websites of interest for physical science 416/436

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WEBSITES OF INTEREST FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCE

416/436

An exploration of the following web sites should give you and your students a lot of useful information.

LINKS SPECIFIC TO THE PHYSICAL SCIENCE 416/436

PROGRAM

The Mathematics, Science, and Technology Online Resource Center http://www.qesnrecit.qc.ca/mst/index.html

The official website of the Quebec

English Schools Network. Contains a link to the course, exams, study guide, and other materials.

The Lauren Hill High School Website http://www.emsb.qc.ca/laurenhill/science/index.html

A fantastic website created by teachers at Lauren Hill High School.

Sciences Physiques 416-430 http://www.cscv.qc.ca/ecole/eco010/sciences/sciences%20physiques/ A site dedicated to Physical Science 416/436 in French. The whole course explained.

http://www.csvt.qc.ca/patriotes/sciences/scp4/listescp.html#Objectif%20terminal%

202%20-%20%20Les%20propriétés A si e.

ATOMIC THEORY AND PERIODIC TABLE

Chem 4 Kids http://www.chem4kids.com/files/atom_structure.html

Well illustrated site. Other topics aside from the atom are covered including acids and bases.

Life, Universe and the Electron http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/on-line/electron/ An exhibition to celebrate the centenary of the discovery of the electron, from the National Museum of Science and Technology, UK.

What is Static?

http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/static.html

An tutorial on static electricity.

The Periodic Table http://science.widener.edu/~svanbram/ptable.html

Various Periodic Tables, including a blank one.

http://www.colorado.edu/UCB/AcademicAffairs/ArtsSciences/physics/PhysicsInitiativ e/Physics2000/applets/a2.html

An interactive, animated Periodic Table. Structure of shells and nucleus is shown.

The Great Sodium Disaster of 1998 http://www.allatoms.com/SodiumWaterExpt/NaExp.htm

A great photo essay of an explosion of Sodium.

North Allerton College Resources http://www.northallertoncoll.org.uk/ An English Site suggested by one of our colleagues. Good section on Atomic Theory.

MAGNETISM AND ELECTRICITY

Snacks About Magnetism http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/iconmagnetism.html

magnetism activities.

A series of

Magnet Man http://my.execpc.com/~rhoadley/magindex.htm

Magnetism http://www-istp.gsfc.nasa.gov/Education/Imagnet.html

Electricity Fundamentals http://zebu.uoregon.edu/nsf/circuit.html#Ohm Students read up on current, voltage and resistance then do the on screen activity of trying to light the light bulb. They have to watch out: too little resistance and the bulb breaks; too much and no light.

Virtual Labs and Simulations http://www.hazelwood.k12.mo.us/~grichert/sciweb/electric.htm

A series of links to electricity related simulations

Hydro-Quebec http://www.hydroquebec.com/learning/index.html

Lots of interactive games and activities designed around the QEP. Requires a computer with the Flash player installed.

Basic Electricity http://people.morehead-st.edu/fs/r.stanley/eet140review.html

Electricity Tutorials

Energy Quest http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/index.html

This site covers everything you wanted to know plus more. It has information on all types of energy, activities, puzzles, experiments, biographies of scientists like Einstein.

Electric Current Activities

http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~p670/Au03/activity_solutions/Act11_sol.pdf

Demonstrations to help students understand current electricity.

Lightning http://www.mos.org/sln/toe/lightning.html

A short explanation on how lightning is created during a lightning storm.

ACIDS AND BASES

The Power of Hydrogen http://www.johnkyrk.com/pH.html

An interactive Shockwave applet which shows the relationship between pH and the hydrogen ion concentration .

GENERAL SCIENCE SITES

The National Research Council http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/education The students.

and echnol si e

Chemistry Coach http://www.chemistrycoach.com/home.htm

This is the most complete high school chemistry site on the web. Many tutorials and links to every imaginable chemistry subject possible.

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry http://www.chem.qmw.ac.uk/iupac/ Recommendations on organic and biochemical nomenclature, symbols and terminology.

The Catalyst http://www.thecatalyst.org/wwwchem.html

Chemistry Resources For The

Secondary Education Teacher On The WWW. This well organized site provides informative annotations about links that are categorized that include: General,

Specific, History, Experiments, Laboratory and many others.

About Chemistry http://chemistry.about.com/ Answer questions about chemistry

The Stoichiometry Road Map http://www.magma.ca/~dougdela/ideas/4-stoich.htm

Many ideas in Chemistry.

Physics 2000 http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/index.pl

An innovative and interactive website, aimed at all ages, that demonstrates the connection between modern technology and earlier basic experiment and theory. Physics 2000 relies heavily on the use of interactive "applets".

Energy and Matter in Chemical Change

http://www.scienceman.com/science10/pgs/unit1.html

Many links to science related web sites.

Sport Science http://www.exploratorium.edu/sports/

IPL Science Fair Resource Guide http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/projectguide/ Science Fair help site.

Earth Science World http://www.earthscienceworld.org/ An Earth Science containing a huge image bank for your desktop.

Java Applets in Physics http://www.walter-fendt.de/ph14e/index.html

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Includes information on the

School Sci http://www.bobsedulinks.com/hs_science More links to various sites

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