Thursday, October 28, 2010

Blood Splatter Animations

Click here to view tutorials & animations about the forensics of blood splatters.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Weather Test Review

Click here to play some vocabulary review games.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Warm & Cold Fronts

Use your handout & the links below to complete the Venn diagram comparing warm fronts & cold fronts.

Click the links below to learn more about each topic:
Air Masses
Cold Fronts
Warm Fronts
Animations of Cold & Warm Fronts
Satellite Images of Air Masses

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Air Pressure

Click HERE to view the air pressure animation.

In your notebook, please use complete sentences to answer the following questions about how the air pressure changes as a storm passed through Palm Beach, Florida.

1. When the pressure graph is at the lowest point where is the storm in relation to Palm Beach?

2. Where is the storm when the pressure is at its highest in Palm Beach?

3. When the pressure begins to rise up again where is the storm located (in relation to Palm Beach)?

4. Based on the image and your understanding of air pressure, what kind of weather should Palm Beach, Fl experience for the next 24 hours?

5. What relationship is there between air pressure and type of weather you might be experiencing?

Monday, October 4, 2010

Exam Review

Electromagnetic Spectrum:

Website 1 shows the wavelengths of visible light.

Website 2 has a table of visible light wavelengths.

Website 3 has NASA's great site for electromagnetic waves.

Website 4 is a spectroscope extention activty for preAP students.

Greenhouse Effect:

Website 1 is a tutorial for greenhouse effect.

Website 2 is a great animation showing the greenhouse effect.

Experimental Design:

See the previous posts below for help with identifying variables in an experiment.

Science Equipment:

Website 1 is an equipment online quiz.

Safety:

Website 1 is a list of safety guidelines. These are also found in your notebook.