Dr Viau's Incredibly Simple Science Notes This section of the course is still very much under construction. The topics that are underlined in blue are working. The remainder, and others, will be up as soon as I can get them written! World Builders™ Part I   ---  Creating a Life Bearing Planet  Astronomy  Geology  Climatology  Microbiology   Water Plants Water Animals Water Ecologies   Land Plants Land Animals Land Ecologies Biomes World Builders Home Page World Builders™ Part II   ---  Building an Alien Civilization Alien Bodies  Alien Minds  Social Organization  Resource Allocation  Education  History  Religion or Philosophy   Creative Expression   Technology  Social Developments .  World Builders Home Page  Session One -- Astronomy How to How to Design Your Solar System The Main Sequence of Stars Measuring Distances in Space Weight, Mass, and Density Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion Kepler's First Law Kepler's Second Law Kepler's Third Law Star Information Tables The Kelvin Scale: Measuring Temperatures in Space The Periodic Table The Life Zone Gravity Can Cause Stresses that Generate Heat Menu for Pages about Moons Moons that Look Big Comparing Apparent Moon Sizes Statistics about Planets and Moons Calculating Orbits for Your Moons Orbits: Roche's Limit Can You See Your Moon? Albedo The Phases of the Moon Help With Math Calculating Your Planet's Gravity Finding the Mass of Your Planet Circle Talk: Math for Your Solar System What Causes Seasons? The Electromagnetic Spectrum  Return to Lesson 1  Return to Resources  Return to Top of Page  Session Two -- Geology States of Matter How to Make a Relief Map From Contour Map to Landscape Profile The Structure of the Earth Tectonic Plates The Life of a River How Rocks are Formed Igneous Rocks Volcanic Eruptions Lava is Liquid Sedimentary Rocks How Are Sedimentary Rocks Formed? Metamorphic Rocks Erosion  Return to Lesson 2  Return to Resources  Return to Top of Page Session Three -- Weather The Layers of Earth's Atmosphere Air Pressure and Atmospheric Density Planetary Atmospheres What Causes Seasons? Clouds and the Water Cycle The Transfer of Heat: Conduction, Convection, and Radiation Water on the Earth The Rain Shadow Albedo Temperature Comparisons on Venus, Earth, and Mars Return to Lesson 3  Return to Resources  Return to Top of Page  Session Four -- Microbiology How Atoms Combine to Make Molecules Single Celled Organisms -- The Problem Solving Giants Photosynthesis: How Plants Capture Energy Respiration: Animals Use Energy In the Details: Interesting Features of Some Unicellular Life Forms Cell Size What is DNA? Mitosis: Asexual Reproduction of Cells How Characteristics Are Inherited  Return to Lesson 4  Return to Resources  Return to Top of Page  Session Five -- Aquatic Plants Differences between Land and Water Plants Evolution Introduction to Biomes  Aquatic Communities How to Plan Your Water Plant Designing and Diversifying Your Water Plant Return to Lesson 5  Return to Resources  Return to Top of Page  Session Six -- Aquatic Animals Design Your Water Animal for Evolution Introduction to Biomes Check Chapter 6 on the WorkSheet Master Page to Get Ideas About Making Your Animals Evolve How Animals Travel Animals and Plants in the Water Survival Strategies: Hiding Survival Strategies: Armor Survival Strategies: Developing Speed Survival Strategies: Protective Coloration Reproduction Territoriality  Return to Lesson 6  Return to Resources  Return to Top of Page  Session Seven -- Aquatic Ecologies Following the Energy Trail -- Finding the KCal Pyramid for Your Planet Biomes: Shallow Water Biomes: The Ocean Floor Biomes: The Surface Biomes: The Intertidal Zone Energy Capture: Food Chains  Return to Lesson 7  Return to Resources  Return to Top of Page Session Eight -- Land Plants Introduction to Biomes Evergreen Coniferous Forests, also called Tiaga Deciduous Forests Lifestyles of Animals and Plants How Seeds Travel How Plants Reproduce How Seeds Germinate The Structure of Flowers Vascular Structures for Land Plants The Two Seed Types of Flowering Plants Alternation of Generations Growing Seasons Life Returns to the Landscape After Lava Flows Return to Lesson 8  Return to Resources  Return to Top of Page  Session Nine -- Land Animals The Sizes of Animals Dealing with Gravity Breathing Air Problems for Land Animals: Getting Water Problems for Land Animals: Body Shapes and Sizes Dealing with Exposure to Sunlight Problems for Land Animals: Dealing with the Seasons The Caloric Content of Foods Some Animal Weights and Caloric Requirements on Earth Reproductive Strategies Reproduction on Land  Return to Lesson 9  Return to Resources  Return to Top of Page  Session Ten -- Land Ecologies Following the Energy Trail -- Finding the KCal Pyramid for Your Planet Reproductive Strategies Carrying Capacity Ecological Niches  Return to Lesson 10  Return to Resources  Return to Top of Page  Session Eleven -- Alien Bodies The Caloric Content of Foods Some Animal Weights and Caloric Requirements on Earth  Return to Lesson 11  Return to Resources  Return to Top of Page  Session Twelve -- Alien Minds Under Construction  Return to Lesson 12  Return to Resources  Return to Top of Page  Session Thirteen -- Social Organization Under Construction  Return to Lesson 13  Return to Resources  Return to Top of Page  Session Fourteen -- Resource Allocation Under Construction  Return to Lesson 14  Return to Resources  Return to Top of Page Session Fifteen -- Education Under Construction  Return to Lesson 15  Return to Resources  Return to Top of Page  Session Sixteen -- History Under Construction  Return to Lesson 16  Return to Resources  Return to Top of Page  Session Seventeen -- Religion and Philosophy Under Construction  Return to Lesson 17  Return to Resources  Return to Top of Page  Session Eighteen -- Creative Expression Under Construction  Return to Lesson 18  Return to Resources  Return to Top of Page  Session Nineteen-Engineering and Technology Under Construction  Return to Lesson 19  Return to Resources  Return to Top of Page  Session Twenty -- Social Developments Under Construction  Return to Lesson 20  Return to Resources  Return to Top of Page Return to Home Page © 1997, 1999. Elizabeth Anne Viau.  All rights reserved. This material may be used freely for instructional purposes but not sold for a price beyond the cost of reproduction. Please inform the author if you use it at eviau@earthlink.net.