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RI Channel - The Royal Institution of Great Britain
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6 to 12tag(s): plants (141), human body (97), engineering (137), air (26), genealogy (8), genetics (84), rocks (42), elements (31), STEM (393), brain (59)
In the Classroom
Introduce a new concept with a video or a portion of a videos. Share this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Students can note what they have learned for class discussion afterwards with additional information for understanding. While researching a topic, students will find the videos and the scientists interesting and full of information. Students can pick a video to watch and then report information learned to the class as part of a Science (or Math) Show and Tell. Bookmark this site to the class computer and list as a favorite on your class website or blog for easy access by students. Teachers of gifted and of AP level courses will appreciate some high level topics that will challenge even their brightest students.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Robotics Alliance Project - NASA
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4 to 12tag(s): robotics (30)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site as a reference site for finding further material. Click Educators from the top menu and find a varity of formats from challenges, cool links, activities, and more. Some of the resources on this site may lead to a starting point for individual or group projects. Use parts of this site at a center. Share this site with staff (especially new teachers) and parents looking to extend science and math activities at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Saturday Morning Astrophysics - Purdue University Dept of Physics & Astronomy
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7 to 12tag(s): solar system (126), light (61), planets (122), sun (87), stars (78), space (249)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the many free materials offered by SMAP to find lessons and activities to engage students in learning about astronomy research. Share the monthly SMAP schedule with students and invite them to share their learning with peers upon completing the monthly activity by creating a website using Canva for Education, reviewed here using one of the many shared templates. Ask students to include interactive elements found within Canva, such as infographics and quizzes, to engage their audience.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Saylor - Free Online Courses Built by Professors - Michael J Saylor
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7 to 12tag(s): professional development (317)
In the Classroom
Allow gifted students to enroll in courses that interest them or that provide enrichment beyond classroom content. Share with others in your building as a resource for professional development. Explore the topics yourself 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.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Science - PBS LearningMedia
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6 to 12tag(s): habitats (113), ecosystems (117), chemicals (37), life cycles (22), matter (51), space (249), measurement (123), cells (82)
In the Classroom
Assign each student a specific cell organelle to research. Students then participate in a "speed dating" activity where they pair up and share information about their assigned organelle, focusing on its structure and function. Encourage students to plan and conduct simple experiments related to life science topics, such as photosynthesis or respiration. Using the scientific method, students can formulate hypotheses, collect data, and draw conclusions. Have students use the digital tools to explore the process of meiosis. Students can engage with interactive simulations that illustrate each phase of meiosis, allowing them to visualize chromosome behavior and understand genetic variation.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Science (and more) to Music - Dr. Lodge McCammon
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4 to 12tag(s): factoring (28), equations (128), ratios (48), water (102), area (51), inquiry (42), matter (51), functions (60), songs (50), branches of government (69), constitution (111), rainforests (16), sound (71), oceans (142), cells (82), atoms (44), elements (31), nutrition (139), order of operations (30), integers (26), volume (32), factors (29), quadratics (27), exponents (38), africa (162), world war 2 (169), civil war (148), bill of rights (48)
In the Classroom
Play songs related to math, social studies, or science concepts in class to supplement current lessons. Download and play the tunes on iPods or mp3 players in a listening corner. Have younger students sing along with the songs (reading the lyrics). ESL/ELL students will benefit from such an alternate presentation of concepts, as will any who have strong musical/rhythmic intelligence. Give students copies of song lyrics, and have them create their own songs. After listening to a song, have students create their own song relating to current classroom topics. Suggest some familiar tunes so students do not have to start from scratch. Create a video of the songs and share using a site such as SchoolTube reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Science Bob Experiments - Steve Galgas
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6 to 11tag(s): sounds (37), volcanoes (60), chemicals (37), newton (25), magnetism (40), optical illusions (13), electricity (62), rockets (12), experiments (66)
In the Classroom
Print out instructions and have students work through the experiments when relevant to topics. Also, some experiments could be used as demonstrations. Assign cooperative learning groups specific experiments to try and have them create a video to share with the class. Share the videos on a site such as TeacherTube.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Science Bob Q&A - Steve Galgas
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3 to 9tag(s): questioning (37)
In the Classroom
Use questions as a good bank of "hooks" to start classroom discussions on various topics. Allow students time to expand the question and arrive at their own answers, and then have them view the actual given answer. From here, students can accept or reject the answer by finding more information on the topic.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Science Daily - ScienceDaily LLC
