Neat Images for Material Properties and Change
This page offers a compendium of video clips, animations,
photographs, examples of scientific illustration, or other
images that could complement your classroom explorations.
Delights of
Chemistry
This site by
School of Chemistry at the University of Leeds (UK) features
forty chemistry demonstrations illustrated and explained,
hundreds of chemistry photographs, and dozens of chemistry
mini-movies.
Water
This section of a
ThinkQuest site thoughtfully explores the subject of water
in great detail with very pretty photographs and
illustrations. This site discusses the history of human
investigations of water; the water molecule; water's various
states of matter (and related experiments); special forms of
water (like snow), the water cycle, the earth's water, and
drinking water. At many stages, click the "more" button for
additional images.
From Pulp to Paper
This kid-friendly
site walks you through the steps of how recycled paper is
made. The animated visuals help the story make sense for
younger students.
Compounds and Mixtures Movie
The friendly animators at BrainPOP
use the tasty medium of brownies as a jumping-off point to
explain the difference between compounds and mixtures. The
movie images are very helpful in illuminating these
sometimes-tricky concepts.
Buoyancy Movie
Simple examples and visuals help to explain what buoyancy
is and how it works in this animated BrainPOP movie.
States of Matter Movie
This animated mini-movie from BrainPOP explains
solids, liquids, gases, and plasma using language and
everyday examples that would be easy for young learners to
understand and follow.
Density Lab: Float or
Sink?
Users can drop
different objects into a pail of liquid, a graduated
cylinder of liquid (to measure displacement), or weigh them
on a scale. By using the tools to investigate the density of
the objects, you can predict whether the objects will float
or sink in the pail of liquid. Dropping the objects into the
pail is fun even if you don't do the calculations, and could
be useful to launch a discuss of liquids; solids; comparing
and measuring; and balancing and weighing. Requires
Shockwave.
Floating Log
Activity
By
manipulating mass, density, and other variables, you can
find out how much weight can be put on it without sinking.
While the math will be more advanced, you can easily adapt
this site to relate to themes of solids, liquids, and
weighing. Requires Shockwave.
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