science - module resources
On this page, you will find resources and vocabulary words we use in science class. The words are organized by module and are in alphabetical order.
Module 1 - Solar Energy
Resources, Games, and Interactive Simulations:
- Eclipse Shadow Simulator - Simulate an eclipse, angles of shadows, and umbras and penumbras
- Shadow Tracker - A shadow simulator
- Shadows - From the BBC, learn about shadows - what causes them, what changes them, and how different objects cast different shadows
- Shadows Play - Use the knowledge you gained reading about shadows to help Steve take pictures of cobras
- Inside a Solar Cell - this interactive walks you through the workings of a solar cell.
- Solar Thermal Heating - check out the benefits of solar thermal heating.
- Solar Energy Defenders - Save the school dance from vampires with solar energy - let there be light!
- Seasons - This interactive is a simulation of Earth’s seasons.
- Energy Flows - explore various alternative energy sources.
- Make Energy Useful - an interactive lesson teaching about how to harness various forms of energy
- Who's Got What? - Science combined with geography! This interactive lesson connects various forms of energy with maps depicting where these energy sources are in abundance.
- Building Bonanza - build your home by choosing the best low energy features
- Wonderville: Me and My Shadow - Use your body to create a shadow, and try to capture an object in it in this great shadow experiment. Try this at different times of the day to find out when it’s easiest to capture the object.
- Energy
- Penumbra
- Solar
- Solar Energy
- Temperature
- Thermometer
- Umbra
Module 2 - Variables
Some of the most important scientific concepts students learn are the result of their ability to see relationships between objects and events. Relationships always involve interactions, dependencies, and cause and effect. The Variables Module has four investigations that help students discover relationships through controlled experimentation. Students will fling, float, fly, and flip objects as they discover relationships in each investigation. Here are some resources that you can explore to extend learning and practice at home.
Resources, Games, and Interactive Simulations:
Resources, Games, and Interactive Simulations:
- Amusement Park Physics - Design and build park rides using the laws of physics
- Build a Coaster - from Discovery Kids
- Design & Construction - this is a hands-on engineering project you can do at home. Build a bat that floats, carries weight, and moves easily through the water.
module 3 - Mixtures & solutions
Resources, Games, and Interactive Simulations:
- Study Jams: Mixtures - virtual mini-lesson with quiz
- Chem4Kids: Solutions & Mixtures - lesson with quiz
- Ducksters: Solutions & Dissolving - article
- Ducksters: Chemical Mixtures - article
- Ducksters: Separating Mixtures - article
- Wonderville: Water Treatment - Learn about the water treatment process and take the appropriate actions to ensure the water is safe for consumption. Interactive!
- Wonderville: Reaction Action - Make things go boom. Learn about combustion and a process known as gasification; progress through ten levels using your specialized sponge to collect products of combustion. Get ready to make some noise.
- Wonderville: Soil Sampling - Investigate the crime scene! Figure out which suspect left the soil and where they have been. If you can spot the differences in the soil properties using soil testing methods, we just might crack this case wide open.
- Wonderville: Fantastic Plastic - Make plastic out of a protein found in milk in this experiment about how plastic is created. Learn about the history of plastics, the materials and polymers used in the manufacturing process, and the methods used to shape plastic into objects.
module 4 - Environments
Resources, Games, and Interactive Simulations:
- Kinetic City: Shape It Up! - A simulation game involving erosion.