Have You Washed Your Hands Today?

What was the best thing to rid your hands of dirt, germs, and gunk?

A. Hand sanitizer
B. Water
C. Soap and water
D. Wash my hands? I just wipe them on my shirt.

And the correct answer is? Check the link below.
http://www.washup.org/

Plant & Animal Cells

Check the link below to find out all the information you ever wanted to know about plant and animal cells. Good stuff!

http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/cell_model.htm

Idle Hands...

Have you ever wondered what Mr. Schlebus does with all his abundant free time? Well here are a few programs I've been involved with.

BIOS Program
Baylor College of Medicine's Center for Educational Outreach, the Houston Independent School District and the University of Houston-Downtown have partnered to provide high school and middle school students with the exposure, skills and knowledge needed to pursue advanced studies in biomedical science.
http://www.ccitonline.org/ceo/content.cfm?content_id=142

Environmental Institute of Houston (We only have one planet and it's EVERYONE'S responsibility to take care of it!!!)
Founded at the University of Houston-Clear Lake in 1991, the Environmental Institute of Houston was created to address real and potential issues of environmental concern, such as loss of biodiversity, health risks from pollution, failure of food supplies, and depletion of natural resources.
http://prtl.uhcl.edu/portal/page?_pageid=593,1&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTALP

Rice Model Science Lab
The Model Science Lab Project is a joint Rice University and Houston Independent School District program. The project joins university and community scientists with elementary school teachers to create a model laboratory classroom.
http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/mborrow/RiceModelLab/rml.html

The Scientific Method

Test your knowledge of the scientific method with these fun-filled websites.

The first is a Jeopardy style game. One or two players.
http://www.quia.com/cb/37429.html

The second website provides several different games (Matching, Concentration, Flash Cards).
http://www.quia.com/jg/65726.html

Lab Safety & Tools

This picture is what NOT to do in the lab. Find out how much you know about lab safety and lab tools by playing the hangman game below. Just click the link, check the Lab Rules and Tools box, and click I'm Ready! Let's Start! That's it. Enjoy.

http://education.jlab.org/vocabhangman/

The Atoms Family

The Mummy will teach you about energy, the Phantom will teach you about atoms, and... Well why don't you click on the link and find out what these movie monsters can teach you about science. Unless you're too scared...

http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/index.html

Ask a Scientist

I doubt you'll ever need this because Mr. Schlebus has ALL the answers to ALL your questions but just in case...

http://www.madsci.org/submit.html