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Next Generation Science Standards. GED Science: Life, Physical and Chemical Course - Free Online Video Lessons | Education Portal. Outline of science. Problem books in Physics | Mir Books. Solutions to I E Irodov - Problems in General Physics. Igor Evgenyevich Irodov | Mir Books. Perhaps the most commonly known book for Problems and Solutions in Physics preparing for all the competitive exams in India is Problems in General Physics by I.

E. Irodov. This book is still in print from CBS Publishers in Delhi and hugely popular. It is supposed to the problem book in Physics. The book has typical style of all books (listed here previously on this blog) of first topically giving problems and then in the later part of the book giving solutions. This is what the inside cover of the hardbound edition says about the book. The book is intended for college undergraduates majoring in Physics. This book, I think was one of the first Mir Books to be available as a scanned copy, perhaps due to the immense popularity of the book.

You can download the book from here. Password, if needed: mirtitles This book was reprinted many times in the English edition. A little about the author from the backside cover of the book: You can download the book from here. Facing Problems: See FAQs. Hands-On Equipment - CPO SCIENCE. Middle School Earth Science. Homepage of the Chemical Heritage Foundation | Chemical Heritage Foundation. BFSU Supply & Booklist. Copy of BFSU Supply & Booklist. CPO Science > Home. Don't Touch the Photons | Homeschoolers Conquering Physics.

NIH Office of Science Education (OSE) - Educational Resources > Grade Levels. A Sabbath Mood Homeschool: Living Chemistry. Chemistry & Physics. Preview a Physics or Chemistry Episode Streaming: In addition to watching the videos in this site, Georgia teachers and students can stream Chemistry: A Study of Matter and Physics Fundamentals from GPB Education Streaming by plugging in the search term 'GPB Classroom' and select an episode to stream live or download. You may also stream the videos through PBS Learning Media by searching for Chemistry & Physics. Chemistry & Physics consists of two series teaching high school college preparatory chemistry and physics. For each unit, daily lesson plans are given to help teachers prepare for and pace the lessons. Semester 1 Chemistry is the study of matter, its composition and the changes it undergoes.

Semester 2 This semester begins with the introduction of the mole. Semester 1 of physics is the study of mechanics, which involves motion and its causes. This semester is a continuation of the study of energy, introduced to you in the first semester as mechanical energy. Jacobs Physics. Gallery of Natural Phenomena. CHRONOLOGY. The Periodic Table of Videos - University of Nottingham. General Chemistry Worksheets. National Chemistry Week. 200 Questions | 200 Questions About Chemistry. Cooking and Science High School - Schoolhouse Publishing Homeschool Store - Home School Science. Your Mother Was a Chemist: Science in the Kitchen | Your Mother Was a Chemist. Metamorphic Rocks | Pictures of Foliated and Non-Foliated Types. Home » Rocks » Metamorphic Rocks Pictures of Foliated and Non-Foliated Rock Types Amphibolite is a non-foliated metamorphic rock that forms through recrystallization under conditions of high viscosity and directed pressure.

It is composed primarily of hornblende (amphibole) and plagioclase, usually with very little quartz. The specimen shown above is about two inches (five centimeters) across. What are Metamorphic Rocks? Metamorphic rocks have been modified by heat, pressure and chemical processes, usually while buried deep below Earth's surface. There are two basic types of metamorphic rocks. Hornfels is a fine-grained nonfoliated metamorphic rock with no specific composition. Gneiss is foliated metamorphic rock that has a banded appearance and is made up of granular mineral grains.

Marble is a non-foliated metamorphic rock that is produced from the metamorphism of limestone or dolostone. Phyllite is a foliated metamorphic rock that is made up mainly of very fine-grained mica. PhET: Free online physics, chemistry, biology, earth science and math simulations. PhET - Physics Education Technology.

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DESIGN SQUAD NATION PBS KIDS. Come play again later! Come play again tomorrow! Untamed Science. We are an extremely passionate group of scientists, educators and filmmakers that have come to the conclusion that learning about science should be fun and easy. We have a diverse collection of working professionals, including a production team of award winning science-filmmakers, a team of on camera talent, and a collection of science content writers who are dedicated to helping expand the untamedscience.com outreach portals. Learn more about the Production TeamLearn more about our Educational Partnership initiative Rob and Jonas help give you a feel for the mission of Untamed Science Anyone with a passion for nature can come to UntamedScience.com and learn about their favorite species, biology topics - and even learn tips and tricks to make their own videos.

