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Science
Resources for 8th Grade
General
Science Information
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Science and Technology http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/sci-tech/scigs.html
Inspired
Standards Match for Science http://www.inspiration.com/standards/pdf/CTSciStandardsMatch.pdf
The Inspired Standards Match is designed to demonstrate the many ways Kidspiration
and Inspiration software
support the standards and to give educators ideas for using these tools to meet
learning goals across the curriculum.
Mr.
Hand's 8th grade Science Site http://www.mansfieldct.org/schools/mms/staff/hand/index.html
Science teacher from Mansfield
Middle School, Mansfield, CT. Links and resources for all the CT science objectives.
Science Fair Central http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/
A comprehensive guide to creating your science fair project!
Matter
"Schrödinger Model" of the
Atom http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/quantumzone/schroedinger
Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion
http://id.mind.net/~zona/mstm/physics/mechanics/forces/newton/newtonLaw1.html
Matter-Atoms from Democritus
to Dalton http://www.visionlearning.com/library/module_viewer.php?mid=49
Includes link to Dalton's
Playhouse - An interactive, virtual set of experiments that allow you to
recreate classic experiments from the nineteenth century.
Mirror Molecules http://americanhistory.si.edu/kids/molecule/
PERIODIC
TABLE AND THE ELEMENTS http://www.chem4kids.com/files/elem_intro.html
Chem4Kids site.
Chemical Elements.com
http://www.chemicalelements.com/
Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements. Started by an 8th grade student as
his science project and he has continued to build and improve on it.
WebElements™ Periodic Table
http://www.webelements.com/
WebElements was the first periodic table on the WWW (launched September 1993).
See also:
WebElements™ Scholar Edition
http://www.webelements.com/webelements/scholar/index.html
for chemistry and other students at universities and schools.
Periodic Table of Elements http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/science/periodictable.html
From Energy Kids Page. The periodic table is the most important reference a
chemist has because it puts all the known elements into a meaningful pattern.
Elements are arranged left to right and top to bottom in order of increasing
atomic number. This order generally goes with increasing atomic mass. Click on
an element for more information(you will be leaving this site
and going to the Los Alamos
National Laboratory site):
Los Alamos National
Laboratory's Chemistry Division Presents: Periodic Table of the Elements http://www.periodic.lanl.gov/default.htm
A Resource for Elementary, Middle School and High School Students
Element Names With
Their Symbols and Atomic Number in Alphabetical Order http://www.periodic.lanl.gov/list1.html
Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures Theme
at Teachnology.com
http://www.teach-nology.com/themes/science/elements/
Bulletin board graphics, lessons, graphic organizers, worksheets, and
other teacher resources.
Chemistry Resources
at Discovery School.com http://school.discovery.com/curriculumcenter/chemistry/
Activities, puzzles and project ideas to boost the study of Chemistry.
Discovery
School
's video and CD-ROM resources offer an up close exploration of Chemistry.
The Atoms Family –
Miami
Museum of Science www.miamisci.org/af/sln/
This website features educational activities relating to atoms, forms of energy,
matter, and fuel conservation. Each
topic offers grade appropriate activities, exercises, and experiments.
>>The Phantom's Portrait Parlor
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/phantom/index.html
Learn about the principles of atoms and matter.
Reproduction
and Heredity
Understanding
Genetics http://www.thetech.org/genetics/index.php
Genetics in the News, Ethics & Issues, Ask a Geneticist, At
Home
Activities
The Gene Scene at OLogy http://ology.amnh.org/genetics/index.html
American Museum of Natural History’s Web
site for kids ages seven through twelve is designed as a place for kids to
explore, ask questions, get answers, meet OLogists, play games, and see what
other kids are interested in. Educators can find suggestions and tips on how to
use the OLogy Web site in the Educator's Guides. They can also use the index
provided below to sort by grade, title, type, and topic; while kids can explore
the Web site itself at http://www.ology.amnh.org.
DNA
Epicenter http://www.dnaepicenter.org/
Staff members at the DNA EpiCenter have developed three different
laboratory experiences for Middle School students. Each program has been
designed to incorporate the Connecticut Core Science Curriculum Framework. These
learning units give students hands-on DNA-centered laboratory experiences at our
facility.
