Apr 23 2009
Archive for the 'Science' Category
Mar 22 2009
Movies and Majors
Larry Ferlazzo has compiled a list of sites that are useful for students using movies to help their studies. Some of the sites he mentioned are listed below:
Best movies for efl/esl students
Good and bad science in movies
Mar 08 2008
161 Science Webquests
1 Bioeme Magazine
Environment
http://questgarden.com/47/43/8/070313183408/
2 Computer Science
Computing
http://questgarden.com/45/99/3/070208111400/
3 Tsunami
Environment
http://ww4.fsusd.k12.ca.us/education/eettWeb/Knight/Tsunami_WebQuest.htm
4 Acid Rain
Environment
http://www.webquests.bc.ca/wqs/sc/acid_rain/index.htm
5 The Truckee River
Biology/Math/Chemistry
http://www.bdbillinghurst.com/Tr_quest.htm
6 Describing Our Solar System
Earth/Space Science
http://tiger.towson.edu/~kjanel1/istc301/WEBQUEST/home.htm
7 Mad Scientists
Science/Math/Genetics/Biology
http://www.uni.edu/schneidj/webquests/spring04/madscientists/task.htm
8 Human Researchers
Math/Biology
http://www.uni.edu/schneidj/webquests/spring04/researchers/index.html
9 Shake, Rattle and Earthquake Proof
Earth Science
http://questgarden.com/46/04/2/070129191949/
10 Astronomy/Biology
http://www.freewebs.com/gcutec560group3/Introduction.htm
11 Dihydrogen Oxide
Science/Chemistry
http://www.webquest.org/questgarden/lessons/08889-051110171717/
12 Women of Science
Science
http://fc.hbu.edu/~jonesgl/webquest2.htm
13 Butterflies
Zoology
http://www.webquest.org/questgarden/lessons/29526-060708125748/
14 Computers: How They Work
Computing
http://www.tim-jansen.com/lessons_misc/how_computers_work_webquest/index.htm
15 Extraordinary Weather
Climatology
http://www.uni.edu/schneidj/webquests/fall04/weather/index.html
16 Help! What Will My Child Look Like?
Biology/Genetics
http://www.uni.edu/schneidj/webquests/spring05/child/index.html
17 Older Than Dirt
Earth Sciences
18 Cells
Biology
http://www.webquest.org/questgarden/lessons/19420-060918212527/
19 Computer Science Research and Development
Computing
http://www.gecdsb.on.ca/d&g/cswebquest/
20 Maglev: Moving into The Future
Science
http://www.ic.sunysb.edu/Stu/ppoggio/maglev/index.html
21Cyber Science Mag
Science/Computing
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/kearny/cybermag/index.html
22 Solve it with Logic
Logic
http://www.msu.edu/~reethskr/myweb/gwq/cover_page.htm
23 Biomes, Ecosystems and Habitats
Biology/Environment
http://www.rbcarlton.com/webquest.htm
24 Save the Rainforests
Environment
http://www.geocities.com/hookerm12000/savetherainforests
25 Man of the Era
History
http://imet.csus.edu/imet5/willie/manofyearhome.html
26 Chocolate Chip Cookies
Science/Math
http://www.collier.k12.fl.us/weblessons/cookiewq/index.htm
27 Welcome to the Space Station
Astronomy/Space Science
http://pw.vsb.bc.ca/library/webquest/index.html
28 Greening of an Organization
Environment
http://ca.geocities.com/tm_fuller/
29 Electrical Efficiency
Environment
http://www.ats.edu.mx/proyectos/racevedo/Electricity/index.htm
30 Cavern World
Earth Sciences
http://www.amaisd.org/nheights/cavernworld/cavernworld1.htm
31 G.E.E.K. of the Week
Science
http://www.members.tripod.com/wertzgeek/
32 The Great Dinosaur Disappearance
Earth Sciences
Mar 02 2008
A Glossary for Science by Dot MacKenzie
Introduction:
Please fill in the tables as you come across the words in class. Learn the words as you meet them each day, and review them at the end of each week. One strategy is to take a piece of paper, write the English words on the left, and then write the Arabic on the right. Then cover the English words and write the English on the right, beside the Arabic. Keep doing this until you can remember all the words. If you cannot remember some of them, go back to them the next day, and repeat the procedure. It is also a good idea to write down and learn new words every day. You can add other words that you do not know to the lists.
1 Useful links for Roman numerals:
http://www.novaroma.org/via_romana/numbers.html
2 Bibliography:
A) Glossary for Science, form 1 to form 3, by Noraini Binti Abdullah, Sarah a/p M. Ganasegeram, et al. Sasbadi Sdn. Bhd.
B) Syllabi for Science, form 1 – 2002, form 2 – 2002, form 3 – 2003.
