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Links to General Science Videos

Science Videos from the New York Times

Chemistry Links and Videos

3-1 Mass and the Atomic Theory of Matter PowerPoint

Mass Vs. Weight on the 
International Space Station

Density and Buoyancy  Video Notes Link

Conduction, Convection, & Radiation Rap 

"A is for Atom" a educational science film from the 1950's. Good info until the creepy "big brother" ending.

Chemisty Movies

Exciting movies of some explosive, flaming, and colorful chemical reactions. You will need the free QuickTime Player to watch.

What's That Stuff?

What exactly is in your toothpaste? What about that paper you’re writing on or the bug spray you use in summer? This site puts science into everyday life, with informative descriptions of the chemistry behind the products we use on a regular basis.

Web Elements Periodic Table

Everything you ever wanted to know about the 109 known elements.

Periodic Table Song

Animated periodic table song based on the music of Tom Leher.
The miracle of zinc oxide!

3-2 Temperature and Energy PowerPoint

Absolute Zero pt. 1:  The Conquest of Cold

Archimedes' Principle Video 

How Small is an Atom video

Periodic Table of Videos

Curated from the University of Nottingham in England, a video for each element in the periodic table. Cool demonstrations too.

Dynamic Periodic Table

Click on an element and a window will pop up to tell you more detailed information about that element.

Chemical Elements Periodic Table

This site is a simpler version of web elements.

The Periodic Table of Dessert

You never knew science could be so sweet!

How to Speed up Chemical Reactions 
and Get a Date

Ionic Bonding Activity

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This interactive activity from ChemThink discusses ionic bonding—a type of chemical bond formed between two ions with opposite charges. Investigate how the transfer ..

Covalent Bonding Activity

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This interactive activity from ChemThink describes covalent bonding—a type of chemical bond that involves the sharing of electrons. Investigate the attractive and repulsive ...

Physics


Online Physics Games

Virtual Physics Lab

Check out hundreds of simulated physics experiments

pHet Simulations

Online Physics Simulations

Bernoulli's Principle

Bernoulli's Principle states that as the speed of a moving fluid increases, the pressure within the fluid decreases.

Quick Kite Design

Design, construct and fly a quick kite made from paper. Diagrams and dimensions plan.

Spread out the Force with Pulleys

Blasto the Amazing

Launch Blasto out of a cannonball using different variable to get him to his target.

Hydraulic System Activity

An interactive demonstration of Pascal's principal. Use Web code: cgp - 3033]

Nasa's Kite Design Sit

A good place to start your kite design, includes history, physics applications and an interactive kite modler.

Solar Systems & Galaxies

Monty Python Galaxy Song

Hubble Telescope

Print out gallery-quality photos of inspiring Hubble images. ... HubbleSite is the home of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the renowned orbiting telescope

Atmospheric Optics

Atmospheric optics - Rainbows, halos, glories and many other visual spectacles produced by light playing on water drops, dust and ice crystals in the atmosphere This site is the Best!

Stellarium

Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.

Build Your Own Solar System

Build your own Solar system allows you to custom design a planetary system and study your creation.

Planet Photos #1

Image Slide show of Planets

Planet Photos #2

Select images from NASA's planetary exploration program.

Space Videos

Really cool short videos about galaxies, nebulas, blackholes, & all things universal. Have to suffer a commercial first!

NASA - JPL Solar System Simulator

A NASA/JPL/Caltech spyglass on the cosmos. Select from the options to have the simulator create a color image of your favorite planet or satellite.
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