Assignment #2 – Internet 8.5/10 Kelsey Weiss 1. http://www.neok12.com/Atom.htm This website has a very large amount of videos to supplement science lessons, and the topics on this website cover much of what would need to be covered by the curriculum. The page linked above has many videos describing atoms, some of which would be helpful for students to visualize the parts of an atom. Some of the videos also touch on previous models of atoms. This page relates to the outcomes AE 9.2 Analyze historical explanations of the structure of matter up to and including: o
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Dalton model Thomson model Rutherford model Bohr model of the atom. [SI] 2. http://www.diffen.com/difference/Current_vs_Voltage This website compares and contrasts many scientific concepts that students often get confused with. This page show the similarities and differences between currents and voltage, in charts, notes, and a video. I think these would be great to print off for students, and there are a lot of potential assignment questions. An outcome this relates to is CE 9.2 Analyze the relationships that exist among voltage, current, and resistance in series and parallel circuits. [SI] video is good, series? 3. https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCwQFjAA&u
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y1uwi3A&sig2=O2O9JulM_m8jbTesp0SpqA&bvm=bv.53537100,d.aWM This link goes to a lesson plan for teaching students about pure substances and mixtures. I would change around some of the examples, but I like the idea of using students in an activity to help them understand the differences between pure substances and mixtures. It also comes with instructions for an experiment to do, which would be a good way to engage the students. This plan relates to outcome AE9.3 Demonstrate an understanding of the classification of pure substances (elements and compounds), including the development and nature of the Periodic Table. [SI] can not get here! 4. http://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/18380032651 This blog is made by a mother and her young children, where they post videos on interesting science news. The post above has a narrated video on how our solar system was formed, with some really nice visual representations. I would use this video with a handout for students to follow along with and try to get down the key points. I think this blog in general would be really great to use as a set for classes. This video would relate to outcome EU 9.2 Analyze scientific explanations of the formation and evolution of our solar system and the universe. [SI] good find 5. http://www.energykids.eu/energy-­‐transform This site is all about energy. It covers different types of energy, the law of conservation o energy, the definition of energy, and it gives examples of different ways energy is 6.
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transformed in a student friendly format. It is concise, which I think would be good to avoid boring students. It has links to information about renewable energy, which is great. It also has games the students can play. It also has presentations and lessons you can download and use in the classroom. This would be a great site to pull notes from for students or for them to do internet research on. An outcome that this site could help fulfill is CE9.3 Assess operating principles, costs, and efficiencies of devices that produce or use electrical energy. [SI, TPS] http://www.diffen.com/difference/Meiosis_vs_Mitosis This website gives a great chart for students to see the differences and similarities between meiosis and mitosis. I would probably give this to students after going over both processes in class, to help students differentiate between the two processes. It also has videos and illustrations for further explanation. This would fit with outcome RE 9.2 Observe and describe the significance of cellular reproductive processes, including mitosis and meiosis. [CP, SI] nice http://www.energyforeducators.org/scienceunits/nuclear.shtml This site has links to lesson plans for teachers to use on energy. There is a link about nuclear energy here that has a pretty basic lesson plan. The plan has a link to a power point that is supposed to be in the lesson, but the link doesn’t work for me. However, it has a slide-­‐by-­‐
slide explanation of what information would be included in the slides, so it would not be hard to recreate a presentation tailored to a classroom. This presentation would fit with outcome CE 9.4 Critique impacts of past, current, and possible future methods of small and large scale electrical energy production and distribution in Saskatchewan. [DM, TK] http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-­‐lesson-­‐plans/in-­‐vitro-­‐fertilization.cfm This site has a lesson plan about reproduction and in vitro fertilization. It comes with discussion questions and definitions of terms. This could be a good introduction to reproductive technologies, and serve as a background template for a possible research project about reproductive technologies. This relates to outcome RE 9.4 Analyze the process of human reproduction, including the influence of reproductive and contraceptive technologies. [SI, DM]
http://www.edinformatics.com/math_science/asexual_sexual_reproduction.htm This page has notes on sexual and asexual reproduction which would be suitable for a grade 9 classroom, including some terms, and benefits and disadvantages to each process. This would relate to RE 9.3 Describe the processes and implications of sexual and asexual reproduction in plants and animals. [SI] http://star.mit.edu/genetics/index.html This site has interactive activities for students to use to understand how traits are transferred from parent to offspring. I would use this after discussing the different modes of transmission in class, to help students get a more concrete understanding of each. This relates to RE 9.1 Examine the process of and influences on the transfer of genetic information and the impact of that understanding on society past and present. [CP, DM] level? Five Extra Resources -­‐ Electricity http://www.enwin.com/kids/electricity/history.cfm http://www.physics4kids.com/files/elec_intro.html http://www.ndt-­‐
ed.org/EducationResources/HighSchool/Electricity/seriesparallelcircuits.htm http://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/projects/vss/docs/power/2-­‐how-­‐do-­‐batteries-­‐work.html http://www.ducksters.com/science/static_electricity.php