Year 8
 | Energy Efficiency Renewable Energy |
| How
Products Are Made For each item you can learn about the processes involved with their manufacture and assembly. Perhaps users have wondered how the tiny candy corn is manufactured? They need wonder no more after taking a look at this site. The site also takes on more complex items, such as the camera lens and the nicotine patch |
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Great Moments in
Science ® Archive Is chocolate toxic? Why do people always shout when talking on their mobiles? And is it possible to have identical fingerprints? Dr Karl explores some better-known myths and exposes some lesser known truths. |
| News in Science |
| Bureau Of Meteorology Learning Activities |
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The Weather
Doctor |
| Low Life
Labs Home Low Life Labs is an imaginary environment where cockroaches, ants, and similar creatures are studied. Robots are then built using the knowledge gleaned from these creature's natural adaptations to their environment. |
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Simple Machines -
Lever - Pulley - Wedge - Screw - Inclined Plane - Wheel and Axle - Gear |
| Fire Wars |
This Nova program looks at wildfires and how they work. There is a fire-growth computer model, used to simulate conditions such as wind speed and direction. A virtual laboratory lets you explore the basics of combustion, including how a fire ignites, what a flame is made of, and how burning molecules rearrange themselves.
| News in Science |
Information and links to interesting scientific news.
| Switcheroo Zoo |
Create new and exciting animals using Flash technology and your browser. Learn some basic animal facts then let the fur fly. Students can morph new pets, or use the legs, tail and head of animals to generate discussions of genetic engineering.