Meeting 7/29/2016

Hi Everyone,
There is a meeting today, 7/29/16 from 9:00 am -12:00 pm. See you then!

Resources

Link to Sample Questions:

Link to Science Bowl Finals (2012 - 2016):

Reference Material (as given on the DOE Science Bowl website): 

General Science
Online: 
http://academicearth.org/ -- Courses in a variety of subjects from the world’s top scholars http://www.khanacademy.org/ -- videos about everything. 
http://www.sciencegems.com/ -- Frank Potter’s science gems is a huge resource categorized by content area and grade level: K – 16. 

Texts: 
The American Heritage Student Science Dictionary 
A Dictionary of Science (Oxford Paperback Reference) 
The Handy Science Answer Book, a compilation by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburg 

Math 
Online: 
http://www.mathwords.com/ -- Math Vocabulary 

Texts: 
Beyond Numeracy by John Allen Paulos 
Mathematics: A Human Endeavor by Harold Jacobs 
The Joy of Mathematics by Theoni Pappas More Joy of Mathematics by Theoni Pappas 
The Harper Collins Dictionary of Mathematics 
The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics 

Energy 
Online: 

Texts: 
Energy For Keeps, Nemzer et al 
The NEED Energy Info books - available free at www.need.org 

Biology 
Online: 

Texts: 
Campbell Biology 9/E – AP edition 
Biology 8th edition by Solomon Berg and Martin 
Biology by Raven, Johnson, Losos and Singer 

Physics 
Online: 

Texts: 
Conceptual Physics by Hewitt Conceptual 
Physical Science by Hewitt, Suchocki, 
Hewitt Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday, Resnick and Walker. 8th Edition 
Universe by Freedman and Kaufman

Chemistry 

Online: 
http://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/topicreview/index.php college chemistry review from purdue 
http://www.meta-synthesis.com/webbook.html -- chemogenesis is a novel approach to understanding chemical reactivity. 
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/General_Chemistry -- Wiki books provides a general rundown of chemistry basics 
http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/glossary.html -- a good and complete glossary of chemistry terms 

Texts: 
Conceptual Physical Science by Hewitt, Suchocki, Hewitt 
Chemistry: The Central Science with MasteringChemistry® (12th Edition) – older editions are great and much less expensive to purchase. 

Earth Science 
Online: 
http://www.learnearthscience.com/ (good glossary of earth science terms and interactive quizzes) 
http://sciencepage.org/earth.html (this is a very general site with excellent selected resources – some guidance required for students) 

Texts: Earth Science (With CD-ROM) by Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis Tasa, Publisher: Prentice Hall 
Earth Science and the Environment (with EarthScienceNow and InfoTrac) by Graham R. Thompson, Jon Turk, Publisher: Brooks Cole