Chapter 1 Working scientifically
Bunsen burner usage
http://www.chem.unl.edu/safety/hslab23.html
Using a Bunsen burner safely.
Textbook page/s: 9
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Valor Energy (formerly Aquatic cellulose)
http://www.valorenergy.com/
Aquatic Cellulose is now called Valor Energy.
Textbook page/s: 23
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Measuring liquids
http://www.fordhamprep.com/gcurran/sho/sho/skills/meniscus.htm
Reading a meniscus.
Textbook page/s: 26
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Benjamin Franklin
http://library.thinkquest.org/2763/Electricity/History/Inventors/Franklin.html
A one-page article on Benjamin Franklin, with several useful links.
Textbook page/s: 35
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Chapter 2 Understanding matter
Science crossword puzzles
http://education.jlab.org/sciencecrossword/index.html
These online interactive puzzles from the Jefferson Lab cover atoms, matter and matter changing states.
Textbook page/s: 39
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Tech topics
http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/topics/topics.html
This website created by The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, provides interactive materials, questions, and suggested activities on earthquakes, electricity and matter.
Textbook page/s: 46
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Changes of state
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/geology/change_state.html&edu=elem
Changes of state in solids, liquids and gases.
Textbook page/s: 51
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Thermal conductivity
http://phun.physics.virginia.edu/topics/thermal.html
How objects pass heat along their length and how heat is passed on to another object.
Textbook page/s: 60
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Chapter 2 Webquest
Icebergs
http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=4366
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http://www.classroom.antarctica.gov.au/
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Chapter 3 Mixing and separating
Wondernet &ndash your science place in cyberspace
http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/wondernetdisplay.html?DOC=wondernet/index.html
The American Chemical Society has developed a site with topics including a chemistry of smell and taste, miraculous metals, polymers, states of matter, the science of sodapop!
Textbook page/s: 67-69
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Polymer discovery &ndash KCPC education resources
http://www.kcpc.usyd.edu.au/discovery/
Online resources compiled by the Key Centre for Polymer Colloids at Sydney University. It covers: using nomenclature, identification and production of materials.
Textbook page/s: 73
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Sewage treatment and disposal
http://www.haifa-wwtp.co.il/
Sewage treatment site from Illinois, USA.
Textbook page/s: 86
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Paper chromatography
http://library.thinkquest.org/19037/paper_chromatography.html
Useful photographs and descriptions of paper chromatography.
Textbook page/s: 91
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Chapter 3 Webquest
Paper
http://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au
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http://www.zerowastewa.com.au/
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Chapter 4 Cells of life
Leeuwenhoek specimens &ndash what the simple microscope reveals
http://www.sciences.demon.co.uk/wav-spf.htm
Images from a Van Leeuwenhoek microscope. History of the microscope, including many interesting images.
Textbook page/s: 102
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Cells alive
http://www.cellsalive.com/
This site is filled with links and fantastic microscope images.
Textbook page/s: 104-111
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The human body: Internet hotlist
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listhumanorpr.html
The internet resources listed here cover general sites, skeletal and muscular systems, digestive and respiratory systems and immune system (listed under 'other').
Textbook page/s: 113-4
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Organ Donation
http://www.australiansdonate.org.au/
Information about how to register to become an organ donor.
Textbook page/s: 115
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Chapter 4 Webquest
Stem cells
http://www.biotechnology.gov.au/index.cfm?event=object.showContent&objectID=D3308184-BCD6-81AC-116581F40B213F3C
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http://www.netxv.net/esc/technology/InstructionalTechnology/webquest%20examples/July%201,%202002/WebQuest%20stem%20cell.htm
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Chapter 5 Exploring ecosystems
Mutualism and commensalism
http://www.nearctica.com/ecology/pops/symbiote.htm
Very readable, lots of links and attractive pictures, includes definitions and examples.
Textbook page/s: 129
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Food chains
http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/food.htm
Think Quest site on food chains.
Textbook page/s: 132
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Natural perspective
http://www.perspective.com/nature/toc.html
A good classification site, as long as you stick to the main headings and don't get bogged down with subheadings. Lots of great images.
Textbook page/s: 136
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Microbes
http://www.microbeworld.org/
Stalking the invisible microbe! Find out about the world of microbes and solve some microbe mysteries.
Textbook page/s: 146-151
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Chapter 5 Webquest
Plant medicine
http://www.anbg.gov.au/bibliography/bushfood.html
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http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/quests/nativeplants.html
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Chapter 6 Cyclical changes
Aboriginal calendars
http://www.bom.gov.au/iwk/
Indigenous Australians have long held their own seasonal calendars based on the local sequence of natural events. This site gives seasonal calendars for 5 specific regions.
Textbook page/s: 161
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The earth view eclipse network
http://www.earthview.com/default.htm
A site devoted to eclipses. Go to the links such as 'Introductory eclipse tutorial' for good information.
