Videos and Helpful Links
Beginning of the Year
"How to open your combination lock" YouTube link (Thank you Mr. Piper, whoever you are...)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35ndqw6Kf0A&feature=related
Main Link to my EDUCREATIONS Website
http://www.educreations.com/profile/649872/
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BIG 6 Research Project
For Parents: An Informative Video about your child's research experience
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/big-6-research-project/6488910/?ref=appemail
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CURRENT EVENTS
"How to Email a Scientist"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/emailing-a-scientist/1446485/?ref=appemail
"How to do your Current Event Assignment"
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METRIC SYSTEM
"Metric System: What is it, why do we use it, and how do we convert using the metric system?"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/metric-system/1456080/?ref=appemail
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EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
"Rubber Band Shoot! Lab"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/rubber-band-shoot-lab-prep/1624222/?ref=appemail
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HOW TO STUDY FOR SUCCESS
" Rand Study Strategies"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/study-strategies/11462074/?ref=appemail
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MOTION, FORCES AND ENERGY
UNIT 1 Motion:
"Frames of Reference"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/frames-of-refence/1776930/?ref=appemail
"Acceleration" Thank you Mr. Jones!
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/acceleration-mathematically/1973560/
"Working with Examples of Motion"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/working-with-forces/2529448/
UNIT 2 Forces:
"Mass vs. Weight"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/mass-vs-weight/650501/?s=ROoUeC&ref=appemail
"Newton's Circus Mini Lab"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/newton-s-circus-mini-lab/2525978/?ref=appemail
UNIT 3 Forces in Fluids:
"Pressure Demos Part 1"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/pressure-videos/13899332/?ref=appemail
"Pressure Demos Part 2"
[http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/pressure-demos-part-2/14035320/?ref=appemail
"Pressure Demos Part 3"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/pressure-demos-part-3/14073974/?ref=appemail
"Pressure Demos Part 4"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/part-4-pressure-demos/14180110/?ref=appemail
Unit 4 Work, Power and Simple Machines:
"Simple Machines" Another good video explaining each simple machine and how to calculate the mechanical advantage of each one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loBkujpoow0
"Simple Machine Games Link" (Thank you Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago!)
http://www.msichicago.org/online-science/simple-machines/activities/simple-machines-1/
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HEAT ENERGY
"Conduction Rate Preparation"
https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/heat-conduction-in-metals/19264101/
"Conduction Rate Lab"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U57I8boHN3A
"Calorimetry Mini Lab Prep"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/calorimeter-mini-lab-prep/4296750/?ref=appemail
"Calorimetry Mini Lab"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9oyJlYU2t4&feature=youtu.be
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CHEMISTRY
"Understanding the Atom" Kahn academy video link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xSQlwWGT8M
"The Uncertain Location of Electrons"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ROHpZ0A70I&feature=youtu.be
"Identifying a Chemical Reaction" (credit: doseofscience, youtube) Thank you!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs0j1EZJ1Uc
"Types of Mixtures"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kezsLzyR-Pc
Periodic Table of Elements
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtESv1e7ntJaLJYKIO1FoYw
"The History of Atomic Chemistry"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thnDxFdkzZs
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SOUND & LIGHT
Unit 1: Waves
"Introduction to Waves"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/introduction-to-waves/660968/?ref=appemail
"Characteristics of Waves"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/wave-characteristics/667360/?ref=appemail
"Drawing Waves" (thanks Mr. Jones!)
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/how-to-draw-transverse-waves/683774/?ref=link
Unit 2: Sound
"Doppler Effect"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/doppler-effect/778827/
Real Time Lightning Tracker
Unit 3: Light
Exploring the Primary Colors of Light (not a video, but an interactive program)
http://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/mix_n_match/
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ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM
Unit 1: Electricity
"Static Electricity and the Rule of Charges"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/static-electricity/5783229/?ref=appemail
"Electrochemical Cells or Batteries"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/electrochemical-cells-or-batteries/5786068/?ref=appemail
"Building Circuits"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/building-circuits/5446231/?ref=appemail
"Solving Electricity Formulas"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/solving-electricity-word-problems/5526218/?ref=appemail
"Real time Seismograph"
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/seismograms
Unit 2: Magnetism
"Magnetic Storm-Earth's Invisible Shield" (YouTube video link about the magnetosphere)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJUTUFAWfEY
"How a St. Louis Motor Works" (Thank you, Mr. Jones!)
[http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/electric-motor-st-louis/6281854/
"Generators"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/generators/655344/
"Step Up Transformers"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/step-up-transformers/649874/
Unit 3: Electromagnetism
"Electromagnets"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/electromagnets/650503/
"Electromagnetic Induction"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/electromagnetic-induction/655314/
"Why Some Things Are Magnets and Other Things Are Not"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/why-some-things-are-magnets-and-some-are-not/655420/
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ECOLOGY
"Introduction to Ecology"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/introduction-to-ecology/7806487/?ref=appemail
"Food Webs and Food Chains"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/food-webs-and-food-chain/7818898/?ref=appemail
"How Humans Disrupt the Balance in Ecosystems"
"Evaluating the Health of a River: Biological Indicators"
"Evaluating the Health of Chidsey Brook: "Physical Indicators"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-j07S-3P04
"Evaluating the Health of Chidsey Brook: "Chemical Indicators"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA_fDGVBi1g
"Topographic Maps Part 1"
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/topographic-maps-part-1/882798/?ref=appemail