SvS Biology and Junior Science
Your task for the double period is to research the answers to a series of questions and then as an extension for the remainder of the period, choose ONE of the areas to investigate in more detail.
You will need to present your answers in a WORD document that you can then upload. Make sure that YOUR NAME appears in the HEADING area of your document. You should be conscientious about saving your work in your folder on the network drive as you go.
Be sure to bookmark this page before proceeding to other links, so that you can return with ease.
All underlined text are LINKS to sites that will help you to research that area.
1) Answer the questions in the interactive quiz about SOUND in water. Summarise your knowledge in your word document.
2) Find out about the phenomenon called a SONIC BOOM. Follow the links and questions, then summarise.
3) What is a SONAR and what is it used for?
4) How do bats use sound to "see"? Follow through these links to find out and report.
5) How does an X-ray machine work? More on this can be found at this next link. Skeletons and X-Rays
6) How does Ultrasound Work? Research and answer the following: What is an Ultrasound?, The Ultrasound Machine, What are the Different Types of Ultrasound, What are the Major Uses of Ultrasound, What happens in An Ultrasound Examination, What is The Future of Ultrasound
7) How does television work? Two Amazing Things About the Brain, What is The Cathode Ray Tube?, How does The Black-and-White TV Signal work?, How do we get Color tv?, How does the Signal get to you?, What is Digital TV?, How is a Monitors different from a TV?
8) Find out about how RADIO works: How Simple is Radio? What are the Basics of radio? What is a Simple Transmitters? How is Information transmitted? How do you Receive an AM Signal? What is The Simplest AM Receiver? How do Antennas work?
9) How does a MICROWAVE OVEN work? More on Microwaves. And even more can be found here.
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