My Links
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Here you will find links that are mostly designed for review and enrichment. So when your child declares that he or she has "no homework," they can always stop by here to play a new game or just to study from the textbook links.
WeatherBug
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WeatherBug Login
Check out Alden's Weather anytime using the WeatherBug! -
Learn about Hurricanes
Watch this short clip to learn more about the destructive power of hurricanes! (click on Windows Media Player or QuickTime)
Textbook
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Physical Science with Earth Science Text
Website that accompanies our textbook -
Heat and Temperature Flashcards
Use these cards to help you study: 1. First read through "Terms and Definitions" together a couple of times to review. 2. Next, quiz yourself by just clicking on the term and then guess the definition (or vice versa). -
Review Crossword Puzzle
Use this crossword to help you review. You will not recognize a couple of words, but should be able to fit them in logically at the end of the puzzle. -
Review Quiz
Quiz yourself on concepts such as Phases of Matter and Heat Transfer. -
Life Science Text
This is the textbook that we will use for the end of the year (May-June)
Resources
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Alden Middle School Library
Click here to access links for projects and/or databases for Current Events -
Rube Goldberg- Energy Transformation Resource
Check out Rube Goldberg's site to help you with your energy tranformation machine assignment. -
Website resource for Percy Juliean Extra Credit assignment
Click here for more information about Percy Julian. This assignment is due Monday, February 12th. -
Link to Mrs. Geiger's Webpage for "Elemental Extra Credit"
Click here to go right to Mrs. Geiger's website. This should be all you need to complete the extra credit assignment. -
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Just for fun- see how many points you can score on this "5th Grade" (yeah right) game about chemistry. It's pretty tough (I got 6200 points the first time I played), but also a good review of many topics from our chemistry unit. Good Luck!
Educational Games
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Matter Hangman
This one's alot of fun- many terms in this game will pop up on your unit test. Other terms are review from 6th grade when you first learned about matter, so it is a good review for the NYS exam in science too. -
Songs about Science
Would you prefer to learn about science through music? Click here to listen to songs about various topics (requires quicktime). Great fun, but trust me, don't ask Mrs. Fisher to sing to you. Not pretty! -
Baseball Reaction Time
Test your swing in this virtual reaction time experiment. Can you get a homerun? -
Metric Conversion Concentration
Find equal values by playing the classic game, "Concentration." -
Metric Conversion Challenge
Think you're a conversion pro? Are you able to convert in your head? Try these games on for size (it's a humbling experience!)
Biomes Research Project
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Biomes Site for Your Research
Click here if you need to do additional research for your Biomes Project. -
Biomes Research Site #2
On this site, you will find temperature and rainfall ranges for the major biomes, as well as some interesting information for the water biomes. But you do have to skim through the reading a bit, so do not get frustrated. -
Biomes Site # 3
This is a great site for your research. It contains alot of information and it is very student friendly! Most of the information you need should be found here. -
More Biomes!
Easy to read, with nice pictures.
