Occasionally you will find instructions in the Addison Wesley Science 7 textbook that direct you to the Internet for a particular resource. We've developed this HotLink page so that you will always be able to reach safe, reliable resources on the World Wide Web.
These HotLink pages also provide plenty of extra Internet links as additional resources.
The following HotLinks are divided into the four major concepts you will find in the Heat and Temperature unit. Click below to jump to a particular topic, or simply scroll down this page.
- 1.0: Human needs have led to technologies for obtaining and controlling heat
- 2.0: Heat affects matter in different ways
- 3.0: Understanding heat and temperature helps explain natural phenomena and technological devices
- 4.0: Technologies that use heat have benefits and costs to society and to the environment
Text Page 176-177
Space Station Extravehicular Activity - at this NASA page read all about the details and history of spacewalks. Includes details on what it's like to work in space, space station construction, robotics, spacesuits, and more.
Text Page 184
Historical Inventions - a massive A-Z list of inventions and the stories behind them. Provides many research links - a great place to start your invention search!
Text Page 185
A Brief History of the Microwave Oven - almost everyone has a microwave in their kitchen - learn the story behind it!
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Office of Energy Efficiency - an excellent Government of Canada site to start learning about natural resources that are used to power your home.
Text Page 187
Environment and Energy - provided by the Alberta government to address issues concerning energy, electricity and natural resources.
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Text Page 191
States of Matter - a great animation that illustrates the differences between gas, liquid and solid.
Text Page 202
Temperature and Absolute Zero - learn about absolute zero from the Physics 2000 page.
Text Page 202
Canadian Contributions - try the following pages if you're looking for Canadian inventors and their contributions: Science.ca, Canadian Inventions.
Text Page 209
Space Shuttle Heat Tiles - how they work!
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Energy - a simple page, but it does a good job of explaining conduction, convection and radiation, and even explains how refridgerators work!
Text Page 212
The Sun - excellent pictures.
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The Hidden Picture - A most interesting page! An imagination activity based on solar granulation - that is, images of the sun's surface formed by the "boiling" convection currents. Even has a movie (QuickTime) of the "boiling" surface.
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Energy Efficient Windows - almost too much information regarding energy saving windows!
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The Planets - this site from the BBC is one of the best sites on the Internet to learn about the planets. You will also want to visit NASA's Planets site for amazing detailed pictures of planetary surfaces garnered from many different exploration missions.
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Concentrating Solar Power - this American Department of Energy site does a great job of explaining the different techniques of harnessing the sun's energy.
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Solar Energy - a detailed look at how solar cells work.
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Solar Energy Links - try these sites for reliable information reagrding the uses of solar energy - Center for Renewable Energy, Solar Energy Society of Canada, Maine Solar House.
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How Does a Refrigerator Work? - a complete description of how a refrigerator keeps things cool.
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Text Page 240-242
The Energy Story - a good overview of all the energy types.
Text Page 245
How Hybrid Cars Work - an excellent page describing exactly how hybrid cars function. You might also want to check out the hybrid cars site to get a better idea of hybrid technology from Honda, Toyota, Chrysler and Ford.
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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy - an American site, but lots of useful information.
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Recycling Information - learn how garbage can be turned into useful resources from the following sites - Used Oil, Beverage Containers, Composting Council, Plastic Milk Jugs, Rechargeable Battery Recycling, Recycling Council.
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