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Welcome to this page: Science Links -- This page has A LOT of links! I'm in the process of organizing them. Most of them work, but if you find one that doesn't, please let me know asap. Thank you!

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Infinite Spinner -- Here's a video of this year's interpretation of the Infinite Spinner video

Some work I did at ASU with the NEWT program and Rice University on UV-C water disinfection: NEWTVideo

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Here's some kid friendly Science Websites from a list on BoredTeachers.com (yes, I HATE the word bored!)

Old Farmer's Almanac

Exploratorium

Home Science Tools

Scholastic Classroom Magazines

Mystery Science (we'll be using this one soon!)

Ology (from the American Museum of Natural History)

Science Bob has a lot of hands-on experiments

Breakout EDU

Science Fun for Everyone has more experiment ideas you could try (with your parent's permission!

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After doing an item analysis on our Science AIMS practice test, the results showed the following areas need more attention:

* Observation(s)

* Identifying Natural Resources

* Conductors vs. Insolators

* Parallel Circuits

Some areas for review:

* Experiment Controls and Variables

* Meterology

* Fish

* Mimicry

* Erosion by Wind

* Erosion by Water

Each topic above will soon have links attached.

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Ants -- here are two different links about Ant Hills

Ants 1 (Aluminum cast)

Ants 2 (cement)

NAU has some new food delivery robots. We've been discussing the possibilities of the engineering process as these were developed. Here's a video I took, and a news channel 15 report.

Solar Ovens -- It's a perfect time of year to avoid heating up your home and cook outside. Here's a few ideas for DIY solar ovens.

Infinite Spinner -- Here's a video of this year's interpretation of the Infinite Spinner video

Weather & Water Links

Water Cycle

USGS

Intellicast

Water Science Projects and Experiments (thank you for the link Hannah!)

Scholastic Study Jams Videos:

Weather and Climate

Seasons

Clouds and Precipitation

Air Pressure and Wind

Weather Instruments

Air Masses and Fronts

Severe Storms

Water Cycle

Earth's Atmosphere

All the Water in the World:

Crash Couse Kids Freshwater

Freshwater Percentages

Apple Analogy

NASA Water Analogy

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Here's a video that discusses how Photovoltaic Solar Panels work. (I love TED-ED videos!).

FREE Entry to National Parks! Did that get your attention!?! 4th Graders nationwide have the opportunity to get into National Parks like the Grand Canyon for free. Two of our Highland Lakes students have already taken advantage of this price savings with their families. For details, visit this link.

Powers of 10 Animation link

Building an Overhead Water Bottle Rocket Launcher: The video has several parts. I find this to be the safest of many of the launchers I've used. Beware, the rocket and water are at a high pressure!

Geek Dad water bottle rockets.

Solar Links:

How do Solar Panels (PV) work? (from Ted Talks) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKxrkht7CpY&t=197s

Smart Petal Solar Array (PV) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btdX8QdbyRQ

Plants vs. Solar Cells (PV) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmOIjeIK_uY

All about Electronic Circuits for Kids:

https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Info/All-About-Electronic-Circuits-for-Kids

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Science Review

Link 1 -- all topics we've covered

Link 2 - focuses around "Bench Skills' (CURRENTLY NOT WORKING)

Link 3 - Bench Skills and some of the topics we've covered (CURRENTLY NOT WORKING)