Dolan DNA
Learning Center http://www.dnalc.org/home.html
The Dolan DNA Learning Center (DNALC) is the world's first science center
devoted entirely to public genetics education and is an operating unit of Cold
Spring Harbor Laboratory, an important center for molecular genetics research.
The DNALC extends the Laboratory's traditional research and postgraduate
education mission to the college, precollege, and public levels. Its
multi-disciplinary staff has experience in elementary, secondary, and collegiate
instruction; biochemistry and molecular biological research; design,
photography, and fine arts; science journalism; public relations and
development; and opinion research.
What's Your
Blood Type? http://www.fi.edu/biosci/blood/types.html
Blood Types
http://chapters.redcross.org/br/northernohio/INFO/bloodtype.html
Blood Types
Tutorial http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/problem_sets/blood_types/Intro.html
Includes a blood type calculator.
Cells Alive http://www.cellsalive.com/
This website represents over 25 years of experience capturing film and
computer-enhanced images of living cells and organisms for education and medical
research. A stock video library provides producers with a range of subjects, and
includes both live recording and computer animation. Sample topics: Cell
Biology, Microbiology, Immunology, Microscopy, Cell Models, Cell Gallery,
Crystal
Gallery
Solar
System
PLANETS
Zoom Astronomy http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/
For no ads log on as pcsstaff (get the password from your teacher) at http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/index.shtml
A comprehensive on-line site about space and astronomy. It is designed for
people of all ages and levels of comprehension. It has an easy-to-use structure
that allows readers to start at a basic level on each topic and then to progress
to much more advanced information as desired, simply by clicking on links.
NASA's
Solar System Exploration: Planets http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfm
Windows to the
Universe
www.windows.ucar.edu/
Provides information about space and earth sciences.
Information is presented at three user levels, and includes both student
pages and teacher resources. Topics
include earth, solar system, galaxy, universe, space exploration, and space
weather.
Kids Astronomy.com
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/index.htm
>>Outer Space: Solar System, Deep Space, Space Exploration, Civilian Space
Travel, How Big Is The Universe
>>Resources: News, Astronomy Dictionary,
Teacher's Corner, Free Online Classes
>>Astro FunZone: Games, video games, activities, puzzles, coloring
pages
>>The Sky Tonight http://www.kidsastronomy.com/astroskymap
Print a free sky map, >>Phases of the Moon, Current Night Sky,
Constellations Game,
>>Teacher’s Corner: Reproducible Worksheets
>>Semi-Annual Science
Contest: Children may enter as a class, or
individually and must be between the ages of 1 and 18. There is no cost to join contest. Entries must be in one of
the following categories: Astronomy Art, Astronomy Essay, Astronomy Photography,
Astronomy Related Science Project
Learning
Center
Kids
Astronomy.com
Online
Academy
: http://www.kidsastronomy.com/academy/index.htm
Course 1 Assignments: 32 Recommended Ages: 7-11
Course 2 Assignments: 48 Recommended Ages: 12-18
Ask an Astronomer FOR KIDS! http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_kids/AskKids/index.shtml
Ask An Astronomer Videos http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/ask_astronomer/video/index.html
Nine
8 Planets:
Multimedia Tour of the Solar System
www.nineplanets.org/
A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System:
one star, eight planets, and more
. Provides overview of the history, mythology, and scientific knowledge of the
planets and moons in our solar system. Includes
text, images, sounds, video, and reference to external resources.
Welcome to the
Planets
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome/saturn.htm
This is a collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary
exploration program. The collection has been extracted from the interactive
program "Welcome to the Planets" which was distributed on the
Planetary Data System Educational CD-ROM Version 1.5 in December 1995. It has
also been updated with the addition of more recent images.
Planetary Astronomy
@ Caltech http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~pa/
We investigate the solar system and planetary systems using both ground and
spacecraft-based observations. In particular, we study Kuiper belt objects,
dwarf planets, Titan, other icy satellites, extra-solar planetary systems (from
brown dwarfs to stellar disks), and the occasional inner solar system body. Our
primary tools are Caltech's premier observing facilities, including Palomar, and
Keck Observatories. We also use data from other sources like Hubble Space
Telescope, JPL's Cassini Mission, and Spitzer Space Telescope. California
Institute of Technology.
2001: Destination
Space http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/2001ds/
Compares the science and technology found in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey
(1968), and in the artwork of Robert McCall, to real science and technology of
today.
