Unit A: Studying Materials Scientifically

Chemical Database
This site by the University of Akron, allows you to search for information about the physical and chemical properties for chemical substances.

International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs): International Programme on Chemical Safety
Lookup chemical safety information in several different languages on this website by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Cleaning Products Pilot Project
Read about a federal project to rank cleaning products on their environmental and health affects.

 

Unit B: The Chemistry of Materials

Activity 13
Product Life Cycle

Activity 15
Families of Elements

Visit the sites below to view the Periodic Table of Elements.

• Chemical Elements has an interactive Periodic Table of the Elements

• ChemiCool

• Dynamic Periodic Table

• Los Alamos National Laboratory Periodic Table of the Elements

• Webelements

News on the latest number of elements on the Periodic Table of Elements

How many elements are known to exist to the present date? Find out the answer to this question and more...

Activity 16
Elements and the Periodic Table

Questions about Dmitiri Mendeleev answered

History of the Periodic Table of Elements and the work of Dmitiri Mendeleev

Dmitiri Mendeleev Online maintained by Eugene V. Babaev at Moscow State University

Multilingual dictionary of the names of chemical elements
This website lists the names of elements in more than twenty languages.

Rediscovery of the Elements Papers
At this site you can read article about the history surrounding the discovery of each element.

 

Unit C: Water

Activity 31
Willow Grove's Troubled Waters

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Envirofacts Data Warehouse
This site provides information on environmental topics. Each topic links to a page where information about the topic in specific areas of the country can be obtained.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Local Drinking Water Information
This site contains information about local drinking water systems by state.

Activity 32
Mapping Death

The two sites that follow provide basic information about cholera.

World Health Organization: Water-related Diseases

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Cholera page

World Health Organization (WHO)
Additional information about cholera can be found by searching the complete World Health Organization (WHO) site.

Activity 34
Water Pollution

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Search this site for information about water pollution in your area.

Activity 39
Contaminants and the Water Cycle

Phases of Water
This site provides a simulation that demonstrates what happens at the molecular level as water changes phase from ice, to liquid, to gas. To investigate these changes, follow the two steps below.

1. Click on the start arrow and observe and record what happens to the water molecules as the temperature
            a.            changes from -20 to 0°C
            b.            reaches 0°C and maintains this temperature
            c.            changes from 0 to 100°C
            d.            reaches 100°C and maintains this temperature
            e.            increases in temperature from 100°C to 150°C

2. What observable changes are happening to the water at each stage (a through e) above? In other words, what phases or phases—solid, liquid, or gas—are present at each stage?

Activity 43
Municipal Water Treatment

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Local Drinking Water Information
Click on your area of the map provided to find information about your local area.

Water Treatment Process/US EPA
This site provides information about water treatment.

Surf Your Watershed/US EPA
Enter your zip code to find information about your local watershed and water system.

Ground Water and Drinking Water – US EPA
This site provides links to further information about drinking water.

Activity 44
Willow Grove Water Quality Report

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Local Drinking Water Information
Click on your area of the map provided to find your local water quality report if it is posted online.

 

Unit D: Energy

Activity 55
Roller Coaster Energy

Funderstanding Roller Coaster
Design a roller coaster online, changing the height of hills and a loop, the speed of the coaster, friction, gravity, and more. Requires a Java enabled browser (most are).

Design a Roller Coaster
At this site you can participate in a short project to create your own roller coaster. Then you can have it evaluated for "safety" and "fun" scores.

Activity 60 and Activity 62
Ice Preserving Contest and Quantifying Energy

Phases of Water
This site provides a simulation that demonstrates what happens at the molecular level as water changes phase from ice, to liquid, to gas. To investigate these changes, follow the two steps below.

1. Click on the start arrow and observe and record what happens to the water molecules as the temperature:
            a.            changes from -20 to 0°C
            b.            reaches 0°C and maintains this temperature
            c.            changes from 0 to 100°C
            d.            reaches 100°C and maintains this temperature
            e.            increases in temperature from 100°C to 150°C

2. What observable changes are happening to the water at each stage (a through e) above?  In other words, what phases or phases—solid, liquid, or gas—are present at each stage?

Activity 64
Electricity Generation

National Fossil-Fuel CO2 Emissions
Visit this site to see a list of the top 20 carbon dioxide producing countries and how their emissions compare.

Activity 71
Household Energy Efficiency

Your Home: A Consumer's Guide to Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
This site developed by the United States Department of Energy's explains more about making an apartment or home energy-efficient

Home Energy Checklist for Action
Visit this site to see what you can do starting today to increase your home's energy efficiency.

How you can save energy
Visit this site to read a list of things you can do at home to reduce your energy costs.

Activity 72
Improving Energy Efficiency

Home Energy Saver
Enter your zip code on this site to calculate how you and your family can save energy in the area in which you live.

 

Unit E: Force and Motion

Activities 78, 79, 80

FMA Live
This website contains music videos and Power Point presentations of Newton’s Three Laws of Motion. There are additional links to information about Newton’s life and everyday examples of the three laws of motion

Activity 85
Crash Testing

Crash Test Videos
See how your car would fare in a crash — view crash test videos for recent vehicle types and models. Conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) the crash tests show several different vehicle types including small cars, SUV’s, and pickup trucks.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Find out why is it important to wear seatbelts, put infant seats in the back seat, or never hold an infant on your lap in the car. See video clips of crash test dummies in these situations and many others.

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Vehicle Research Center
Have you ever wondered how crash test dummies were constructed or how the vehicle safety rating were determined? Read about these topics and how the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) tests vehicles to determine safety ratings.