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Year 9 Science Useful Websites

Unit 9A. Inheritance and selection

From BrainPOP:

http://www.brainpop.com/health/reproductive/fertilizationandbirth/ (fertilization and birth)
http://www.brainpop.com/health/growthanddevelopment/heredity/ (heredity)
http://www.brainpop.com/health/growthanddevelopment/dna/ (DNA)
http://www.brainpop.com/health/growthanddevelopment/genes/ (genes)

http://www.learn.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=Unit&WCU=1570 - Selective breeding, text and pictures discussing the breeding of Farmer Brown’s cows and http://www.learn.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=Unit&WCU=1571 why selective breeding is important to farmers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/genes/ - Gene-related history, health and news from the BBC.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/02/99/food_under_the_microscope/280396.stm - The GM Food Debate: Food under the microscope (from the BBC).

Unit 9B. Fit and healthy

From BrainPOP:

http://www.brainpop.com/health/growthanddevelopment/nutrition/ (nutrition)
http://www.brainpop.com/health/respiratory/smoking/ (smoking)
http://www.brainpop.com/health/diseases/peakflow/ (peak flow meter & asthma)
http://www.brainpop.com/health/nervous/drugabuse/ (drug abuse)
http://www.brainpop.com/health/muscular/muscular/ (muscles)
http://www.brainpop.com/health/skeletal/joints/ (joints)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/healthyliving/ - BBC Healthy Living, info about nutrition, weight and lifestyle (good for research).

http://www.healthyeating.net/he_1.htm - HealthyEating.net: Lots of information on nutrition and fitness (good for research).

http://www.yahooligans.com/Science_and_Nature/Health_and_Safety/
Drugs_and_Alcohol/Smoking_a nd_Tobacco/ - Lots of links about smoking from Yahooligans.

http://www.yahooligans.com/science_and_nature/health_and_safety/Drugs_and_Alcohol/ - Lots of links about drugs and alcohol from Yahooligans.

Unit 9C. Plants and photosynthesis

From BrainPOP:

http://www.brainpop.com/science/plantsandanimals/photosynthesis/ (photosynthesis)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/plantsandanimals/pollination/ (pollination)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/ecology/rainforest/ (rainforest)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/plantsandanimals/seedplants/ (seed plants – technical)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/living/06_act.shtml - Plants as living things, from the BBC. It’s aimed at KS2, but contains a surprising amount of information in a colourful animated format.

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/webwise/spinneret/plants/photsy.htm - Photosynthesis and respiration comprehension exercise.

http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/chlorophyll/chlorophyll_h.htm - History of photosynthesis and chlorophyll (good for research/project work).

http://www.life.uiuc.edu/bio100/lectures/s97lects/07Photosynthesis/photosynsumm.html - Photosynthesis summary: quite technical but may be a useful resource for teachers, has lots of diagrams.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/gigaquiz?path=ks3bitesize/plantproc1&infile=plantproc1 - Quiz on photosynthesis and plant structure from BBC Bitesize.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/teachers/worksheets/science/plantprocesses.shtml - Plant processes worksheet from BBC.

Unit 9D. Plants for food

http://www.brainpop.com/science/ecology/foodchains/ - BrainPOP movie and quiz on food chains (use as revision, they will probably have already seen it in 7C and/or 8D).

http://home.howstuffworks.com/question181.htm - What is fertiliser and why do plants need it, from How Stuff Works (good for research) and http://home.howstuffworks.com/organic-food.htm: How organic food works.

http://www.hanoverhistory.org/ruffin.html - Information about Edmund Ruffin; farmer and agricultural reformer whose experiments on his farm convinced him that fertilizers, crop rotation, drainage, and good ploughing could revitalize the declining soil of his native state, Virginia (USA).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/02/99/food_under_the_microscope/28039 6.stm - The GM Food Debate: Food under the microscope (from the BBC).

