click on the links below to see handouts, activity descriptions or class notes

Oceanography

• pygmy mammoth exercise
• water on our world - chapter 34
• climate and biomes activities
• chemical components graphing activity
• the origin and composition of the atmosphere -chapter 37
• currents in the ocean and their causes.
• el nino - web site with information from NASA
• el nino - theme page from NOAA
• el nino - student activity book
• hurricanes
• our restless planet:- seafloor features - chapter 33
• hydrothermal vents - math and science activity
• seafloor features and tectonics
• the kelp forest ecosystem
• food web activity
• waves notes
• beach features - page 614 csp
• tides - pages 109 - 112 csp
• coastal erosion 
• using Geographic Information Systems (GIS)- software application
• Environmental Sensitivity Index maps - NOAA web site
• ESI maps for the channel islands
• ocean stewardship - oil spill scenario exercise

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Chemistry

• the nature of matter from www.chem4kids.com
• classification of matter - solid.liquid or gas? from chem4kids
• atoms and the periodic table -chapter 17
• elements of the periodic table and their characteristics
• the origin and logic of the periodic table - activity
• atomic models - chapter 18
• atomic structure and the logic of the periodic table from www.chem4kids.com
• elements of chemistry - chapter 21
• physical / chemical properties
• mixtures - chapter 22
• chemical bonding - chapter 23
• chemical bonds - from chem4kids
• molecular mixing - chapter 24
• acids, bases and salts - chapter 25
• chemical reactions all types described
• oxidation and reduction reactions - chapter 26
• chemical compounds general information
• organic and biological compounds examples from a web site
• organic compounds - chapter 27
• molecules of life lecture slides
• chemistry of drugs - chapter 28
• plastics and polymers - chapter 29
• ozone depletion -lecture and tutorial

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Physics

• Motion - Cartoon Guide to Physics
• what are forces? - Cartoon Guide to Physics
• Action and reaction - chapter 4
• energy changes potential / kinetic-Cartoon Guide to Physics
• momentum and inertia -Cartoon Guide to Physics
• collisions
• rotational forces
• power / Energy and Work - chapter 6
• Solar Cars
• Gravity - chapter 7
• introduction to the The Way Things Work CD - ROM
• simple machines:levers, inclined planes, pulleys,wheels
• Waves and sound - chapter 13
• Light and Color - chapter 14
• activities to explore light and color
• Mirrors and lenses - chapter 15
• Electricity - chapter 11
• Magnetism - chapter 12
• The Art and Science of Architecture
• Building Big - project

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Ice Science

• difficult decisions series
• is there anything there but ice and snow? Arctic GIS activity
• climate and biome activities
• climate change work sheet
• ozone depletion - class notes

Miscellaneous

• difficult decisions series
• practice test answers, chemistry unit 1 2 3
• chemistry -unit test
• information for the Catalina Island field trip
• exam review sheet - lab final

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