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Volcano Eruption Pictures

http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=128&gid=11&index=0

http://www.arenal.net/arenal-volcano.htm

http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/gallery/kilauea/volcanomovies/

Monohybrid cross Practice

http://www.biology.arizona.edu/mendelian_genetics/problem_sets/monohybrid_cross/monohybrid_cross.html

8th grade - more volcano stuff

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/0106/volcano/

http://www.softschools.com/science/earth/games/wordscramble20.html

http://education.jlab.org/vocabhangman/

erupt your own volcano-----http://kids.discovery.com/games/pompeii/pompeii.html

http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/ice/

Genetics Vocaublary Games

http://www.quia.com/jg/65753.html

Vocabulary Hangman-
http://education.jlab.org/vocabhangman/

Genetics Games

Below is the link for Mitosis and Meiosis activity
http://www.biologyinmotion.com/cell_division/

Information on Mitosis: Cell control center Game
http://nobelprize.org/medicine/educational/2001/

Here are some sites to practice phenotype, Genotype and Punnett squares.
http://www2.edc.org/weblabs/Punnett/punnettsquares.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/17109/game.htm

http://genetics.gsk.com/kids/heredity01.htm

http://www.execulink.com/~ekimmel/mendel1a.htm

More practice with Punnett Squares and Vocabulary

http://library.thinkquest.org/C004367/be1.shtml

8th Grade Volcanoes

Here are some additional volcanoe sites for you to explore:

http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Outreach/FunStuff/framework.html

http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=1671


My favorite!
http://www.billnye.com/

coming up next time---building volcanoes---here is a preview:
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_models/shield.html

More 7th grade fun sites!!

Here are some additional websites you can go to:

http://science4kids.com/solvethecase.htm

http://www.sonic.net/~nbs/projects/anthro201/exper/

This is a review of Punnett Squares:
http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/les4/casino/cas1ck.html

http://www2.edc.org/weblabs/Punnett/punnettsquares.html

My Favorite!!!
http://www.billnye.com/

8th grade Volcanoes!

games and other volcano information
http://library.thinkquest.org/17457/volcanoes/

a virtual field trip---get a 360 degree look at Mt. St. Helen
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/kids/vrtrips.html

The volcano page---- http://volcano.und.edu/

Genetics, Cloning and Heredity games on line

This looked like it had some fun and interesting games on it. Pass the gene looks good. Check this out and tell me what you think.

http://nature.ca/genome/04/041/041_e.cfm

Sylvester's Science Superstars

Hi to all of my great and wonderful Science students!

The intention of this blog is to have a place to go outside of school to seek help on the science material we are studying in class. You may ask me (or anyone else in our class) a question, you may post a comment, write your thoughts, maybe even give me some directions as to how I can make this course and learning more fun for you (no, free days everyday are NOT an option). This forum is basically here for you, to help you in any area of class that I am able. All I ask is that everything that is posted within this blog is G and PG rated. If I do receive inappropriate comments, I will erase them and block you, so lets be wise about what you write. So here we go...

7th grade: We are studying genetics and heredity. Besides the generic "it's boring" what are your thoughts and comments about this unit? Do you understand the material? What is easy for you? What is not coming so easy for you? When I have more time I will find some fun websites that you can log onto, to practice Punnett squares, and play some genetics games. Fun, fun, I know, but if you are looking for some other alternatives to learning, then this will help you. Besides when you are at home playing science games all by yourself, no one from school will ever know that deep down inside of you the true Science loving person in you is emerging....ok so I had to try~!!!

8th grade: We are studying volcanoes. This will not be a very long unit, and you have a really fun activity for this unit. You get to plan, make and erupt a volcano how ever you would like. You will be working in groups on this project You will be planning and drawing the plans for your model. You will submit a rough draft to me for project approval. We will gather the materials and make volcanoes. This project will be your test grade for this unit......so get those idea juices flowing!!! Feel free to submit your thoughts about class here too. Just be sure to identify yourself as an 8th grader so I know which classes we are talking about. Just like with the 7th graders, I will find some cool volcano sites for you to log into and check out.

Let's get started with this and post some of your ideas here!!!! Be good, be safe and make good decisions!!!