Solar System
Resources at Discovery School.com http://school.discovery.com/curriculumcenter/solarsystem/
Activities, puzzles and project ideas to boost the study of the Solar System.
Discovery
School
's video and CD-ROM resources offer an up close exploration of the Solar System.
Astronomy – Our
Place in Space at Ology http://ology.amnh.org/astronomy/index.htm
American Museum of Natural History’s Web
site for kids ages seven through twelve is designed as a place for kids to
explore, ask questions, get answers, meet OLogists, play games, and see what
other kids are interested in. Educators can find suggestions and tips on how to
use the OLogy Web site in the Educator's Guides. They can also use the index
provided below to sort by grade, title, type, and topic; while kids can explore
the Web site itself at http://www.ology.amnh.org.
Amazing Space http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/
Uses the Hubble Space Telescope's discoveries to inspire and educate
about the wonders of our universe. Includes: Online explorations, The Star
Witness news, Capture the cosmos, Tonight's Sky,
Home
work help.
Ask the Space
Scientist http://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry/ask/askmag.html
This resource covers FAQs that have to do with the Sun, the Earth and their
various interactions. You may visit The Astronomy Cafe for answers to over 3000
FAQs about the following additional subjects: The Solar System, Planet-X, Stars,
Galaxies, Black Holes, Big
Astronomy Picture of
the Day – NASA http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Collection of searchable astronomy pictures with annotations includes
glossary, calendar, use of site in educational programs, and links to external
resources.
Black Holes -
Steven Hawkings Universe:
Strange Stuff Explained-
WNET Public Television
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/hawking/strange/html/blackh.html
Explains the nature of black holes and how they occur.
Provides links to a definition of “singularities” and answers
questions “Do black holes really exist?” and “Can anything escape from a
black hole?” Bang Cosmology, Origin of the Universe, General and Special
Relativity, Space Travel, Space Physics, Careers in Astronomy, Telescopes and
many other topics, too!
Cosmic Colors http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/cosmic/index.shtml#
Views of the Solar System http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm
A vivid multimedia adventure unfolding the splendor of the Sun, planets, moons,
comets, asteroids, and more. Discover the latest scientific information, or
study the history of space exploration, rocketry, early astronauts, space
missions, spacecraft through a vast archive of photographs, scientific facts,
text, graphics and videos. Views of the Solar System offers enhanced exploration
and educational enjoyment of the solar system and beyond.
Understanding the Universe http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/universe/
We'll find out how vast the Universe is, how and when it all began, meet
scientists who helped us understand space, and visit a few galaxies beyond our Milky
Way.
Meteorites-
National
History
Museum
www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/space/meteorites-dust/
Website content answers questions about meteorites such as:
where they are found, how big they are, and how often do they fall; what
meteorites are made from; and where meteorites come from.
Star Journey
--National Geographic Society
www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/stars/index.html
Interactive site features National Geographic star chart, Hubble Space
telescope guide, and star attractions section that includes constellations, the
Milky Way, galaxies, star clusters, and nebulai.
Cassini-Huybens
Mission to Saturn and Titan
NASA http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm
This is the home page for the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn and Titan, a
mission that is an international collaboration.
The Cassini spacecraft is the first to explore the Saturn system of rings
and moons from orbit. Provides
photographs, video, and information about the mission as well as information for
educators and students.
Classifying
Galaxies: an Interactive Lesson http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/SegwayEd/lessons/classifying_galaxies/galaxy.htm
Lesson focuses on how galaxies are classified.
Includes information about the
Hubble
classification system.
Bridges
American Experience:
Secrets of a Master Builder http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eads/
Learn all about engineer James Buchanan Eads on this cool PBS site. View a
timeline of his life, see his architectural photos and drawings, and even watch
a video of the
St. Louis
Bridge
. Demonstration: ingenious bridge building method
NOVA Online -
Super
Bridge
- how would you span a freeway, canyon, a river, or an ocean waterway? Learn
about the four major types of bridges and then test your knowledge by matching
the right bridge to the right location. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/
Building Big http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/
Includes great facts and challenges spanning bridges, domes, skyscrapers,
dams, and tunnels. Try some experiments while you're here or meet some cool
engineers. From PBS.
Explore large structures and what it takes to build them with BUILDING BIG™, a
five-part PBS television series and Web site from WGBH Boston. Here are the main
features of the site: Bridges,
Domes, Skyscrapers,
Dams, and Tunnels.
