IntegratedScience

Chapter 1: Introduction to Science [|Convert World] – Convert just about anything [|Create A Graph] - create colorful line graphs, pie charts, or bar graphs [|SI Conversion Chart] – Reference handout [|Leonardo da Vinci] – learn more about the famous inventor. [|Quantitative vs Qualitative Data]: Explore the difference [|Scientific Method Lab] – Test your knowledge [|Practice with Scientific Notation] – Interactive Practice [|SI Prefixes] – A chart that show the different prefixes used when working with SI units [|Accuracy vs Precision] – What is the difference?

Chapter 2: Matter [|How Dry Cleaning Works] The history and science behind dry cleaning [|Density Activity]: Virtual Lab [|Matter]: an animated online tutorial [|Physical or Chemical Change?] Practice Activity [|Physical or Chemical Properties?] Practice Activity [|Structure of Matter] – an animated story from Nobelprize.org [|Ten Signs of Chemical Change] – how to know if a chemical change happened

Chapter 3: States of Matter [|Matter] - classification of matter [|Definition of the Plasma State] – explanation of the 4th state of matter [|What is Plasma?] - general information [|What changes the state of matter?] – what causes matter to change states? [|How Refrigerators Work] – From howstuffworks.com [|Archimedes’ Principle] – video demonstration [|Pascal’s Principle]: Hydrostatic Pressure in a Liquid [|Bernoulli’s Principle] – explanation of the principle [|Boyle’s Law Calculator] – use this calculator to solve for volume or pressure [|Plasma Science and Technology] – discussion of plasma and its occurrences

Chapter 4: Atoms and the Periodic Table [|Work How Atoms] – from howstuffworks.com [|Periodic Table] – interactive web elements [|Dalton’s Atomic Theory] – learn and test your understanding [|The Shell Model of an Atom] – Explanation and Illustration [|Discover Elements] – Multimedia related to elements, molecules and the periodic table. [|Isotopes] – click on an element to find out about its isotopes [|Isotopes] – the basics of isotopes [|The Mole] – history and use [|Elements of Chemistry: Atoms: The Building Blocks of Matter] – Discovery Streaming

Chapter 5: The Structure of Matter [|Molecular Modeling]: some flash animations [|The Structure of Metal] –illustrates how metallic bonds react to heat and stress [|The Covalent Bond] – general information [|Covalent Bonds] – Animation [|Ionic Compounds] – an introduction to ionic compounds [|What Are Compounds and Molecules] – An introduction to compounds and molecules [|Writing formulas and naming compounds for ionic compounds] – Practice [|Nomenclature: Chemical names] – Rules for naming compounds [|Naming Compounds] – naming compounds with carbon atoms [|How Vitamin C Works] – from howstuffworks.com

Chapter 6: Chemical Reactions [|Chemical Profiles]: Learn facts about different chemicals [|Balancing Chemical Equations] – includes practice problems [|Example of an Exothermic Reaction] – pictures, animation, or video. [|Types of Corrosion] – Pictures [|Synthesis and Decomposition Reactions] – Explanations with analogies [|Enzyme Catalysis] – Interactive Animation and 2 question quiz

Chapter 7: Solutions [|Colloids] – More information about colloids [|Colloids and Emulsions] – more information about each [|To Solve or Not to Dissolve] – Online Lesson [|ICSD Chem Zone Lesson]: Dissolve & Dissociate [|Solubility] Quiz [|Dissolution processes] - animations [|Making Viruses] – Interactive Animation [|Mixtures] – Explanation of mixtures

Chapter 8: Acids, Bases, and Salts [|Ph Scale] - for some common solutions [|Acids and Bases] – Some common household examples [|Relative Strength Chart] – for some common acids and bases [|Acid-Base Theories] - the Brönsted-Lowry Theory, the Arrhenius Theory, and the Lewis Theory [|Indicators] – some natural acid/base indicators [|What are Electrolytes] – from howstuffworks.com

Chapter 9: Nuclear Changes [|Nuclear Power] – from howstuffworks.com [|Nuclear Fission] – the basics [|Nuclear Fusion] – online lesson

[|The Avalon Project] – Table with info about the radiation sickness in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
[|Radioactive Decay] – illustrations of the three types of radioactive decay [|Half Life] – Interactive animation that simulates decay and the concept of half life [|Inside a Nuclear Power Plant] - Animation

Chapter 10: Motion [|Position, Velocity and Acceleration] – Interactive activity [|When Two Things Collide] – Interactive activity [|Friction] – Graphic Organizer [|Acceleration] – online tutorial with animations

Chapter 11: Forces [|Questacon Roller Coaster] – design and test your own roller coaster [|Newton’s Law of Motion] - Summary [|Newton’s Third Law] – Examples and questions [|Newton’s First Law] – Examples and questions [|Perpetual Motion] – Examples [|How Rocket Engines Work] – from howstuffworks.com [|Free Fall] – Elephant vs Feather [|Projectile Motion] – Explanation and Animations [|Momentum and Its Conservation] – examples and questions

Chapter 12: Work and Energy [|Energy Transformation for a Pendulum] – Animation [|Energy Transformation for Downhill Skiing] – Animation [|Work, Power, Mechanical Advantage, and Efficiency] – PDF with explanations and questions [|How Mechanical Advantage is Used] – explanation and examples [|The Elements of Machines] [|Classes of Levers] – explanations and graphics [|Forms of Energy] – Categorizes different forms of energy as kinetic or potential

