Google Classroom
Period 4: yxsiar
Period 5: mxksr9
Stellarium -- download a program that allows you to explore all known objects, near and far, in the night sky.
Award-winning video by a teenager explaining Einstein's Theory of Relativity
Science 8
This year we will learn about:
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Geologic Time Scale and Change
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Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
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Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
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Forces and Motion: Interactions and Stability
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Energy
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Waves and Their Applications in Technology
- Astronomy: Earth’s Place in the Universe
How Big is a Billion (no, its bigger than that)
Earth's Age in Measurements You Can Understand
Understanding Geologic Time Online Activity (click on student start)
Getting into the Fossil Record Online Activity (click on student Level 2)
Fossilize Yourself Video
Uncovering Layers in the Grand Canyon Video
Layers of Time Game
Using Asteroids to Look at the Early Earth
National Geographic: The Story of the Earth video
Jigsaw Reading Day (Lesson 2)
5 Fingers of Evolution Video
Gene Flow Video
Mutations Video (pretty detailed)
Genetic Drift Lab (Lesson 4)
Founder Effect, Bottle-necking and Genetic Drift Video
Natural Selection (Lesson 5)
What is Natural Selection Video
Guided notes:
Decent with Modification Reading
Natural Selection Stated Clearly Video
Darwin information and game
The Peppered Moth
Peppered Moth Video
Peppered Moth Interactive
Survival of the Fittest
We are the Survivors Video
Evidence for Evolution
Stated Clearly: What is the Evidence for Evolution EdPuzzle Video
Cladistics
Of General Interest
Summary of the Mechanisms of Evolution Article
Human Evolution -- Do You Have Any of These Traits?
INERTIA and NEWTON's FIRST LAW
Inertia with Target Shopping Carts
NEWTON'S SECOND LAW
GRAVITY:
Feather and Hammer Drop on the Moon
What are magnetic field lines?
A bar magnet's magnetic field in 3D
Australian scientist with his field demonstrator
Make your own iron filings and field demonstrator
History Channel: How to Magnet's work
Why Earth's magnetic field matters
Magnetic field lines on the Sun
Mind-blowing Magnets -- Printed Magnets
same Australian scientist showing magnetic fields generated by an electric current
Poster Project: Your teacher will assign your table group a type of energy to investigate. Your task is to create a poster that explains this type of energy to your classmates. A definition with examples of images would be appropriate. Below are some links to get you started, but find other sources of information as well.
Sound: Amplitude and Pitch Notes
Electromagnetic Waves and Mediums
Analog vs. Digital
What's the difference between Analog and Digital?
Finding the Speed of Light with Peeps (and physics)
SEARCH FOR EXOPLANETS
JUPITER'S MOONS
Link to get actual orbital period and radius of each moon
SEASONS
Reason for the seasons video (has a kangaroo)
Veritasium's video about misconceptions
USA Today Seasons animation and explanation. Allow pop-ups.
MOON PHASES
Explained in a picture
Explained in a video
SOLAR AND LUNAR ECLIPSES
From NASA
From Physics Girl -- solar and lunar eclipses
Total Solar eclipse from TED -- includes solar eclipse of 2017
Veritasium video explaining moon phases
TIDES
Text explanation on Moon Connection
Astronomy Know How explanation
Interesting tide FAQ's
LIFE CYCLE OF STARS
Life cycle of a star documentary
Life cycle of a star graphic
NEUTRON STARS
An interesting description of the bizarre world of neutron stars.
BLACK HOLES
What do scientists think would happen to a human if they fell into a black hole?
EARTH TIMELINE
Earth's and life's development compared to a map across the US
SOLAR SYSTEM
Scale Model of the Solar System
White House from Different Altitudes
The Scale of the Universe (made by middle school students)
New York Times OUT THERE collection of videos -- from within our solar system and beyond
WHAT IF?
The directions for making a scatterplot
