class web sites

2011-2012 websites - the current investigation is at the top:

Need a scientific calculator? Go to: http://my.hrw.com/math06_07/nsmedia/tools/Sci_Calculator/Sci_Calculator.html

Practical Physical Science

Understanding Circuits Webquest

http://www.fplsafetyworld.com/?ver=kkblue&utilid=fplforkids&id=16184

http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/circuit-construction-kit-dc

Heat and Temperature Web Quest:

http://www.classzone.com/books/ml_sci_physical

http://www.neok12.com/php/watch.php?v=zX6b6f7c7d79750d4f007102&t=Heat-Temperature

http://www.neok12.com/php/watch.php?v=zX406d1b4667484b5e63597&t=Heat-Temperature

http://www.ehow.com/facts_4925401_types-house-insulation.html

http://www.ornl.gov/sci/roofs+walls/AWT/InteractiveCalculators/rvalueinfo.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/energy_electricity_forces/

Investigating Greenhouse Gases on the Internet

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/gw-overview-interactive/

http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/dv/iadv/

Investigating Seasons on the Internet

http://www.k12science.org/tutorials/seasons/seasons.html

http://www.learn.londonmet.ac.uk/packages/daymedia/axel/sky/sunpath_calc.html

Investigating spectra websites

http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/light/index.html

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/gamma/spectrum.html

http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/ems/index.html

Permian Extinction video from Nova Science Now

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3318/01.html

Hunt for exosolar planets

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/hunt-alien-earths.html

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Sites that may be used later in the year:

Investigating the World's Oceans

http://www.ask.com

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html

Learn about hurricanes: http://scifiles.larc.nasa.gov/kids/Problem_Board/problems/weather/hurricanebasics.swf

Other Worlds Pilot Project website

http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/otherworlds/

MicroObservatory website

http://mo-www.cfa.harvard.edu/MicroObservatory/

Virtual Earthquake Lab

http://nemo.sciencecourseware.org/VirtualEarthquake/

Waves on the Web

http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/students/waves/waves1.htm

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageseas/index.html

http://www.learningdemo.com/noaa/lesson09.html

Tides on the Internet

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/venice/tides.html

http://www.boatma.com/tides/index.html

Surface Temperature Analysis project data is found at: http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/station_data/

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Rocks on the Internet

http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/rocks/index.htm

http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/oct98/index2.html

http://www.bwctc.northants.sch.uk/html/projects/science/ks34/rocks/list.html

Volcanoes project link (blocks 6 & 7)

http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Products/Pglossary/pglossary.html

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/current_volcs/current.html

Exploring Plate Tectonics, volcanoes, and earthquakes

http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/PlateTectonics/

http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/qed

http://www.scotese.com/

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/

http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/02fire/logs/magicmountain/welcome.html

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/current_volcs/current.html

Ocean websites

http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/students/waves/waves1.htm

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageseas/multimedia/wavemachine.html

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/venice/tides.html

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageseas/multimedia/deepsimulator.html

http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/students/currents/currents1.htm

Sites for future investigations:

Monitoring River Levels

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/hic/current/fln/fln_sum.shtml

http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/us/flashflood.html

http://www.weather.gov/ahps/

http://water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/

http://ma.water.usgs.gov/basins