Chapter 1 Chemical reactions
Periodic table
http://www.chemicool.com/
Click on an element for extensive information about its properties.
Textbook page/s: 3, 9
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Periodic table and the elements
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/elem_intro.html
Basic information about the first 36 elements.
Textbook page/s: 9, Worksheet
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Element facts
http://chemistry.about.com/od/elementfacts/Element_Facts.htm
Links to a variety of sites on facts about elements.
Textbook page/s: 9, Worksheet
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Ten signs of chemical change
http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/reactions/symptoms.shtml
A list of the ten signs that a chemical reaction has occurred.
Textbook page/s: 16
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Chemical reactions
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/react_intro.html
A basic outline of the key points about chemical reactions.
Textbook page/s: 16
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ChemSupply Material Safety Data Sheets
http://www.chemsupply.com.au/productbrowse.aspx?direct=1
Browse the product range (simple search), or perform a more advanced search for specific product information about chemicals.
Textbook page/s: 21, 22, 29
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Hazchem labels
http://www.labelexpress.com.au/shop/?browse&catid=HAZCHEM
Visit a site such as this one for examples of Hazchem signs.
Textbook page/s: 21
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Chapter 2 Acids and bases
What is pH?
http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/acidbase/faq/what-is-pH.shtml
A slightly more mathematical definition of pH, but still quite readable at year 9 level.
Textbook page/s: 38
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Changing the colour of hydrangeas
http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/colorchange.html
An extensive coverage of the ways to change the colours of hydrangeas.
Textbook page/s: 41
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Swimming pools water quality
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Swimming_pools_water_quality
A Better Health guide to maintaining the water quality in pools, including pH.
Textbook page/s: 43
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EGO Pharmaceuticals
http://www.egopharm.com.au/
EGO Pharmaceuticals is a specialist dermatological company producing products that are researched and developed in Australia. Use the "Skin disease" search tool for information about psoriasis and eczema.
Textbook page/s: 45
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Better Health Channel Fact Sheets
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcsubmit.nsf/topicsaz?open&a=1&v=a
An extensive range of fact sheets, including eczema and psoriasis.
Textbook page/s: 45
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Causes of acid rain
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/acidrain.html
A summary of the causes and effects of acid rain.
Textbook page/s: 51
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http://www.epa.gov/students/air.htm
This site for students is a summary of the causes and effects of acid rain, what is being done and what we can do.
Textbook page/s: 51
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How you rot and rust
http://biomedx.com/microscopes/rrintro/rr1.html
An outline of how the pH regulatory system of the body works and why it is one of the most important biochemical balances in all of human body chemistry.
Textbook page/s: Worksheet
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Chapter 3 Matter and energy moving around
Dr William Beaumont
http://www.james.com/beaumont/dr_life.htm
An extensive coverage of the life and work of Dr William Beaumont and his experiments with Alexis St Martin's wound.
Textbook page/s: 69
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The history of antibiotics
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_WTX026108.html
An extensive discussion of how antibiotics have changed medicine.
Textbook page/s: 69
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http://www.antibiotics-info.org/anti01b.asp
A site from National Information Program on Antibiotics about the history of antibiotics and the need to use them wisely as resistance increases.
Textbook page/s: 69
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Bioaccumulation and biomagnification
http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/102/2bioma95.html
This site gives an extensive coverage of the principals of bioaccumulation and biomagnification. It gives specific examples and calculations for DDT and then details other substances which accumulate and magnify in animals.
Textbook page/s: 77
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How to build a worm farm
http://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/www/html/1656-how-to-build-a-worm-farm.asp
An outline on what you need to build and maintain a worm farm.
Textbook page/s: 79
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http://www.cleanup.com.au/au/LivingGreener/worm-farming.html?kw=worm
Advice and hints on how to build a worm farm and keep the worms happy.
Textbook page/s: 79
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Play it loud and you may pay for it!
http://www.4hearingloss.com/archives/2005/09/play_it_loud_an.html
An article about the dangers of listening to loud music and the chances of hearing loss.
Textbook page/s: 99
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The Bionic Ear Institute
http://www.medoto.unimelb.edu.au/bei/AboutHistory.html
This is the official web site about the bionic ear developed by Professor Graeme Clark.
Textbook page/s: 100
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Psychoactive drugs
http://www.thebody.com/content/art4989.html
Most of the drugs covered in this site have numerous effects on the nervous system, but each is usually reserved to treat one of the following conditions: anxiety, depression, insomnia, psychosis, or mania.
Textbook page/s: 109
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Drug Info
http://druginfo.adf.org.au/browse.asp?ContainerID=drug_info
This is an information service from the Australian Drug Foundation. Browse for your chosen drug and follow the links for extensive information.
Textbook page/s: 109
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Chapter 5 Sports science
High jump
http://www.iaaf.org/theSport/whatisathletics/TrackAndField/disc=hj/index,newsId=9450.html
Talks about jumping styles and how centre of gravity is important to efficiency.
Textbook page/s: 124
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Drugs in sport
http://www.measurement.gov.au/index.cfm?event=object.showContent&objectID=B54CCEF6-BCD6-81AC-148843FC82CAB33E
The National Measurement Institute's information page on drugs in sport. The first drug covered is EPO.
