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toc =Grades 7 & 8 Science Resources=

**Layers of the Earth**

 * 1) Inside the Earth
 * 2) Spaceship Earth
 * 3) Structure of the Earth
 * 4) Windows to the Universe - Earth
 * 5) The Interior of the Earth - USGS

Geologic Maps

 * 1) Geologic Map of MA
 * 2) Massachusetts Geologic Map Data (Better SIte)
 * 3) Geologic Map of NY
 * 4) New York Geologic Map Data (Better Site)

John Boyd Thatcher State Park

 * 1) Pictures of John Boyd Thatcher State Park-Helderberg Escarpment
 * 2) Rondout Dolostone at Minelot Falls (Image)
 * 3) Manlius and Coeymans Formations (Image)

Holyoke, MA Dinosaur Footprints

 * 1) Dinosaur Footprints Holyoke, MA
 * 2) Exploring Western Massachusetts

Continental Drift

 * 1) Alfred Wegner

Sea Floor Spreading

 * 1) Sea Floor Spreading Clip - How Stuff Works Video

**Plate Tectonics**

 * 1) Plate Tectonics Article
 * 2) Essentials of Geology: Animations (Seafloor Spreading, Subduction, Plate Boundaries, etc.)>

Earthquakes

 * 1) Earthquake Epicenter Activity
 * 2) The Science of Earthquakes
 * 3) USGS Earthquake Hazard Program
 * 4) Earthquakes in Your State Online Activity

**Volcanoes**

 * 1) [|USGS Index to Volcanoes]
 * 2) [|Volcanoes of the World]
 * 3) Volcanoes Modules (Scenarios Project)
 * 4) Volcanoes Project Reference Site

**Rocks**

 * 1) The Rock Cycle Webquest
 * 2) Rocks - The Home of Minerals

**Classification**

 * 1) What Did T. rex Taste Like: An Introduction to How Life Is Related

Kingdoms

 * 1) Kingdoms of Life: A Biology WebQuest

Viruses

 * 1) The Big Picture Book of Viruses
 * 2) Human Virus Disease Table: Index of Viruses
 * 3) Glossary of Common Viruses
 * 4) How Viruses Attack Cells - NPR Animationmedia type="youtube" key="Rpj0emEGShQ" height="390" width="640"
 * 5) Virology Interactive Video Animation- Viral Infection, Lysogenic Cycle, Lytic Cylce
 * 6) Killer Flu: Secrets of the Dead (PBS Video)

Bacteria:

 * 1) Center for Disease Control and Prevention: "The History of Bioterrorism" Video
 * 2) Bacterial Conjugation Animation
 * 3) Asexual Reproduction (Binary Fission)media type="youtube" key="DY9DNWcqxI4" height="315" width="420"

**Cells:**

 * 1) Cell Size and Scale
 * 2) Cell Craft (Interactive Cell Parts and Function Game)>

Cell Processes: Diffusion, Osmosis, Facilitated Diffusion, Equilibrium

 * 1) "Simply Science-Equilibrium" Video
 * 2) Diffusion, Osmosis, and Facilitated Diffusion Animations

Cell Processes: Photosynthesis
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Cell Processes: Cellular Respiration

 * 1) Cellular Respiration Animation (Glycolysis, Krebs Cycle, Electron Transport)

Cell Processes: Cell Division
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 * 1) Mitosis and Meiosis Video Clip

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 * 1) Cancer Development Animation YouTube Clip

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Genetic Engineering and Cloning:

 * 1) Hello Dolly Webquest
 * 2) How Stuff Works: Genetic Cloning

**Bibliography**
 * 1) NoodleTools

**Scientific Method**
 * 1) The Scientific Process
 * 2) Science Magazine (Good for Science in the Real World Essay)

**Physics**

 * 1) Using Graphs to Explain Motion - Online Activity
 * 2) One Dimensional Collisions - Conservation of Momentum
 * 3) Pendulum Energy Model - Conservation of Energy

Newton's Laws of Motion

 * 1) Newton's Third Law of Motion Mini Lecture

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2. Newton's Third Law of Motion: Astronauts in Outer Space

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Atoms and The History of the Atom

 * 1) Introduction to Atoms: The History of the Atom
 * 2) Models of the Atom (Part II of Webquest)
 * 3) What is an Atom?
 * 4) [|What are the Parts of the Atom]
 * 5) Common Nomenclature

Reactivity of Alkali Metals
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Periodicity

 * 1) Periodic Trend Data for First 36 Elements
 * Go To "Lab Activities" and click on "Periodic Trends Data (Excel Format)"
 * This should bring up an Excel spreadsheet with all of the data. You are responsible for making the graphs.

Elements

 * 1) [|Chemical Elements]
 * 2) [|Environmental Chemistry]
 * 3) [|It's Elemental]
 * 4) [|Open Directory: Science]
 * 5) Period Table of Elements and Chemistry
 * 6) Periodic Table of Elements and Chemistry (Chemicool - Interactive Periodic Table)
 * 7) Dynamic Periodic Table (interactive)

SCUBA Resources:

 * 1) Dave's Outdoor Adventure
 * 2) Introduction to SCUBA Gas Laws
 * 3) Physics of SCUBA Diving
 * 4) The Chemistry of SCUBA Diving
 * 5) [|How SCUBA Works]
 * 6) What Causes the Bends
 * 7) The Pressure of SCUBA Diving
 * 8) SCUBA Diving Medicine