Science:

Grade 2 Science

• Creating Colour (or Color) (G.1) (Lesson Plans found last May)
  • Primary colors with icing (2)
  • Color Code Writing; forming letters and numbers with colors (K-3)
  • Art; Study of primary and secondary colors using PlayDoh (K-6)
  • Color mixing; learning scientific experimentation (K-3)
  • 'One Color or Two?', hands-on activity to discover primary and secondary colors (2)
  • Bubble-ology - Observing colors (K-3)
  • Art with language arts; experimenting with monochromatic painting (5-12)
  • Light and Colour (exploring light filters)
  • Color My World G.2 (mixing primary colours)
• Exploration of Liquids
• Bouoyancy and Boats
• Magnetism
  • Magnets from Grade Two in Saskatoon
  • Magnets from greatlakes.
• Hot and Cold Temperature
• Small Crawling and Flying Animals
  • Flying Animals Resources
  • Insect Drawings with Diptera directly
  • Mosquitoes, Diptera:Culicidae
    • Mosquito Genomics (Other)
  • WRBU, Department of Entomology, (CDVIK). Look at some images of...
  • We did a HyperStudio set of stacks on the Science topic: "Small Crawling and Flying Animals". We visited these animals in our "Wild Community - Fish Creek Park. Here is one card from each stack on the Life Cycle of the: Fly, Wasp, Snail, Ladybug, Dragonfly, Butterfly, Spider, and Mosquito

Grade 3 Science

• GeoScience: K-12 Resources, from Calgary for Alberta classrooms. If you wish to visit and contribute, please do.

• The Physics of Sound science of matter and energy and of interactions between the two
• Short Physics Sound Sampler , what do beats, a frequency sweep or an octave sound like
• Colorado Schools:Physics of Sound with teacher links, resources and tips.
• The Physics of Sound , basic concepts at a higher level
• Sound waves , with fundamentals, speed of sound, intensity, and doppler efffect

Grade 4 Science

• Wheels and Levers & Building Devices and Vehicles That Move: "Demonstrate a practical understanding of wheels and levers by constructing devices in which energy and motion are transferred" & "explore and evaluate variations to the design ... demonstrating that control is an important element..."
  • LEGO/Logo
    • Dean Grosshandler's K-12 Technologies: LEGO/Logo resources
    • MIT Media Laboratory, LEGO/Logo
    • The Blake School: LEGO Dacta Project
    • Rec.Toys.,Internet Discussion Group, Lego FAQ
    • The Logo forum and Logo-L archive
    • FAQ: comp.lang.logo
    • Newsgroup comp.lang.logo
    • MIT directory with ucblogo, a free logo that runs on IBM PC's (DOS), Macintosh, and UNIX.
  • Other Robotics
    • Calgary Region Computer Programming Competition
    • Western Canadian Robot Games
    • Schoolnet Robotics Centre Links from sciencenorth.
    • Solarbotics - The BEAM Robotics Resource @ Calgary
    • Mark Tilden BEAM Robotics @ Los Alamos
• LIGHT, SIGHT AND SHADOWS, an integrated unit for Alberta classes

Grade 5 Science

• Electricity and Magnetism (E&M) & Mechanisms Using Electricity: "Identify and demonstrate safe methods for the measurement and control of E&M, and apply techniques for evaluating E&M properties of materials"..."Construct simple circuits, and apply an understanding of circuits to the construction and control of motorized devices."
  • Grade Four Science - Electricity and Magnetism from SaskEd
  • Electricity and Magnetism Demonstrations

