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Funology - Science Experiments - Funburst Media
Grades
K to 6
tag(s): experiments (52), weather (163)
In the Classroom
This site would be a great enrichment piece for science units, hands-on learning, or even in-door recess. Use them as hands-on morning assignments or problem(s) of the day and have students journal the hypothesis, outcome and rationale to practice writing. If you have a class wiki, consider adding a "Not-so-Mad Scientist" page for students to record their results from home or school. Share the link on your teacher web page and give extra credit for at-home reporting.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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ChemCollective: Student Tutorials - Carnegie Mellon
Grades
10 to 12tag(s): density (18)
In the Classroom
Use this website to re-teach a chemistry concept or to introduce a new topicon an interactive whiteboard or on stdent laptops. Be certain to provide a link from your teacher web page to these tutorials, for students to review at home. Preview the difficulty level of the content, since some will go into AP-level.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Chem1 Virtual Textbook - Stephen Lower
Grades
9 to 12In the Classroom
Use this excellent resource to complement your chemistry classes. By providing students with varied lesson ideas and resources, teachers further their students' understanding of the subject. Share this link on your teacher web age for students to access outside of class for "another angle."Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Science Fair Project Resource Guide - The Internet Public Library
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): air (106), scientific method (47)
In the Classroom
As you study scientific method, use the science fair examples as exercises for students to identify independent and dependent variables for the various projects. Give students the links to "find" experiments and analyze them with a partner or do this analysis as a class, sharing the project ideas on a projector or interactive whiteboard. The whiteboard tools would allow you to color code and highlight the various steps of scientific method consistently to help learning support students.Include this site on your teacher web page for students and parents to access as a reference. Consider directing students and parents to particular links within this site that apply to the science fair students are participating in.
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Mad Sci Network - Mad Sci Network/Third Sector New England
Grades
K to 12tag(s): air (106), experiments (52), scientists (62)
In the Classroom
Navigate the human body and label parts on an interactive whiteboard, or find the appropriate experiments for all your science concepts. By searching the question archives, you can find answers to questions at all levels. Be sure to include this link on your teacher web page year-round to promote curiosity about science. Teachers of gifted will love this one as a treasury of open-ended ideas on science by scientists.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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instacalc - instacalc
Grades
6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): addition (128), calculators (37), conversions (36), multiplication (122)
In the Classroom
Visit the site and observe how the shared examples work. If you find one you like, you can get the link (try the little disk icon) to go directly to it. If you are feeling more adventurous, try creating one of your own, perhaps for calculating the class average on a test. Your web-savvy students will love this tool for collaborative lab reports or graphs of statistics. For safety's sake do not use any student names or information if you share calcs online.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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World of Teaching
Grades
K to 12In the Classroom
Use the small blue buttons to find your subject(s). This site is great for finding/sharing an interactive whiteboard activity or projected lesson. Since the PowerPoint shoes are editable, you may want to customize the shows you find. The grade equivalents are listed in the British system: KS1=ages 5-7; KS2=ages 7-11;KS3= ages 11-14;KS4= ages 14-16, A Level=ages 16-18.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Periodic Table of Comic Books - F. James Holler & John P. Selegue
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): elements (32), latin (22), periodic table (44)
In the Classroom
Get an interactive whiteboard and utilize this excellent website to help your students better comprehend the periodic table. These comics are packed with knowledge and fun to use! You will certainly want to include it on your teacher web page for studens to explore outside of class time.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Drinking Water and Ground Water Kids' Stuff - U.S. EPA
Grades
K to 12tag(s): conservation (83), earth (185), earth day (60), water (101), water cycle (22)
In the Classroom
All lessons require Acrobat Reader. Get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page..Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Race to Build the Atomic Bomb - Contra Costa County Department of Education
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): atomic bomb (9), cold war (30)
In the Classroom
Consider using this exploration about the development of the bomb as a focus while studying atomic particles or twentieth century history. The webquests are ready-to-go units or you can "cherry pick" sites to feature as a single class activity on laptops or in a lab.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Teach Engineering Resources for K-12 - University of Colorado Boulder
Grades
K to 12tag(s): amazon (10), architecture (64), bridges (11), cells (80), density (18), engineering (119), environment (240), forces (37), friction (9), heart (27), human body (93), latitude (10), light (52), longitude (9), map skills (56), marine biology (25), mars (26), medicine (55), motion (49), pollution (49), robotics (22), rockets (11), simple machines (17), space (213), STEM (262)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site as a resource for finding STEM lessons and activities for all grade levels. Collaborate with your peers using a bookmarking tool like Papaly, reviewed here, to share all of your resources. Papaly offers you the ability to add notes to shared resources making it easy to discuss and add comments to items shared. Instead of having students write journal entries during science or maker lab activities, enhance student learning by using a video response tool like Flip, reviewed here, to have students respond to essential questions and comment on their peers' observations. As a culminating activity to a unit, ask students to create an explainer video answering essential questions to the unit topic. Adobe Express Video Maker, reviewed here is an easy to use tool for creating animated video explainers.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Periodic Table of the Elements - Los Alamos National Laboratory's Chemistry Division
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): elements (32), periodic table (44)
In the Classroom
This is an excellent reference to include as a link on your teacher web page for students to access in class or at home as they begin to study the elements. Be sure to assign a partner reader for weaker students if you are requiring students to research on their own.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Knock on the Door: Chemistry - EABJM
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Make this a reference link from your teacher web page or use the site as a different way to introduce content so students can move at thier own pace.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National Institute of Standards and Technology Virtual Museum - NIST
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): engineering (119)
In the Classroom
Use this as a starting point for a research project or share portions on a projector as you begin units on different science and technology topics.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Matter Is The Stuff Around You - Andrew Rader Studios
Grades
3 to 8In the Classroom
Check out the lesson plan that is already designed using this website "Scientific Method Experiment: Factors Affection How Ice Melts".Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Singing Science Records - Ballads for the Age of Science
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): animals (280), energy (130), mammals (22), motion (49), plants (144), space (213), water (101), water cycle (22), weather (163)
In the Classroom
Include the links to specific songs for review on your teacher web site or play one of the songs as students enter the room (a sort of audio anticipatory set). You will definitely need to turn up the speakers. Elementary music teachers might want to pick up one of the songs while the students are studying these topics and teach the music and lyrics during music class!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ICBL: Investigative Case-Based Learning - BioQuest Curriculum Consortium
Grades
11 to 12tag(s): genetics (76), scientific method (47)
In the Classroom
Review the cases and select one that extends your curriculum, then share it on a projector so students are not overwhelmed by the level of sophistication at first. These would also be ideal for gifted high school students interested in the sciences.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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What'sThat Stuff? - American Chemical Society
Grades
9 to 12In the Classroom
If you're looking for good examples of applications, these might make an interesting starting point.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Creative Chemistry
Grades
10 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Organic Chemistry Help - Frostburg State University
Grades
10 to 12In the Classroom
Teachers may wish to use this online resource as a lesson planning tool or as a "help" resource for students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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