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Ridgewood
Local School District
301 South Oak Street
West Lafayette, OH 43845
Telephone: 740-545-6354
Fax: 740-545-6336
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West Lafayette, OH 43845
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In addition to this website, please check the Progress Book Information page weekly for important information. Newsletters and students' grades are posted on Progress Book each week. For your convenience, there is a link to Progress Book below.
To the right, you can find links to information, websites and videos that correlate with each unit. Please check back often for updates and feel free to email me at
[email protected]
with questions, concerns, comments or suggestions!
Progress Book
Unit: Introduction to Science
Scientific Method Sing-Along
Mr. Lee's Scientific Method Song
You Tube
Scientific Method Rap
You Tube
Unit: Earth's Landforms
Sand Dunes
Sci Jinks Volcanoes
View photos from space of volcanoes
Sci Jinks Glaciers
View photos from space
Sci Jinks Landforms
View photos from space
NASA LANDSAT
USGS LANDSAT
Glacier in Antarctica Breaks into Iceberg
You Tube Video
Formation of Glaciers
You Tube Video
Glacier Power
You Tube Video by National Geographic
What is a Glacier?
You Tube Video by Red Orbit
How are the Deltas Formed
You Tube Video
Delta Formation
You Tube Video
How a Delta is Formed
You Tube Video
NASA Earth Observatory
NASA Visible Earth
NASA
National Geographic
National Speleological Society
USGS
Atlas Map Maker
LANDSAT info and pictures
How to Read a Topographic Map
Unit: Slow Changes to Earth's Surface
Plate Tectonics
Geography for Kids
Plate Tectonics
You Tube Video
All About Plate Tectonics
Enchanted Learning
Continental Drift & Plate Tectonics
You Tube Video
(Advanced) Physical Weathering
You Tube Video
Chemical Weathering
You Tube Video
Study Jams Weathering
Mr. Parr Weathering & Erosion Song
YouTube video
How Stuff Works - Water Erosion
You Tube Video
Erosion & Deposition
You Tube video
Weathering, Erosion, & Deposition
You Tube Video
Unit: Rapid Changes to Earth's Surface
Earth's Layers
Harcourt
The Earth's Layers
Earth's Layers - YouTube Video
Layers of the Earth Rap - YouTube Video
Layers of the Earth - YouTube Video
Interactive - Earth's Structure
Shake, Rattle, and Slide
A very informative website from the University of Illinois.
Landslides 101 Video
National Geographic
Landslides
US Search & Rescue Task Force
Cliff Collapse - YouTube Video
Mr. Comerford Plate Boundary Rap - YouTube Video
Fault Lines & Earthquakes - YouTube Video
Earthquakes 101 -YouTube Video
Earthquake Causes - YouTube Video
Earthquakes for Kids
USGS
Strike-Slip Fault
Harcourt
Volcano Lessons
USGS
Current Volcano Activity & Alerts
USGS
Vocanoes and Volcanic Glass
Artisan Elevators (Thank you Hannah, Devin & Mikey)
The Eruption Song
Mr. Parr
Mr. Parr Crust in Pieces Song - YouTube Video
Mr. Parr Volcano Song - YouTube Video
Different Volcanoes - YouTube Video
The Volcano Song - YouTube Video
IGNITE Volcano Song - YouTube Video
Volcano! - YouTube Video
Unit: Heat & Electricity
Energy Kids
U.S. Energy Information Administration
BBC Bitesize HEAT
Schoolhouse Rock Electricity Cartoon
The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits
Learning Circuits
Harcourt School - A Hybrid Car
Explore Learning Gizmos
Tech Topics: Electricity
BBC Bitesize ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS
BBC Bitesize ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS
Bill Nye Electricity Video
Electricity & Circuits Video
Video - Electromagnetism
Video - Introduction to Electricity
Unit: Conservation of Matter
The Matter Song
(Solid, Liquid or Gas?)
The Matter Song
BBC Bitesize Solids, Liquids & Gases
States of Matter
Harcourt
Heat Makes the Difference
Harcourt Science Up Close
Unit: Changes in Ecosystems
Endangered Animals
Sheppard Software
Endangered Animals Game
Sheppard Softward
Analyzing an Ecosystem
Study Jams
Ecosystems
EPA
A Student's Guide to Global Climate Change
EPA
Climate Changes Impacts Ecosystems
Study Jams
Changes in Ecosystems
Monarch Watch
Monarch Waystation Program
ODNR
Division of Wildlife
National Wildlife Federation
Citizen Science
Trumpeter Swan
The Virtual Nature Trail at Penn State
Food Chain Game
Antarctic Ocean Food Web
Harcourt
Fun with Food Webs
Harcourt
Nonliving Factors
Harcourt
Exploring Ecosystems
Harcourt
BBC Food Chains
Unit: Fossils
Create Your Own Fossil
Fossil Memory
Matching Game
How Fossils are Formed
A Story
What are Fossils?
Video
Virtual Dinosaur Dig
Life has a History
How a Fish Turns Into a Fossil
Animation
The Paleontology Portal
Fossil Gallery