Michelle Burden's Digital Learning LibraryWelcome to a world of wonder, a place of learning about ... SCIENCE! All of the materials provided/linked to are for a High School (or non-major college) settings, although many can be modified for Middle School.
This site is divided into the three main areas that I am certified to teach: Biology, Earth Science, and General/Physical Science (which is a basic mixture of Physics and Chemistry). Within each main area you will find different sub-areas, or topics. |
At this time, only the BIOLOGY and SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS
sections have content. |
The main Biology page has links to sections that fit under the headings of Biology I and Biology II. The way I have things divided, Biology I is everything from the basic understanding of matter all the way up basic taxonomy. Biology II covers the specifics of each of the five kingdoms. There is also a section just for an Ecology class, and I hope to one day add an Anatomy and Physiology section.
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Earth Science is also divided up, with sections for earth processes, and for basic astronomy. Under earth processes will go everything from basic chemistry needed to understand mineral formation to rocks and minerals themselves, on to tectonic plates, weathering and erosion, and so on. The basic astronomy section will address mostly the seven other planets, and the other parts of our solar system. I hope to also include artifacts for star formation and death, and other such broader view topics.
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For Physical Science, I have broken it down into separate Physics and Chemistry pages, for ease of finding activities and ideas for each "semester" of Physical Science. I am not planning to include any earth science aspects to that category, even though some textbooks do include that with physical science, because I have a whole other category already devoted to it.
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There is also an additional main area, for Scientific Concepts that apply to several different subject areas. Topics include: the Scientific Method, measurements, graphing, etc.