Showing posts with label Physical Science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Physical Science. Show all posts

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Interactions of Matter

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/flash/changing_state.swf

This interactive website teaches students how to choose features associated with physical changes. Matter in the Science Lab allows students to select matter in the list of labs. This illustraction names the physical state of objects. When they click on water changes state near the top of the matter window they will then hold down the blue button to lower the temperature of water to freezing, then old down the red button till water boils. This teaches students property changes of liquid, solid, and steam. They gain further information by clicking on the book in the bottome left corner to read more about matter.

Fun with Friction

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/friction.shtml

This is an interactive website for primary students to investigate the effect of different surfaces. They select how surface characteristics affect the movement of an object.

Who Wants to be a Millionaire

www.quia.com/rr/42166.html

This website is set up like the Who Wants to be a Millionaire game on TV. It has life lines, 50/50 and call a friend. The questions are all geared to information on magnetism within the physical science domain. Children can have a fun time trying to make it to the top and gain vast domain about magnetism. This site is geared to primary information around the third grade.

Magnets and Springs

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/magnets/springs.shtml

This animated virtual website allows children to experiment with magnets and springs and addresses the following standard: select an object that would be attracted by a magnet. Children can use this interactive site to experiment with which objects are attracted to a magnet, then take a quiz on the knowledge they have gained. The side bar allows the child to choose at what age the material will be delivered.

Forces and Motion

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages6_7/forces/movement/whatnext.shtml

This website is an animated virtual website that teaches kids about forces and motion. It has a side bar where you can sign in to play at the age you are (for example 6 to 7 or 8 to 9). The standard it addresses: identify that an unbalanced force is needed to change the direction of an object. This site allows you to investigate how various forces affect movement.

The Virtual Science Lab

www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Science%20Lab

You do have to sign up for an account at this website but it is free and once you do it is totally amazing. You pick the grade between PRE-K and 6th grade and then you have a choice of labs to do: atoms, cells, earthquakes, food chains, gravity, human body, magnetism, matter, minerals, etc. The labs are very fun and full of information.

Grade Websites

www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_1st_scinec.htm

This website contains hundreds of websites which are coordinated to 1st grade standards. It is divided into the three domains of science: life, physical, earth and space. There are one to three interactive, informational and/or quiz sites per standard under each domain.

www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_2nd_science.htm

Same as above but for second grade standards in science with websites pertaining to these standards.

www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_3rd_science.htm

Same as the other two except it is for third grade standards.

www.internet4classroom.com/skills_4th_science.htm

You get the picture by now.