Science+Animations

pH(2) || An interactive pH scale, with visual aids and examples for each pH ||
 * Link || Comments ||
 * Rutherford's experiment 1 || One view of Rutherford's gold foil and helium nuclei experiment which helped shape our understanding of the structure of an atom ||
 * Rutherford's Experiment 2 || A different animation ||
 * States of matter || Animation of the particles arrangement in solids, liquids and gases (Y9) ||
 * Molecular view of water || What do the water molecules actually look like in a beaker of water? ||
 * Quiz on states of matter transitions || A very quick quiz on converting between solids, liquids and gases (Y9) ||
 * Overview of atomic structure || A good animated overview of atoms, elements, ions, molecules etc. Best for Y10 or level 1 recap ||
 * The carbon cycle || A basic quiz, good for level 1 microbes ||
 * pH
 * Atomic Structure Jeopardy || A quiz on atomic structure. A bit of extra fun for those finished early? ||
 * [|Element symbol quizzes] || Memory game, flashcards and matching. Useful for Y9 and 10 ||
 * Element Song || Tom Lehrer's classic Harvard Element Song ||
 * Writing word equations || A drag and drop tutorial suitable for Level 1 ||
 * Balancing equations || A good visual tutorial for balancing equations - Y10 or Level 1 ||
 * Balancing equations || A different way of looking at balancing equations. NB this page also has some maths, social studies, english and brain training exercises! ||
 * Periodic Table game || Try and figure out which element the game describes and where it goes to get more familiar with the magnificent table of the elements ||
 * Genes, DNA, chromosomes and proteins || This interactive page has a good overview for Y10 and Level 1 Science students, a 3D DNA model, a magnification from cell to DNA and also some good protein synthesis stuff for Level 2 Biologists ||
 * DNA, mitosis and cloning || Great animations on mitosis and DNA replication and good basic description of cloning, best for Level 1 students ||
 * || Another good page with punnet squares, mitosis and meiosis comparisons and fertilisation (Level 1) ||
 * Evolution || A very interesting graphic "sliding scale" model of the evolution of the universe, from the big bang ||
 * General and organic chemistry || A game in which you learn about basic chemistry and organic chemistry. Some of the content is above Level 1, but everything you need is explained in the website. Extension Y9 or 10, Level 1. ||
 * Adaptations of NZ's birds || Information and links related to adaptations of NZ native birds (Y10) ||
 * Microbes || AN interactive game where you will learn about microbes, how they harm us and how we can protect ourselves (Level 1 or Y10) ||
 * Earthquake simulator || An interactive activity where you will use virtual data to find the epicentre of an earthquake and its magnitude ||