light.
Light Waves, visible and invisible (5:57)
Photons of Light
Visible Spectrum of Light (2:19)
Visible Spectrum (4:07)
Visible Light on the Electromagnetic Spectrum (3:05)
Transverse Waves (4:29)
Refraction: why glass prisms bend and separate light (2:34)
How a Prism Works to Make Rainbow Colors(2:44)
When light hits an object - reflect transmit absorb (2:26)
Reflection and Refraction of light - Introduction for kids (6:17)
Light Absorption, Reflection, and Transmission (4:54)
Refraction of Light (11:19)
Once the video hits 2:17, you can skip it ahead to 3:40.
Bending Light Simulation
Fun Light Experiments (3:11)
Amazing Water Refraction (4:57)
Bill Nye The Science Guy S1E16 - Light and Color (23:00)
What is the electromagnetic spectrum (2:12)
The Science of Light and Color for kids (4:37)
Great video explaining reflection, refraction, transmit, and absorbing of light (5:36)

SOL4.1, 5.1scientific investigation

SOL5.7 Matter

3 states of matter video (4:34)
Matter chatter song (3:14)
Physical Science for Children Video about the Properties of Matter (20:25)
This is a good video getting more in depth about the properties of solids, liquids, and gases.
The Effect of Temperature on the Solubility of Gases (3:14)
Changes in the States of Matter (3:51)
Effect of Temperature on 3 states of matter (2:00)
There is no sound for this video.
Grade 5 Matter Part 1 video (11:10)
Grade 5 part 2 (8:01)
Atoms and Molecules (6:05)
Great explanation of atoms and molecules.
Elements and Compounds (7:21)
Understanding atoms, elements, and molecules (9:39)
Bill Nye S05E08: atoms and Molecules (28:05)
Bill Nye S01E08: Phases of Matter (19:12)
The New periodic Table Song (2:53)
This gives a lot of examples of the elements while singing the Periodic Table song to a catchy tune.
First 20 elements on the Periodic Table of Elements
Atoms, Molecules, Elements, and Compounds (9:18)
12 Layer Liquid Density(5:31)
10 Amazing Science tricks using liquids (6:29)
The science of macaroni salad: What's in a mixture?
The great picnic mix-up (4:10)
Info on mixtures and solutions.
Separating mixtures and solutions (7:05)
Chemical and physical changes in everyday life (3:05)
Chemical and Physical Changes with Mark and Molly (3:18)
Chemical Changes VS Physical Changes (3:43)
Physical vs Chemical changes (7:40)
Mixtures and solutions (3:52)
BBC Atoms, Elements, and their properties
Great short clip showing how matter is made up of atoms.
Elements, compounds, and mixtures
Is it an element, compound, or mixture?
Mixtures, solutions, compounds, and Elements Rags to Riches
States of matter game
Separating the mixtures Game
Strange Matter
Mixtures and Solutions video (23:14)
Simple explanation of atoms, elements, compounds, and mixtures using legos (5:05)
Interactive periodic table of elements
This is just to play around with and learn a little bit more about the periodic table of elements.
Whats all the matter? Atoms and Molecules (4:35)
Great examples used so you better understand the difference between molecules and atoms.
What is nanotechnology? (4:41)
Power of Nanotechnology-Mind Blowing footage (9:27)
Particulate Nature of Matter and Changes of State(4:19)
Changes in the State of Matter - Science Experiments - Solid to Liquid, Liquid to Gas, Gas to Liquid(3:51)
Sublimation of Iodine - solid to gas // Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany(2:37)(
Dry Ice Fun (3:45)
Sublimation - Why do mothballs disappear over time? (1:29)
Cool Matter review site

