Links4Learning: Science
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- Stage 4
- Stage 5
- Stage 6
Stage 4
Amusement park physics: what are the forces behind the fun?
Ancient observatories: Chaco Canyon, Chichen Itza
At home astronomy: hands-on science experiments for the entire family
Bugasaurus explorus!: NSW water bug survey
Click 2 teach: resources for teachers and students on renewable energy
Exploring planets in the classroom: hands-on activities
Hawaiian Astronomical Society - Deepsky atlas
Her lab in your life: women in chemistry
How Edison are you? How products are made
The nine planets: a multimedia tour of the solar system
PhET: Physics Education Technology
Sport science @ the exploratorium
Stage 5
Einstein’s theory of special relativity
Leaning Tower of Pisa experiment Simulation re-enacting Galileo’s experiment: falling objects
Physclips Mechanics with animations and film clips
Atomic structure animation table for the first 11 elements of the periodic table Animations
Atomic theory II: ions, isotopes, electron shells
The first 11 elements Table view from periodic table
Periodic classification of elements Dobereiner’s triads
Tom Lehrer’s The elements A Flash animation
WebElements Explore the periodic table
Animal cell meiosis Animation
Animal cell mitosis Stages of mitosis animation
Cell theory History included
Geology: plate tectonics History, theories, animations
Mountain maker, Earth shaker Plate tectonics activity
This dynamic Earth: the story of plate tectonics
Molecular expressions: science, optics and you Activities, movies, tutorials, resources
Powers of ten Webcast
Chain reaction Food chain
Chain reaction Build a food chain. Games and activities
Ecokids. Games & activities Includes climate change, energy, waste
Stage 6
A local ecosystem
Australian Water Quality Centre
Patterns in nature
Molecular expressions: optical microscopy primer: virtual microscopy: interactive Java tutorials
Life on Earth
Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Accounting
Evolution of Australian biota
Genetics: Code broken?
Maintaining a balance
Blueprint of life
Cat colors FAQ: cat color genetics
ENSI-SENSI: Evolution and the Nature of Science Institutes
PlantNET: flora onlineThe search for better health
Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases
Vaccines and human immunityCommunication
Neuroscience for kids: the senses
Probe the brain: you try it (A science odyssey)
Biotechnology
Biotechnology: answers to common questions
Biology: Student Edition: Animations
The human story
Fossil Hominids: the evidence for human evolution
Human evolution: you try it (A science odyssey)
Science & nature: – prehistoric life: the evolution of man
Production of Materials
Learning about renewable energy
AUS-e-TUTE: Ethene (ethylene): Properties, Production & Uses
Learning about renewable energyThe Acidic Environment
Atoms, molecules, water and pH
Chemical Monitoring and Management
Encyclopedia of the atmospheric environment
Industrial Chemistry
Polymer discovery-KCPC education resources
Shipwrecks, Corrosion and Conservation
Titanic: a special exhibit from Encyclopaedia Britannica
Preliminary
Planet Earth and its environment – A five thousand million year journey
Introduction to the Archaea – Life’s extremists...
The local environment
NOVA: Australia’s threatened species
Our environment: it's a living thing
Water issues
NSW Government: Office of Water
Dynamic Earth
Exploring earthHSC
Tectonic impacts
USGS: Earthquakes hazard program
Environments through time
Australian Museum: Australia’s extinct animals
Mass Extinctions of the Phanerozoic
Our environment: it's a living thing
Caring for the country
Acid rain - Why is it a concern?
Global warming facts & our future
NSW Department of Primary Industries
The world communicates
Radio transmission: you try it (A science odyssey)
Technology at home: you try it (A science odyssey)
The Physics Zone: Lessons on waves, light and Sound
Electrical energy in the home
Physclips: a multi level, multi-media resource
The cosmic engine
Space
The mysteries of deep space timeline
Motors and generators
UNSW - Physclips: Electric motors and generators
From ideas to implementation
Geophysics
Medical Physics
Probe the brain: you try it (A science odyssey)
Better health Channel: MRI scan
Astrophysics
Astronomy 161: the solar system
From Quanta to Quarks
Atomicarchive.com: exploring the history, science and consequences of the atomic bomb
Atom builder: you try it (A science odyssey)
Atomicarchive.com: exploring the history, science, and consequences of the atomic bomb
Molecular expressions: science, optics, and you: secret worlds: the universe within
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