Mrs. Lucas

8th Grade Science

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LINKS FOR CLASS ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS

 

Chemistry Webquest

WebQuest

 

Element  WebQuest Links

"Elliott's Elements

Chemical Elements.com - An Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements

WebElements Periodic Table of the Elements

Chemistry: Periodic Table and More

The Comic Book Periodic Table of the Elements

 

Evidence for Atoms - CHF Chemistry WebQuest #2

 

Groups and Periodic Trends

 

Webquest For Newton's Laws of Motion

 

 

 

This is the Link for the Musical Plates Activity

http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/musicalplates3/en/

The following is a link to a great collection of references

about earthquakes, plate tectonics and more.

http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/musicalplates3/en/references.shtml

 

 

The King of Tides (7th grade)

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/tide.htm

 

Star Stories Project (8th Grade)

http://www.middleschoolscience.com/myth.htm

http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/constellationmonth_list.html

http://www.ufrsd.net/staffwww/stefanl/myths

 

Helpful Links For Galaxy and Starbook Project
 

http://www.le.ac.uk/physics/faulkes/web/y_intro.html - excellent site (lots of links and info.)
http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/DIS/OHSICS/planet/constell/constell.htm - constellation pictures
http://www.astrosociety.org/education/family/resources/telescopes.html - very good information on all telescopes (including non-optical telescopes)
http://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/ - Earth & Sky Radio Series - many links - also great if you want a nightly sky map or tips on viewing, current research articles, etc.

http://www.mallorcaweb.net/masm/Cons1.htm  - good general information

 

The Life Cycle of Stars

http://www.can-do.com/uci/ssi2000/ds-stars.html

 

Newton Lab 

http://www.can-do.com/uci/ssi2002/motion.html

http://www.brocktonpublicschools.com/schools/high/planetarium/webquest/gravity/intro7-12.html

www.surfnetkids.com/isaac_newton.htm

http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/mmedia/index.html#forces

http://www.ic.arizona.edu/~nats101/newton.html

 

 

 

LINKS FOR INDEPENDENT STUDY FOR TAKS TEST

 

 

http://www.quia.com/shared/sci/
http://www.flashcardmachine.com/214632/5i7d

The students also have home access to www.studyisland.com, where they can login and work through sample TAKS problems,review, and play educational games related to the content they are studying.

 

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION AND PROCEDURAL LINKS

SCIENCE II TEKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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