CDC, Ministry of Education.
C) Textbooks – Form 1, 2002, form 2, 2003, form 3, 2004.
A
Abbreviation
Ability
Abdomen
To absorb
Absorption
Accident
Accumulator
Acid
Acidic
Acid rain
To act
Action
Active
Adolescence
Adulthood
Advantage
Aeration
Aerosol
To affect
Age
Agent
Agglutination
Agricultural waste
Agriculture
Air
Air pollutants
Air pollution
Air pressure
Air sac
Air ventilation
Alcohol
Alga (ae)
Alimentary canal
Alkali
Alkaline
Alternating current (a.c.)
Alum
Alveolus (i)
Amino acid
Ammeter
Ammonia
Amniotic fluid
Amoeba
Ampere (A.) (Amp)
Amphibian
Amphibious
Amylase
Anaemia
Analogy
To analyse
Anhydrous
Anhydrous calcium chloride
Animal
Anode
Anther
Aorta
Apparatus
To appear
Appearance
Appendix (ices)
Appliance
Application
To apply
To appreciate
Appropriate
Aquatic
Aqueous humour
Aqueous solution
Area
To arise
To arrange
Arrangement
Artery
Asexual
Asexual reproduction
Asteroid
Astigmatism
Asthma
Astronaut
Astronomy
Atmosphere
Atmospheric pressure
Atom
Atrium (ia)
Auditory nerve
Aurora (ae)
Axis (es)
B
Back and forth
Bacterium (ia)
To balance
Balanced diet
Balanced ecosystem
Ballast
Ballast tank
Ball bearing
Barrier method
Base
Beached whale
Beaker
Beam balance
Belief
To believe
Benedict’s solution
Benefit
Beriberi
Bicarbonate
Bicarbonate indicator
Big Bang theory
Bile
Bimetallic strip
Binary
Binary fusion
Biodiversity
Biogas
Biological control
Biology
Biomass
Bird
Birth control
Bitter
Bitumen
Bladder
Black box
Black hole
Blind
Blind spot
To block
Blockage
Blood
Blood circulatory system
Blood clotting
Blood donation
Blood group
Bloodstream
Blood transfusion
Blood vessel
To boil
Boiling
Boiling point
Boiling tube
Bourdon gauge
Brain
To brainstorm
To breathe
Breeze
Bridge
Bright (ness)
Brittle
Bronchi
Bronchiole
Bronchitis
Bronchus
Brownian movement
To bud
To build
Building
Bulb
Bunsen burner
Buoyancy
Buoyant force
Burette
To burn
Buttress root
C
Calcite
Calcium
Calcium carbonate
Calcium hydroxide
Calcium oxide
Calcium silicate
Calipers
Calorie
Calorific value
Cancer
Candle
Capillary
Carbohydrate
Carbon
Carbonate
Carbon cycle
Carbon dioxide
Carbon monoxide
Carcinogen
Career
Cassiterite
Catalyst
Cathode
Cavity
Cell
Cell membrane
Cell organization
Cell respiration
Cell specialization
Cellulose
Cell wall
Centre
Centre of gravity
Ceramic
Cervix
CFC
Chalk
Chamber
To change
Character
Characteristic
Charcoal
Charge
Cheek
Chemical
Chemical energy
Chemical reaction
Childhood
Chitin
Chlorination
Chlorine
Chlorofluorocarbon
Chlorophyll
Chloroplast
Cholera
Chromosome
Chromosphere
Chyme
Circuit
Circuit-breaker
Circuit symbol
To circulate
Circulation
Circulatory
Clasping roots
Classification
Classify
Climate
Climate change
To close
Closed circuit
To coagulate
Coagulation
Coal
Cobalt chloride paper
Cochlea
Code
Coil
Cold
Cold-blooded
Cold receptor
To collide
Colour
Combustion
Comfortable
Commensalism
Community
Compass
Compatible
Compatibility
To compete
Competition
Complete
Complex
Component
To compose
Composition
Compound
Concave lens
To concentrate
Concentrated solution
Concept
Concept map
Condensation
To condense
Condenser
To conduct
Conduction
Conductivity
Conductor
Cone
Conical flask
Conservation
To conserve
Constant
Constellation
Constipation
To construct
Construction
To consume
Consumer
To contact
To contract
Contraction
To control
Convection
To convert
Convex lens
To convey
Conveyor belt
Copper
Core
Corm
Cornea
Corona
Corresponding symbol
To correspond to
Corrosive
Cortex
Cost
Cotyledon
Crippled
Cross-pollination
Crucible
Crust
Crutches
Culture
Culture medium
Current
To curve
Curved
Cuticle
Cycle
Cyclical
Cylinder
Cylindrical
Cytoplasm
D
Daily
Danger
Dark
Day
To decay
To decompose
Decomposer
To decrease
Defect
To define
Definition
Deforestation
Deformity
Dense
Density
Dentist
Deoxygenated blood
Dermis
Desalination
To describe
To design
To determine
To develop
Development
