Web Bibliography

These sites, while some may be geared more towards elementary age students and others contain middle school and high school appropriate material, are geared materially towards students in an 8^th grade physical science curriculum and are good practice for all students.

All sites last visited on May 27, 2006.

Measurement

Taking America’s Measure- This site offers a printable study pyramid, metric cookie recipes, games, and a multitude of other metric resources.

www.nist.gov/public_affairs/kids/metric.htm

AAA Math Measurements- Practice your basic metric conversions for all six metric units here.

www.aaamath.com/B/mea.htm

Measure It! Game- Practice measuring in centimeters and millimeters on this fun site. If the first levels is too easy, pick a harder challenge.

http://www.funbrain.com/measure/index.html

BBC Metric Measurement- The BBC has short examples and descriptions of metric measure and how units compare to real life objects. Once you can answer the questions on this page, try their upper level math.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/maths/measures/measure1_1.shtml

BBC Animal Weigh in Game- In this game, you must balance the weight of the animal shown with the correct weight in kilograms, pounds, and stones. Practice your conversions between units and see how accurate you are.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/animal.html

Fact Monster Measurement Info- Read all about measurement, from its origins to the units we use today. Also, take a look at the different types of measurement used around the world.

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0876863.html

Harcourt’s Metric Matching Game- In this memory game, match the two metric units that equal each other to see the picture underneath.

http://www.hbschool.com/activity/con_math/g05c14.html

Physics

Funderstanding Roller Coasters- Use the information you have compiled about the Laws of Motion, Energy, and Gravity to build a rollercoaster that stays on the tracks.

http://www.funderstanding.com/k12/coaster/

Roller Coaster Physics- Visit this virtual amusement park to learn how physics influences all of the rides. This particular page shows the forces behind rollercoaters and allows you to pick the elements you want in your own coaster.

http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/

BBC Heat Transfer- This site describes the 3 different methods of heat transfer with illustrations.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/physics/energy/energy_transfer_and_efficiencyrev6.shtml

Watt’s That- In this interactive game show you can answer all types of questions on heat transfer and energy.

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/wattsthat_flash/index.html

Energy Kids- Learn all kinds of great facts about the history of energy and print off great class resources.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/history/index.html

3 Puck Chuck- Use your knowledge of the laws of motion to get the puck to the center of the circle in as few moves as possible. This game is a little like pool.

http://pbskids.org/zoom/games/3puckchuck/

Law of Inertia- Read all aabout the Law of Inertia at this site and watch the animation of this law in action.

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/9208/il.html

Newtons Laws of Motion- These lessons on the laws of motion are a great way to reinforce what we have reviewed in class and have great animations and questions you can answer as you read through.

http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/newtlaws/newtltoc.html

Gravity Movie- Watch this movie on gravity featuring Tim and Moby and take the quiz to see what you learned.

http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/science/brainpop/movie?id=gravity

Chemistry

Chem 4 Kids- This site is a great way to reinforce the lessons in class. Read about the structure of the atom and see basic graphics of how it should look.

http://www.chem4kids.com/files/atom_intro.html

Jefferson Labs Atom Tour- Take this tour of the structure of the atom and read all the cool fun facts that the lab has tossed in for you to discover.

http://education.jlab.org/atomtour/index.html

WebElements- This is a great interactive periodic table for you to do your element research with.

http://www.webelements.com/

The Whizzy Periodic Table- This is a great site for you to see a moving atomic model of your element.

http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/applets/a2.html

Element Games- Go back to Jefferson Labs and play a whole host of games about the elements, including everyones class favorite, element hangman.

http://education.jlab.org/indexpages/elementgames.html

Proton Don- Play the element game at funbrain.com. Match the clue given at the top of the periodic table to the correct element. See how many you can get correct.

http://www.funbrain.com/periodic/

Carbon is 4 Ever- Play this James Bond like spy game, and see if you can successfully complete the missions as you learn all about carbon and why it lives 4 ever.

http://library.thinkquest.org/C005377/content/intro.htm

Measurement

BBC Metric Measurement- The BBC has short examples and descriptions of metric measure and how units compare to real life objects. Once you can answer the questions on this page, try their upper level math.

BBC Animal Weigh in Game- In this game, you must balance the weight of the animal shown with the correct weight in kilograms, pounds, and stones. Practice your conversions between units and see how accurate you are.

Fact Monster Measurement Info- Read all about measurement, from its origins to the units we use today. Also, take a look at the different types of measurement used around the world.

Physics

Fact Monster Measurement Info- Read all about measurement, from its origins to the units we use today. Also, take a look at the different types of measurement used around the world.