Grade 6 Science

• Sky Science: "Observe, describe and interpret the movement of objects in the sky, and identify pattern and order in those movements." Sites such as History of Astronomy and Space Science or History of Astronomy for social studies and The Nine Planets, AstroEd: Astronomy Education Resources and Robert Lentz's Astro Resources are good starting points.
  • Our sun and the rest of the stars emit light, while our Earth and the rest of the planets, moons, asteroids and comets are seen by reflected light. NASA Spacelink is a collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program, and Astroweb Category Listing is a good information starting point. Other NASA image sites are NASA Photo Gallery and NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day
  • How do you identify a sky object, and then describe its location and movement? SKY Online , North American Skies and ASTRONOMY Magazine have many resources including guides to some naked-eye and binocular highlights. A local resource is the Calgary Science Centre Links.
  • What causes the APPARENT movement of sky objects on a daily and a seasonal cycle. What are the moon's cycles? How can we describe these movements (ie. make models)?
  • How are all these sky objects similar AND different, and by what procedures and technologies have we gathered this knowledge? PSR Discoveries: Planetary Science Research Discoveries is an educational site devoted to sharing the fascinating discoveries being made in planetary and space sciences, ... with a linked glossary.
  • The Usenet news groups:sci.astro, it's FAQ, and sci.astro.amateur are, of course, essential sources for detailed information. Also, here's Astronomy Lesson Plans from ericir 11 and ericir 77. Also nasa_online_education and Astronomy 1001 (Mount Allison) contains lots of interesting ideas for teachers.
  • The CanoLab Experiment: The Seeds are out there and we're participating....
  • The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Hotline is 237-STAR.The "Calgary Centre" is an active astronmy club with about 270 members. They meet monthly except for July, August, and December on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 19:30 at the Calgary Science Centre.
  • Comet Hale-Bopp Info & Images
    • NASA Near Live Comet Watching System
    • JPL Comet Observation Home Page
    • Images from Individuals:DOA
    • Images from Individuals:NASA
  • Other Astronomy: Introduction to the DAO (Domonion Astrnomical Observatory) and Additional Astronomy Servers on the WWW and STScl/Hubble Space Telescope Pictures and NASA K-12 Internet: Live from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Grade 7 Science

• Alberta Bookmarks for Grade Seven Science by Jim Reed
• Characteristics Of Living Things
• Force and Motion
  • Grade Seven Science - Force and Motion from Saskatoon
  • General Force and Motion Resources from greatlakes.
• Micro-organisms and Food Supplies
• Structures and Design
• Temperature and Heat Measurement
• Evidence of Erosion: GeoScience: K-12 Resources, from Calgary for Alberta classrooms. If you wish to visit and contribute, please do.

Grade 8 Science

• Alberta Bookmarks for Grade Eight Science by Jim Reed
• The Government of Alberta is starting to produce ADLC - Science 8
• Using Telecommunications to Enhance the Grade 8 Science Curriculum
• Interactions and Environments: How do different organisms relate to their environment? Food and energy transfers, and specific roles of organisms within their environments are examined. The impact of abiotic and human factors is considered.
  • The Kananaskis Young Scientist Program is a three or four day residential Environmental Science Education program for Junior High School Science. Pathways to Partnerships: the NAAEE Conference Coalitions for Environmental Education.
  • The Alberta Environmental Network
• The Earth's Crust: GeoScience: K-12 Resources, from Calgary: Investigate features and processes of the earth's crust by examining earth materials and formations. Focus on how the earth is gradually but constantly changing due to crustal movements, earthquakes, volcanoes, and erosion and the rock cycle. A look at available resources for Alberta classrooms.

Grade 9 Science

• Alberta Bookmarks for Grade Nine Science by Jim Reed

In Grade 11 & 12:

Science 20

• The Changing Earth: GeoScience: K-12 Resources, from Calgary for Alberta classrooms. If you wish to visit and contribute, please do.

Science 30

• Energy and the Environment: GeoScience: K-12 Resources, from Calgary for Alberta classrooms. If you wish to visit and contribute, please do.

Physics

• Physics Resources: Physics Department of CalPoly U.
• Physics Around the World: Education from McGill
• Physics and Physics: Education from Yuan at Stemnet
• Physics 20/30 from Saskatoon
• Usenet news group:sci.physics
• can.schoolnet.phys.jr From your ISP Via Gopher
• can.schoolnet.phys.sr From your ISP Via Gopher

Chemistry 20

• Internet Chemistry Resources by James Aldridge
• TEACHING RESOURCES and Some Chemistry Resources on the Internet, by Gary Wiggins
• Chem11-12 Listserve: subscribe to majordomo@list.nelson.com, with no subject and subscribe chem11-12 your e-mail address in the body.
• Steven's List of Chemistry Software on the WWW
• chempage, for Industry Web sites and Chemical Newsgroups.
• The ChemTeam ,a Tutorial for High School Chemistry
• Usenet news group:sci.chem
• can.schoolnet.chem.jr From your ISP Via Gopher
• can.schoolnet.chem.sr From your ISP Via Gopher

