Science Department Kamini Kumar 7th grade Science* Jackie Geer 6th grade Science Eric Elmer 6th grade Science Maura Hinkle 7th grade Science Aimee Goldfarb 8th grade Science Andrew Demarest 6th/8th grade Science Tara Lynn 8th grade Science *Interdisciplinary Resource Teacher (IRT) /Team Leader MCPS Middle School Science Syllabus Click here for course overviews Voluntary State Curriculum http://mdk12.org/mspp/vsc/index.html MCPS Science Department http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/science/ General Science Websites 6th grade Science 7th grade Science 8th grade Science Final Frontiers Montgomery County Science Fair Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) Conference for Middle School Girls   General Science Websites: Cool Science for Curious Kids http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/ National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com PBS http://www.pbs.org Discovery http://www.discovery.com Bill Nye http://www.billnye.com How Stuff Works http://www.howstuffworks.com Rader’s Chem4Kids http://www.chem4kids.com EPA Student Center http://www.epa.gov/students/ Envirolink Network http://www.envirolink.org USGS – Science for a changing world http://www.usgs.gov Sci Central (research-contains journal articles) http://www.scicentral.com Science Daily (research-contains journal articles) http://www.sciencedaily.com 6th grade Science: Chesapeake Bay Foundation http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=homev3&printer_friendly=1 Amusement Park Physics http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/coaster.html 7th grade Science: Genetics Sites Genetic Websites Adobe Version Genetic Disorder Websites Links Adobe Version Cells Alive! http://www.cellsalive.com Science Fact File: Inside the Human Body http://www.imcpl.org/kids/guides/ Web Anatomy http://www.msjensen.gen.umn.edu/webanatomy/ Space.com http://www.space.com NASA Just for Kids http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/home/index.html 8th grade Science: Atmospheric Phenomena The Hurricane Hunters http://www.hurricanehunters.com The Weather Channel http://www.weather.com Tropical Weather http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/  Unisys Weather http://www.weather.unisys.com/hurricane/index.html National Hurricane Center http://www.nhc.noaa.gov The Datastreme Project http://www.ametsoc.org/amsedu/dstreme/ Chemistry Chemistry Jefferson Lab http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ Rader’s Chem4Kids http://www.chem4kids.com Chemical Elements http://www.chemicalelements.com Chemistry: Web Elements – Periodic Table http://www.webelements.com Earth’s Structure Virtual Earthquake (DO NOT use the information at “NEW”) http://www.sciencecourseware.org/VirtualEarthquake/ PBS – Plate Tectonics http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/ Volcano World http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/ USGS http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/ USGS Minerals – Mining Locations http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/mapdata/#map USGS Minerals Information http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/ Minerals Information Institute http://www.mii.org/commonminerals.php Earth’s History Handprint: Geoevolution http://www.handprint.com/PS/GEO/geoevo.html Panagea (Plate Tectonics) and Continental Drift http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/forestoakms/site%20pages/Academics/ Bookmarks/bm_platetechtonics.htm About Geography – Overview of Geologic Time http://geography.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm? site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geology.com%2Ftime.htm About Geography – “Geologic Time Machine” http://geology.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=geology&zu= http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ucmp.berkeley.edu%2Fhelp%2Ftimeform.html About Geography – Maps during Earth’s geological periods and eras http://geology.about.com/library/bl/time/blcolorus.htm Virtual Earthquake (DO NOT use the information at “NEW”) http://www.sciencecourseware.org/VirtualEarthquake/ PBS – Plate Tectonics http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/ Volcano World http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/ USGS http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/ USGS Minerals – Mining Locations http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/mapdata/#map USGS Minerals Information http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/ Minerals Information Institute http://www.mii.org/commonminerals.php Earth’s History Handprint: Geoevolution http://www.handprint.com/PS/GEO/geoevo.html Panagea (Plate Tectonics) and Continental Drift http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/forestoakms/site%20pages/Academics/ Bookmarks/bm_platetechtonics.htm About Geography – Overview of Geologic Time http://geography.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm? site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geology.com%2Ftime.htm About Geography – “Geologic Time Machine” http://geology.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=geology&zu= http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ucmp.berkeley.edu%2Fhelp%2Ftimeform.html About Geography – Maps during Earth’s geological periods and eras http://geology.about.com/library/bl/time/blcolorus.htm
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