Dialysis
Dialysis machine
Diaphragm
Dicotyledon
Diesel
To differ
Difference
Different
To diffuse
Diffusion
To digest
Digestion
Digestive system
To dilute
Direct
Direct current
Disadvantage
To discharge
Discrete
To discuss
Dish
Dispersal
To disperse
To displace
Displacement
To disprove
To dissolve
Distance
To distil
Distillate
Distillation
Distilled water
To distribute
Distribution
Diversity
Domestic
Domestic use
Domestic waste
Double
Double circulatory system
To drop
Dropper
Dry
Dry cell
Dry ice
Duct
Ductile
Dull
Duodenum
Dust
Dwarf
Dwarf star
Dynamo
E
Ear
Ear canal
Eardrum
Earth
To earth
Earthenware
Earth leakage circuit breaker
Earth wire
Earthworm
Eating habit
Echo
Ecology
Ecosystem
Education
Educator
Effect
Effective
Efficiency
Efficient
Effort
Electric
Electric circuit
Electric current
Electric metre
Electric power
Electric shock
Electrical
Electrical charge
Electrical energy
Electricity
Electrode
Electrolysis
Electrolyte
Electromagnet
Electromagnetism
Electron
Electronic balance
Electroscope
Electrostatic force
Electrostatics
Element
Ellipsis
Elliptical
Embryo
Emotion
Emotional
Emphysema
Emulsion
To endanger
Endangered species
Endocrine system
Endoskeleton
Endosperm
Energy
Energy change
Energy converter
Energy efficiency
Environment
Enzyme
Epidermis
Epiphyte
Epithelial cell
Epithelial tissue
Equal
Equation
Equilibrium
To erect
To err
Error
To estimate
Estimation
Ethanol
Euglena
Eustachian tube
To evaporate
Evaporating dish
Evaporation
Example
Excessive
To excrete
Excretion
Excretory organ
Excretory system
Exhalation
To exhale
To exist
Existence
Exoskeleton
To expand
Expansion
To explain
Explanation
To explode
Exploration
To explore
Explosion
Explosive
External
External calipers
Extinct
Extinction
Eye
F
Fat
Fatty acid
Fauna
Feather
Female
Female gamete
Female reproductive system
Fern
Fertile
Fertile phase
To fertilise
Fertilisation
Fertiliser
Fibre
Fibrous
Field
Filament
To filter
Filter funnel
Filter paper
Filtrate
Filtration
Fin
Fire
Fire alarm
First class
Fish
Fission
Flagellum
Flame
Flammable
Flare
Flask
Flat
Flat-bottomed
To float
Flora
To flow
To flower
Fluid
Fluoride
Foetus
Food
Food chain
Food guide pyramid
Food tests
Food web
Food wrapper
Force
Forest
To form
Formation
Fossil
Fossil fuel
Fraction
Fractional distillation
To freeze
Freezing point
Friction
Frictional force
Fuel
Fulcrum
Fume
Function
To function
Fungus
Funnel
Fuse
Fuse box
Fusion
G
Galaxy (ies)
Galena
Gall bladder
Galvanometer
Gamete
Garbage
Gas
Gas jar
Gastric
Gastric juice
Gas turbine
To generate
Generation
Generator
Geothermal
Geotropism
General
To germinate
Germination
Gestation
Gestation period
Giant
Giant star
Gill
To give out
Gland
Global
Global warming
Globe
To glow
Glucose
Glycerol
Goitre
Gold
Graphite
Gravitational
Gravitational force
Gravity
Greenhouse
Greenhouse effect
Grid
Ground
Groundwater
To grow
Growth
Growth curve
Growth rate
To guard
Guard cell
Gut
H
Habit
Habitat
Haematologist
Haemoglobin
To handle
Hard
Hardness
Hazard
Haze
Heart
Heartbeat
Heat
Heat flow
Heat receptor
Height
Helium (He)
Herbaceous plant
Heterogeneous
High
Highland
Hilum
To hold
Holder
Homogeneous
Hormonal
Hormone
Host
Hot
Hovercraft
Human
Human being
Humid
Humidity
Hydra
Hydrocarbon
Hydrochloric acid
Hydroelectric
Hydrogen
Hydrostatic
Hydrostatic skeleton
Hydrotropism
Hygiene
Hypothesis (es)
I
Ice
To identify
Illusion
To implant
Implantation
Inability
Inactive
To increase
Infer
Inference
To investigate
Investigation
To involve
Image
Immunity
Implantation
Importance
Important
To improve
Impure
Impurity
Inappropriate
Incompatible
Incompatibility
Incomplete
To indicate
Indicator
Indigenous
Industrial
Industry
Inert
Inert gas
Infancy
Infant
To infect
Infection
To infer
Inference
Inhalation
To inhale
Innovative
Inorganic
Insect
Insoluble
To insulate
Insulator
To interact
Interaction
Intercostal muscle
Interdependence
