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School Garden Resources - Whole Kids Foundation
Grades
K to 12In the Classroom
Share information from this site with your school's parent/teacher organization to gain support and possible funding for a garden project. Extend classroom technology use and student learning by asking students to create video commercials to ask for funding, share their gardening success, or for their favorite gardening tool. Use a video creation tool like Flexclip, reviewed here. Gardening is a perfect topic for student blogs. Enhance student learning by replacing paper and pencil journals and use Edublog, reviewed here, to share the progress of their gardens including images and journal entries.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Earth Science Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): earth (192), rock cycle (26), weather (170)
In the Classroom
This collection includes resources for all grades. Each review includes several classroom use ideas. These are excellent tools to use to study for the big test! Save (or bookmark) this list for students to use to review. Explore the activities suggested.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK Go Sandbox - University of St Thomas and Dr. AnnMarie Thomas
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): gravity (50), mass (21), motion (55), sound (74), STEM (343)
In the Classroom
Delight your students with the videos and activities provided on the site to include with your current science lessons. Place students in groups to complete the challenges offered. Have students replace paper and pen and take collaborative, digital notes using Webnote, reviewed here; tell students to be sure to save the URL to share their notes and questions with you and their peers. Ask students to record their work images and video. Redefine learning and challenge students to share their final projects including the digital research notes, images, and videos using a multimedia presentation tool like Sway, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Bee Cause Project - Ted Dennard
Grades
K to 12tag(s): citizen science (26), ecosystems (99), grants (16), habitats (100), insects (60), life cycles (22)
In the Classroom
Download the many curriculum materials to include with teaching units on insects and ecosystems. Work together with other school classes to apply for the annual grant to receive a hive for your school. Encourage students to learn more about the many benefits of bees by sharing additional resources on a Padlet, reviewed here. Create columns on your Padlet to organize resources into topics such as books, videos, online information, and student research. Challenge students to use a game-creation tool like Scratch, reviewed here, to make a game about bees and their importance within local ecosystems.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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STEM Resource Finder - The Concord Consortium
Grades
K to 12tag(s): animals (268), cells (82), dna (52), earthquakes (50), engineering (136), equations (132), genetics (83), measurement (126), plants (139), pollution (55), problem solving (266), space (238), stars (79), STEM (343), temperature (34), weather (170)
In the Classroom
Be sure to bookmark this site as a resource for many interactives and activities for teaching STEM topics. Place students in cooperative groups to complete activities or share ideas from this site for science fair projects. Ask students to share their research and projects and extend their learning using a tool like bulb, reviewed here. bulb offers a variety of options for building a personalized webpage without knowledge of coding.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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FireWorks Educational Program - US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Grades
K to 12tag(s): biomes (88), fire (23), fire prevention (16), fire safety (16), forests (31), OER (42)
In the Classroom
Include materials from this site during your fire safety unit, Fire Prevention Week, or as part of your studies of North American biomes. Enhance learning by having students create free and easy websites using Carrd, reviewed here, to share information learned about fire safety, fire hazards, and fire prevention techniques. Extend learning by asking students to create an online book incorporating videos, images, and more using Book Creator, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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MySciLife - TeachersFirst
Grades
6 to 9tag(s): animals (268), critical thinking (166), descriptive writing (43), digital citizenship (103), OER (42), plants (139), scientists (71), social media (60), STEM (343), volcanoes (62), writing (308)
In the Classroom
Join MySciLife to bring excitement and energy to your science classroom. As you complete activities in the platform, use a concept mapping site like MindMup, reviewed here, to replace paper/pencil version of a concept map. Alter students' learning by asking them to create and share infographics based on their research and sharing of ideas. Canva, reviewed here, is an easy to use site for creating infographics using pre-made templates or from scratch. Take student learning to a whole new level by redefining it and having them create a game-based learning activity for their peers using Canvas LMS, reviewed here. Canvas LMS offers many options for creating differentiated learning using video, quizzes, and more.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National Geographic Education - National Geographic
Grades
K to 12tag(s): animal homes (52), biodiversity (35), climate (97), climate change (112), democracy (26), energy (138), habitats (100), map skills (67), native americans (131), oceans (139), planets (125), preK (303), space (238), stars (79), women (184)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and include the National Geographic site with your resources for planning social studies and science lessons. Share resources from the site on your interactive whiteboard then include a link on classroom computers for students to explore independently. There are many interesting articles and activities for students. Have them choose one; then, replace paper and pen by having them use an online notetaking tool like Webnote, reviewed here, to take notes or write questions as they research information online. Replace paper pen by asking students to write blogs sharing information learned using a site like edublog, reviewed here. edublog offers tools for creating class and individual blogs.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Young Scientist Lab - Discovery Education and 3M
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K to 8tag(s): careers (198), data (200), forces (46), light (56), magnetism (36), recycling (45), rockets (14), sound (74)
In the Classroom
Add this site to your science lesson resources. As students complete activities ask them to create blogs describing their experiments and results. Webnode, reviewed here, is a simple tool for creating and sharing blogs for all grade levels. Have students share their science experiments through weekly or monthly podcasts using a podcasting tool like Podcast Adobe, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Ecosystems: 11 StudyJams! Interactive Science Activities - Scholastic
Grades
