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UL Xplorlabs - Underwriters Laboratories
Grades
7 to 12
tag(s): electricity (59), energy (130), fire (22), fire safety (16), heat (15), problem solving (226), STEM (269)
In the Classroom
You and your students will benefit from this site's free materials to include in your science lab activities to teach content, problem-solving, and scientific investigation techniques. As students begin activities replace paper and pencil and use a digital graphic organizer such as one found at TUZZit, reviewed here, to organize questions and gather information. Upon completion of experiments, enhance learning and have students share their work using Printing Press, reviewed here, to create a one-page newspaper or brochure including images and text. At the end of your unit, have students use Google Slides, reviewed here, to redefine their learning and create an explainer video sharing and demonstrating the results of their lab activities.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Expii - Expii, Inc.
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): atoms (42), cells (82), charts and graphs (169), decimals (84), earth (185), electricity (59), equations (120), fractions (158), magnetism (36), molecules (42), number lines (33), number sense (70), planets (112), ratios (46), space (214), stars (69), STEM (269), sun (71), transformations (12), variables (14)
In the Classroom
Include Expii with your links for students to use at home and in class. Expii is an excellent way to provide content explanation through the voice of many different speakers, allowing the opportunity to increase student understanding. To enhance learning, ask groups of students to view lessons provided by the different contributors, then ask them to compare and contrast information by creating a concept map or Venn Diagram using Canva, reviewed here. At the end of a teaching unit, ask students to redefine what they learned using a multimedia tool like Adobe Creative Cloud Express for Education, reviewed here, or Sway, reviewed here, to share their learning. Be sure to have them include their own video explanation of the content.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Science News for Students - Society for Science and the Public
Grades
4 to 8tag(s): body systems (41), brain (56), careers (138), earth (185), environment (237), evolution (86), genetics (76), human body (94), space (214), STEM (269)
In the Classroom
Include a link to Science News for Students on classroom computers to include with other non-fiction reading resources for students. Have students browse through the site to find information of interest when choosing science fair or research topics. Enhance students' learning by asking them to create an infographic related to a science topic using Canva Infographic Maker, reviewed here. This very easy to use tool includes drag and drop tools for easy creation of infographics using included templates or your own design. Take student research a step further and redefine their technology use by having students use Google Drawings, reviewed here, to upload an image related to their science research and add annotations. Google Drawings allows you to annotate an image with links to videos, text, websites, and more. Not familiar with Google Drawings? Watch an archived OK2Ask session to learn how to use: OK2Ask Google Drawings, here. to upload an image related to their science research and add annotations. Weaker readers will need a reading buddy for some of the more challenging articles. Classes in lower grades will want to read the articles together. A quick check on one article using Juicy Studio's Readability test, reviewed here, provided an approximate grade level of 6.5. Check articles before assigning to elementary students. You might also want to use Word Sift, reviewed here, to quickly identify important words that appear in the text.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Earth Science Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): earth (185), rock cycle (12), weather (161)
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 (42), mass (19), motion (49), sound (73), STEM (269)
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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STEM Resource Finder - The Concord Consortium
Grades
K to 12tag(s): animals (284), cells (82), dna (42), earthquakes (45), engineering (123), equations (120), genetics (76), measurement (124), plants (147), pollution (51), problem solving (226), space (214), stars (69), STEM (269), temperature (35), weather (161)
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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Twitter Chat: Infusing STEM Into Any Classroom - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): STEM (269), twitterchatarchive (175)
In the Classroom
Are you ready to infuse STEM into your classroom? Learn new STEM trends and tools for your classroom. Share this chat with your colleagues looking for sites and information about infusing STEM into the classroom. Explore the various tools that are shared.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Elements - Theodore Gray
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): elements (32), periodic table (44)
In the Classroom
Include The Elements with your other bookmarks on classroom computers for chemistry students. Allow students time to browse and explore the site on their own. Share the site on your interactive whiteboard to browse and compare elements together with your students. Use information from the site as an example, and ask students to use Google Drawings, reviewed here. Google Drawings allows you to annotate an image with links to videos, text, websites, and more. Not familiar with Google Drawings? Watch an archived OK2Ask session to learn how to use: OK2Ask Google Drawings, here. As a final project, ask students to create a multimedia presentation using a tool like Sway, reviewed here, sharing information on elements on the periodic table. Sway offers tools for users to incorporate video, images, maps, and more into one polished presentation.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 (138), data (147), forces (37), light (52), magnetism (36), recycling (45), rockets (11), sound (73)
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 Generator, reviewed here. Don't forget to ask students to include both failures and successes when discussing their experiments!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Chemical Reactions - Science Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): chemicals (39)
In the Classroom
Use these tools and resources in a chemistry class or during a unit related to chemical reactions. 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. Read ideas for classroom integration in each resource's classroom use section.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 (42)
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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Cabinet of Curiosities - Philippe Cousteau Jr.
