ONLINE+PRACTICE

=This page will have an ongoing list of links that you can visit to play games, take quizzes, and get more information on the concepts we are covering in class.= =All Content= KAHN ACADEMY

=Identifying Lab Equipment= The following link is an online quiz of lab equipment. Students will have a lot more interaction with lab equipment and materials this year. It is very important that they understand the basic equipment and their uses. Identifying Lab Equipment

=Internet 4 Classrooms= This website is fantastic. Each standard is described and is also a link to separate activities that support each learning objective. Physical Science Standard Activities

=Study Jams= This site has SEVERAL middle school science concepts for review. Students can brush up on topics from last year, study for topics this year, or investigate topics yet to be covered in Middle School Science. //Printed quiz results (on topic) with a score of 85% or better WILL count as 2pt Above and Beyond work.// Study Jams

=Youtube= Some of these are review videos and some are music videos, raps etc. but ALL can be used to review!! __**Crash Course - Biology**__ __**Meet the Elements**__ __**Cells/DNA**__ __**What is DNA?**__ __**Circulation**__ __**Photosynthesis**__ __**Photosynthesis Song**__ __**Experimental Procedure**__ __**Speed and Velocity**__ __**Mr. Lee Science Raps**__ Plate Tectonics Body systems A Tour of the Cell Mitosis Meiosis Mutations Genetics Chromosomal Genetics Punnett Squares Independent and Dependent Variables

Geology Trailer

=__**Review Games**__= __**Physical Science Review Games**__ __**Biology Review Games**__ __**Earth Science Review Games**__ __**More Review Games**__

=__Plate Tectonics and Natural Resources__=

[|Interactives Webquest with QUIZ]

[|Enchanted learning] This is a great site with interactive links, pictures and animations. The graphics are very hi-tech but they get to the point.

[|Geography For Kids - Plate Tectonics] This is a great page for basic information

[|Interactive Quiz on Plate Tectonics] Enchanted learning has a lot of information. If you are a struggling reader, this is a great site for you!

[|Earth like a Puzzle] This is a very fun site! You can drag and drop the continents to assemble Pangea, look at fossil maps and more.

[|Earth's greatest discoveries] Watch a video clip of Bill Nye discussing with a world renowned Geologist about Plate Tectonics.

=Rock Identification= Can you identify some of the most common Metamorphic, Igneous, and Sedimentary Rocks? Play this game to find out! Rocks ID

[|Geography4Kids-Rock Types]

=Interactive Rock Cycle= Watch this animation to see how the rock cycle occurs. Interactive Rock Cycle

This is an interactive rock cycle. Click on each phase to learn more! [|Interactive Rock Cycle 2]

This is another interactive rock cycle....has some cool animations to show the transformations in process. Interactive Rock Cycle 3

Drag and drop Rock Cycle Quiz

Rock Cycle QUIZ

[|Rocky's journey]

This is a lengthy description for each phase of the rock cycle. Geography4Kids-Rock Cycle

=Rock Formation= Geography4Kids Erosion Geography4Kids Weathering

=Natural Resources= Geography4Kids Natural Resources

=Plate Tectonics= [|Geography4Kids-Plate Tectonics] Faulting

=Volcanos= Interactive Game Rocky's journey

=__Waves__=

Introduction to Waves



Seismic Waves - Make Your Own Earthquake

Ocean Tsunamis

Waves Online Quiz

WAVE HERO LAB

Boat waves

Light Wave Station

__Force & Motion__
[|Gravity's effect on dropped objects]

Amusement Park Physics - [|Create Your Own Roller Coaster]

[|Whack That Baseball]

[|Thinkquest]

[|Exploratorium = Sports Science]

Sports Connection

Destroy the Castle

Excellent Physics Quiz

=__Simple Machines__= __Online Tutorial Simple Machines__

__[|Ed Head Simple Machine Game]__

=__Cells__=

A Tour of the Cell

__CELL CRAFT__ You have heard of Mine craft? Try Cell Craft!!

Cells Alive This site has some GREAT simulations and models. There are also live action videos.

Professor Megacell This game is a great review of the organelles and their functions.

DNA The Double Helix This is a game about the construction of DNA. There are several other games on this site that can be helpful.

Practice Labeling Plant Cell

Practice Labeling Animal Cell

Cell Structure Practice This site has videos, practice quizzes, and games all on cell structure!

Biology 4 Kids This site is GREAT. There are extended explanations on Cells, Cell Functions and other topics. There are quizzes to take on this site as well as many diagrams and pictures.

DNA: The Book of You

The Twisting Tale of DNA

The Wacky History of the Cell Theory

James Watson on Discovering DNA

=__Cell Division__=

__Control the Cell Cycle__

__Label the Stages of Mitosis__

__Mitosis Games, Videos and Quizzes__

__Mitosis Matching__

__Mitosis InteravtivesM__

Onion Root Tip Lab

Mitosis Dance

Amoeba Sisters - MITOSIS

Amoeba Sisters - MEIOSIS

=__**Flower Parts**__= __**Great Plant Mystery -Label Parts of the Flower**__ = = = = =__**Heredity**__=

__Heredity Tutorials__

Online Genetics Tutorials

Practice Genetic Engineering

Who's Your Daddy?- DNA Paternity Tests

Breed Your Peas

Punnett Square and Vocab VIDEO

=__**Body Systems**__= __**Inner Body**__

__**Brain Pop**__ To login to BP use the folloiwing: Username: cmcss7ms Password: 1donotshare

__**Multiple Human Body Links**__

__**How Breathing Works**__ __**How Do Nerves Work?**__

=__**Oxygen and Carbon Cycles**__= __**The Carbon Cycle**__

=__**8th Grade Prep**__=

Interactive Periodic Table