Science Connect 2

Most jewellery is made of alloys. Learn more about some of the alloys used in jewellery.

Investigate the hydrogen fuel cell. The chemical reaction that occurs in the fuel cell is the same as the reaction used to launch a space shuttle. Could it also be useful for powering cars and reducing pollution?

Use the Internet to investigate the cause, the chemistry, and the consequences of the Halifax explosion.

Use the Internet to investigate how liming raises the pH of acidified lakes.

Amusement part rides, including roller coasters, rely on energy conversions. Use the links here to learn more about how roller coasters convert potential energy into kinetic energy. Build your own roller coasters and then test them out to see if they work.

The mule is a hybrid animal. It is bred from two animals of different species - and does not look or act like either one. Hybrid cars look and act like cars, but . . . Find out what makes the Honda Insight unique and how its special braking system saves energy.

Carbide Willson made many discoveries, including an inexpensive way to make acetylene. Find out more about this interesting Canadian!

This Internet Connect provides more information about the role of coal-burning generating stations in Alberta.

Find out about additional ways to conserve electrical energy.

Are all hamburgers created equal? Find out by comparing hamburgers from different fast-food outlets.

Use the Internet to investigate the needs of athletes and their energy requirements.

Visit this web site to complete a quiz about nutrition for athletes. Note: This requires Adobe Acrobat Reader software.

Use the Internet to collect information on global oil and fresh water reserves.

Oil sands in the Fort McMurray area contain large reserves of petroleum. Learn more about oil sands and the technology used to extract oil from them.

Use the Internet to find out how a land-based drilling rig operates.

Use the Internet to investigate how acid deposition, global climate change, and oil spills are three major environmental problems associated with the use of fossil fuels.

Find out more about bacteria and viruses.

Learn more about how AIDS is spread and the issue about whether or not people who spread the virus should be charged.

There have been epidemics of smallpox, cholera, typhoid fever, diphtheria, and whooping cough. Learn more about these diseases in this Internet Connect.

In 1796, a British doctor named Edward Jenner gave the first vaccination for smallpox. He noticed that dairy farm women who suffered from cowpox, a mild disease affecting cattle, were immune to smallpox. Find out how Dr. Jenner used this information to make a vaccine against smallpox.

Read the comics to find out more about Jonas Salk and polio.

Find out how DNA makes an exact copy of itself every time a cell divides.

Here you will learn more about the structure of DNA and use animation to learn how DNA makes copies of itself. Please Note: You need Shockwave in order to do Part B of the activity.

Find out more about Mendel's work.

Learn about a form of genetic engineering called pharming and consider the benefits and drawbacks of this technology.

One new type of guardrail is designed to absorb the energy of the car and bring it to a slow, controlled stop. See a video clip of a car running into this new type of guardrail.