LMS Science

LMS Science

Ms. Stephenson's web site
Life Science, 7th grade

Ms. Harrington's website
Ms. Finnerty's 8th Grade Science

Ms. Finnerty's 2008 Summer Homework Assignment

SCIENCE FAIR
Time Line and Due Dates

**Ms. Finnerty's Article in Science Scope, a national science magazine**
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New!
Enrichment Project - Astronomy
Pond Water Chemistry
Constellation List
Powers of Ten
Biome Webquest

Interactive Periodic Table and the Elements Websites

This is an easy to use Periodic Table, since it includes the names of the elements, along with all the other information on one screen. http://www.dayah.com/periodic/	Click on the element for information about the uses, origins, recent news, Player video clips, and more. http://www.webelements.com/
Another good Periodic Table with informational links to elements http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm	Periodic Table which shows pictorially the energy levels of the atoms for each element http://www.chemicalelements.com/index.html
A study of the most common elements and those with atoms only three energy shells http://www.chem4kids.com/files/elem_intro.html	This site is great for chemistry and other science topics for student research. http://sciencespot.net/Pages/kidzone.html
Webquest for completing an Element Square Project http://www.salemschools.com/~cmahuron/#INTRODUCTION	This site explains the origin of the elements listed on the Periodic Table. http://www.nexusresearchgroup.com/fun_science/elements.htm
Play a song about the elements by Tom Lehrer written in the 1920’s for a Harvard University audience http://www.privatehand.com/flash/elements.html	-

Frog Websites:

Frogs & Toads, Pictures and sounds - http://www.naturesound.com/frogs/frogs.htm	Frog Sounds - http://www.frogsonice.com/froggy/sounds.shtm
Frogs of New England - http://library.thinkquest.org/11034/	National Wildlife Fed., Frogs in Your State - http://www.nwf.org/frogwatchusa/frogs_state.cfm
All About Frogs - http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Themes/frogs/	-

**Geologic Time & Fossils:**
USGS Major Divisions of Geologic Time - http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/geotime/divisions.html	Geologic Time Machine - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.html
The Geologic Timescale - http://www.mnh.si.edu/anthro/humanorigins/faq/gt/gt_scale.html	USGS Index Fossils - http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/geotime/fossils.html
Geologic Time w/ Specific Links (NASA) - http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/geotime.html	Fossils - http://www.kidskonnect.com/Fossils/FossilsHome.html
Natural History Museum Geologic Time Line - http://www.sdnhm.org/fieldguide/fossils/timeline.html	USGS Major Fossils Groups - http://geology.er.usgs.gov/paleo/groups.shtml

**Rocks & Minerals Links:**
Mineralogy Database (formula & pictures)	Minerals Image Index
Rock Doctor Mineral Identification w/ Quiz	Rock Identification Key (descriptive, no pictures)
Mineral Identification Key (descriptive, no pictures)	Mineral Identification (5 steps)
Minerals by Name (with pictures)	Mineralogy Database (pictures & info.)
GeoMan’s Mineral & Rock Charts	Rocks & Minerals Slideshow
Mineral Identification	Mineral Properties
Basic Mineral Identification	Alphabetical index of minerals

**6th Grade Science Nature Field Guide**
TREE IDENTIFICATION SITES Ohio Public Library Virginia Tech	WILDFLOWERS, FLOWERING SHRUBS, MOSSES, AND FUNGI SITES Andy's Northern Ontario Wildflowers (also contains flowering shrubs and mosses and fungi) GREAT SITE!!
WILDFLOWERS Wildflowers of Ontario (John Wright) Lee Dunbar - Using a key to identify wildflowers	MAMMAL IDENTIFICATION Canadian Wildlife Management (Also contains birds and amphibians) GREAT SITE!!
REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS SITES Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, North Dakota GREAT SITE!!!	INSECT WEB SITES University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom British Dragonfly Society

**BIRD WEB SITES**
North American Bird Sounds Cornell Lab of Ornithology Online Bird Guide (Bird sounds, illustrations, text, and maps) Multimedia Bird Sounds Bird Portraits Alphabetic Bird Search Site (Info. & pictures) Birdperch.com (Lots of bird info.) Birding .com (Comprehensive birding info.) Wildbirds.com (Misc. info.) Bird Picture Display List Bird Pictures Electronic Sources on Ornithology Univ. of Michigan Bird Site

**General Science Links:**
Sciencemaster - Information Site	Earth, Planets, & Beyond
U.S. Geological Website	Introductory Physics Site