Chapter 13: Heat and Temperature [|Temperature Scales] [|Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin] – explanations and conversions [|Heat Transfer Mechanisms] – conduction, convection, and radiation [|Temperature] – A general view of temperature [|How Thermometers Work] – from howstuffworks.com [|How Heat Pumps Work] – includes a graphic and video [|Convection Currents] – Experiment you can try at home [|Heat Convention] – explanation and diagram

Chapter 14: Waves [|Understanding Waves] – an online lesson [|Doppler Effect] – animation [|Doppler Effect] – interactive animation [|Behavior of Waves] – reflection, refraction, and diffraction [|Wave Interference] – Interactive animation [|Longitudinal and Transverse Waves] – Explanation and animation [|The Wave Equation] – Calculate the speed of a wave [|The Anatomy of a Wave] – wavelength and amplitude [|Traveling and Standing Waves] – what is the difference? [|Frequency and Period of Waves] – Explanation [|Seismic Waves] – what they are and how they are measured [|Electromagnetic Spectrum] [|Electromagnetic Waves] – Basic Properties

Chapter 15: Sound and Light [|Electromagnetic Spectrum] [|Interactive Sound Rule] – what sounds are too loud More resources will be added later!!

Chapter 16: Electricity [|Circuits and Conductors] – Activity [|Changing Circuits]- Activity [|Electric Potential and Charge]– General Information [|Ohm Zone] – Build your own circuits online [|How Batteries Work] – from howstuffworks [|Ohms Law] – from George State University [|How Semiconductors Work] – from Howstuffworks [|Series and Parallel Circuits] [|How Circuit Breakers Work] – from Howstuffworks

Chapter 17: Magnetism [|Maglev Trains] – Video [|The Compass] – from Smith College Museum of Ancient Inventions [|Magnetic Domains] – General Information [|Electromagnetic Fields] – General Information [|Solenoids] – General Information [|Electric Motor & Generator] – Demonstration [|How a Transformer Works] - From Howstuffworks

Chapter 18: Communication Technology [|Samuel Morse and Morse Code] [|How Analog and Digital Recordings Work]: from howstuffworks [|Analog vs. Digital: What’s all the hype] – online article [|A Lesson on Binary] – reading material [|The Basics of Fiber Optic Cable] – online article [|Fiber Optic Cable] – basic info [|Satellites] – Quicktime video [|How is a Radio Wave Emitted] – Interactive lesson from PBS [|FM vs AM] – from PBS [|Visualizing Electromagnetic Waves] [|The History of the Cathode Ray Tube] – from about.com [|What is a Cathode Ray Tube] [|Chronology of] [|Personal Computers] – History of computers [|How Computer Memory Works] – from howstuffworks.com [|How Removable Storage Works] – from howstuffworks.com [|How Modems Work] – from howstuffworks.com [|How Boolean Logic Works] – from howstuffworks.com

Chapter 19: The Solar System [|The Planets and Moons] – Solar System Exploration from NASA [|Solar System Simulator] – From NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab [|Phases of the Moon] – From Cornell Univ. [|Phases of the Moon] – from NASA [|Solar Eclipse Videos] – from the Exploratorium [|Tides and Currents] – From NOAA (reading material) [|Asteroids] – from Leicester University [|Comets] – from Leicester University [|Meteorites] – from Leicester University [|Nebulas] – what are they (from Encarta) [|The Copernican System] – from the Galileo Project

Chapter 20: The Universe [|Stars]: how they are born and how they die (from BBC) [|Light-Year]: What is it? (from eSky) [|Red giants] general info and picture [|White Dwarf] general info and picture [|Supernova] general info and pictures [|Death of a Star] - General info [|Quasar Pictures] – from NASA [|Overview of the Hubble Space Telescope] [|Galaxies] – basic info from Leicester University

Chapter 21: Planet Earth [|Layers of the Earth] [|Plate Tectonics] – Interactive map [|Pangaea] – pictures [|Understanding Plate Motions] – from US Geological Survey [|Volcanism at a subduction zone] – flash animation [|Faults and Fault Zone] – categorized info with pictures [|Earthquake Video] [|Types of Volcanos] – general info and pictures [|The Rock Cycle] [|Igneous Rock] [|Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rock]

Chapter 22: The Atmosphere [|Layers of the Atmosphere] – mpeg Video [|The Atmosphere]– What is it made up of? [|Atmosphere Diagram] – animated diagram [|Stratospheric Ozone] – Video from NASA [|The Ionosphere] – PDF from NASA [|Auroras: Paintings in the Sky] – self-guide [|The Ozone Hole Tour]– Self-guide [|The Greenhouse Effect] [|Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming]– Animation [|Water Cycle] – Animation [|Cloud Types] – Interactive Flash [|Coriolis Effect] - Animation [|Coriolis Effect on Wind] – Animation [|Air Masses] – General Information [|Weather Fronts] – General Information [|Lightning]– Video [|Hurricanes: New Tools for Predicting] – Video [|How Hurricanes Form] – Animation

Chapter 23: Using Natural Resources [|Hot Zones] – Video Excerpts from PBS [|Fossil Fuels]– General Information [|Geothermal Energy] – General Information from the Geothermal Education Office [|How a Geothermal Plant Works] [|Nuclear Energy: When Atoms Explode] – Interactive Animations from EducaPoles [|Hydroelectric Dam] – Diagram [|Eutrophication]– General Information