This Web site accompanies the physical text, with Java simulations and open-ended questions posed weekly. The units in both the curriculum and the Web site cover mechanics, properties of matter, heat, sound and light, electricity and magnetism, and atomic and nuclear physics. Play eight different interactive games at this site designed to exercise both sides of the brain. Games like peg solitaire, Rubik's cube, and tangrams encourage students to visualize patterns and examine spatial relationships as they attempt different strategies for successfully completing these challenges. As the new school year starts, teachers and classes can join in this project where electronic interaction is essential and creativity is encouraged.
Specific areas are devoted to data sharing, professional development, and related Web sites.
This site provides a good online launching point for looking at several topics in science, with Web links all over the cyber-galaxy. Students should start first at the Critical Thinking Center to consider what it means to think like a scientist. Other topics include the formation of the Solar System, plate tectonics, and evolution. Visit this online forum to discuss key topics in educational technology. Project Interactivate offers computer-based courseware to accompany several middle school mathematics programs.