Basic Science Links for Lisa and Connie's classes

 

Physics

 

“The Multimedia Physics Studios consists of a collection of GIF animations and accompanying explanations of major physics concepts.

http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/mmedia/index.html#forces

 

Biology

 

Science Niche… links to lots here.

http://scienceniche.com/science/science.cfm

 

Basic Biology Concepts

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/biologycentury/index.html

 

More basic biology concepts from a high school in Troy, NY

http://www.troy.k12.ny.us/thsbiology/skinny/skinny.html

 

 

Cooking Chemistry

Information about what cooking does chemically to food.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/cooking/index.shtml

Cooking with Chemistry
http://www.chymist.com/cooking.html

Molds

USDA Molds on food
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Molds_On_Food/index.asp

Corvallis, OR site on food molds
http://www.seps.org/cvoracle/faq/mold.html

Goldfish Behavior

Goldfish and Koi problems and concerns
http://www.ponddoc.com/WhatsUpDoc/FishBehavior/IdentifyProblems.htm

All things goldfish.
http://www.goldfishinfo.com/

Acids & Bases

Chem4Kids Site on acids and bases
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/react_acidbase.html

Exploring Acids and Bases
http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/HOMEEXPTS/ACIDBASE.html

Electricity

 

ThinkQuest with simple explanations of circuits, etc.

http://library.thinkquest.org/6064/

 

Simple Machines

 

Inventors’ Toolbox—Describes components of machines.

http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html

 

Chemistry

 

Basic information about chemistry

http://library.thinkquest.org/2923/intro2.html

 

Chem4Kids—fun site for understanding a bit about chemistry

http://www.chem4kids.com/

 

 

General Homework Site for Science

 

Multnomah (Portland, OR) County Library Homework Site. Many of the links above were found via this site.

http://www.multcolib.org/homework/scihc.html