Science
This page includes links to helpful sites which teach science skills, games to help you learn you might be studying in class and scientific journals to help youdevelop background information in a way that makes you sound clever in an Science classroom.
Academic Journals
Our school has subscribed to a number of science magazines: Helix and Scientriffic are are designed for year 7 and 8. We also stock Science Illustrated and Cosmos for older students. We have an online subscription to Cosmos [http://e.cosmosmagazine.com/], which means you can access it from anywhere on your computer, tablet or phone. Get the log in from your teacher or the library. If you are expecially interested in biology, you may also like to read National Geographic and Australian Geographic Magazines. We also have a digital subscription to Cosmos - get the passwords from Ms Carmyn or your Science teacher.
More databases can be found at Auburn library. Their databases include science databases such as Science Online and the Science Reference Centre, encyclopaedias such as World Book Online, and homework sites such as Yes Teachme. You will need a library membership number/password to access these sites from school or home.
Science for Young Minds [http://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/] is an outstanding resource because all the articles were written by reputable scientists but edited by kids. This means they are easier to read than many other articles but still trustworthy sources. You can become a reviewer by contacting the site through the "About" page. Ms Carmyn would be happy to mentor you as a reviewer if your science teacher is too busy.
Academic Journals
Our school has subscribed to a number of science magazines: Helix and Scientriffic are are designed for year 7 and 8. We also stock Science Illustrated and Cosmos for older students. We have an online subscription to Cosmos [http://e.cosmosmagazine.com/], which means you can access it from anywhere on your computer, tablet or phone. Get the log in from your teacher or the library. If you are expecially interested in biology, you may also like to read National Geographic and Australian Geographic Magazines. We also have a digital subscription to Cosmos - get the passwords from Ms Carmyn or your Science teacher.
More databases can be found at Auburn library. Their databases include science databases such as Science Online and the Science Reference Centre, encyclopaedias such as World Book Online, and homework sites such as Yes Teachme. You will need a library membership number/password to access these sites from school or home.
Science for Young Minds [http://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/] is an outstanding resource because all the articles were written by reputable scientists but edited by kids. This means they are easier to read than many other articles but still trustworthy sources. You can become a reviewer by contacting the site through the "About" page. Ms Carmyn would be happy to mentor you as a reviewer if your science teacher is too busy.
Plants and Animals
What's happening to our forests? is a simple but very effective cartoon about why bush fires are becoming worse and how better foresty practices can reduce global warming. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1vQAWmduM4&feature=youtu.be]
Ecology Resources are available at the Backyard Ecology website. These activities suit year 7-9 ecology topics.
For those of you interested in marine studies, I have stared an Underwater Worlds page.
Wide Reading: For fiction that deals with plants and animals, have a look at the books and films on Asquith Girls' website.
Ecology Resources are available at the Backyard Ecology website. These activities suit year 7-9 ecology topics.
For those of you interested in marine studies, I have stared an Underwater Worlds page.
Wide Reading: For fiction that deals with plants and animals, have a look at the books and films on Asquith Girls' website.
Science Experiments
Richmond High School [http://rhslibraryblog.weebly.com/science-independent-research-project.html] has a excellent portal with links to science experiments you could use for your investigation task:
Yr 7 Science - Planets
You can find the best information for your assignment in the non-fiction books at 523.3 and science magazines at 500. Noone is allowed to borrow these books so that everyone can use them, but you can use them in the library before school, recess, lunchtime and during homework centre.
I have also made a website about this assessment task which you can find here [http://voyagetotheplanets.weebly.com]
Read the "Living on a Planet" section carefully to get ideas about how to use the information in part A to imagine how we could live on a new planet in Part B.
The Observatory at the University of Sydney, Penrith [http://www.uws.edu.au/community/engagement/uws_observatory] has all kinds of programmes for schools and families.
I have also made a website about this assessment task which you can find here [http://voyagetotheplanets.weebly.com]
Read the "Living on a Planet" section carefully to get ideas about how to use the information in part A to imagine how we could live on a new planet in Part B.
The Observatory at the University of Sydney, Penrith [http://www.uws.edu.au/community/engagement/uws_observatory] has all kinds of programmes for schools and families.
Human Body
Healthline has a wonderful site with an interactive "body map" [http://www.healthline.com/human-body-maps].
A Guided Tour of the Visible Human [http://www.madsci.org/~lynn/VH/] has 2 and 3D illustrations and interactive illustrations.
A Guided Tour of the Visible Human [http://www.madsci.org/~lynn/VH/] has 2 and 3D illustrations and interactive illustrations.