The Labs Try
your hand at our interactive engineering labs.
The Challenges
Take on the challenges of building big.
Wonders of the
World Databank Explore our databank of big structures.
Local Wonders
Investigate big structures near you.
Who Builds Big?
Find out what's cool about being an engineer.
Educators'
Guide How to use the Web site, with hands-on activities.
Building Bridges http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/bridges/index.html
Students are introduced to a design project that will have them design and
test a scale bridge. The Internet is utilized as a research tool to gain
background information in three basic bridge designs: Beam, Arch, and Suspension
and the forces that act upon them. At the conclusion of their research, the
students choose a bridge style and construct a model that satisfies a given list
of criteria. Destructive testing is also performed to measure deflection. A
comparison of the different styles of bridges will be made to draw conclusions
about the limitations of each design for its assigned application
Grade Level: 8 - 10 (Can be manipulated to work for higher level,
academic courses like Physics)
Build It 'n Bust It -
A ThinkQuest Internet Challenge 1997 Entry
http://library.thinkquest.org/11686/index.html
This is a site about engineering. Perhaps we should say this is a site FOR
engineering. Here, you will design and test your own structures and share what
you learn with others. You can view everyone's design and learn from each other.
We encourage you to communicate in the hopes that you will teach each other. We
don't want to be the engineer or architect who you tells you what to build. We
just want to be the guys down at the hardware store who suggests the tools and
supplies. Builder is a Java applet to build structures (such as bridges and
towers) using joints and beams. Once your structure is saved, it can be seen
from all angles with the Viewer and stress tested with the Tester. Do not
attempt any of this, however, without first reading the instructions.
ABCD's Bridge Design
Tips for Kids http://www.abcdpittsburgh.org/kids/kids.htm
Balsa Bridge Building Contest http://www.balsabridge.com/
A super website by the
Notre Dame
Regional
Secondary
High School
,
Vancouver
, B.C..
Johns
Hopkins
Virtual Laboratory: Bridge Designer http://www.jhu.edu/virtlab/bridge/truss.htm
You can use it to check the forces in your trusses.
West Point
Bridge Designer & Contest http://bridgecontest.usma.edu/download.htm
From the
United States
Military
Academy
, the West Point Bridge Designer 2006 will introduce you to engineering through
an authentic, hands-on design experience. This software provides you with the
tools to model, test, and optimize a steel highway bridge, based on realistic
specifications, constraints, and performance criteria.
Polymorph Know Where
http://www.polymorf.net/knowhere.htm
Check out the bridge tutorials using the PolymorfTM system. Check out the bridge
tutorials using the PolymorfTM system.
ACTIVITY: Suspension Bridge Construction (Option A)
Objective: Build a
model of a suspension bridge using string, rope and cardboard.
http://www.swe.org/SWE/StudentServices/CareerGuidance/GirlScoutModules/bridge.html
Constructing the George
Washington Bridge in NY http://www.pbs.org/greatprojects/tour/bridgingny_1.html
from Great Projects: The
Building of America - learn how the greatest engineering feats in American
history were accomplished, including the electrification of America, building
the Hoover Dam, constructing the George Washington Bridge in NY, and Boston's
Big Dig.
Types of Structures:
Steel, Concrete, Arches, & Cables http://www.civil.utah.edu/~blaser/MM_project/structures/types.htm
Learn about building materials used by structural engineers. Discusses cable
bridges, arch bridges, and beam bridges.
Bridgepros www.bridgepros.com
This site is dedicated to the Engineering, History & Construction of
Bridges.
BridgePros offers specific project updates, links to other bridge sites,
employment classified listings & a learning center.
Construction of a pole bridge
(pictorial) http://www.wairereboulders.co.nz/const/swing/con-swing.htm
Sightseer's Guide to Engineering - http://www.engineeringsights.org/
Explore the
U.S.
and see what ideas engineers have turned into reality! Includes sites by
engineering discipline (like nuclear or electrical), by state, and by category
(like mines, dams, or bridges.)
