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Web Quests:
1. Scientific Method Research--You will go the Mr. Science web site and research the scientific method. When you get to this site, you go to the first site titled, Biology4Kids Reasoning in Science and answer the questions in section A of your handout. When you are done doing that, go to NASASCIFiles--The Scientific Method and complete the flowchart on page 3 of your handout. For the second part of this project, go to the "Bubble Gum Science Project" by clicking on the title of the project. Read how the scientific method is applied before completing Part II of your handout.
2. Metric Measurement Practice--This activity will provide an opportunity for you to practice your basic metric measurement skills.
3. Measurement On-Line Quizzes--You will be able to practice how to read a graduated cylinder correctly, how to read a metric ruler correctly, practice the meaning and sizes of the metric prefixes, and practice converting metric measurements. These are interactive quizzes that were provided by C. Stephen Murray.
4. Using the Triple Beam Balance Web Lab--At this site, you will be go through the tutorial, which will show you how to zero the balance, balance an unknown mass, and read the balance to the nearest 0.01 g. It will also provide you with practice in reading various unknown masses and receive immediate feedback on how well you did. After you complete the Web Lab, you will return to the classroom to do the practical, where you will be using a triple beam balance to mass five unknown masses.
5. Online Density Assignment--You will interactively change the mass and/or volume, and then the density will be calculated for you.
6. Describing Motion--This activity has three parts to you in describing motion. You will use physics tutorials that you will find at www.physicsclassroom.com site.
Part 1: Lesson 2: Describing Motion with Ticker Tape Diagrams.
Part 2: Lesson 3: Describing Motion with Position vs. Time Graphs.
Part 3: Lesson 4: Describing Motion with Velocity vs. Time Graphs.
7. Describing Motion with Words--You will be directed to Lesson 1: Kinematics at the Physics Classroom site. You will find the information here to complete the packet.
8. Seat Belts and Air Bags: As part of a jigsaw activity, you will research the advantages or disadvantages of seat belts or air bags.
9.Gravity Web Quest--You will investigate how your weight changes on different planets.
10. Projectile Motion Web Quest--At this two web sites, you will gather information about projectiles and their motion. Go to each of the web sites and then answer the questions on the handouts.
Web Site #1: Physics Classroom Lesson on Projectiles
Web Site #2: Think Quest Lesson on Projectiles
11. Roller Coaster Physics-Your task is to find how roller coasters work and use this information to build a simple model of a roller coaster. In this Web Quest, you will visit four different web sites and answer the accompanying questions on the handout provided by Mrs. Cotner-Davis.
12. Work and Simple Machines Unit: During this unit, you will be studying how machines make a task easier to do by either changing the direction of the effort force, increasing or decreasing the effort force and/or increasing or decreasing the speed at which the task is done.
A. Your first assignment is to complete the Simple Machines Web Quest.
B. Your second assignment is to identify simples machines in Rube Goldberg and Leonardo DaVinci inventions.
C. As a culminating activity, you will be investigating, constructing, and testing catapults. Part I: Internet Research--You will go to the following web sites to find the information to complete the research: http://www.catapults.info, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/trebworks.html, and http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/destroywave.html.
13. Thermal Energy Unit. You will complete the following Internet Research Activities. When you open each link below, you will see the worksheet that you have been provided to complete. Click on the web sites and complete the statements.
B. Specific Heats and Latent Heats.
C. Using Heat.
14. Home Energy Efficiency Plan Web Quest-You will be provided with several sites to answer various questions about energy conservation.
15. Circuit Animations: The following animation will allow you to practice setting up a circuit correctly to measure the current and voltage. The next site allows you to change the number of batteries and the number of resistors in a circuit. It also provides measurements of current and voltage. The next two sites provide opportunities to work with a series circuit and a parallel circuit.
16.Energy Resource Project-You will be asked to research ten different energy resources, and then you will be asked to design and create a brochure that promotes and advertises an assigned energy resource.
17. Self-Heating Container-You will be researching the technology of a self-heating container that OnTech has on the market. After the research is done, you will activate the self-heating container that will be provided to you in class.
18. Exploring Nanotechnology-You will learn exactly how big a nanometer is, and why nanotechnology is named for a nanometer. You will find out why scientists think that nanotechnology will cause a revolution in the manufacturing and medical fields.
19. MagLev Transportation-Your task will be to decide to recommend or not maglev transportation for your community.
20. Laser Eye Surgery-Your task is to learn about laser eye surgery. You will learn what types of vision problems can be corrected by laser eye surgery.
Related Web Sites:
Below you will find related web sites to assist you in understanding the concepts covered in Principles of Science.
The Physics Zone and The Chemistry Zone topics are designed for high school students in either Chemistry or Physics. This site provides tutorials and simulations on various topics.When you click on The Physics Zone icon you will be able to click on lessons to go to various physics tutorials and simulations. If you click on Key 2 Understanding, you will be to go to various chemistry tutorials and simulations. http://www.sciencejoywagon.com/physicszone
These sites provide explanations of the physics of everyday life.
http://howthingswork.virginia.edu
The on-line magazine, Popular Mecanics--http://popularmechanics.com
The on-line magazine, Popular Science--http://www.popsci.com/popsci/
National Science Foundation, http://www.nsf.gov