Independent Project Research Links April 14 Post #1 of 3
Hello Everyone! Many thanks to Ms. Ho, our Suncrest librarian, for providing some links for each student to access for their independent project. I will also be adding to this list over time. Please scroll down to find your name and topic, and then please go to each website and review it for information, taking notes as you go for your project. Don’t forget to put the website in your list of resources if you use it for information.
JOONE: SENSE OF TASTE
How does our sense of taste work?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279408/
The science of taste
https://foodinsight.org/the-science-of-taste/
Taste disorders
https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/taste-disorders
Special senses: taste
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/austincc-ap1/chapter/special-senses-taste-gustation/
YICHEN: MARINE FOSSILS
National Geographic: fossils
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/fossil/
Fossil management in British Columbia
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/natural-resource-use/fossil-management
Grand Canyon: marine fossils
https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/nature/fossils.htm
American museum of natural history
https://www.amnh.org/shelf-life/episode-06-the-tiniest-fossils
CHARLES: PLANETS / SOLAR SYSTEM
Nasa science: solar system exploration
The nine planets
Encyclopaedia Britannica: solar system
https://www.britannica.com/science/solar-system
National Geographic: solar system (requires free sign up)
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/our-solar-system/
MAVIS: HOW CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTS POLAR BEARS
WWF: polar bears and climate change
https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/polar-bears-and-climate-change
Polar bears international: polar bears
https://polarbearsinternational.org/climate-change/
Carbon brief: polar bears and climate change: what does the science say?
https://www.carbonbrief.org/polar-bears-and-climate-change-what-does-the-science-say
National Geographic: 4 ways polar bears are dealing with climate change (requires free sign up)
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/09/150904-polar-bears-dolphins-seals-climate-change/
SASHA: HISTORY AND SCIENCE OF CHOCOLATE
Live science: chocolate facts, effects and history
https://www.livescience.com/61754-chocolate-facts.html
Michigan State University: chocolate science, history and fun facts (5 part series)
https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/chocolate_science_history_and_fun_facts_part_1
Explain that stuff!: the science of chocolate
https://www.explainthatstuff.com/scienceofchocolate.html
Malaysian journal of pathology: the history and science of chocolate
http://www.mjpath.org.my/2013.2/history-and-science-of-chocolate.pdf
DANIE: SHARK EVOLUTION, PREHISTORY / MODERN
Natural history museum: shark evolution, a 450 million year timeline
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/shark-evolution-a-450-million-year-timeline.html
National Geographic: these sharks have evolved to walk on land – and they did it quickly (NG allows 3 free online articles)
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/01/walking-sharks-new-species-evolving-fast/
Evolution institute: the intriguing history of shark evolution
https://evolution-institute.org/the-intriguing-history-of-shark-evolution/
CNN How Sharks Adapted to Suit Environment
AMBROSE: APPLICATIONS OF GREKE AND EGYPTIAN MATH
Greek legacy: how the ancient Greeks shaped modern mathematics (video)
https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/ancient-greeks-modern-mathematics
Explorable: Egyptian mathematics
https://explorable.com/egyptian-mathematics
Institute of mathematics and its applications
https://www.mathscareers.org.uk/11-14/
Mathigon: applications of mathematics
https://mathigon.org/applications
MICHAEL: CONFUSTION, FIRE, FLAMMABILITY, MATCHES, FIRE CHIEF
Encyclopaedia Britannica: combustion
https://www.britannica.com/science/combustion
Combustion reactions in chemistry
https://www.thoughtco.com/combustion-reactions-604030
Nova: the science of fire (click on printable version and follow links)
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/science-fire.html
Science learning hub: what is fire?
https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/747-what-is-fire
ELLA: BIRDS OF PARADISE COURTSHIP
BBC: the mysterious dating dances of the birds of paradise
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150129-why-do-birds-of-paradise-dance
Cornell lab: birds of paradise project
http://www.birdsofparadiseproject.org/
San Diego zoo: birds of paradise
https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/bird-paradise
PBS: nature
NIHAL: SYNESTHESIA
Encyclopaedia Britannica: synthesia
https://www.britannica.com/science/synesthesia
American Psychological Association: everyday fantasia: the world of synthesia
https://www.apa.org/monitor/mar01/synesthesia
Synesthesia test
https://www.synesthesiatest.org/
Science news for students: the colorful world of synesthesia
https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/colorful-world-synesthesia
LEO: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – ALEXA
Alexa: what is artificial intelligence?
https://www.getsmarter.com/blog/career-advice/what-is-artificial-intelligence/
Cnet: Amazon’s future vison of AI, warehouse bots and Alexa
https://www.cnet.com/news/amazons-future-vision-of-ai-warehouse-bots-and-alexa/
Science Focus: exploring artificial intelligence with Jim Al-Kahlili
The future of artificial intelligence
https://builtin.com/artificial-intelligence/artificial-intelligence-future
MIA: HOW IS ANIMATION MADE?