SOL4.6 Sun, Moon, Earth

SOL4.8 Seasons
Reminder: Pluto is a dwarf planet.
SOL4.8 Flashcards
Match the terms and the definitions.
SOL4.8
Movement of Earth, and the moon around the sun.
SOL 4.8 YouTube -- "The Earth, Moon and Sun System" (3:59)
A video about the relative positions of the Earth Moon and Sun
SOL 4.8 Earth's Orbit and Daylight
SOL 4.8 -- StudyJams: A Day on Earth
SOL 4.8 -- StudyJams: The Moon
SOL 4.8 YouTube -- Eclipses -How & Why-Education Video (4:24)
Not an important part of the SOL, but it is interesting to watch.
SOL4.8 Eclipses
SOL 4.8 Moon Phases Animation with Eclipses
All About the Lunar Eclipse (1:46)
The Universe: The Phases of the Moon | History (3:15)
Interesting Moon Links
Outer Space: "Time to Shine," The Moon Song by StoryBots (1:58)
Outer Space: "I'm So Hot," The Sun Song by StoryBots (1:59)
Mr. Lee - Phases of the Moon rap (3:42)
Sun, Moon, and Earth Activities
Great links
Apollo 11 40th Anniversary (4:51)
A video edit commemorating the 40th anniversary of the first walk on the moon. The lift off was July 16, 1969. The moon landing
SOL 4.8e -- Brainpop Galileo
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Copernicus - Mini Biography (2:41)
Apollo Missions to the Moon
Apollo Missions Data
SOL4.8 Seasons
Recommended by the VDOE.
Outer Space: "A Beautiful, Beautiful World," The Earth Song by StoryBots (1:56)
Earth's Tilt and the Seasons (0.33)
Good explanation
Bill Nye explains Seasons (4:45)
How Seasons Work (0:58)
Moon Phases Song (3:41)
Flocabulary - Moon Phases (4:46)
Nye and baseball moon phase (2:47)
Galileo Sun-Centered System (5:06)
Moon Phases Challenge
Great review for the moon phases.
Bill Nye The Science Guy S2E13 - The Sun (22:55)
Bill Nye The Science Guy S1E11 - The Moon (22:59)
Bill Nye The Science Guy S1E15 - Earth's Seasons (22:58)
Bill Nye The Science Guy S1E19 - Outer Space (22:56)
Exploring Our Solar System: Planets and Space for Kids - FreeSchool (11:54)
The Solar System Song/The Solar System/Planet Song/Planet song Compilation (39:22)
Moon vs Earth vs sun size comparison (38sec)

SOL4.5 The Planets

Outer Space: "We are the Planets," The Solar System Song by StoryBots (1:58)
History of the Universe in a nutshell: Aristotle, Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler (0:55)
Info on the Early Astronomers
The Planets (in our Solar System) (2:13)
The Solar System Song (4:21)
SOL 4.7a Solar System -- Planets
Great planet characteristics site. Need to do with notes because there is no answer key.
Brainpop-Planets
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Outer Space: "We are the Planets," The Solar System Song by StoryBots (1:58)
Planet Rock (Lyric video) (3:23)
Planet Rap 2011 (4:11)
Just how big is space?
Behold, Pluto as you've never seen it before (1:08)
Interactive Solar System
Bill Nye the Science Guy Planets (1:21)
Bill Nye The Science Guy S03E01 Planets & Moons (19:47)
We Are the Planets (with Lyrics) (1:39)
10 Strangest Planets In Space (12:24)
Not on the SOL test but it is interesting.

SOL4.1 and SOL5.1 Scientific Investigations

I want to sing about science (3:13)
Scientific Investigations and Scientific Practices (9:44)
Scientific Variables (8:24)
Quia-Science SOL 4.1 and 5.1 Scientific Method
Crime Scene: The Case of the Barefoot Burglar
Quia-Scientific Method
Scientific Investigation (4:20)
Scientific Investigations Flashcard Games
5th Grade SOL 4.1/5.1 Scientific Method
Scientific Method 1
Scientific Method 2
Quia-Nature of Science - Scientific Method
This is a matching game.
Mr. Lee - Scientific Method song (4:00)
The Scientific Method Rap (3:07)
The Big Bang Theory Scientific Method Clip Season 6 Episode 5 (0:53)
Water Critter Dichotomous Key site
Fish Identification Dichotomous Key
Dichotomous Key On Norns
Interactive: Identify the Independent and Dependent Variables with the MythBusters
You will have to click on links in the top right corner of the video to watch the experiment and then go back to this original v

SOL5.8 Rocks

3 Types of Rocks: Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary (5:47)
Types of Rocks (3:53)
Be a Rock Detective (4:22)
Rock Identification Lab (5:49)
Classifying Rocks (4:44)
Identifying Igneous Rocks -- Earth Rocks! (20:16)
Identifying Metamorphic Rocks -- Earth Rocks!! (14:17)
Identifying Sedimentary Rocks -- Earth Rocks! (15:00)
Types of Rocks Song (2:58)
Rock Forms song (3:22)
12 Unbelievable Fossil Discoveries (8:19)
Erosion and Weathering for Kids -Causes and Differences (5:02)
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Chant (1:07)
Break, move, drop. Break, move, drop. All of these processes happen to a rock. (repeat)
Erosion and Soil (7:35)
Jared explains why erosion occurs more slowly when soil is paired with leaf debris or plants.
Weathering and Erosion: Crash Course Kids (4:05)
In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina gives us a real world example of how the Hydrosphere and Geosphere affect each oth
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Experiment | Geology | The Good and the Beautiful(
Video of stream deposition animation for viewing.
weathering erosion and deposition (6:22)
This is an Earth Science tutorial video explaining the difference between weathering, erosion and deposition with examples
Man's impact on Earth (3:36)
Change The World In 5 Minutes - Everyday at School (4:32)
How to control erosion (3:51)
The Rock Cycle: Claymation(4:54)
Learn About the Rock Cycle (8:41)
This is the Starburst Rock Cycle Lab we did in class (14:09)
If you need help filling out your chart you can watch this video. It goes through the entire experiment and fills out the chart.
Earth's Interior Isn't Quite What We Thought It Was (3:44)
Layers of the Earth
This is a collage of video clips set to the song, "Layers of the Earth", by Rhythm, Rhyme and Results.
Why does the Earth have layers? (4:51)
Plate Tectonics Explained (2:36)
Tectonics of the Planet Earth [Educational Video] (14:38)
Mr. Comerford - Plate Boundary Rap(2:33)
Mr. Lee's Layers of the Earth Rap(3:44)
What is an Earthquake (3:30)
What causes earthquakes(4:49)
Earthquakes 101: National Geographic (2:38)
Top 10 Biggest Earthquakes (6:14)
Geography Lesson: What is a volcano (3:13)
How Volcanoes Form (4:47)
All About Volcanoes for Children: Introduction to Volcanoes for Kids - FreeSchool(6:35)
"Continental Drift Pangea (1:32)
Bill Nye The Science Guy & Rocks & Soil(23:01)
Bill Nye the Science Guy episodes 2 - Earths Crust(23:10)
Magic School Bus Rocks and Rolls (20:34)
Rock Cycle Interactive
This is to complete the rock cycle online activity