Interdependent
Internal
International
Intestinal
Intestine
Intrauterine
IUCD
Invertebrate
To investigate
Investigation
In vitro fertilization
Iodine
Ion
Ionic
Iris
Iron (Fe)
Irregular
To irrigate
Irrigation
Irritant
To irritate
J
Jade
Joule (J)
K
Kelvin (K)
Kerosene
Kidney
Kilogram (Kg)
Kilowatt (Kw)
Kinetic
Kinetic energy (KE)
Kinetic theory
To know
L
Laboratory (lab)
Ladder
Land
Large
Lead (Pb)
Leaded petrol
Length
Lens
Lever
Lever balance
Life
Light
Lightning
Lightning conductor
Light year
Limestone
Limewater
To limit
Limitation
Lipase
To liquefy
Liquefied gas
Liquid
Litmus paper
To live
Liver
Live wire
Load
Long
Long-sighted (ness)
Lubricant
To lubricate
Lumen
Luminous
Luminous flame
Lung
Lung cancer
Lymph
Lymphatic
M
Machine
Magnet
Magnetic
Magnetic field
Magnetic force
Magnetism
To magnetise
Magnitude
Main
Mains
Main switch
Malachite
Male
Male gamete
Malleable
Mammal
To manage
Management
To manipulate
Marble
Mass
Matter
To mean
Meaning
To measure
Measurement
Measuring cylinder
Mechanism
Medium
Medulla
To melt
Melting point
Mercury (Hg)
Metal
Metallic
Metal sulphide
Meteor
Meteorite
Meteoroid
Method
Methylene base solution
Metre
Metric
Mica
Micro-organism
Micropyle
Microscope
Microscopic
Milky Way
Milton’s reagent
Mineral
Miniature
Miniature circuit breaker (MCB)
To mix
Mixture
Moh’s scale
Molecule
Molecular
Moment
Monocotyledon
Monocular vision
To move
Movement
Multi-cellular
Muscle
Mutualism
N
Naphtha
Nasal
Nasal cavity
National
National grid network
Natural
Natural gas
Natural method
Nature
Nebula (ae)
Nectar
To need
Needy
Nerve
Nerve cell
Nerves
Nervous
Nervous system
Network
Neutral
Neutralisation
Neutron star
Newton (N)
Nicotine
Night
Night blindness
Nitrogen
Nitrogenous
Non-flowering
Non-luminous
Non-metal
Non-renewable
Nose
Nuclear
Nucleus (ei)
Nutrient
Nutrition
Nutritious
O
Object
Objective
Objective lens
Observation
To observe
To occupy
Oesophagus
Ohm
Ohm’s law
Old
Old age
Onion
Open
Open circuit
Operation
Operational
Optical
Optical fibre
Optical illusion
Optic nerve
Ore
Organ
Organic
Organic matter
Organic solvent
Organisation
Organism
To organise
Ossicles
To oscillate
Oscillation
Oval
Ovary
To over-fish
To overuse
Oviduct
To ovulate
Ovulation
Ovule
Ovum (ova)
Oxide
Oxygen (O)
Oxygenated
Oxygen cycle
Oxyhaemoglobin
Ozone
Ozone layer
P
Pain
Pain receptor
Pancreas
Pancreatic
Pancreatic juice
Paraffin
Parallel
Parallel circuit
Parasite
Parasitism
Part
Particle
Pascal (Pa)
Pelvis
Pendulum
Pericarp
Period
Periscope
Peristalsis
Permanent
Perpendicular
Personal
Pest
Pesticide
Petal
Petri dish
Petroleum
Petroleum fraction
Pharmacist
Phenomenon (a)
Phloem
Photoreceptor
Photosphere
Photosynthesis
Phototropism
Photovoltaic
pH value
Physical
Physical quantity
Physics
Pigment
Pipette
Pistil
Pivot
Placenta
Plant
Plasma
Platelet
Plug
Plumule
Point
Poison
Poisonous
Pollen
Pollen grain
Pollen tube
To pollinate
Pollinating agent
Pollination
Pollutant
To pollute
Pollution
Polythene
Population
Porcelain
Pore
Posture
Potassium
Potassium permanganate
Potential
Potential energy (PE)
Power
Power rating
Precaution
Precipitate
Predator
To predict
Prefix
Pregnancy
Prenatal care
To prepare
To preserve
Preservation
Pressure
Pressure receptor
To prevent
Prey
Prey-predator
Prickle
Primary
Primary coil
Principle
Problem
Process
To process
To produce
Producer
Product
Professional
Prominence
Property
Prop root
Prostate gland
Protease
Protein
Protoplasm
Puberty
To pull
Pulmonary artery
Pulmonary vein
Pupil
Pure
Purification
To purify
Purity
To push
Pyramid
Pyramid of numbers
Q
Quality
Quantity
Quartz
Quicklime
R
Radiation
Radical
Radioactive
Raft
Rainforest
Random
Rapid
Rate
To reabsorb
Re-absorption
To react
Reaction
Reagent
To realize
To recall
To receive
Receptor
Recipient
Rectum
To recycle
Red
Red blood cell
Red giant
To refer
Reference
To reflect
Reflection
Refraction
