Compilation of elementary and middle school students' science, health and history questions over the course of the 2008-9 school year. Links to resources are provided where underlined phrases appear.

1. Great Book of Questions
2008-9
“The art and science of asking questions is the
source of all knowledge.” - Thomas Berger

2. About This Book
Welcome! We invite you to join us in a
spirit of curiosity in celebrating a year’s
worth of science and inquiry.
The questions throughout this book were
generated by Churchill students, ages
6-13, during the 2008-9 school year.
Click on the underlined phrases to access
links to websites and videos to learn more
about the topics and themes discussed.
Enjoy and thanks for reading!
-Lisa Fischler & Churchill Students

3. Table of Contents
Click on a title to jump to that section.
Click on any title slide to return to the Table of Contents.
Culture, History and Innovation
Chemistry and Physics
Earth Science
Evolution and Prehistory
Human Body and Health
Plant and Animal Life
Space
Weather

4. Culture, History and
Innovation
“The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of
something we do not understand.” - Frank Herbert

5. A Science Odyssey: How Science Has Changed
Over the Past 100 Years
Secret Life of the Brain: 3D

7. World Religions
Animated
Creation Myths
from Around the
World

9. How Television Works
How TV Works -
Video Version
17 Ways To Beat Your
Television Addiction

10. On Board the Titanic
RMS Titanic:
History Channel
The Great Eraser Caper
How Light Bulbs
Work Video

11. About Building Structures
History of Plumbing archKIDecture
History of Toilets Fall of the Leaning Tower

13. How Adhesives Work

15. How Paper Is
Gold - History for Kids
Made (Video) History of the
Interactive Gold Rush - PBS Kids Internet
Diagram of How Documentary
History of Gold (video)
Paper is Made

16. A Walk
Through Time
Calendars Through
the Ages
History of
Timekeeping

18. Exploration Through the Ages
Shackleton Expedition:
Surviving Antarctica
The Endurance
Race to the Pole
On the Line: Life Along
the Equator

19. Chemistry and Physics
“To be conscious that you are ignorant is a
great step to knowledge.” - Benjamin Disraeli

20. Chemical Elements - Clickable Periodic Table (can sort by boiling point)
Web Elements - Includes Audio Descriptions
http://www.periodictable.com - BEST IMAGES

22. Geology of Salt

23. The Chemistry of Fire Light Quest
(Video) See the Light
Fire Safety for Kids How Light Travels (Video)

25. How Nuclear Bombs Work
Animation of Nuclear Fission
Animation #2 of Nuclear Fission
The Peace Kids

26. Earth Science
“The scientific mind does not so much provide
the right answers as ask the right questions.”
- Claude Levi-Strauss

30. Earth's Magnetic Field Interactive
Aurora Maker
Solar Wind Creating Aurora Animation (Video)
Northern Lights (Video)

32. Journey to Deep Sea Vents
Crittercam: Deep Sea
Voyage to the Deep

35. Mountain
Maker, Earth
Shaker
Earth Science -
National
Geographic

37. ology: Plates on the Move
Seafloor Spreading Animation
Breakup of Gondwana (How Antarctica Got Cold)
Plate Tectonics: Breakup of Pangea

38. Evolution and Prehistory
“Sometimes questions are more important than
answers.” - Nancy Willard

39. History of Life Through Time
Prehistoric Time Line
Interactive

40. Zoom School Antarctica
Two New Dinosaurs
Discovered in Antarctica

41. Tour Through Time
Walking with Dinosaurs
Getting Into the Fossil Record
Paleo Explorer Kids
Layers of Time Game

42. Life Has A History -
Introduction to Evolution
Atlas of the
Human Journey
Human Evolution
Interactive

43. Human Body and Health
“Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I
think, is still the secret of great creative people.”
-Leo Burnett

44. Nutrition Blast Off Game
The Food Pyramid - Vegetables
The Food Pyramid - Fruits

45. Colorblindness - Explanations
and Interactives
Exercise for Kids

46. Kids' Health: Your Hair

47. What Makes Me Me? What Makes
You You? Introduction to Genetics

49. Clickable Brain
Dealing with Feelings
Why do you sweat?
About Birthmarks

50. Plant and Animal Life
“An understanding of the natural world and what's
in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great
fulfillment.” - David Attenborough

51. The Seedy Side of Plants
Seeds Sprouting Timelapse (Video)
Seed Germination (Video)
How Seeds are Dispersed
Grow An Avocado!

52. Cat Vision
Big Cat Vision (video)
Tail Talk: What Your Cat's Tail is Saying
Big Cat Evolution (Video)

53. Discovery Magazine Q&A
HighlightsKids

64. Living on Ice Penguins Around the World

65. Food Chain Game Life After People

66. Space
“The important thing is not to stop
questioning.” - Albert Einstein

70. Create Your Own
Timeline of the Universe
History of the
Universe Timeline
Our Universe

71. Formation of the Solar System (Video)

72. Space Station -
Kids
Clickable
Spacesuit
International Space
Station (Video)
Life Aboard ISS (Video)
Sam, Cluster C
Living in Space (Video)
Fun Aboard ISS (Video)

74. Jet Propulsion Lab's Links for Kids
Hubble Space Telescope
Mars Rovers Exploration
Homepage

75. Alien Safari

77. PlanetQuest: Search for Another Earth

79. Collection of Moon Games and Videos

81. Jupiter Interactive
Jupiter, Europa
and Io (Video)

82. 64 Scenes
from Saturn
Saturn
Interactive
Saturn's Rings
Interactive

83. Celestia (Download):
Free Planetarium
Software
Moons of the Solar
System
Cassini-Huygens
Mission to Saturn
and its Moons

84. Solar System
Interactive
Virtual Journey Into
the Universe
Planet 10 - Explore
the Planets & Make
Your Own!

86. National Geographic - Pluto
Why Isn't Pluto A Planet Anymore? (Video)
Asteroids and Comets Interactive
Amazing Space: Comets

87. Planetary Mysteries
Cosmic Connections
Matching Game

89. Life of a Star
Animation
Life Cycles of Stars
Build Your Own
Star Interactive

92. Collection of
Resources About
the Sun
Size of Objects
in the Universe
(Video)

93. Black Holes: Gravity's Relentless Pull

96. Weather
“You know more than you think you know,
just as you know less than you want to
know.” - Oscar Wilde

98. Forces of Nature
Interactive - Includes
Tornadoes and Hurricanes

99. Lightning
Interactive

101. Rivers and Coasts
- Water Cycle
Thirstin's Water Cycle
Visualization of the
Water Cycle
Water Cycle -
More Advanced
The NYC Water Story

102. The End
“Judge others by their questions rather than by
their answers.” - Voltaire