Science Explorer

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1: Chemical Interactions

Balancing Chemical Equations
Collision Theory
Element Builder

3: Motion and Energy

Conduction and Convection
Energy Conversion in a System
Energy Conversions
Force and Fan Carts
Heat Absorption
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Measuring Motion
Phases of Water
Radiation
Temperature and Particle Motion

4: Characteristics of Waves

Earthquake - Determination of Epicenter
Refraction

5: Sound Waves

Longitudinal Waves
Sound Beats and Sine Waves

6: The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Herschel Experiment

7: Light Waves

Additive Color v2
Color Absorption
Penumbra Effect
Ray Tracing (Lenses)
Ray Tracing (Mirrors)
Subtractive Color v2

8: Characteristics of the Universe

H-R Diagram
Star Spectra

9: Plate Tectonics

Building Pangaea
Plate Tectonics

10: Minerals

Mineral Identification

11: Rocks

Rock Classification
Rock Cycle

14: The Oceans

Ocean Mapping

15: Climate and Climate Change

Greenhouse Effect
Seasons Around the World

16: Genetics: The Science of heredity

Building DNA
Chicken Genetics
Mouse Genetics (One Trait)
Mouse Genetics (Two Traits)
RNA and Protein Synthesis

17: Modern Genetics

DNA Fingerprint Analysis
Human Karyotyping

18: Change Over Time

Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection
Human Evolution - Skull Analysis

19: Interdependence in Living Systems

Circulatory System
Food Chain
Forest Ecosystem
Plants and Snails
Prairie Ecosystem

Content correlation last revised: 4/9/2010