| JYMS Science Homework Resources |
| There are links to many wonderful science websites on this homework resources page. These can be used for the activities contract or just for fun. |
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| ET and the Car |
| This is an activity that we do in class to teach students the difference between observation and inference as well as life processes. |
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| Animal Adaptations |
| Students pick an animal, research the animal's adaptations and then find objects to represent those adaptations. Dressing up a group member with these "adaptations" teaches as well as entertains. |
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| Build a Fish assignment |
| An interactive website simulation allows students to see how different fish adaptations survive in various habitats. |
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| Rx for Survival |
| This PBS show dramatizes how the first vaccines were made and then describes the end of smallpox and about the campaign to eradicate polio. |
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| Medmyst |
| Your mission should you choose to accept it... |
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| 6. PARAMECIA, EUGLENA AND AMEBA |
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| Can Ants Count? |
| This animated video from PBS relates research where scientists were testing whether ants could count. |
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| Gummi Fish Genetics |
| What happens when the data does not support Mendel's Model? Are different genes expressed differently? |
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| Biologica |
| This site has two simulations about genetics, one about dragons and one about peas. |
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| No where to Hide |
| This is a simple, easy to use, computerized animation of the classic peppered moth example. Students control the level of pollution and watch the results as insects are consumed by birds and then reproduce. |
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| Evolution short videos |
| Watch these and write a Darwinian Explanation about how a population changes over time. |
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| Variation, Selection and Time unit from Univ. of Utah |
| Look at: "Recipe for evolution: variation, selection" and time followed by "Things you may not know about evolution." Then you can look at "Change over Time" followed by "Evolution Starts with DNA." If you still have time you can any of the Case Studies under "Evolution in Action." |
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| Bluebird house plans |
| Use these plans to make a bluebird house for the environmental service project. |
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| Compost Bin plans |
| Look here to see how to build a compost bin for the environmental service project. |
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| Wisconsin Native Plants |
| Look here for a list of plants native to Wisconsin to plant for the environmental service project. |
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| Carbon Cycle Game |
| Here's a game to help you learn about the carbon cycle in the world. |
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| Eagle Case |
| This is a powerpoint to explain the research methods that were used to collect data for the Eagle Case. |
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