Mrs. Gillette's Science Website

to Mrs. Gillette's Science website.  Please see the expectations and class brochures below that will be distributed the 1st day of school. 

I hope you find this site useful and interesting.  Please explore the "Cool Science Links" and have fun with the many interactive games.

 7th Grade Core Class Expectati

7th Grade Science Expectations (open with Microsoft Publisher)

8th Grade Science Expectations (open with Microsoft Publisher)

Science Links for Everyone:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/ (Daily breaking news and research in the sciences)

Science of Everyday Life:  Many cool activities for you and your family:

 http://scienceofeverydaylife.com/families/activities.cfm

 http://www.refdesk.com/science.html  (Great Reference Desk for Science- many, many more links to explore.)

http://www.2think.org/hycls.shtml (Link for Parents: Helping Your Child Learn Science)

http://www.factmonster.com/homework/hwscience.html (Homework Helper for Science)

7th Grade Topic Links:

TEXTBOOK LINK:http://www.phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.gotoWebCode&wcprefix=chk&wcsuffix=1000

http://www.cellsalive.com/ (Great interactive website on cells)

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/cells/insideacell/ (Another interactive site for animal and plant cells)

http://classroom.jc-schools.net/sci-units/cells.htm#Interactive_ (Loads of interactive science sites for 7th graders)

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/interact/vemwindow.html (Virtual Electron Microscope)

 http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html (Neuroscience for Kids)

http://www.innerbody.com/ (Guide to Human Anatomy)

8th Grade Topic Links:

TEXTBOOK LINK: http://www.phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.gotoWebCode&wcprefix=ckk&wcsuffix=1000

 http://freerice.com/ (Free Rice: Identify chemical symbols correctly to earn rice for the United Nations World Food Program)

Myth Busters:  Chemical Changes- 101 Uses for Coca-Cola

http://player.discoveryeducation.com/views/hhView.cfm?guidAssetId=4aab2af6-b242-439b-bfbe-15670afe09c5

Family Activities:

http://scienceofeverydaylife.com/families/activities.cfm

Make Ice Cream in a Bag:

http://scienceofeverydaylife.com/families/pdfs/activities/Kitchen-Chemistry.pdf