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6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): climate (100), earth (187), computers (101), energy (135), matter (51), planets (122), animals (281), plants (141), brain (59), news (221), data (215), fossils (44), space (249), time (97), medicine (52)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a research tool or to provide practice reading informational texts in the content areas. Choose an article relevant to what you are teaching, post it on your website or wiki, and have your students discuss what the article means and how it made them think. Since the articles are heavy with text, you may want to have students work in small groups to read the article you have selected for them, and use a tool such as Mindmeister (reviewed here) or bubbl.us (reviewed here) to create a concept map of the important ideas and their details for the article. Each article has several related links. Have each group choose a different one to explore, and create a concept map to share on your interactive whiteboard or projector so all can benefit from the related articles. Once created, the concept maps can be posted as links or embedded on your teacher website or wiki for review and to share with parents. If the text of the articles is simply too challenging without some "before reading" help, show students how to preview it using WordSift, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Science Direct - Elsevier
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9 to 12tag(s): resources (78), search engines (41)
In the Classroom
Use as a teacher or professional resource to expand understanding and knowledge of current research so that you can share the information with your students. Have older students search for information on research topics. Have students compare the Scirus with a regular search engine such as Google with the same search word before having them use the tool. It will show them the advantage of using a more science specific tool.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Science Fair Project Resource Guide - The Internet Public Library
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4 to 12tag(s): scientific method (48), experiments (66)
In the Classroom
As you study the 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 consistently color-code and highlight the various steps of the scientific method to support students' learning.Include this site on your class web page for students and parents to access as a reference. Consider directing students and parents to specific links on this site that apply to the science fair they are participating in.
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Science Fair Project World - Science Fair Projects
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2 to 8tag(s): experiments (66), science fairs (22)
In the Classroom
Introduce this tool to students on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Create a link on your class website for students and parents to access at home. Assign a science experiment for students to try at home on a bi-weekly basis; this will help students and parents to be prepared when science fair time comes around. Allow older students to work together in small groups to investigate and complete the experiments. They could physically work together, or do the projects on their own and report the results and findings back to their group. Use a tool such as Simply Circle, reviewed here, to help students keep their group organized and communicating. For younger students use Simply Circle and include their parents to keep them informed about which project is due and when.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Science Friday Kids' Connection - NPR
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6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): experiments (66), radio (16), podcasts (191), ecology (112), agriculture (52), genetics (84), planets (122), plants (141), animals (281), insects (64), paleontology (28), stars (78), environment (248), energy (135), climate change (115), habitats (113), ecosystems (117), water (102), air (26), nutrition (139), mental health (65), medicine (52), nuclear energy (20), light (61), electricity (62), magnetism (40), weather (170), engineering (137), oceans (142), climate (100), chemicals (37), computers (101), space (249), archeology (26), anthropology (9), psychology (61), sociology (23), child development (18), transportation (31), reproduction (6)
In the Classroom
Use Science Friday as a springboard and resource for research projects, or as an end of the week fun discussion. Play a podcast, and have students discuss the meaning and any possible misunderstandings. You could set up a computer in your classroom with a Science Friday podcast or video set up and ready to go for students to cycle through or for those who finsh their work early.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Science Fridays - Science Fridays
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K to 12tag(s): ethics (21), climate (100), energy (135), brain (59), STEM (393), makerspace (41), artificial intelligence (372), space (249), insects (64), animals (281), volcanoes (60)
In the Classroom
When learning about ants in How Do Ants Crown A Queen? students can use Turbo Timeline Generator, reviewed here to share the steps that ants take to crown a queen. In Train Your Brain To Manage Stress, students can create an infographic using Infographics Presentation Templates, reviewed here to share ways to manage stress. When learning about using a chatboat in AI For Kids: A Chatbox Exploration, students can use Timeline Infographic Templates by Venngage, reviewed here to compare and contrast chatbot output from the different chatpots used.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Science Games - Crazy Games
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5 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): solar system (126), planets (122), space (249), body systems (47), human body (97), mitosis (9), earth (187), game based learning (237)
In the Classroom
Be sure to take some time to explore this site before sharing it with students due to the different kinds of activities available. You may want to share specific games with tech-savvy students first, then let them be the teacher to show classmates how to play. Include games as part of blended learning activities, computer centers, or online lessons. For example, use Canvas LMS, reviewed here, to create a lesson incorporating one or more science games, video tutorials, quizzes, and additional activities. Enhance learning by asking students to work in groups to create science games using Scratch, reviewed here. Many examples and tutorials are available on Scratch to get you started.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Science Geek - Mr. Allan
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7 to 12This site includes advertising.
