Science - Gr. 4 Online Interactives
| | | Waste & Our World | | | Wheels and Levers | | | Building Devices & Vehicles | | | Light and Shadows | | | Plant Growth and Changes | | |
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 | House of Innovation - Visit the House of Innovation to find out how many items in the home have been invented by Canadians.  http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/schoolzone/house/house_en.cfm | ||
| Time Machine - Travel back in time in the V 3000 Time Machine to see some of the most important Canadian Inventions of the past 150 years. http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/schoolzone/timeline/timeline_en.cfm | ||
| Simple Machines - Help Twitch collect the parts to repair a robot by using 4 different types of simple machines: an inclined plane, lever, wheel and axle, and pulley. Select the equipment that will require the least amount of force. http://www.msichicago.org/fileadmin/Activities/Games/simple_machines/ | ||
| Park Puzzler - "Join Engineering Savi as she explores Puzzle Park for gears, levels and wheels for carnival rides" (site). Put the Fun House, Merry-Go-Round, and Roller Coaster puzzles together to find out what simple machines are in your favorite rides. http://www.tvokids.com/games/parkpuzzler | ||
| Edheads Simple Machines - Click on the house to identify all the simple machines that we use in our everyday lives. http://edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/frame_loader.htm | ||
| Wonderville: Robot Factory - Build a robot that will do household chores and then test it in the simulator. http://www.wonderville.ca/v1/activities/robot_factory/index.html | ||
| The Compound Machine - Learn how forces and simple machines can work together to create a compound machine.
http://edheads.org/activities/odd_machine/frame_loader.htm | ||
| Leonardo's Mysterious Machinery - Click on one of the eight red buttons to view one of Leonardo Da Vinci's Mysterious Machines. Click on the one option that you think describes the Mysterious Machine best!
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeosMysteriousMachinery.html | ||
| Spinning Mill Animation - Terrific flash animation from the BBC clearly demonstrates the forces of energy and mechanics to achieve work. Excellent resource. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/animations/spinning_mill/index.shtml | ||
| Winding Gear Animation - This great animation from the BBC clearly demonstrates the physics of gears and pulleys in action to achieving work. Mouse overs identify key components and an interactive quiz feature supports skill development and retention. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/launch_ani_winding_gear.shtml | ||
| The Lever Quiz - Take a quiz to find out how much you know about this simple machine, the lever. http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/8th/machines/sciber/levrquiz/qlever | ||
| Wonderville.ca: Medieval Levers - This Wonderville interactive helps you learn all about the medieval lever.
http://www.wonderville.ca/v1/activities/levers/levers.html | ||
| Levers and Pulleys (Fossweb) - This interactive activity teaches you about levers and pulleys by having you try to put a clown on stage through the use of levers and pulleys. http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/LeversandPulleys/index.html | ||