Refraction of sound
Regenerate
To regeneration
Regular
To regulate
Related to
Relationship
Religion
Religious
To remind
Remote
Remote sensing
To renew
Renewable
To reproduce
Reproduction
Reproductive system
Reptile
Reservation
To reserve
Residue
To resist
Resistance
Resistor
Resource
Respiration
Respiratory mechanism
Respiratory system
To respond
Response
Retina
Retort stand
Rheostat
Rhizome
Rib cage
Rickets
Right
Right-hand
Right-hand grip rule
Role play
To roll
Roller
Room
Room temperature
Root
Root hair
Roughage
To run
Runner
Rust
S
Safe
Safety
Safety measure
Saliva
Salivary gland
Salt
Salty
Sample
Sanctuary
Satellite
To saturate
Saturated solution
Scale
Scene
Science
Scientific
Scientific investigation
Scientific method
Sclera
Scurvy
Sea
Seabed
Sea breeze
Secondary
Secondary coil
Second-class
Second-class lever
Sediment
Sedimentation
Seed
Seedling
Self
Self-pollination
Sense
Sense of hearing
Sense of sight
Sense of smell
Sense of touch
Sensitivity
Sensory cell
Sensory organ
Sepal
To separate
Separation
Sequence
Sequential
Series
Sewage
Shell
To shine
Shiny
Short
Short circuit
Short-sighted (ness)
Shrub
Sight
Silica
Silicate
Silicon
Silicon dioxide
Silt
Siltation
Silver
Simple
To simulate
Simulation
Single
Single-phase
To sink
Siphon
SI units
Skeletal system
Skeleton
Sketch
Skin
Slaked lime
Slide
Small
Small intestine
Smell
Smell receptor
Sodium (Na)
Sodium hydroxide
Soft
Soil
Soil pollution
Solar
Solar cell
Solar energy
Solar flare
Solar furnace
Solar panel
Solar power station
Solar system
Solar wind
Solid
Solubility
Soluble
Solute
Solution
To solve
Solvent
Soot
Sound
Sound energy
Sour
Source
Space
Spacecraft
Space probe
Space shuttle
Space station
Space telescope
Spare
Species
Specific
Speed
Spiral
Spiral galaxy
Spirogyra
Splint
Spore
Spot
To spray
Spring
Spring balance
Stability
Stable
Stamen
To stand
Standard
Standard resistor
Standard unit
Star
Starch
State
To state
State of matter
Static electricity
Steam
Steam turbine
Steel
Stem
Stem-cutting
Step-down transformer
Step-up transformer
Stereophonic hearing
Stereoscopic vision
Sterile
Sterility
Sterilisation
Stigma
Stilt root
Stimulus (i)
To stir
Stoma
Stomach
Store
Straw
Structure
Style
Sublimation
Substance
Sucker
Sucrose
To suggest
Sulphide
Sulphur
Sulphur dioxide
Sulphuric acid
Sun
Sunspot
Super-giant
Supernova (ae)
To supply
To support
Surface
To surface
To surround
To suspend
Suspension
Suspensory ligament
To sustain
Sustainable
Sweat gland
Sweat pore
Sweet
To swing
To switch
Switch zone
Symbiosis
Symbol
Synthesis
To synthesise
Synthetic
Syphon
Syringe
System
T
To talk
Tapeworm
Tap root
Tar
To taste
Taste buds
Taste receptor
Technology
Telescope
Temperature
Temporary
Tendril
Tertiary
Test-tube
Theory (ies)
Thermal
Thermal generator
Thermal power station
Thermometer
Thermostat
Thigmotropism
Thing
Third
Third class lever
Thoracic cavity
Thorn
Three-phase wiring
Three-pin plug
Tissue
Tissue culture
Titration
Tongue
Tool
To touch
Touch receptor
Toxic
Toxin
Trachea
To transform
Transformer
Transfusion
Translucent
Transmission
To transmit
Transparent
Transpiration
Transport
Transportation
Triple
Triple beam balance
Tripod
Tripod stand
Tropical
Tropism
Tuber
Turbine
Twin
Twining root
Typhoid
U
Ultraviolet
Umbilical cord
Uncomfortable
Underprivileged
To understand
Unicellular
Universal
Universal donor
Universal recipient
Universal solvent
Universe
Unleaded
Urea
Urethra
Urinary
Urinary system
Urine
Usage
To use
Uterus
V
Vacuole
Vacuum
Value
Valve
Vapour
Variable
Variable resistor
Variation
Various
To vary
Vegetative
Vein
Vena cava
Ventricle
Vertebrate
To vibrate
Vibration
Vice versa
Villus (i)
Viscosity
Viscous
Vision
Vitamin
Vitreous
Vitreous humour
Volatile
Volt (V)
Voltage
Voltmeter
Volume
W
Warm-blooded
Wastage
Waste product
Water
Water catchment area
Water cycle
Water vapour
Watt (W)
Wax
To weigh
Weight
