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Lab Skills and Safety
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Jack The Builder - Reading Metric Equipment
An interactive site to practice metric measurements. -
Learning Standards for Science
This site provides all of New York State Learning Standards for Science
Forces and Motion
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Your Weight on other Worlds
Calculates your weight on other planets, moons, and stars.
Work and Simple Machines
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Simple Machines
Click on the simple machine to understand the mechanical advantage of that machine.
Energy
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Nuclear Power Plant Controls
You are given situations that prevent your nuclear power plant from operating properly. You have to adjust the components to avoid disaster. Hint: You need to understand all the parts of a nuclear power plant. -
Energy Calculator
Calculate the energy conversion in different forms (e.g. number of fast food meals). -
Nuclear Fission
This site shows the process of a chain reaction when atoms fission and release energy.
Heat
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Three Phases of Matter Animation
Observe the particle movement in the three phases of matter. -
Interactive Temperature Scale
Interact with the scale to explore the temperatures of the Universe.
Sound, Light, Electricity, and Magnetism
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Speed of Sound - Phases of Matter
Animation shows the speed of sound through the three phases of matter (solid, liquid, and gas) -
Balloons and Static Electricity
Why does a balloon stick to your sweater? Rub a balloon on a sweater, then let go of the balloon and it flies over and sticks to the sweater. View changes in the sweater, balloons, and the wall.
Plants and Ecosystems
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Interactive Cell Diagram
Learn about plant and animal cells. Click on each part to see what each part does.
Geology and Earth's History
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Continent Positions Over Time
Shows the positions of the continents in different periods of in the geologic history of the Earth. -
Plate Tectonics Activity
This allows you to move the plates to see how mountains, earthquakes, and volcanoes are created.
Conservation
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Soil Erosion
This site contains video and audio files of various examples of soil erosion. -
Acid Rain Animation
A slide show that given information, pictures, and diagrams to demonstrate the causes and effects of acid rain.