Middle School Links

Grammar

• English Grammar Connection (practice)
• Practice exercises at Grammar Bytes
• Grammar Blast (grades 6-8)
• Grammar of Doom

Algebra/Geometry

• Virginia SOL Practice

Decimals:

• AAA Math Decimals

Fractions:

• No Matter What Shape Your Fractions Are In - Learn about geometric shapes as you learn about fractions
• Fraction Frenzy - Race against the clock as you pair equivalent fractions

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• Bacteria
  • Bacteria Bite
  • How Stuff Works
  • Britannica Online
• Fungi
  • How Stuff Works
  • Britannica Online
• Protists
  • How Stuff Works
• Viruses
  • How Stuff Works
  • Extra - Mad Virus Game - how fast can a virus really spread?

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Holidays

• Christmas Tree Lightup
• Winter Jigsaw Puzzles
• Elf Academy Toy Grab
• Alfie's North Pole Adventure
• Santa Flibriks

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Grammar

• Refer to Grade 6 sites

Algebra

• Exponents Online
  • The Power of Zero - Lesson
  • Negative and Zero Exponents with a Base of 10 - Lesson
  • Exponents - Positive and Negative
  • Reading Strategies Using Patterns
• Graphing Quadratic Functions
  • Quadratic Graphs - Quiz 1
  • Quadratic Functions (General Form)
  • Quick Quadratics
• Scientific Notation - work through all three lessons and two practices

Area of a Circle

• Interactive Area of a Circle
• Area of a Circle
• Box Plots
  • Box and Whisker Plots
  • Box and Whisker Plots 2
  • Box and Whisker Plots 3
• Functions
  • Linear Function Machine
  • Positive Linear Function Machine

Measures of Central Tendency assignment

• Word version
• .pdf Version

Slope Intercept

• Slope Intercept video
• Slope Intercept quiz (choose Play the Quiz)

Simple Maze Game

Fraction Quiz

AAA Math

Geoboard

Get Smarter!

Lemonade Stand

Math Goodies

Math League

Math Problem of the week 

Math quizzes from Glencoe

Powers of 10

Surface area and volume

Transformations

Virginia: Algebra and Geometry SOL practice tests

Weigh the Wangdoodles - get ready for algebra

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10 Things to Do

Ask Dr. Universe

Balancing Chemical Equations

• It's Elemental - Chemical Balancing Act
• Chembalancer
• Chembalancer 2
• Balancing Chemical Equations

Biology

• Mitosis Practice

Body Systems

• Human Anatomy Online
• The Amazing Human Body
• The Adventures of Science Bob
• Explore the Human Body
• BBC Human Body
• Kids Info Guide

Cell Division and Reproduction

• What is Mitosis/Meiosis?
• What is a Chromosome?
• What is DNA?

Cells

• Cell Structure and Functions
• Inside a Cell
• The Cell Page
• Cells Alive
• Virtual Cell

Chemistry

• All About Atoms
• Chem4kids
• HCHEMystery
• Chem Time Clock
• Acid-Base-Neutral inks
  

Continental Drift - backwards

Digestive System

• Overview of the Digestive System
• Interactive Digestive System from Inner Body
• Digestive System - where does my food go?
• During the last ten minutes of the period, take this little quiz, print your results, give to Mrs. P: Digestive System Identification

Earthquake Sites

• About Earthquakes
• Understanding Earthquakes
• Savage Earth Animation - Earthquakes!
• Natural Disasters
• USGS - Latest Earthquakes
• Earthquakes

Elements

• Elements Quiz
• Elements Song

Food Webs/Chains

• Food Webs and Chains
• Gould League - Food Webs
• Food Chain Links
• Fun with Food Webs
• Frog Pond

Gas Laws - Animated

Heart

• Heart and the Circulatory System
• Habits of the Heart--Animations and Interactives
• Structures of the Heart--diagram
• Children's Heart Institute (how the heart works)
• Virtual Body (choose link to human heart)
• Cut to the Heart (map of the human heart)

How big is your Footprint?

Land Mines

• Land Mines - A Deadly Inheritance
• Land Mine Detection
• The Facts on Land Mines

Leaning Tower of Pasta

Locate the Space Station

Lungs

• Learn How Your Lungs Work
• Respiratory System: A Breath of Fresh Air

Microscopes

• Microscope Use

Mindstorms

Mystery Spot

National Parks

Oceans

• Animation of Wave Motion
• Illustration of Wave
• Ocean World
• Ocean in Motion - Waves and Tsunamis
• Osprey Cam

Physics

• Motion and Momentum
  • Kinematics
  • Kinetics - The Physics Classroom
• Newton's Laws
  • Newton's Laws - Physics Tutorial
  • Design a Roller Coaster
  • Newton's Cradle (Interactive)
  • Newton's Mountain (Interactive)
  • Roller coaster - test effect of speed, friction, gravity & mass on roller coaster rides
  • Make Tracks - design and ride your own roller coaster

Resource Links

Shoebox Planetarium

Simple Machines

Solar System

• Solar System 101
• Sun
  • How the Sun Works
  • Taxonomic Keys

States of Matter

• What's the Matter? (webquest)

Volcanoes

• Volcanoes Lesson

Waves

• Electromagnetic Waves and Types of Electromagnetic Waves
• Animation of Coriolis effect

Weather

• Eighth Grade Science Weather Quiz
• Webquest on States of Matter courtesy of The Science Spot

Weight on Other Worlds

Who wants to win $1,000,000

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