Weight photometer
Wet
Wetlands
Whale
White
White blood cell
White dwarf
To wilt
Wind
To wind
Wind power
Wire
Wire gauze
Womb
Wood
Wooden
Woody
Woody plant
Work
Worm
To wrap
Wreck
X
Xylem
Y
Yeast
Yellow
Yellow spot
Z
Zero
Zero error
Zone
Zygote
Mar 01 2008
Links for Science & Scientific Writing
http://www.geocities.com/dygonza/unitsyllabus.html
Architecture
ESP
Prefixes
http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/centers.html
Links to Writing Centers
www.english-zone.com/writing/para-strctr.html
Writing paragraphs
http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/presentation.html
Presentations
http://www.dictionary.com/writing
Links to writing resources
Create online puzzles
http://www.eslgames.com/teachingsongs/edutainment1/
Songs for learning English
http://www.eslcafe.com/ideas/sefer.cgi/Games
Games for learning English
Activities for science students
http://firstscience.com/site/poems.asp
Science and nature poems
http://www.chemsoc.org/timeline/pages/timeline.html
Chemistry time line
http://www.fauxpress.com/kimball/w/logo.htm
Exercises for scientific writing
Mar 01 2008
Using CALL for Researching and Writing Compiled by Dot MacKenzie
(Online in http://kuc02.kuniv.edu.kw/~dotmack/
Topics
1 Blogging
2 Outlining
3 Library Skills
4 Website Evaluation Sheet
5 Presentations
6 Paraphrasing
7 Mini Presentation and Summary – UFOs
8 Essay Writing
9 Genetic Engineering
10 Reading, Researching, Outlining and Writing an Essay
11 Discussion
1 - Blogging
An easy way to put your work online on the Internet is to blog. Go to http://www.blogger.com or http://edublogs.org and follow the instructions on the screen. At the end of the course, you can put your presentation and outline online.
2 - Outlining
1 If you go to http://www.english-zone.com/index.html, you will find information about outlines and writing paragraphs.
2 Download a reading passage from the Internet, and make up your own outline. If this is too easy, download 2 passages and make up an outline based on the information in the 2 texts. Suggested topics: vertebrates, animals, fish, software, industries, automobile industry, automobiles, science. (The list is endless!!). When you do your research essay, you will need to make an outline using information from 3 sources. When you prepare your presentation, you will need to use more than one source too.
3 - Library Skills
1 Adding references:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_docelectric.html
2 Preparing a works cited section
http://www.webster.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml
4 - Website Evaluation Sheet
Source Oxford University Press
When you write your presentation, you must take notes from 3 sources: the Internet, an encyclopedia, and a textbook. Complete the following table to evaluate 2 websites that you have visited. You can save them as favorites in your home computer.
1 Name of site
2 URL
3 Date visited
4 Reviewer
5 Brief summary of site’s contents
6 Is the site correct, reliable and accurate?
7 Is the site up to date?
8 When were the pages last updated?
9 Is the content interesting, funny, relevant, useful or entertaining?
10 Is it easy to navigate?
11 Does it use a lot of graphics, sound or multimedia files?
12 Do all the links work?
13 Is it fast or slow?
14 Notes
5 - Presentation
1 Go to http://www.presentationhelper.co.uk and click on the buttons on the left side of the screen. You will find a lot of information about giving an excellent presentation. In particular, you should read the information about a Ten Minute Presentation, which is what you have to present in class.
2 For more information, go to http://web.mit.edu/writing/Writing_Types/oral.html.
3 If you go to http://www.kumc.edu/SAH/OTEd/jradel/Preparing_talks/103.html, you will find stages to help you turn your ideas into a good presentation.
