Amazing Disappearing Octopus

Octopuses can change the color and texture of their skin and this is the amazing result.

(umm maybe octopi? or octopodes?)



Click on the video link

Learning From Others

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.

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Amazing Kaye Effect

I never realized how interesting pouring shampoo could be when you watch it on high speed film!

Click on the link to see it!

Amazing!

Cell Videos

Click on the links below to go to each video you will have to hit the start button a few times to get the animations started.

Animal & Plant Video: A basic click and learn about the cells and their organelles.


Endocytosis & Exocytosis with the cell membrane: A youtube video showing how they work.


Diffusion: An animation with written components and a quiz at the end.


Osmosis: An animation with written components and a quiz at the end.


Active Transport: An Animation with written components and a quiz at the end.

Big and Small

We are looking at interesting animals in different biomes around the world here are two, so...

...What Biomes are these?

This is an ablino pygmy marmoset

This is Shelobs web

Grade 9 Science Computer Lab Day

Go to this website:
http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/cell_model.htm
1. choose animal cell drag your mouse over the image and learn each individual organelles name
2. do the same for the plant cell.

Go to this website:
http://www.cellsalive.com/howbig.htm
1. Watch the demonstration to see how small a cell really is

Go to this website:
http://www.cellsalive.com/puzzles/index.htm
1. Do the puzzle of the animal cell
2. Do the Puzzle of the plant cell

Go to this website:
http://phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?wcprefix=cbe&wcsuffix=3072&fuseaction=home.gotoWebCode&x=13&y=14
1. Click the start button
2. Click on each organelle on the left side and read the description above



You will be quizzed tommorow on the organelles and their function located in the last link.

Remote Controlled Moth

Nobody ever suspects the moth!

This cyborg moth is a remote controlled living creature it was developped as a military spying device. I think this is going to make a great christmas present in the near future.