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): anthropology (10), careers (138), communication (138), ecology (98), engineering (123), marine biology (25), oceans (149), STEM (269)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save to use when exploring career options with students. Ask students to use information found on this site and others to create an infographic sharing information about a chosen career. Canva Infographic Maker, reviewed here, offers many templates for creating infographics. To increase student knowledge of options within STEM careers, have groups of students create a weekly podcast sharing different career fields. Buzzsprout, reviewed here, is an online tool to use when creating and hosting podcasts.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Science4Fun - Abdul Wahab Malik
Grades
K to 5This site includes advertising.
tag(s): animals (284), density (18), earth (185), electricity (59), energy (130), forces (37), friction (9), gravity (42), heat (15), magnetism (36), mass (19), motion (49), periodic table (44), planets (112), plants (147), preK (261), temperature (35)
In the Classroom
Bookmark Science4Fun as a resource for interesting, classroom-friendly science experiments. Share a link to experiments on your class web page for families to complete at home. Consider taking photos of the different stages of an experiment your students are doing in class. Use Google Slides, reviewed here, to display them on your webpage for students and families to view at any time.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Twitter Chat: Ideas for Infusing STEM - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): professional development (402), STEM (269), twitterchatarchive (175)
In the Classroom
Do you teach STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math)? Check out this archived chat for tools and tips to use in your classroom. Share this tool with your colleagues interested in learning more tips and tools to use in STEM lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Inquiry in Action - American Chemical Society
Grades
3 to 8tag(s): acids and bases (7), density (18), matter (46), molecules (42), temperature (35), water (101)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the many free lessons and resources on this site. Share a link to the Chemistry Review on your class website for student use at any time. If you are beginning the process of integrating technology, have students create blogs sharing their science learning process using Telegra.ph, reviewed here. This blog creator requires no registration. If you are teaching younger students and looking for an easy way to integrate technology and check for understanding, challenge your students to create a blog using Edublog, reviewed here. Challenge cooperative learning groups to enhance their learning by creating videos demonstrating their inquiry science activities. If you or your students are less experienced with technology, use a tool such as Powtoon, reviewed here. Those who are more experienced might try using a tool like moovly, reviewed here, and share them on a site such as TeacherTube reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Open Learning Initiative - Carnegie Mellon University
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): chinese (44), classroom management (122), design (80), engineering (123), french (75), logic (163), OER (43), Online Learning (42), probability (98), psychology (67), statistics (119), STEM (269)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of content in courses to supplement your current lessons. No registration is required to access and view course information. Share this site with gifted students or students with interests in specific academic areas not covered in your current curriculum. Create a course and offer it to your students for greater interaction and learning through community building. Find great ideas from other existing courses. Teachers of gifted can use courses to challenge students in their areas of interest. You can also have gifted students create or collaborate on a student-made "course." Explore the topics for some new, engaging topics to round out your own expertise. Allow students to enroll in a course that would fit into their career goals as an exploratory opportunity in that field. The Open Learning Initiative would also be perfect for setting up directions and steps for any projects you require students to do for your class. The program will integrate with some learning management systems.Edge Features:
Includes an education-only area for teachers and students
Parent permission advised before posting student work created using this tool
Premium version (not free) includes additional features or storage
Products can be shared by URL
Multiple users can collaborate on the same project
Includes teacher tools for registering and/or monitoring students
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Math and Science Concept Map - CK-12 Foundation
Grades
10 to 12tag(s): concept mapping (16), pi (25), STEM (269)
In the Classroom
Display the concept map on an interactive whiteboard, or with a projector, and explore the complex interactions between math and science together. Focus on one specific topic, such as population growth patterns to find sub-topics for further exploration. Have students choose a topic for further research then present their findings using a tool like Slides, reviewed here, which is similar to Powerpoint. This site is perfect for use with gifted students to find and learn more about specific math and science content.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Full Spectrum Science: Fireworks - Exploratorium
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Enhance learning by having students create a simple infographic about fireworks using Venngage reviewed here. Use this video as a model and have students research the origins of other common items. Have students upload a photo they have taken and add an explanation about what they learned using a tool such as Add Text, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Reactions - American Chemical Society
Grades
6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): chemicals (39), diseases (67), nutrition (136), seasons (37), space (214)
In the Classroom
Share a video with students once a week to help all of you learn about the chemistry in our everyday lives. Flip your classroom and use a video as homework. Have students take notes on the material and write down questions they still have and topics that confuse them. They can do this with pen and paper or online. If you want the assignment online, explain to students they need to open a new tab in their browser window and take notes with a tool such as Webnote, reviewed here; tell students to be sure to save the URL to share their notes and questions with you and their peers. Or, use a tool like playposit (formerly eduCanon), reviewed here, for students to pause videos and ask or answer questions right on the video. These activities can help uncover student misconceptions. Show the video to the class, and then discuss the concept at length.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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