4 Type 100 most endangered sites in a search box and see you if you can find a page that deals with information about monuments and sites that are in danger of being destroyed. Then make up an outline showing the information. You can change the layout of this outline to fit your needs. When you have finished, you can make another one for snakehead fish. Remember to include your bibliography at the bottom of the page. You can then write a paragraph based on your outline, type it, and send the paragraph to your very own weblog, http://www.blogger.com, or you can start your own e-zine (on-line magazine) with the people in your class. http://www.crimsonzine.com/.
5 Now choose the topic that your presentation is going to be about. Type the topic in a search box, and search through the websites to find 3 sites that have information about your topic. Then print them out. You will have to give copies to your teacher.
6 The English Language Unit may also publish an e-zine (an online magazine) showing work done by 162 students. If you want to be involved in this, please sign up with your class teacher. Http://www.crimsonzine.com.
6 - Paraphrasing
1 Go to http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ssw/write/handouts.paraphrasing.html and read the information on the screen.
2 For more information, go to http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research.
3 Go to http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/parallelism.htm, and you will find some information about parallelism (paraphrasing).
4 You can download any page from the Internet, and then paraphrase it. Give a copy of the page and the paraphrased paragraph to your teacher for correction.
7A - Mini Presentation and Summary – UFOs
1 Today you will conduct online research into the topic ‘UFOs’. Make notes with the information you find online, and then write a short summary giving the important information. Remember to use paraphrasing in your summary. If we have time, you can present your information to the rest of the class on Saturday.
2 The information may also be presented in the form of an outline:
Title: UFOs
I definition
II aim (to enlighten reader)
III results (what you discovered)
IV conclusion
V bibliography written in correct form
3 Summaries
1 Go to http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/resarch/r_quotprsum.html and read the information on the screen.
2 You will find more information in http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ssw/write/handouts/summary.html.
7B - Mini Presentation and Summary – UFOs
1 Type UFOs in a search box.
2 Check out the information in 3 websites.
3 Then make notes so that you can tell the rest of the class about what you found. You do not have to write an outline, but you should be able to present your information in a short presentation, and then answer questions about your findings.
4 You will find great information in: http://groups.msn.com/UFOParanormalStudies/worldufoday.msnw. You can read about UFOs, join a chat group, and watch video clips using this site. You can even send an email to Koffi Annan here, if you click on worldwidecontactpetition.msnw.
5 Another great site is: http://www.worldwidetopsites.com/sites/closeencounters.html.
6 Do you know any movies or songs about UFOs? What are their names?
A
B
C
D
E
7 Can you answer these questions?
1 What happened at Rosewell?
2 What are alien abductions?
3 Do you think there really are UFOs? Why or why not?
8 - Essay Writing
1 Go to http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/essay/index.htm. You will find easy explanations about writing different kinds of essays (definition, classification, description, comparison, sequence, choice, explanations and evaluation). Choose the type that you are going to use for your essay.
2 If you go to http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ssw/write/handouts/critthk.html, you will find points to consider when you are writing.
3 If you go to http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ssw/write/handouts/research.html, you will find steps for writing research papers.
4 Go to http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/index.html and you will find information about researching and listing sources.
5 Go to http://www.eslnetworld.com/intro.htm for very useful information about writing research essays.
6 Now you have to choose a topic and find 3 sources for information about it. You can find ones on the Internet, but you must also go to the library and find relevant pages in an encyclopedia, journal, or textbook. Go to http://owl.english.purdue.edu/internet/resources/fieldsnz.html to find links for a variety of topics. You will also find lists of links arranged in subject order in http://kuc02.kuniv.edu.kw/~dotmack/. Click on links.
7 You can also send your work to your blogspot in http://blogger.com or http://edublogs.org.
9 – Genetic Engineering
A Using an Online Dictionary
Use any online dictionary to find definitions for the following words. You can use an online dictionary to find meanings of other words that you do not understand.
1 Complexity
2 To conceive
3 To decipher
4 Pre-eminence
5 Feat
6 Hereditary
7 To exploit
8 Fertile
9 Inherently
10 To mechanize
B Prefixes and Roots
Type prefixes and roots in any search box. Find meanings for the following prefixes and roots, and write which language they came from.
1 Pre
2 Carbo
3 Hydr
4 Tri
5 Sub
6 Uni
7 Di
8 Helix
9 Pro
10 Aqua
11 Anti
12 Circu
13 Gen
14 Hep
15 Homo
16 Mort
17 Neo
18 Pax
19 Phobia
20 Tele
C Website
Write down the URL of the website you found the answers in.
