7+Science

=Year 7 Science Semester Two=

=Magnetism= Levitation How can an object float in the air? Read about this experiment using diamagnetic materials. Levitating Carbon-Graphite See the chip float above the magnets. Read about how to do the experiment. [|Try to pick up iron filings]with this interactive website Magnet and compass online experiment Magnet Man = = = = =SouWand:=

Experiment with this guitar. Pluck the string to get different notes. Wonderville. There are some wonderful experiments and there is some wonderful information here. The Soundry - try the experiments in this interactive sound laboratory. Did you know that some people make music with carrots? Make a musical instrument from a drinking straw. Musical coathanger. Try this at home. Online experiments with sound. Listen to the whales. Look at the oscilloscope and try to guess which whale makes which sound. Listen to the birdsong and many more fun listening activities at this website. Make a membraneophone. =Sight:=
 * What is Sound? NASA's Kid Science News Network answers the question.
 * Changing Sounds Experiment with the different instruments, pitch, and volume.
 * Pattern Player See and hear patterns in sounds!
 * Mysterious Melodies What happens when the notes of a song are played differently? Can you still identify these songs?
 * Dangerous Decibels Have fun exploring sound!

Eye disorders project resources:
Tuesday 20 September 2011 [|The Eye BBC BiteSize]
 * 1) Sightsavers
 * 2) Friends for Sight [|Eye diseases]

__ Website 1 __ An animated explanation of how eyes work.

__ Website 2 __ More about how eyes work. (Click on "eye".)

__ Website 3 __ See how the eye adjusts to light and focuses. (Scroll down and click on the animations that follow "The iris reflex" and "Accommodation".)

__ Website 4 __ Information, amazing facts, quizzes and games about eyes. (Scroll to the bottom of the page for experiments and activities, and information about wearing glasses.)

__ Website 5 __ Try a colour vision experiment.

__ Website 6 __ Watch an online dissection of a cow's eye.

__ Website 7 __ Eye diagrams to print out. (Click on an image to see a larger picture then click on "Tiff" to print out.)

__ Website 8 __ Take a look at some images that will trick your brain.

=Chemical Reactions:=

Website 1 How chemical reactions can reveal the differences between similar substances. (Click the right arrow to continue. Hover your mouse over the images then click "play" to watch videos.)

Website 2 Watch movies of chemical-reaction experiments. (NB "Ferrofluid", "Centrifuging", and "Which is Hot?" are not about reactions.)

Website 3 Try some online experiments and find out more about chemical reactions. (Click on the chemistry beakers and select an experiment. NB The electrical conductivity test is not a chemical reaction.)

Website 4 Review the conservation of mass. (For more about chemical calculations, scroll down to Summary and click on the Play button.)

Website 5 More about moles. (Includes an example calculation, a quiz and a glossary; click on the right arrow to continue and on underlined words for definitions.)

Website 6 How to balance a chemical equation.