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=Matter & Energy: =

=Periodic Table & the Elements search created by our librarian, Mr. T: =

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 * === Interactive periodic table - students get hints as properties of each element & grouping: Interactive===
 * === Videos of introducing the elements in the periodic table: Univ. of Nottingham===
 * ===Resources for teaching chemistry: [|Learn Chemistry]===
 * ===Interactive Periodic Table: [|Visual Elements Periodic Table]===
 * ===Cool interactive periodic table created by teens on Glogster : AdVENTURE periodic table===
 * ===Extensive list of games for learning the elements : Jefferson Lab===
 * ===More cool interactives & games for learning the periodic table: ===
 * ===Videos of chemistry in real world - cosmetics, farming, etc.: [|RSC]===

=Force, Motion & Energy: =
 * [[image:https://static.nbclearn.com/files/icue/special_collections/science_of_nfl_football/1252439_130x100.jpg width="70" height="88" align="left" link="http://valems.wikispaces.com/nfl/cuecard/50884"]]
 * ===Science of NFL Football: Newton's First Law of Motion - inertia===
 * ===Science of NFL Football: Newton's First Law of Motion - inertia===


 * ===[[image:https://static.nbclearn.com/files/icue/special_collections/science_of_nhl_hockey/1381265_130x100.jpg width="70" height="88" link="valems/nhl/cuecard/56612"]] [[image:https://static.nbclearn.com/files/icue/special_collections/Chemistry%20Now/Thumbnails/LESSON_PLANS_MIDDLE_130x100.jpg width="70" height="88" link="valems/nhl/cuecard/57793"]]Science of NHL Hockey: Kinematics -speed, velocity & acceleration===


 * ===[[image:https://static.nbclearn.com/files/icue/special_collections/science_of_nfl_football/1265708_130x100.jpg width="70" height="88" link="valems/nfl/cuecard/50770"]]Science of NFL Football: Kinematics - Position, Velocity & Acceleration===


 * ===[[image:https://static.nbclearn.com/files/icue/special_collections/science_of_nfl_football/1253511_130x100.jpg width="70" height="88" link="valems/nfl/cuecard/50974"]]Science of NFL Football: Newton's Second Law of Motion -Law of Force & for the lesson plans: lessonopoly===

=Earth & Space: = =Space & Astronomy: =
 * ===MoonKAM - Middle School students acquiring knowledge on NASA projects!: [|MoonKAM]===
 * ===Chief Scientest of NASA explains our Solar System with video to students: YouTube===
 * ===Video of the Universe -as seen traveling from the earth: [|TheKnownUniverse]===
 * ===The Real Scale of our Universe - project on sreeen or wall for appreciation of scale!!!: BBC Future===
 * === Several Interactives for learning the scale of our universe to atoms===
 * ===Definitely play //Scale of the Universe 2 -( Teachers will need bypass to use )://===

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 * == Powers of Ten video: see the scale of the universe and atoms: [|School Tube]==


 * Extensive resource for space exploration: images, video, audio, missions, lesson plans, and much more (go to education for Teacher Resources: lesson plans, etc.) : [[image:http://valems.wikispaces.com/site/embedthumbnail/placeholder?w=320&h=50 width="320" height="50" link="@http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/"]]


 * ===Students learn facts about our solar system via interactive slides (at site: look below for 11 videos on space) : HistoryChannel ===
 * === Launch a spacecraft to Mars and help solve the mystery of life on Mars - great interactive: NASA===
 * === Star life-cycle interactive: aspire.cosmicray ===
 * ===Book- fun and engaging book on Astronomy by Basher -520 GRE===
 * === To see the amazing photo of our home taken from over 4 billion miles away! Our lives are fragile and precious: [|PaleBlueDot] ===

The earths rotation & seasons:

 * ===Introduce the earth's hemisphere, axis, seasons, etc. with this interactive -> then students do the activities: Teacher's Domain===
 * ===Great interactive to experiment with earth's tilt & its effect on temperature in all seasons: mcgraw-hill===

Moon phases:

 * ===Introduce the lunar cycle by viewing this video: manchester.ac.uk===
 * ===Video of moon phases for the entire 2013 year in 5 min.: YouTube===
 * ===See the moon's revolving and rotating (from earth & space) and interact to view various stages of the lunar cycle : PBS===
 * ===Students predict phases of the lunar cycle- several levels of difficulty: sciencenetliniks===

=Physics: = >> ===-also your weight on others worlds interactive (scroll down to play)===
 * ===Newton's 2nd law of motion : Watch NASA astronauts demonstrate mass vs. weight in space: PBS===
 * ===Newtons 3rd law of motion : Astronauts walk in space and demostrate this law: PBS===
 * ===Principle of the Conservation of Momentum - interact with weights on the air track to learn principle: PB===
 * ===Book - engaging and fun book on Physics in our library by Basher - 530 GRE===

Plate Tectonics, Earth's Soil & Topography:

 * ===Great video instruction of plate tectonics and their causing major geological events : Shake, Rattle & Slide===
 * Interactive - learn theory and history and action of plate tectonics: ICT magic
 * ===Interactive - learn about plate tectonics and volcanoes & build your own volcano & watch it erupt: Virtual Volcano===
 * === Quality videos on several topics from plate tectonics to volcanoes to soil erosion : learner.org===
 * === Erosion : Videos and activities and quizzes: BrainPop===
 * === Engaging video of erosion and weathering - explained with a simple experiment: YouTube===
 * ===Beautiful photos of various types of topograhy and erosion: National Geographic===
 * ===Use Google Earth to show satellite photos of area of San Antonio to __// use along with the Erosion Activity below //__: Google Earth===
 * ===Soil Erosion Activity : Great list of sequential questions students respond to in order to investigate and analyze erosion in a specific area: Dirtmeiste===
 * ===Book- fun and engaging book on Rocks and Minerals by Basher - 552 GRE===
 * ===Disasters - lists and information on 100's natural disasters throughout history: Timelines===

Weather:
-It has an //Air Pressure Simulation// interactive too. -( Teachers will need bypass to use )
 * ===Weather Archive - get map of weather for any day back to 2001: [|NOAA]===
 * ===Weather History - get temp., pressure, wind, etc. for a specific day : [|almanac.com]===
 * === Precipitation Simulation - interactive - learn how temp, wind, etc. effects weather: [|HTwins.net]===


 * ===Global Warming research: []===

= Organisms & Environment: =

= Reasoning & critical thinking skills: =
 * ===Interactive with inquiry-oriented activities to improve student proportional reasoning skills: Ask a Biologist===

= Websites with vast collections of interactives, engaging videos, & lessons on all topics of science: =
 * ===Science360 (also ipad app & phone radio app)===
 * ===[[image:valems/ICT.JPG link="@ictmagic/Science"]]Extensive collection of interacitves, videos, etc. of all subjects of science===