SOL4.8 VA Resources

SOL 4.9 Overview
Studyguide
Compilation of resources
Virtual Forest
4-H Activities and games
Watershed Sequencing
Watershed explanation
SOL4.9 VA sites
What's A Watershed video (1:00)
We all live downstream
VA's mineral resources
SOL pass VA resources
Brainpop Natural Resources
Studyjams Natural Resources
Chesapeake Bay Watershed video (2:44)
National Geographic Watersheds
Watershed Activity
VA Watershed Activity
What is a watershed video (1:17)
Whatershed Demo Video (9:44)
This one is long but gives a niceexplanation.
VA Trekker's Watershed Matching Activity
Watershed Visuals
The Chesapeake Bay Watershed
USDA Watershed Learning Video(3:10)
Natural and Human made resources
Bill Nye Rivers and Streams (S 04 E01 23:07)

SOL 4.4 Weather

Sol 4.7 oceans

The Ocean Videos
Stormy Seas (2:32)
Volcano erupting in the ocean
Oceans Vocabulary Quia Game
SOL5.6 Oceans Vocabulary
Ocean Zones
Ocean Basins (Part 1): Features of the Ocean Floor (Continental Margin)(9:38)
NOAA: Touring the Ocean Bottom(1:34)
Pretty cool video that shows the topography of the ocean floor. Very interesting.
National Geographic - Drain The Ocean (Part Two) (14:33)
Bioluminescence
Mid Ocean Ridges, Volcanoes, and the Arctic (5:53)
Bill Nye Ocean Currents (15:15)
SOL Teacher resources
SOL pass oceans
Looking at the Sea Physical Features of the Ocean
Under the sea ocean webquest info
Ocean Floor diagram
It is in black and white. It is where kids can match the name to the number.
Ocean's Topography
Plankton | Tropical Marine Life DVD (2:05)
Big black and white picture of the ocean floor
Ocean Currents song (3:06)
8 incredible deep sea oddities
Marine Food Webs video (2:08)
Water on the move
Features of the Ocean Basin (8:59)
Arctic Food Chain (3:13)
Deepest Part of The Ocean: 14 Amazing facts about the Mariana Trench(5:15)
Warm Air Rises - Cold Water Sinks, Warm Water Rises (2:47)
Brain Pop Ocean Habitat
Organisms that live in each ocean zone
Great for foldable -- make sure you change the word "midnight" in the url to twilight and sunlit for organisms found in zones
Ocean stratification demonstration video (salinity and temperature) (1:34
Salinity (6:20)
How the Moon Affects the Ocean Tides (5:20)
OCEAN CURRENTS DENSITY DEMONSTRATION (3:39)
The Gulf Stream Explained (5:03)
Why the Ocean is responsible for all human life. (8:47)
Ocean Resources (3:02)
Brain Pop Ocean Floor
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Features of the Ocean Floor (interactive)
Characteristics of the Ocean Floor
Interactive site (glencoe)
NASA| Aquarius: One Year Observing the Salty Seas (3:17)
NASA | The Ocean: A Driving Force for Weather and Climate(6:00)
Two Drops of Sea Water, Magnified (2:41)
Mapping the ocean floor documentary (1:27:22)
Five Reasons To Thank Plankton (4:30)

SOL review sites

Jlab sol released test items review for Math and Science
click on science 5, 20 questions, put name in, click on select additional options, use realigned strands, click on last 6 years,
SOLpass.org
click on elementary. If it asks you to sign in by school use Hamilton Holmes MS and the password is hhms. Great source to review