SCIENCEPOWER 10
Student Resources
Chapter 12: Life in Motion

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Transport Canada
http://search.tc.gc.ca/en/search.asp

You can search the Transport Canada web site for documents containing statistics and other information on various transport or traffic-related issues. To get to their home page go to http://www.tc.gc.ca/ and select English, then any subject that interests you.

Other Great Web Sites for Chapter 12

Vector Addition
http://www.explorescience.com/activities/Activity_page.cfm?ActivityID=15

An excellent site that permits online manipulation of vectors, showing the results in real time. (No math necessary, but Shockwave is required.)

Doppler Effect
http://www.explorescience.com/activities/Activity_page.cfm?ActivityID=45

In this activity you can watch sound waves that originate from a moving source. Learn why a train whistle changes in pitch as it passes by you and see why planes moving faster than the speed of sound create a sonic boom.

The National Atlas of Canada Online
http://www.atlas.gc.ca/english/index.html

Take a look at this extensive collection of maps from Natural Resources Canada, showing everything from flood zones to the location of diamond mines. Or test your knowledge of Canadian trivia by taking the quiz.