How products are made: animation
http://www.madehow.com/Volume-3/Animation.html
How computer animation works
https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/computer-animation1.htm
How stuff works: the future of animation
https://computer.howstuffworks.com/web-animation8.htm
AYDEN: VOLCANOES
National geographic: volcanoes explained (3 free articles then free subscription required)
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/volcanoes/
Smithsonian: global volcanism project
USGS: volcanoes
https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volc/text.html
Live science: volcano facts and types of volcanoes
https://www.livescience.com/27295-volcanoes.html
American museum of natural history: space volcanoes in 360
https://www.amnh.org/shelf-life/space-volcanoes-in-360
WARREN: VIRTUAL REALITY
Franklin institute: virtual reality
https://www.fi.edu/virtual-reality
History of virtual reality
https://www.vrs.org.uk/virtual-reality/history.html
Learning hub: the very real history of virtual reality (+ a look ahead)
https://learn.g2.com/history-of-virtual-reality
SHERA: DRAGON’S TRIANGLE / DEVIL’S SEA
National geographic: another Bermuda Triangle, the Devil’s Sea (video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWwitNJ45FU
Maritime manual: the unsolved mystery of Devil’s Sea
https://www.maritimemanual.com/devils-sea-dragons-triangle/
Ancient origins: Bermuda triangle of the Pacific
VICTORIA: CONSTELLATIONS
NASA: constellations
https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/dictionary/Constellation.html
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/search/constellations/
NASA: more to explore: stars, constellations and astronomy
https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/more_to_explore/Stars-Contellations-Astronomy.html
National Geographic: stars – facts and information
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/universe/stars/
Lunar and planetary institute: about constellations
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/skytellers/constellations/
LUCIA: METHANE EFFECTS ON CLIMATE
United Nations: why methane matters
https://unfccc.int/news/new-methane-signs-underline-urgency-to-reverse-emissions
Phys.org: methane bubbles are effect and cause of rise in temperature
https://phys.org/news/2017-11-methane-effect-temperature.html
Environmental defense fund: climate impacts of methane emissions
https://www.edf.org/climate-impacts-methane-emissions
National geographic: methane facts and information
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/methane/
Climate and clean air coalition: methane
https://ccacoalition.org/en/slcps/methane
ABHINANDA: RENEWABLE ENERGY
Energy hub: creating a global sustainable energy system
United Nations: ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/energy/
Government of Canada: renewable energy facts
DASHA: TINY HOUSE REVOLUTION
Tiny house movement
https://thetinylife.com/what-is-the-tiny-house-movement/
We the tiny house people (documentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDcVrVA4bSQ
Full history of the tiny house movement
https://cozeliving.com/tiny-house-movement/
NINAD: SUPER VOLCANOES (YELLOWSTONE)
National Geographic: supervolcanoes – facts and information
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/earth/reference/supervolcano-yellowstone/
USGS: what is a supervolcano? What is a supereruption?
Stanford news: new source of energy-critical lithium found in supervolcanoes
https://news.stanford.edu/2017/08/16/supervolcanoes-key-americas-electric-future/
BBC science: supervolcanoes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/1999/supervolcanoes_script.shtml
STEPHANIE: DEEP SEA EXPLORATION (MARIANA’S TRENCH)
Mariana trench
https://www.marianatrench.com/
National Geographic: the Mariana’s trench: deepest place on earth
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/activity/mariana-trench-deepest-place-earth/
NOAA fisheries: Mariana’s trench marine national monument
Live science: Mariana trench, the deepest depths
https://www.livescience.com/23387-mariana-trench.html
Nautilus live: science of deep sea exploration
https://nautiluslive.org/science
CARL: DYXLEXIA
International dyslexia association
What is dyslexia?
Celebrate dyslexia
https://celebratedyslexia.org/
STELLA: VEGANISM
Vegan society
Vegan health
Vegetarian and “healthy” diets could be more harmful to the environment
https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2015/december/diet-and-environment.html
BBC: are there health benefits to going vegan?
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200122-are-there-health-benefits-to-going-vegan