science
I Want to Fly!
Drill down into Science topics like Physics and you would think that the resources might get a little “dull”. Not so! Check out Science > Physics > Principles of Motion > Force. Inside this area is a wonderful example of how students can be engaged by some of these complicated STEM topics. Check it out in today’s Site of the Day - I Want to Fly!
This cartoon based interactive site uses a character named Toby to introduce many physics concepts including the principles of motion and force. Toby the wizard wants to fly! Learn how three items can help him accomplish this goal. Real world information and video can be found on this site, helping to further explain the properties of flight.
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Sammy Salmon
Get a life cycle! Check out life cycle information for all kinds of animals – it’s easy to find using a subject and keyword combined approach. Keyword: life cycle AND using the Subject Refinement Menu to drill down in the subject of Science on a path such as this one:
Science > Biology > Animals > Animal Classification > Chordates > Fish > Bony
Today’s Site of the Day, a great site about the life cycle of Pacific salmon, can be found using the combined keyword and drill down approach. Learn all about Pacific salmon from Sammy Salmon and his friends. Come along with Starfish as he follows Sammy the Salmon’s life cycle. Authors provide links to other fun sites such as a salmon story, games, information about Sammy and much more!
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NOVA Online: Operation Heart Transplant
Congratulations Doctor! Discover the amazing and engaging Teacher’s Domain collection in netTrekker! One of our favorite resources, the virtual heart transplant, is featured in today’s Site of the Day. Each one of the resources in the Teacher’s Domain collection has wonderful background information and discussion questions to save you even more time.
Put on your surgical gloves and get ready to do a virtual surgery in the NOVA operating theater. You’ll get a set of surgical tools and instructions you need to understand the step-by-step process doctors use for this vital operation.
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Sixty Symbols: Videos about the Symbols of Physics and Astronomy
Touch screens and Quantum Tunneling?
How do students get a handle on all the strange symbols and notations used in the areas of Astronomy and Physics? netTrekker can help with today’s Site of the Day, featuring a collection of videos explaining many of these symbols. The video refinement option under netTrekker’s Multimedia Refinement Menu can lead to you many other video resources from your keyword search results.
In this site, Astronomy and Physics experts at the University of Nottingham explain the strange symbols, letters, and “squiggles” you often see with equations or diagrams in textbooks and other materials. Enjoy lively discussions, simple demonstrations, and humorous anecdotes as these scientists share their years of experience, demonstrating scientific concepts and discussing what humans have yet to uncover in our universe. Topics include our Solar System’s planets, the speed of light, polarization, the magic square, the number pi, entropy, and Planck’s constant.
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Login to netTrekker before midnight (eastern) today to access the netTrekker Site of the Day and add it to your “My Portfolio” for easy future reference. After midnight, the new Site of the Day will go up and you’ll have to look for today’s site using netTrekker’s search tool. Need help with My Portfolio? Easy, handy instructions can be found here.
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