Standard+D+Physical+Science

// **Content Standard:** Students in Wisconsin will demonstrate an understanding of the physical and chemical properties of matter, the forms and properties of energy, and the ways in which matter and energy interact. // // Knowledge of the physical and chemical properties of matter and energy is basic to an understanding of the earth and space, life and environmental, and physical sciences. The properties of matter can be explained in terms of the atomic structure of matter. Chemical reactions can be explained and predicted in terms of the atomic structure of matter. Natural events are the result of interactions of matter and energy. When students understand how matter and energy interact, they can explain and predict chemical and physical changes that occur around them. //
 * Post Standard D Resources here.**
 * Each resource will include a title, link to the resource, a short description of the resource, and grade level(s)**.
 * // Rationale //**

Soleyvic Barahona
 * Standard D:** Physical Science
 * Title:** Heat Conduction
 * Link:** [|Temperature-Heat]
 * Description:** This website has different science experiments related to physical science that students can do. It has instructions, pictures, and steps to complete each activity. For the heat conductor activity students determine which spoon is a good heat conductor.
 * Grade Level**: 1st-5th
 * Connection to the Standard:** According to Wisconsin Standard D.4.8. Light, Heat, Electricity, and Magnetism: Ask questions and make observations to discover the differences between substances that can be touched (matter) and substances that cannot be touched (forms of energy, light, heat, electricity, sound, and magnetism). With science experiments students can determine and make observations of good heat conductors.

[|ParkPhysics]
 * Christy Elmer**
 * Standard D:** Physical Science
 * Title:** Park Physics-Roller Coasters
 * Grade Level:** 4th and above
 * Description:** An Einstein looking robot welcomes students to this site which is set up like an amusement park. Students get to explore motion by designing their own roller coasters, predicting what will happen with bumper cars, and more motion activities with other popular amusement park rides. This would be fun to do in class and then go to an amusement park with your class!

Katie Grady //**Standard D: Physical Science**// //**Title: Newton’s Laws of Motion**// //**Link:**// [|Newton's Law's of Motion] //(http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/louviere/Newton/)// //**Grade Level:**// //5-8// //**Description:**// //This website gives a little background about Sir Isaac Newton, and about his three laws of motion (1-//The law of inertia, 2-Force=Mass times Acceleration, and 3-For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction). //The website also gives a small quiz and two examples of experiments that could be tried in a classroom or home setting (Hot Wheels lab and Balloon Racers).// //**Connection to the Standard:**// //In the physical science area students should be learning about forces and motions, such as the types of motion, laws of motion, forces and equilibrium, so this website would be a great resource to incorporate as interactive research or for the lab ideas.//

//Mary Butler//
 * Title:** Ocean Waves
 * Links:** //http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/07/g35/wavesheights.html (lesson plan) and http://www.nationalgeographic.com/volvooceanrace/interactives/waves/index.htmlwave (wave simulator)//
 * Description and connection to standard:** The first web site provides a lesson plan which teaches students the components of a wave and discusses the meaning of wave height and wavelength by encouraging students to draw inferences from “waves” they create in a pan of water using a wooden block. Once students are familiar with the concepts, they can use the National Geographic wave simulator on the second site to create their own waves of different heights and lengths. This lesson allows students to explore the the interaction between energy and matter by observing the impact of energy (in the form of wind or a physical force like a block) on water.
 * Grade level:** The lesson is designed for students in grades 3-5.

Clare Dahl
 * Standard** D Physical Science
 * Title:** Exploratorium
 * Link to resource: http://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/material_world/**
 * Description:** Provides many activities, link above goes to experiments more related to physical science. One very interesting one uses simple materials to build a “Cardboard Automata” which creates mechanical elements such as cams, levers and linkages. (Think beginning of Pee Wee Herman’s Big Adventure.)
 * Range of appropriate grade levels.** Activities seem easy to modify in most cases, although they are not necessarily inquiry based. K-8

Annie Partington This website provides information regarding volcanoes so that kids are able to better understand volcanoes. It gives an overview of the global perspective, the volcano types, and inside a volcano. It also allows students to build their own volcano and watch it erupt. When they do this or use this website they are able to learn and “play around with” volcanoes, in which they actually learn more about them. They will also learn about and be able to better explain how chemical and physical changes affect how volcanoes erupt.
 * Standard D**
 * Title:** Volcano Explorer
 * Link: [|Volcano Explorer]**
 * Description:**
 * Grades:** I think this website would be great for Grades 3-6.