Physical Science

Chapter 24: Organic Compounds

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Topic: Polymers

Visit these sites for more information about polymers and plastics. Use the information to complete the activity in your book.



How are plastics made?

( http://www.teachingtools.com/Slinky/plastics.html )
How Plastics are Made

( http://www.mindfully.org/Plastic/How-Plastics-Made.htm )
PBS Kids - Plastic

( http://pbskids.org/wayback/future/plastics/slime.html )
Hands on Plastics

( http://www.teachingplastics.org/hands_on_plastics/intro_to_plastics/students.html )

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Topic: DNA Fingerprinting


DNA Detective

( http://www.dnalc.org/resources/dnadetective.html )
Create a DNA Fingerprint

( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sheppard/analyze.html )
Basics of DNA Fingerprinting

( http://protist.biology.washington.edu/fingerprint/dnaintro.html )
How DNA Evidence Works

( http://science.howstuffworks.com/dna-evidence3.htm )

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Visit these sites for more information about scientific discoveries that were made accidentally.



Accidental Discoveries

( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/cancer/discoveries.html )
The Big Bang Theory

( http://www.bell-labs.com/user/apenzias/nobel.html )
The Story of Hook and Loop

( http://www.velcro.com/kidzone.html )
Top Ten Accidental Discoveries

( http://www.exn.ca/Stories/2004/04/19/51.asp?t=dp )
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