Secrets of Lost Empires:
China
Bridge http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/china/
See how a bridge from an ancient Chinese painting is designed and
constructed. Explore the usefulness of bamboo and the Song Dynasty's
contributions to modern culture too. From NOVA Online. The film, which is
a part of the NOVA series Secrets
of Lost Empires, documents a 1999 effort by a NOVA-assembled crew of
scholars and timber framers to design and build a Chinese bridge known only from
an ancient painting. Here's what you'll find online:
- NOVA
Builds a
Rainbow
Bridge
Get a glimpse of the alternately frustrating and thrilling efforts of NOVA's
team as it builds an ancient style of wood-and-bamboo bridge over a river
near
Suzhou
,
China
.
- Bridge
the Gap (Hot Science)
To successfully span various spans, you must choose the right bridge style.
Your choices include beam, suspension, arch, and cable-stayed bridges. Good
luck!
- Nature's
Miracle Material
"It sounds like a joke, but the list of things bamboo is not used for
is shorter than the list of things it is used for," says Dr. Jules
Janssen, a Dutch civil engineer in this feature on this most versatile
grass.
Ask an Engineer http://expage.com/page/askanengineer2
Is a service provided by the Society of Women Engineers where questions
about engineering principles and what engineers do on a day-to-day basis.
This page is intended to help students, their teachers and their
parents understand what engineers do and what engineering involves. It is not
intended to be a resource for working professionals.
BRIDGES BRIDGES BRIDGES -
The Bridges of LEGO® County
http://www.weirdrichard.com/bridges.htm
Sites About Specific Bridges
Minnesota
's Historic Bridges http://www.mnhs.org/places/nationalregister/bridges/bridges.html
Site from the Minnesota Historical Society with photographs and facts about the
state's historic bridges. Welcome to the '
Minnesota
's Historic Bridges' exhibit. There are currently 27 bridges online with text
and photographs from the National Register of Historic Places nominations. The
focus of the exhibit are the state's masonry arch, truss and reinforced concrete
arch bridges. Use the Bridges
by Location or Bridges
by Type links to view the bridges.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
http://www.cbbt.com/
History http://www.cbbt.com/history.html
Facts and figures http://www.cbbt.com/facts.html
Mackinac
Bridge
http://www.mackinacbridge.org/
Facts http://www.mackinacbridge.org/facts.html
Capilano Suspension Bridge and
Park http://www.capbridge.com/
Find out all about
Vancouver
's oldest bridge. Check out the history of the bridge,
attractions in the park, or send a postcard from the site.
Confederation
Bridge
(Pont de la Confédération)
http://www.confederationbridge.com/
Learn about the world's longest bridge over ice covered water. The bridge runs
from
Prince Edward Island
to
New Brunswick
. The site is also in French.
Bridges Over
Niagara Falls
- learn about the falls' history through words and pictures. http://www.iaw.on.ca/~falls/bridges.html
Sydney
Harbour
Bridge
(3 sites):
City of
Sydney
:
Sydney
Harbour Bridge http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/hs_hb_sydney_harbour_bridge.asp
Learn about the history and construction of this great Australian
structure.
Info About the Sydney Harbour Bridge http://www.gids.nl/sydney/info.html
Includes diagrams, photos, and facts about this famous bridge.
Pylon Lookout & Exhibition
http://www.pylonlookout.com.au/
Visit this exhibit and learn all about the
bridge and the man who envisioned it.
Golden
Gate Bridge
Great Engineering Feats:
Golden Gate Bridge http://www.teachingtools.com/Slinky/
golden.html
Golden Gate
Bridge Research Library
http://goldengatebridge.org/research/
Welcome to a wonderful resource about the
Golden Gate
Bridge
(Bridge). Included
in the sub-sections on this portion of the web site are a wide variety of
information and a wealth of statistics about the Bridge.
Data contained in this location is mostly historical. Bridge Design and
Construction
Statistics
Golden Gate
Bridge
Photo Library http://goldengatebridge.org/photos/
Tacoma
Narrows
Bridge
(4 sites)
Tacoma
Narrows
Bridge http://www.nwrain.net/~newtsuit/recoveries/narrows/narrows.htm
Facts about this bridge that connects the mainland
Washington
state to the Olympic Peninsula.
Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse http://www.nwwf.com/profile/piegig.htm
Eyewitness account of the bridge collapse.
Tacoma
Narrows
Bridge Info http://www.civl.port.ac.uk/comp_prog/tacoma/tacoma.htm
Learn about this bridge's faulty design and see photos of its collapse.
Tacoma
Narrows
Bridge Oscillation http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/tacoma3.html
Watch this bridge in
Tacoma
,
Washington
shake!
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