Unit 9E. Reactions of metals and metal compounds

http://jvsc.jst.go.jp/live/rust/index_e.htm - Look into the world of rust! Pokémon-style interactive animation all about rust (be a bit careful, it describes all oxides as ‘rust’, and the English is less than perfect in some places because this is a Japanese site).

http://www.brainpop.com/science/matter/propertychanges/ - Physical and Chemical changes from BrainPOP – relevant because it has an animation of sodium + chlorine reaction and discusses rusting.

http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCESoft/CCA/CCA0/SAMPMOVS.HTM - Great movies of various (dangerous!) chemical reactions, including several involving metals.

From Doc Brown:

http://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page12/9Ewf1.htm (multi-word fill quiz) and http://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page12/9Emc.htm (multiple choice quiz).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/gigaquiz?path=ks3bitesize/metal1&infile=metal1 - Quiz on metals and non-metals, from BBC Bitesize.

http://www.digitalbrain.com/digitalbrain/web/subjects/2.%20secondary/ks4sci/su3 /mod2/mod2jo.db_psc?verb=view - Useful products from metal ores and rocks, from DigitalBrain.

http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/minerals/metals.htm - Pictures of common metal ores.

Unit 9F. Patterns of reactivity

http://www.brainpop.com/science/matter/periodictable/ - Movie and quiz from BrainPOP on the periodic table and http://www.brainpop.com/science/matter/atomicmodel/ the atomic model.

http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCESoft/CCA/CCA0/SAMPMOVS.HTM - Great movies of various (dangerous!) chemical reactions, including nitrogen triiodide detonation and the reaction of sodium and chlorine. Requires QuickTime.

From Doc Brown:

http://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page12/9Fwf1.htm (multi-word fill quiz) and http://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page12/9Fmc.htm (multiple choice quiz)

Unit 9G. Environmental chemistry

From BrainPOP:

http://www.brainpop.com/science/earth/airpollution/ (air pollution)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/earth/airpollutionadv/ (air pollution – advanced)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/earth/atmosphere/ (atmosphere)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/earth/ozone/ (ozone)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/weather/globalwarming/ (global warming)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/ecology/rainforest/ (rainforest)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/alphabet63.shtml - Weather and Ultraviolet light from BBC Weather and http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/global_warming1.shtml weather and global warming.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/climatechange/greenhouseeffect.shtml - BBC’s climate change debate web site.

From Doc Brown:

http://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page12/9Gwf1.htm (multi-word fill quiz) and http://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page12/9Gmc.htm (multiple choice quiz)

http://www.ec.gc.ca/acidrain/ - Lots of info about acid rain from Environment Canada, good for general research and also has a ‘kid’s corner’ with simplified information.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/catalytic-converter.htm - How catalytic converters work, from How Stuff Works.

http://www.itopf.com/ - information on (ship-source) oil pollution.

Unit 9H. Using chemistry

From BrainPOP:

http://www.brainpop.com/science/electricity/batteries/ (batteries)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/heat/ (heat)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/matter/compoundsmixtures/ (compounds & mixtures)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/energysources/ (energy sources)

http://www.emsb.qc.ca/laurenhill/science/balance/ - Chembalancer: balance equations with this interactive tool and http://www.wfu.edu/~ylwong/balanceeq/balanceq.html another, similar tool.

http://www.materials-careers.org.uk/discover/ - Discover materials, a lovely interactive resource from the Institute of Materials. Has info on selecting, using and making different materials.

From How Stuff Works:

http://science.howstuffworks.com/battery.htm (batteries)
http://science.howstuffworks.com/gasoline.htm (gasoline aka petrol)
http://www.howstuffworks.com/fuel-cell.htm (fuel cells)

http://www.civ.hw.ac.uk/research/fire/information/ - Detailed information and diagrams about the Fire Triangle (fuel, oxygen, heat).

From Doc Brown:

http://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page12/9Hwf1.htm (multi-word fill quiz) and http://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page12/9Hmc.htm (multiple choice quiz)

Unit 9I. Energy and electricity

From BrainPOP:

http://www.brainpop.com/science/electricity/electricity/ (electricity) http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/ (all BrainPOP energy-related topics)

http://www.article19.com/shockwave/ph.htm - This interactive house lets you turn on household electrical items and see the immediate effect on your electric bill.

http://www.phy.hr/~dpaar/fizicari/xfaraday.html - Biography of Michael Faraday (known for his electricity and magnetism experiments)

http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/frankenstein/static.html - Info on static electricity and how to generate it and http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/physics/electricity/electricc hargeandcurrentrev4.shtml some great images/animations from BBC Bitesize.

