DNA from the beginning.

You will go to the following website:

http://www.dnaftb.org/1/

This is a great resource for learning more about the field of genetics. You will be responsible for completing concepts 1-4 (Children resemble their parents, genes come in pairs, genes don't blend, and some genes are dominant).

You should go through all the categories but pay the closest attention to the Concept, Animation, and Problems sections. There are some cool old pictures in the gallery section.This material WILL be tested so do not simply skim through it.

Enjoy!

Periodic Trends Quiz

http://www.sciencegeek.net/Chemistry/taters/Unit2PeriodicTrends.htm

The Cell Cycle and Cancer Virtual Lab.

http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/advanced_placement/mader10e/virtual_labs_2K8/labs/BL_03/

Kingdoms of Life

Visit the following website and create your own fold-able on the 6 kingdoms of life:

http://www.ric.edu/faculty/ptiskus/Six_Kingdoms/Index.htm


When you're done with your fold-able. Visit the following websites and play the games:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/classifying-life.html

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/worms/familytree/index.html

http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/lsps07_int_animalclass/

Gas Virtual Lab.

Complete this virtual lab:

http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/PS08/PS08.html

Plasma & The Bose-Einstein Condensate

Visit the following websites and write paragraph-long summaries about the 4th and 5th states of matter.

http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_plasma.html


http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_becondensate.html

States of Matter Quizzes

Visit the following website and complete the 6th-8th grade quizzes #1 and #2:

http://www.neok12.com/States-of-Matter.htm

Physics News Articles

http://www.sciencenews.org/index/interest/id/2514/topic/Physics

Osmosis Interactive Websites

These websites will help you to gain a better understanding of diffusion and osmosis in cells. 

http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=AP1903
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=AP11003

Complete this virtual lab. activity. Data table and lab journal must be printed and submitted.

http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/LS03/LS03.html

Reaction Types Quizzes

http://www.sciencegeek.net/Chemistry/taters/EquationIdentification.htm

http://www.kentschools.net/ccarman/cp-chemistry/practice-quizzes/quiz-2-1/

http://chemistry.about.com/od/testsquizzes/l/blreactiontypes.htm

http://www.glencoe.com/qe/scienceOLC.php?qi=6338

Power of Wind

http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2005/02/power-of-the-wind-2/

Interactive Food Chains & Food Webs

Interactive Food Chains & Food Webs

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/index.cfm

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/food/food_menu.html

http://www.gould.edu.au/foodwebs/kids_web.htm

http://www.zephyrus.co.uk/foodpuzzlechain.html

http://www.blue-iceberg.com/rutgersfoodweb/food_web_game.html

Gram/Mole/Volume Conversions Quiz

http://www.sciencegeek.net/Chemistry/taters/Unit4GramMoleVolume.htm

Create a DNA Fingerprint

Complete the interactive activity and the questions for discussion.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/education/body/create-dna-fingerprint.html

Subatomic Particles Quizzes

http://www.sciencegeek.net/Chemistry/taters/Unit1AtomicNumbers.htm

http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/chemistry/

Lewis Structures Online Quiz

http://www.sciencegeek.net/Chemistry/taters/Unit3LewisStructures.htm

Hunting The Elements Questions

Hunting the Elements

1.       Why is it so hard to hunt for gold and how is it done?

2.       Why is copper such a valuable element?

3.       Why aren’t pure metals used for making bells?

4.       Describe the bell making process.

5.       Explain why the reaction between sodium and chlorine is so explosive.

6.       Describe the “periodic table” table.

7.        What is the most abundant element in the Earth’s crust?

8.       What does the acronym CHNOPS stand for?

9.       Why is Carbon so special?

10.   What is the role of phosphorus in the human body?

11.   Why was David’s sweat analyzed?

12.   What did cyanobacteria do for us?

13.   Pound for pound, what is the most energetic reaction in the universe? 

14.   How are elements heavier than iron created?

15.   Although most people think of silicon as the main ingredient in silicon chips that have fueled the electronic age, what was its main use for hundreds of years before this?

16.   Name three uses of neodymium.

17.   In what state is the country’s only rare earth mine located?

18.   What country supplies the vast majority of the rare earth elements?

19.   Why are rare earth elements so named when they aren’t rare?

20.   Why are the rare earth elements so hard to distinguish from one another?

21.   What did the shark test reveal?

22.   Explain how a nuclear chain reaction works.

23.   Describe two portions of the video that you found most interesting.

24.   What did you think of David?

25.   Did watching the video give you a greater appreciation for the Periodic table? Explain. 

Peppered Moth Simulation

http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/pepperedmoth.html