In the Classroom
Use the printables in your classroom when students do not have easy access to the internet. Try something more adventurous by showing a chemistry video on your interactive whiteboard. To use this site even further, have students try out a virtual lab tool as an alternative to a hands-on lab assignment. Make this link available as an alternative for exploring concepts when students are "stuck" or confused.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Science in the Classroom - Science in the Classroom
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9 to 12tag(s): human body (97), animals (281), medicine (52), genetics (84), plants (141), drugs and alcohol (29), diseases (59), cells (82), STEM (393)
In the Classroom
Science in the Classroom is a must-add to any high school classroom. View articles together on your interactive whiteboard while adding highlighted annotations to focus on the content. Alternatively, print a copy of the article and have students add highlights to compare to the site's highlighted portions. Be sure to help weaker readers and ESL/ELL students by sharing the vocabulary words before reading, either on a handout or by projecting on an interactive whiteboard or screen and highlighting them in the text as you come to them. Flip learning by having students read an article before coming to class, and asking them to prepare questions to bring to class. Have students create a simple infographic sharing their findings using Venngage, reviewed here. Use an online flashcard maker, like Cram - Online Flashcards Library, reviewed here, to review important vocabulary or content from any article.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Science IQ - Science IQ. com
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8 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): area (51), volume (32), pythagorean theorem (19), square roots (15), prime numbers (24), chemicals (37), ph (2), carbon footprint (8), carbon (14), coal (6), ozone (6), natural resources (33), fossil fuels (11), fossils (44), earthquakes (51), glaciers (18), machines (17), energy (135), matter (51), sun (87), moon (87), stars (78), space (249), engineering (137), questioning (37), planets (122)
In the Classroom
Try using this site's questions on a weekly or daily basis in science or math class to start discussions and provoke student thinking. Allow students to view the question on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Then brainstorm possible answers. Once enough thoughts have been seeded, share the real answers. Or allow students to work on the answer as the lesson continues for a few days, and reveal the correct answer as the lesson's finale.This site could also be used as a learning station for the question of the day or the week.
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This is a great resource to begin a class. It really helps students to apply science to the natural world.Gia, , Grades: 7 - 12
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Science Made Simple - projects, ideas & topics - Science Made Simple
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K to 11This site includes advertising.
tag(s): experiments (66), electricity (62), colors (64), plants (141), photosynthesis (18)
In the Classroom
Share portions of the site such as how to use a lab notebook or how to do experiments safely on your interactive whiteboard when beginning science projects. Use the site as a resource for classroom experiments with materials that are readily available. Assign experiments for students to do at home, then have them prepare a presentation for the class describing science concepts demonstrated and learned. Secondary teachers can assign students a topic from the Science News portion of the site to read and discuss with the class. Challenge students to create a multimedia project using Genially, reviewed here, where students can choose the type of multimedia project they want to create and insert maps, surveys, video, audio and more. Have them share with the class or post the projects on your class webpage for all to see.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Science News - NY Times
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9 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): newspapers (86), news (221)
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Use for science current events. Provide this link on a classroom computer or listed on your wiki, blog, or site for easy access by students. Search through the various articles to find a story that students can identify with or are interested in. Use the articles to uncover misconceptions about the subject matter. Divide students into cooperative learning groups to explore the site. Have them create an information poster or multimedia presentation about specifics from the article and the background science needing to be understood. Have students make a multimedia presentation using one of the many TeachersFirst Edge tools.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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