Textbook page/s: 166-7
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Water on the move &ndash the ebbs and flows of the sea
http://www.mos.org/oceans/motion/tides.html
A very good site on tides, their periods and how they are related to the moon.
Textbook page/s: 168-9
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Tide predictions
http://www.bom.gov.au/oceanography/tides/
Tide Predictions for Australia, South Pacific & Antarctica from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
Textbook page/s: 170
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Humpback whales
http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=2451
Information on humpback whales and their migration from the Australian Antarctic Division.
Textbook page/s: 173
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Chapter 6 Webquest
Sundials
http://www.sundials.co.uk/pix.htm
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http://www.fi.edu/time/Journey/Sundials/collect.htm
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Chapter 7 Forced to move
Fear of physics
http://www.fearofphysics.com/
This site was created to be a friendly, non-technical place for the user to come and experiment with the laws of physics. It is an interactive, highly visual resource which allows the user to see physics in action in a non-technical way.
Textbook page/s: 181-190
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Robot lab
http://www.natureshift.org/robotLab/motion/
This site explores the laws of motion. It contains simple experiments and information related to electricity, magnetism, telerobotics, energy, gravity, states of matter and waves.
Textbook page/s: 192-8
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The basic forces
http://www.auf.asn.au/groundschool/index.html
An outline of the forces involved in flight.
Textbook page/s: 197
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The International Load Line
http://www.es.flinders.edu.au/~mattom/science+society/lectures/illustrations/lecture10/plimsoll.html
An explanation of the markings in the International Load Line.
Textbook page/s: 200
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TAC Road Safety
http://www.tacsafety.com.au/jsp/homepage/home.jsp
The Victorian road safety section of the TAC.
Textbook page/s: 207, 210
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Chapter 7 Webquest
Astronauts
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/space_level2/astronaut.html
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http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/astronaut_worldbook.html
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Chapter 8 Electric circuits
Tech topics
http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/topics/topics.html
Created by The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, the website provides interactive materials, questions, and suggested activities on earthquakes, electricity and matter.
Textbook page/s: 216-9
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Design and technology site
http://www.technologystudent.com/
This site provides a wealth of technology information sheets for pupils and teachers &ndash electronics, printed circuit boards, etc.
Textbook page/s: 225-6
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Articles on electricity
http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/ele-edu.html
Numerous links to readable articles on all aspects of electricity.
Textbook page/s: 223
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The Australian Government renewable energy website
http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/renewable/index.html
Renewable energy technologies. Links to all sorts of renewable energy sites.
Textbook page/s: 240
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EnviroMission
http://www.enviromission.com.au/
Visit the home of EnviroMission for information about the solar tower project
Textbook page/s: 243
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Chapter 8 Webquest
Hybrid cars
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/hybrid-car.htm
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http://www.ecologicalhomes.com.au/hybrid_energy_cars.htm
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Chapter 9 New generations
Human anatomy online
http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
Select a body system and move the cursor over it for an explanation of what each part does.
Textbook page/s: 259-262
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Parent&ndashteen.com
http://www.parent-teen.com/index.html
Student reference site on all sorts of issues relating to puberty (social, emotional, physical).
Textbook page/s: 263-5
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Sydney IVF
http://www.sydneyivf.com/
The Sydney in-vitro fertilisation website.
Textbook page/s: 274-5
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Chapter 9 Webquest
Twins
http://www.twins.org.au/index.php?page=66&PHPSESSID=04bc86668fc5786b7ec8a37d6fc04e44
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http://multiples.about.com/od/celebrities/index.htm
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Chapter 10 Rock of ages
The rock cycle
http://igs.indiana.edu/geology/rocks/rockcycleactivities/index.cfm
This site has a 'clickable' map so you can study small parts of the rock cycle.
Textbook page/s: 284
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More on the rock cycle
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/1080/igneous_formation.htm
More on the rock cycle and igneous rock formation.
Textbook page/s: 289
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Radiometric dating
http://www.gpc.edu/~pgore/geology/geo102/radio.htm
The development of radiometric dating.
Textbook page/s: 303
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Great Artesian Basin
http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/water/gab/
Information about the Great Artesian basin from the Natural Resources and Water department of the Queensland Government.
Textbook page/s: 305
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Chapter 10 Webquest
Petrology
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/rocks/links.html
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Chapter 11 Skills link
Scientific method
http://teacher.nsrl.rochester.edu/phy_labs/AppendixE/AppendixE.html
An introduction to the scientific method.
Textbook page/s: 311
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Experimenting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Pasteur
Life and work of Louis Pasteur. What did he discover with sound experimental technique?
Textbook page/s: 312
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Measuring
http://www.panda.org/news_facts/publications/living_planet_report/index.cfm
The Living Planet Report is World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) periodic update on the state of the world's ecosystems and the human pressures on them.
Textbook page/s: 315-8
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Investigating
http://www.csiro.au/csiro/channel/pch9t.html
Students undertake a series of structured activities to refine their understanding of research methodology and the design process, before tackling an experimental research or technology project.
Textbook page/s: 318-9
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