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This year in Science, we will cover three major units:  Earth Science, Natural Selection, and Physics.  As we learn about each of these topics, we will investigate how our decisions about the water we use affect our community, our environment, and the world.  In May and June, we will bring together all of our knowledge of water as a resource and take action.

Water As A Resource Page

Plate Tectonics

• USGS Earthquake Activity

• Richter Scale

• Geology of the Galapagos

• Geology around Massachusetts

• 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Reading

• Tectonic Plates in Motion

• Animation of the Layers of the Earth

• Animation of Plate Boundaries

• PlateTectonics.com

Weathering & Erosion

• Weathering & Erosion

• Stone Walls of New England

• Cape Cod--Formed by Glaciers

• Birth of a Glacier

Adaptations & Natural Selection

• Galapagos Islands Information

• Evolution on the Galapagos

• Wonderful Booklet on Natural Selection (requires Adobe Reader)

• Understanding Evolution

• Interactive Timeline of Life on Earth

• Stories from the Fossil Record (be sure to check out “Past Lives” & “Biodiversity”)

• The Extinction Files

• Interactive Tour of Evolution

• Plant Adaptations

• Evolutionary Timeline

• Cladistics and Phylogenetic Trees

• Evolution of Flight in Birds

• Evolution:  Science and Faith

• Videos on Evolution (Videos require RealPlayer)

                    Introduction to evolution and definition of “theory”

                    How does evolution really work?

                    Evolution of Whales

                    Who was Charles Darwin?

Triclosan

• Our Triclosan Lab webpage from Spring 2009

• Video About Antibiotic Resistance (QuickTime or Real Player)

• Video of how Resistance Develops (QuickTime or Real Player)

• Antibacterials and Disinfectants: Are They Necessary?

• Antibacterials? Here's the Rub

• Triclosan the Pesticide

• Antibacterial Socks, Pillows & Underwear!

Physics & Newton’s Laws

• Understanding Newton’s Laws

• Newton’s Laws in Space

• All About Energy

• Skateboard Science

• Roller Coaster Physics

• More Roller Coaster Physics

• Your Weight on Other Planets

• Think Like Einstein
  This link is really hard to think about, and gets into Einstein’s Theory of Relativity—usually only taught in college.  If you understand the DST circle and want a challenge, go ahead and take a look.

Last Updated August 16, 2009.