We have also integrated lesson plans into our content, making it as easy as possible for teachers to use the site in their classrooms. Now there is more to Untamed Science. Untamed Science Board of Directors Our Website Portals Twitter. Head Rush. Curriculum Supplements - High School. Physical Science Class Website - Module 1 - The Basics. OBJECTIVES: (What you will be accountable to learn from this module) 1. Define atom, molecule and concentration 2. Differentiate between an atom and molecule 3. Identify and understand a chemical change 4. Identify units as a measurement of length, mass or volume 5. List quantities for metric prefixes 6. *If you are needing some math review, I would highly recommend using the free videos at Khan Academy. [h1] Module 1 - The Basics [/h1] [b]OBJECTIVES: [/b](What you will be accountable to learn from this module) 1. Paleomap Project. Physics | 8.01 Physics I: Classical Mechanics, Fall 1999. iPhysics - Interactive Simulations of Physics and Physical Science Experiments,

The Periodic Table of Videos - University of Nottingham. Physics | 8.02 Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2002. Gas station without pumps. Physics homework chapter 12 Chapter 12 of Matter and Interactions is entropy and temperature. I’ve not come up with any labs I really want us to do for Chapter 12, and with class cancelled next week (June 15) I’m not sure when we’ll get to do an entropy lab. The only lab I’ve thought of is to build an electric calorimeter and measure the specific heat of water, but that sounds like more effort than it is worth. The microwave and styrofoam cup exercise in 12.P.45 doesn’t seem much better than just looking up the specific heat of water. Does anyone have a more interesting lab we could do?

I would like us to continue on the rocket experiment, now that the simulation seems to be working. Anyway, Chapter 12 homework, which we’ll try to have at least half done by Fri June 8, our next meeting: 12.P.40, 12.P.43, 12.P.48, 12.P.62, 12.P.63, 12.P.66, 12.P.68. Like this: Like Loading... No comments yet. Anatomy and Physiology.

World Biomes Pin Map | The Homeschool Den. June 12, 2012 at 5:20 am , by Liesl Den Are you asking yourself, “What in the world is a biomes pin map?” It’s a map that shows where the rain forests, deserts, grasslands, forest and tundra regions are located. A pin map is when you stick straight pins into the labels so kids can pinpoint where things are located. There you go, sounds fancy, but really it’s not! Before we really delved into our study of rain forest foods (and chocolate!) First, we reviewed the seven continents song for ED (to the tune of Frère Jacques) : Europe, Asia, A-fri-ca-a North America, South America Then there is Antarctica Don’t forget Australia Seven continents, Seven Continents Then I had the kids guess what the colors were on the map (because it’s been a couple of years since we used this map).

We talked about the different biomes in North America and placed those pins onto the map. We then pulled out the Rain Forest pins and talked about the regions of the world that are covered with rain forests. Where We Work. Page Content We know that there are more species in tropical regions and that undiscovered species are likely to be found in places that have been off-limits to exploration or that are very difficult to access. So in order to discover large numbers of species potentially new to science, we head to countries with poorly explored, remote, humid tropical mountains. In addition, unique not-yet-described species are likely to be found in habitats that require special adaptations to survive, such as areas with low oxygen levels (e.g. swamps) and limestone caves. To identify the best sites to explore, we start with consultations with expert scientists, who generally know which places have been explored and where the gaps in data are.

We also carry out scientific priority-setting analyses, putting together the data we currently have on species diversity with factors that affect their distribution, such as the types of habitats where species discoveries have been made. RAPs BY REGION. A Once (or Twice) in a Lifetime Syzygy | Hello. My name is Howard. Kristen is my other half. It was nearly seven years ago Kristen suggested we see a planetarium show. We saw Passport to the Universe narrated by Tom Hanks at the Bishop Planetarium. Things started to click. A simple definition of a syzygy (si-zə-jē) is a straight line configuration of three celestial bodies, within a gravitational system. This image shows how the Sun, Venus and the Earth will line up on June 5, 2012.

On June 4th, 2012 the Moon will pass partially through the Umbral shadow of Earth. There are at least two lunar eclipses a year. OK. An astronomical transit occurs when one celestial body appears to move across the face of another celestial body, from the vantage point of another celestial body. This image taken June 8, 2004 shows the apparent size of Venus against the disk of the Sun.

For those of us on the side of Earth that will be facing the Sun, we get to see something that occurs cyclically every 243 years. GeekDad - Parents, Kids and the Stuff We Obsess About. Chain Reaction - Build a Food Chain. Geothermal Education Office. "Geothermal" comes from the Greek words geo (earth) and therme (heat).

So, geothermal means earth heat. Our earth's interior - like the sun - provides heat energy from nature. This heat - geothermal energy - yields warmth and power that we can use without polluting the environment. Geothermal heat originates from Earth's fiery consolidation of dust and gas over 4 billion years ago. At earth's core - 4,000 miles deep - temperatures may reach over 9,000 degrees F. The heat from the earth's core continuously flows outward. From earliest times, people have used geothermal water that flowed freely from the earth's surface as hot springs. Today we drill wells into the geothermal reservoirs to bring the hot water to the surface. In geothermal power plants steam, heat or hot water from geothermal reservoirs provides the force that spins the turbine generators and produces electricity.

Clean. Geothermal water is used around the world, even when it is not hot enough to generate electricity.