Biology 20

• Access Excellence by Genentech, Inc. for high school biology teachers
• Biology Links: in Science Links by Claremont

General Internet K-12 Science Resources

• Internet Curriculum Resources for Elementary Teachers: The Alberta Curriculum tied in with the social studies or science curriculum from Margaret Lyall, Leduc, Alberta
• The CSEG, Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists, has established a SUPERFUND to provide financial support to practical, scientific or educational projects that further the science of geophysics, especially as it applies to exploration. Examples of (K-12 relevant) projects include: funding a high school science project, creating a "hands-on" kit for teachers, or projects to celebrate National Science & Technology Week and Environment Week. Contact cseg@cadvision.com, or johnstos@cuug.ab.ca for more information.
• The Science Alberta Foundation - (403) 220-0077 - or - litebulb@saf.ab.ca - "has addressed itself to providing innovative science activities, travelling exhibits and devising clever competitions throughout the province", in addition to funding other groups, and, with the help of teachers from across Alberta, produced "Let's Do Science" .
• The Science Hotline - 263-6226 - or scihot@cadvision.com can help with information on most anything.
• The Calgary Science Network - 263-6226 - published the booklet "Science Fun Guide" - a guide to Calgary's science-related activities, runs The Science Hotline scihot@cadvision.com, coordinates societies and individuals in "National Science and Technology Week", and brings trained volunteers into schools to help teachers in a variety of ways.
• The Calgary Public Library has modem access (265-5325; with full duplex, 8 1 stop, no parity, to14.4bd.), full on-line seach capabilities, and you can find if the book is signed out and which branches it's in.
• Science Is... is a Calgary source for Science related educational and fun materials - call (403) 547-4422 or fax 547-0235 or pastirik@science-is.com
• The Calgary Youth Science Fair Home Page
• The Edmonton Science and Technology Hotline at 448-0055 or hotline@oanet.com
• The Praxis Hotline - Medicine Hat - 527-5365
• The Grande Prairie Hotline - Peace Country Network - 539-9847 or susanne5@agt.net.
• The Calgary Science Centre.
• The Alberta Women's Science Network (AWSN) or awsn@awsn.com. publishes a Resource Guide and Newsletter. Contact Joyce Luethy at awsn@cadvision.com.
• Vanessa Steven's Bookmarks
• The SCIENCE TEACHER RESOURCE PAGE, from Queens
• The Green Frog News, a free, downloadable science and environmental newsletter for grades 4-6, plus coloring pages
• Links to Lesson Plans by esu: to Big Sky, CNN, ERIC, NDE, Stemnet,and NASA Lesson Plans
• Science Web Pages grouped by Subject, by the HUB
• The Science Learning Network (SLN): six science and technology centers collaborating to investigate science inquiry and technology in the classroom.
• ScienceWeb a new science and technology information service about Canadian activities!
• ENC the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse, the information source for K-12 math and science teachers.
• Astronomy: Introduction to the DAO (Domonion Astrnomical Observatory) and Additional Astronomy Servers on the WWW and STScl/Hubble Space Telescope Pictures and NASA K-12 Internet: Live from the Hubble Space Telescope.
• Frank Potter's Science Gems; Resources are sorted by Category, Subcategory, and Grade Level
• Math and Science Links for G. 9-12 from Alan Selby
• SciEd: Science and Mathematics Education Resources
• the Catalyst: the British Columbia Science Teachers' Web site
• mcrel.Science , is a well organized list of online education resources.
• Quirks & Quarks or their Science Hotlists directly
• Canada's SchoolNet has many resources, including science links.
• Equinox and discovery.ca
• Great Canadian Scientists, with ten Nobel laureates and 150 profiles
• National Science and Technology Week Canada, or S&T Week Alberta, or S&T Week in Calgary, this October 17-26.
• Science Sites from iway500
• Hands-on Science Centers Worldwide
• Hotlist: Weekly Science News from The Franklin