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Science 2011-2012 “A person who never made a mistake, never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein

Science will be taught for 45 minutes daily.

Science MSA Dates: Hill - April 17th and 18th Fenzel - April 25th and 26th Thomas - April 17th and 18th

Below, find topics that we will cover throughout the year along with links related to each topic. Science BCR’s and MSA review questions will be covered with each topic.

The first week of school we will be reviewing the Scientific Method.

Unit I: Investigating Earth Changes (Earth Science) · Topic 1: Rocks and Minerals · Topic 2: Constructive and Destructive Forces websites: [|United States Geological Survey (USGS)] [|Discovery Kids Volcano Explorer] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Volcano World] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Earthquake Simulator] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|More Earthquakes] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">__[|All about geology]__ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Earthquakes for kids] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Real-time Earthquake Monitoring] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Soil Tetris Game]

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Unit II: Investigating Energy (Physics) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">· Topic 1: Electricity and Magnetism <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">· Topic 2: Motion of Objects <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">· Topic 3: Forms of Energy <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">· Topic 4: Light Images <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">websites: <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|PhET Interactive physics simulations] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Make Lightning Strike] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Physics Games] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|More Physics Games] [|Physics of the Olympics] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Simple Machines Game]  <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Speed Lab]  <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Cargo Bridge Game] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Unit III: Investigating Life (Life Science) · Topic 1: Observing Cells · Topic 2: Diversity of Life <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Animal and Plant Cell Interactive] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Focusing the microscope.doc] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Cell Parts Game] __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Chain Reaction - Food Chain Game] __ __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Kids Corner - Food Chain Game] __ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Virtual Frog Dissection]  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Interactive Microscope]  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Cool Microscope Slides]  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|The Universe Within]  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Genetics Lab]  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|EcoKids Environmental Games]

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Other cool sites: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Science Monster]  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|National Geographic] [|NASA] [|Science Channel] [|How Stuff Works] [|Bill Nye] [|About.com] [|American Museum of Natural History for Kids] [|Dino Run - Escape Extinction] [|Dinosaur Battle game]  <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Interactive Solar System] [|Interactive Human Body] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Variety of virtual labs]: stem cells, hip and knee surgery, machines, crash scene, brain stimulation  <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Green House Gas Attack Game]  <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|National Geographic Tornado Maker]  <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Discovery Kids: Grow Your Own Tornado]  <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Freerice.com]: rice is donated to hungry countries when you answer questions correctly