(NB: See 7J for pages from How Stuff Works explaining familiar electrical items)

Unit 9J. Gravity and space

From BrainPOP:

http://www.brainpop.com/science/forces/gravity/ (gravity)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/space/ (all BrainPOP space-related topics) http://www.brainpop.com/science/forces/relativity/ (relativity)

http://library.thinkquest.org/27585/ - From Apples to Orbits: lovely interactive site about gravity, its history and its effects. Includes an interactive lab.

http://sciencemonster.com/ - Take a tour of Mars and the stars! Also includes a virtual globe and information on gravity and inertia.

http://www.sprocketworks.com/shockwave/load.asp?SprMovie=missionpathsweb - Play with interactive animations to learn how four different space missions used gravity assists to save fuel and gain momentum. Quite technical but fun.

http://www.scienceyear.com/planet10/ - Beautiful 3D animations of the solar system with a haunting soundtrack, includes the ability to zoom in and out and change to different viewing angles. There’s also a fun activity to build your own planet (planet ‘10’).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/planets/ - BBC’s Planets site, tons of info on all the different planets: history, stats, etc plus jigsaw activities to build the solar system, place all the moons, and identify artificial satellites.

Unit 9K. Speeding up

http://www.fearofphysics.com/Xva/xva.html - Learn about Position, Velocity, and Acceleration; clear explanation, and an activity which allows you to control position, velocity, and acceleration for two objects at the same time.

http://www.gcseguide.co.uk/travel_graphs.htm - Simple explanation of Speed, Distance and Time graphs.

http://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/chap5/5.2/ - Nice animation of two runners running along a track with an accompanying graph.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/gigaflat/physics/speedvelocityaccelerationfh/speedvelocityaccelerationfh_quiz.shtml - Quiz from BBC Bitesize (aimed at GCSE, but good for level 7 pupils).

Unit 9L. Pressure and moments

(There’s a very limited amount of KS3-suitable info out there on this topic)

http://www.brainpop.com/tech/simplemachines/lever/ - Movie and quiz from BrainPOP on levers.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/brake.htm - How brakes work, from How Stuff Works. Includes explanation of leverage and examples of force calculations.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com//pressure-gauge.htm - How tyre pressure gauges work, from How Stuff Works. Includes a section on understanding pressure.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/design/systems/pneumaticsrev4.shtm l - Force and pressure calculations from BBC Bitesize (GCSE Technology!).

http://www.hoddersamplepages.co.uk/pdfs/Physics_Page46.pdf - A sample page from a text book discussing moments and levers.

Unit 9M. Investigating scientific questions

http://www.brainpop.com/science/scientificinquiry/scientificproblemsolving/ - Movie on solving scientific problems from BrainPOP and http://www.brainpop.com/science/scientificinquiry/scientificmethod/ one on scientific method (this one is particularly good, talks about observation, hypothesis, predictions and experiment).

http://www.howe.k12.ok.us/~jimaskew/hsimeth.htm - How to use scientific method to solve any problem.

http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?dna - Find out how DNA profiling can make sense of a crime scene and help I.D. a culprit from a list of suspects.

http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/kroc/scimethod/ - Finding the lighthouse diamond thief by using the scientific method – an online activity based around ‘jigsaw’-type group work. May be best used by teachers to plan a lesson in advance.

http://directory.google.com/Top/Science/Science_in_Society/Skeptical_Inquiry/ - Collection of links about sceptical enquiry: very interesting! Sceptical discussion of everything from auras and astrology to UFO abductions and urban legends.

http://www.yahooligans.com/Science_and_Nature/Scientists/ - Collection of links about scientists.

http://www.yahooligans.com/science_and_nature/History_of_Science/ - Collection of links about the history of science.

http://www.yahooligans.com/science_and_nature/Measurements_and_Units/ - Collection of links about measurement and units.

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Year 9 Science Useful Websites