3 to 8tag(s): biomes (88), ecosystems (99), food chains (23), population (54), water (101), water cycle (25)
In the Classroom
View these interactives as a class to introduce different components of ecosystems and biomes. Share a link on class computers for students to view on their own as a science learning station. As students learn more about biomes, ask them to use Image Annotator, reviewed here, to annotate an image. After uploading an image, As a final project, have students create books sharing information about biomes. Have younger students use a tool like WriteReader, reviewed here. WriteReader includes options for including original spelling along with "correct" spelling underneath. For older students, create books using Book Creator, reviewed here. Book Creator includes many options to create online books including videos, audio, and images.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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KoiKiwi - Ecological Games For Smart Kids - KoiKiwi.com
Grades
K to 12tag(s): earth day (60), ecology (116), forests (31), pollution (55), ponds (3), recycling (45)
In the Classroom
Select games from this site to include with Earth Day or environmental units. Include a link to games on classroom computers and your class website for students to access during learning centers or at home. Instead of using worksheets or short response quizzes, ask students to create an infographic sharing information learned during your science unit. Canva, reviewed here, offers easy to use templates for designing infographics. Collaborate with a classroom in a different state or country using Global Virtual Classroom, reviewed here, to compare and contrast environmental issues found in your different locations. Continue your collaboration using Gravity, reviewed here to create student video responses to essential questions raised during your ongoing discussions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Human Body Systems - Science Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): body systems (45), human body (97)
In the Classroom
This list also includes links to even more resources that are tagged human body and body systems. If you can't find an ideal tool on our list, search these additional provided topics. There are several device agnostic sites (available as both an app and on a web browser). These are ideal for the byod classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Evolution - Science Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12In the Classroom
List these tools on your website for students to use for review and preparation for a test. Share the interactive sites on your projector with the class. Have students work in cooperative learning groups and investigate the sites.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Genetics - Science Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
List these tools on your website for students to use for review and preparation for a test. Share the interactive sites on your projector with the class. A few of these are device agnostic and available as both an app and on the web.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Environmental Protection Agency
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): chemicals (36), environment (248), pollution (55), recycling (45), water (101)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site to include with units on the environment and current events. Ask students to use the site's search tools to find local environmental issues and concerns. Encourage students to use a tool like Diigo, reviewed here, to keep track and highlight the important information they find. Upon completion of research, have students create infographics using a tool like Canva, reviewed here, to share the facts they find. Canva is easy to use and provides many templates for creating infographics. Ask students to create a podcast featuring information about the environment, along with suggestions for addressing environmental concerns. Podbean, reviewed here, is a free tool for publishing audio and video podcasts.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Biomes Lesson Plan - InstructorWeb
Grades
3 to 7tag(s): adaptations (16), biomes (88), deserts (20), forests (31), habitats (100), rainforests (16), tundra (13)
In the Classroom
Include this site as a resource for planning your biome unit. Use tools found at Class Tools, reviewed here, to present information during lessons. For example, use the Post-It Labeling tool to upload an image of a biome and add sticky notes to identify and explain items found. Be sure to save any creations you make on your class website for students to view at home. Use the idea for writing descriptive paragraphs found within the lesson and enhance the activity by asking students to write blog posts to share. Edublog, reviewed here, provides a free platform for student blogs. As a culminating activity, have students use Google My Maps, reviewed here, to create virtual field trips to different biomes around the world.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Ecology Lab - Learner.org
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): animals (268), ecology (116), ecosystems (99), environment (248), plants (139)
In the Classroom
View this interactive together with students on your interactive whiteboard as you change different environmental components. Ask students to predict final outcomes before viewing each scenario, ask them to vote on their prediction with an online voting tool like Dotstorming, reviewed here. Ask students to discuss results in an online blog using edublogs, reviewed here. Include before and after screen shots of your lab as part of student blog discussions. Extend student learning by having your students try their own hand at creating an online game using Scratch, reviewed here, to demonstrate interactions between plants and animals in different environmental conditions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Atoms - Science Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
2 to 12tag(s): atoms (43)
In the Classroom
Many of these tools are more appropriate for middle and high school students. In the younger grades, the tools could be used as a teacher-led activity. Share the interactive sites on your projector with the class. List these tools on your website for students to use for review and preparation for a test.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cells - Science Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): cells (82)
In the Classroom
Share the interactive sites on your projector with the class. List these tools on your website for students to use for review and preparation for a test. A few of these are device agnostic and available as both an app and on the web.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Explore Learning Ecosystem Resources - Explore Learning
Grades
4 to 10tag(s): animals (268), coral (11), ecosystems (99), food chains (23), ponds (3), population (54)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the many free resources shared on this site for teaching about ecosystems. Ask students to create infographics sharing information they learn. Canva, reviewed here, offers free resources for creating infographics. Have students create animated videos sharing information about ecosystems using Powtoon, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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