Chemistry Term 3 - What a gas

Welcome to Science in Term 3 - it's going to be an explosive term (Groan). We are looking at Chemistry. We will be learning about the first 20 elements on the Periodic table. You will need to know them off by heart (challenge accepted??) but you will also need to know what they are - what they do - where you find them and so on. I think you will find this clip by Bill Nye the Science Guy helpful...Write in your book the main points you learn while viewing the clip.

Bill Nye The Science Guy - Atoms and Molecules (Full Episode)

CSI - Activity

This is an in-class activity...but you need to be ready with the file on your device.
Do not complete it at home please.

To be able to take part in this activity, you need to do the following at home:

1. Click on this link
2. Then download the .zip file to your computer (this might not work on iPads)
3. Once the file has been downloaded, you will need to extract the contents to a new folder
4. To extract the contents, right click on the .zip file on your computer and choose the extract option
5. Select destination folder and confirm extract
6. Once extracted, open the folder and click on the file called: unq_crime_scene_v04.html
7. You will then be able to take part in the investigation in class

Taken from http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/CSI_Logo.png

DNA Games

For your homework, have some fun playing the DNA game.
Click on the link and see how you go. DNA game

Tour the Basics - follow the links to complete the tours

You will need to click on the links below to view the tour. You have learned how to take notes from these tours, so be sure to write clear, brief notes to show you understand what you are viewing.
Click on the link to take you to the right tour.
1. What is a gene?
2. What is a protein?
3. What is a chromosome?

Vocabulary Game.

Use this Quizlet game to help you learn your vocabulary for Week One in science.
Try the flash cards, listen to the audio, then test yourself. Use Scatter or Race to see what you know!
Can you get 100%? Click here for the game.

Post your results on the blog comments if you dare!!

Here are some interactive sites where you can see what it is like inside a cell. Our area of focus is the nucleus..but have a look around the other parts too - just for fun!
Click on the link then on each part of the cell to see what it does.

Write IN YOUR OWN WORDS  what the nucleus can do.
Do the same for the following link:
Click here to see what the inside of this cell looks like