URL:
D Researching
Type ‘Genetic engineering’ in a search box and find answers to the following questions:
1 Have scientists finished mapping the human genetic code?
2 What is the very latest development in our knowledge of the disease diabetes?
3 What do you know about Dolly, the cloned sheep?
4 Has anyone managed to clone a human being yet?
5 Name 2 research projects that geneticists are currently engaged in.
E Timeline
Make up your own timeline showing important developments in genetic engineering.
| Date (When) |
Who (Researchers) |
What (Discovery) |
How (Method) |
Why (Reason) |
Where (Location) |
Notes |
| 1953 | Crick & Watson biochemists |
|||||
F Short Essay
Using the information from the above table, write a historical narrative essay about developments in genetic engineering. Remember to include an introduction, 3 paragraphs about developments, and a conclusion. In the conclusion, write a short summary of the information in the essay, and then answer the question – should all students (arts, engineering, law, computer science, business, education, social sciences and science) study genetic?
G Some Topics for Genetic Engineering
1 Genetic Engineering: A History
2 What are the dangers of cousins in families marrying one another? What research has been done into this problem? What are Jordan and the Emirates doing to prevent problems in future generations?
3 Genetic Engineering: Present and Future
4 Major Breakthroughs Leading to our Current Understanding of Genetics
5 Reasons Why All Students in Every Faculty Should Have to Study Genetics
10 - Reading, Researching, Outlining, and Writing an Essay
In this part of the course, you will write an outline and essay using information from 3 sources on the Internet. You may choose any topic, but if you cannot think of one, here are possible topics:
1 Topics
1 Any famous scientist, living or dead
2 Any famous scientific organization, e.g. NASA, KISR
3 Any famous Islamic (Arab or Persian) Scientist
4 Scientific discoveries of one former civilization , e.g Egyptian, Mayan, Babylonian, Roman
5 Future developments in computing
6 Consequences of the Gulf War and the recent war in Iraq on the environment and people of Iraq and neighboring countries
7 The Arabian Gulf: description and current problems
8 Desertification
9 Water and Kuwait
10 The Empty Quarter
11 Recent Advances in Biotechnology
12 Pollution in Kuwait
A Find 3 suitable articles on the Internet about pollution, with particular reference to KSA.
B Make up a tree diagram showing the different kinds of pollution.
C Write an essay about pollution in Kuwait, based on the 3 articles and tree diagram.
2 Tree Diagram and Essay – Diseases
A Find 3 suitable articles on the Internet about treatments for diseases and methods of preventing diseases, with particular reference to Kuwait.
B Make up a tree diagram showing the diseases, treatments, and methods of preventing them.
C Write an essay about diseases, with particular reference to Kuwait, based on the 3 articles and tree diagram.
3 Other Possible Topics for Research and Discussion
A New food sources for the world
B Diabetes
C Drug resistant bacteria
D Medical biotechnology
E Penicillin
F Designing children
G Drug addiction
H Cloning humans
I Fertilizers
J Enzymes
K Bacteria
L Immunoproteins
M Organ Transplants
N Biological and chemical warfare
O Parasitic diseases
P Gene planting
Q Why Kuwait needs tougher laws to protect the environment
R Draining the Marshes in Iraq, and the resulting effects on the environment
4 Steps
1 Choose a topic
2 Type the topic’s name in a search box
3 Print out 3 articles about the topic from 3 websites (if you are doing the research in the computer labs, you will have to copy the articles onto a floppy disk, and print them at home, or get your teacher to print them, or you can send the article to yourself by email, and print it out at home. It is also possible to copy it into your weblog.
4 Make sure you know how to write down the URLs to make a correct bibliography
5 Make an outline using the information from the 3 sources
6 Write your essay
7 Include a correct bibliography at the end of the essay
5 Bibliography
1 Encyclopedia
"Title of article". Name of encyclopedia. Date of publication.
"Animal Ecology." Encyclopedia Britannica. 1990 ed.
2 Book
Author (last name, first name). Title. Place of publication: Publisher, Date.
Commoner, Bernard. Science and Survival. New York: Viking Press, 1966.
3 Book with joint authors
Authors (last name, first name, and first name, initial, last name. Title. Place: Publisher. Date.
Lewis, Theodore, and Lawrence R. Taylor. Introduction to Experimental Ecology. New York: Academic Press, 1967.
4 Sources from Internet
Author’s last name, initials. Year. Full title of work (specific web page). Title of complete work. Full URL. Specify date you accessed the site.
Brown, G. Living in the 21st Century. 2002 Http://www.thethirdway. (June 2003).
11 - Discussion
The information found on the Internet may be used as the basis for a class or group discussion on one or all of the topics. Students collect the information in the lab, are divided into groups, and then debate the issue. With a class of 25 students, there can be 5 groups, and each group presents their research to the other students, who can then ask questions about the topics, and give their own feedback. Each group should be given a different topic to research.