Textbook page/s: 131
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EPO Drug testing Q&A
http://www.letsrun.com/2003/epoqa.php
A broad list of questions and answers from LetsRun.com.
Textbook page/s: 131
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Sports injuries
http://www.injuryupdate.com.au/
This is a page of links to information on all sorts of sports injuries. Use the search tool for information about stress fractures and/or ultrasound.
Textbook page/s: 145
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Genetic doping
http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1067801.htm
An ABC News in Science article about how genetic doping is becoming the next Olympic threat.
Textbook page/s: 143
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Chapter 6 Light, heat and sound
Refraction
http://www.matter.org.uk/schools/Content/Refraction/Default.htm
Excellent interactive with refraction and total internal reflection.
Textbook page/s: 158
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How rainbows work
http://science.howstuffworks.com/rainbow.htm
The science of rainbows is really very simple. It's just basic optics! In this article, we'll find out how rain and the sun align to put colour in the sky.
Textbook page/s: 164
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Emperor penguins: winter survivors
http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=3524
A magnificent site about Emperor penguins and their adaptation to live in the ice.
Textbook page/s: 168
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Infrared rays
http://library.thinkquest.org/C006027/html-ver/es-infra.html
An extensive outline of infrared rays and some of their uses.
Textbook page/s: 172
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Chapter 7 Making life easier
http://www.simplemachines.info/
This site will help you understand more about simple machines such as hammers, screwdrivers, scissors and wheelbarrows.
Textbook page/s: 187
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Leonardo da Vinci
http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/default.htm
A site devoted to Leonardo da Vinci's inventions, with links to further sites about Leonardo.
Textbook page/s: 189
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Nanotubes and bucky balls
http://www.nanotech-now.com/nanotube-buckyball-sites.htm
An extensive coverage of carbon nanotechnology including nanotubes and bucky balls.
Textbook page/s: 193
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Microelectromechanical systems
http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci214093,00.html
A "whatis" site about micro-electromechanical systems and some of their uses.
Textbook page/s: 193
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http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/mems/overview.php
A more extensive guide to electromechanical systems and some of their uses.
Textbook page/s: 193
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The Australian Institute for Robotic Surgery
http://www.epworth.org.au/roboticCentre.htm
Robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery represents an extraordinary technological advance for a broad range of procedures traditionally requiring open surgery. By enabling surgeons to perform complex operations through small incisions, it diminishes the level of patient trauma and helps dramatically improve patient outcomes.
Textbook page/s: 205
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Robots could soon help fight bushfires
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/24/1090464905122.html?from=storylhs
An article about the possibility of robots being used to fight bushfires to tackle the summer menace.
Textbook page/s: 205
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Chapter 8 Exploring space
International Astronomical Association
http://www.iau.org/HOME.2.0.html
Visit this home site of the IAU and search for information about 2003 UB313.
Textbook page/s: 219
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The discovery of 2003 UB313, the 10th planet
http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/planetlila/index.html
An extensive coverage of the discovery of the proposed tenth planet, with links to many other relevant sites.
Textbook page/s: 219
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Impact craters on the Moon
http://www.allaboutspace.com/subjects/astronomy/moon/Craters.shtml
An outline of the craters of the Moon and how they were formed. Includes lots of photos.
Textbook page/s: 225
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Deadly impact
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/asteroids/
An interactive site in which students have to solve collisions caused by a meteor, meteorite, comet and more.
Textbook page/s: 225
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Global disaster watch
http://home.att.net/~thehessians/disasterwatch.html
A wealth of information about natural disasters. Use the Search tool to find information about craters.
Textbook page/s: 225
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Biological effects of weightlessness
http://www.faqs.org/docs/Newtonian/Newtonian_91.htm
An overview of the effects of weightlessness on the human body.
Textbook page/s: 231
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Chapter 9 The forensic files
History of fingerprints
http://onin.com/fp/fphistory.html
A history of fingerprints from ancient times to their use in forensic science.
Textbook page/s: 245
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Fingerprints
http://www.scafo.org/library/120101.html
Sixteen points of comparison are needed before fingerprint evidence is admissible in court.
Textbook page/s: 245
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Forensic science
http://www.forensicdna.com/
Resources for and about, forensic science.
Textbook page/s: 245
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DNA testing: the next big crime-busting breakthrough
http://www.city-journal.org/html/10_1_dna_testing.html
An extensive discussion about the uses of DNA testing in fighting crime.
Textbook page/s: 256
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The chemical detective &ndash Forensic science website
http://www.nifs.com.au/F_S_A/FSA_frame.html?Student_Information.asp&1
An extensive educational site about forensic science, including information, examples and activities plus links to further resources.
Textbook page/s: 245
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National Institute of Forensic Science Australia
http://www.nifs.com.au/home.html
This site includes a wide range of resources related to forensic science. Visit the Education section for information and activities.
Textbook page/s: 245
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Forensic entomology
http://www.forensic-entomology.com/
The official website about insects and forensic science.
Textbook page/s: 265
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Forensic facial reconstruction
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic_facial_reconstruction
An outline of the process of facial reconstruction and how it can be used in forensic science.
Textbook page/s: 267
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