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Science Web Quests 50 to 100

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  • Proper use of Technology - Do you really understand the rules of using the Internet?
  • Protein Synthesis - Your task is to watch the animation on the link and answer the questions regarding protein synthesis.
  • Psychology Experimentation - This Web quest will help you develop your own understanding of what is involved in "the classic experiment" through learning the basic concepts, contrasting "the experiment" with other methods of primary research, serving as a participant (or subject) in an experiment, becoming familiar with the ethical issues in experiments, critiquing experimental designs, and finally through developing and critiquing your own experimental design.
  1. Rain Forests - Why is the Rain Forest important? What are some of the animals that live there?
  2. SMOKING WILL KILL YOU - Smoking cigarettes does not make a person look cool. That is a fabricated lie made up by some high school students who wanted people to think they were popular.
  3. Save the Dolphins - Why should we stop dolphins from being killed? How are people hurting dolphins?
  4. Scientists and Inventors - Every day, we are surrounded by the inventions, research and experiments that have been done before we were born.
  5. Smart Start to Success! - What are ways that students can eat healthy before, during, and after school?
  6. Solar System Wonders - How does gravity affect the orbit of the planets?
  7. Staying Active for Life - What does it take to be active for life?
  8. Survival in Arctic Tundra - You will choose one of the animals given, research on it by writing questions to help you with the research and share your findings using podcast.
  9. Talk It Up - The Spanish language is spoken in 15 of the 19 countries in South and Central America and in a few in North America as well. Apparently el Espanol is a pretty big deal.
  10. The Art of Brainwashing - Can you identify different types of propaganda and their specific purpose? Can you make up an ad that uses the techniques you have learned to identify?
  11. The Dangers of Steroids - Students must research the effects of steroids and gather information about their history, uses (both positive and negative) and side effects.
  12. The Pioneers of PTE - Periodic table is the bible of chemistry. Have you ever wondered how the periodic table of elements come about?
  13. The Planets - You are a member of an international scientific team in charge of the first planetary colony in our solar system. You must analyze at least four different planets and decide on which planet to colonize.
  14. The Scientific Method - At the end of this assignment you and your partner will need to answer the following question: How can using the Scientific Method help to solve everyday problems?
  15. The Solar System_ - Throughout this Science lesson we will learn some new and interesting facts about all eight planets in our Solar System, as well as review information we have already learned.
  16. The Wonderful Water Cycle - Why is the water cycle important to us as well as nature?
  17. The Wonders of Weather - Students will create "cloudscapes" to demonstrate their understanding of cirrus, stratus, cumulus, and cumulonimbus clouds.
  18. Unite to Fight Obesity - What are some ways in which students and children alone, can help one another in promoting healthier lifestyles and fight childhood obesity.
  19. Volcanoes - What is a volcano? What happens when a volcano erupts? Where are volcanoes located?
  20. Weather Watchers! - Have you ever wondered how meteorologists predict the weather? Well, this week you will be able to watch, record, and predict the weather just like a meteorologist!
  21. On Tobacco Use - You and your classmates will be investigating the reasons why teens choose to use tobacco. Who influences them to use tobacco or not to use tobacco?
  22. Weekly Physical Fitness - Students will be given a daily log in which they will keep track of all physical activity they participate in and the duration of the activity, for a week.
  23. Whale Quest - Wow! You have been asked by the National Junior Geographic Society to go on a mission to find out about different whales and particularly find out about the whales that are becoming extinct.
  24. Whale Watch - Our job is to learn more about these animals and help them to survive so they will always swim in our oceans. Each student will belong to a group that will gather information on a whale species and present that information to the rest of the class.
  25. You Are What You Eat - You are to analyze and reflect on one day of food/drink consumption from when you make up to when you go to bed.
  26. Zoo - The animals at the local zoo have escaped! As a community, we are going to get together and help the zoologist put the animals back where they belong.
  27. In Search of Stellaluna's Family