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Below are some links and information that you might find interesting related to our upcoming science experiments:

Resources for W13-18 Science Experiments

Week 13 Science Experiments

#121 Tilt – To demonstrate the effect of the Earth’s tilt on seasons.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyKvXX8iGE4&feature=fvw

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuiQvPLWziQ

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUrxRhQYdO4&feature=related

(start at :59 and end at 2:30)

#124 Splitter – To determine how ice can split rocks

• http://wm.kusa.gannett.edgestreams.net/news/1165276894974-12-04-06-spangler-4p.wmv

Week 14 Science Experiments

#125 Mineral Streak Test – To demonstrate a mineral streak test

#126 Sampler – To demonstrate core sampling

• Museum Guide by Answers in Genesis p. 165-169 

• http://www.answersingenesis.org/media/video/ondemand/geologic-evidences/geological-evidences

VIDEO – Geological Evidences (The Grand Canyon – Rapid Strata Deposits)

Week 15 Science Experiments

#127 Sinkers – To demonstrate how placer ore deposits form

• creation.com/images/pdfs/tj/j10_3/j10_3_373-378.pdf

A research article by two Russian Creation Scientists (formerly evolutionists) who found that placer ore deposits are actually more consistent with catastrophism than with uniformitarianism.

#128 Prints-To determine how fossils were preserved

• The Fossil Book by Gary Parker (Answers in Genesis)

• Museum Guide by Answers in Genesis p. 171-179

• It Couldn’t Just Happen by Lawrence O. Richards.  p. 46-47

• http://www.answersingenesis.org/media/video/ondemand/awkh/fossils-flood-connection 

VIDEO - Fossils and the Flood, What’s the Connection?

• http://www.answersingenesis.org/media/video/ondemand/fossil-record/fossil-record 

VIDEO - The Fossil Record

Week 16 Science Experiments

#130 Stretch – To demonstrate the effect of a tension force

#132 Spurt – To demonstrate what causes magma to move

• http://videos.howstuffworks.com/howstuffworks/231-how-volcanoes-work-video.htm

• It Couldn’t Just Happen by Lawrence O. Richards.  p. 35-36

Week 17 Science Experiments

#137 Shake Up – To determine the effect of motion on weathering

#138 Rock Bridge – To demonstrate how natural bridges stand

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://jonv.flystrip.com/Utah/NaturalBridge.jpg&imgrefurl=http://jonv.flystrip.com/Utah/Utah.htm&h=442&w=656&sz=162&tbnid=XHZ7UOZi818zGM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=138&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnatural%2Bbridges&hl=en&usg=__IVfVfs4rZSLDziiYg-hc25o8TeU=&ei=AB4kS__gOcGEnQfSvMzwCQ&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=6&ct=image&ved=0CB8Q9QEwBQ

Owachomo Bridge at the Natural Bridges National Monument. What's the difference between a bridge and an arch? Bridges are formed by running water eroding the rock underneath them. Arches are formed by wind, rain, ice and other types of erosion.

• http://www.answersingenesis.org/media/video/ondemand/aa-rocks-cry/aa-rocks-cry  VIDEO – The Rocks Cry Out

Week 18 Science Experiments

#139 Tip – To determine if air has weight.

#140 Push Up – To demonstrate the strength of atmospheric pressure