SCIENCE

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[|ReviseWise - Rocks and Soils]At this interactive web site you can experiment with five different rocks to test if they float, wear well, split, and absorb water. You then can learn about common uses of each rock because of its properties. When done you can take a quiz on what you learned. Be sure to click the "Full Screen" button to make the activity larger.

[|Phet Interactive simulations] Simulations which allow you to explore scientific concepts. Found this useful in helping students visualize concepts that they might not normally get to see occur.

Podcasts: [Science= [[http://www.learningdemo.com/noaa/lesson01.html|Earth Science gr. 9 Plate Tectonics] This is a great interactive learning object that teaches about plate tectonics, layers of the Earth, earthquakes, volcanoes, and plate boundaries (convergent, divergent, and transform). It does this with a detailed video, online quizzes, and interactive activities where you take core samples to determine a plate boundary, compare earthquake locations to plate boundaries, and place all the plates onto a map of the Earth. [|Earth Science gr. 9 Waves] This is an excellent and extensive online tutorial about waves, using animations, audio explanations, and interactive quizzes. This tutorial covers types of waves, reflection, refraction, diffraction, the wave equation, seismic waves, and much more.

Evaluating Sources Using Science
This site describes the various dangers of dihydrogen monoxide. Take a look around - would you trust this site? Why or why not? Now watch this video and see if it can help you decide if this site is trustworthy: media type="youtube" key="VvVhN3_ex_8" height="349" width="425"