Mar
18
2008
Science Links for early secondary…
Posted by: brenda in Home Education, Internet, ScienceI’ve spent some time today adding links into del.icio.us that I think are useful for early high school science, although a lot of them are good for much wider age range.
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The sites listed below provide an excellent introduction to several basic science concepts. You can visit the links in sequence or use the annotations to select those that contain information most relevant to your interests.
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In the spring of 2006 we again asked the Princeton University community to submit images—and, for the first time, videos and sounds—produced in the course of research or incorporating tools and concepts from science.
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Welcome to the pilot program of Science by Doing. This is where you can learn lots of science and have fun at the same time. Early secondary.
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We have, over the years, been sent many rocks and photographs of rocks that finders suspect to be meteorites. The tongue-in-cheak term for a rock that is not a meteorite is a meteorwrong.
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Basic biology information. It’s not just biology for kids, it’s for everyone. We have information on cell structure, cell function, scientific studies, plants, vertebrates, invertebrates, and other life science topics.
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Physical geography and earth science basics. It’s not just for geography for kids, it’s for everyone. This site has an introduction to the earth sciences that includes topics on the Earth’s structure, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere.
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Astronomy basics and the science of the stars
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Basic physics information. It’s not just physics for kids, it’s for everyone. We have information on motion, heat and thermodynamics, electricity & magnetism, light, and modern physics.
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We now have three big sections on the site:
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The Wikipedia science portal allows you to browse the science topics on wikipedia.
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Welcome to Questacon, Australia’s National Science & Technology Centre!
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Gateway to Science
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