I was wondering if any of you would like to share your favorite online science resources. Here are some of my favorite websites: www.youtube.com www.teachertube.com www.brainpop.com Literacy Text Set (non-textbook sources) for kids http://www.chem4kids.com/ http://www.biology4kids.com/ http://www.geography4kids.com/ http://www.physics4kids.com/ http://www.cosmos4kids.com/ http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm Game http://www.kidsastronomy.com/fun/make-a-solar-system.htm -make your own solar system
http://sciencespot.net/ Tons of great lesson plans for middle school science http://www.cellsalive.com/howbig.htm Animation of how big cells are compared to other things http://www.teachersdomain.org/ Tons of video clips and lesson plans based on PBS resources
Thanks Kate. I completely forgot about www.sciencespot.net Also, I would like to add www.lessonplanet.com -requires a fee though.
I like middleschoolscience.com She also has some links on there for other useful science websites! Another good one: http://mjksciteachingideas.com/ I'm just beginning to find all of the science resources since this is my first year teaching just science. Helpful post! :thanks:
Thank you for sharing, LMT. This year will be also my first time teaching science (well actually teaching period).
I was told about an online source where you can pick animations of certain scientific concepts to show the kids and manipulate the variables to show different things. For example, they have one example where a kid is skate boarding back and forth. The force, friction, and gravity can be adjusted to show the differences in motion. For instance, parameters can be adjusted in a way that shows what it would like if the kid was skateboarding on the moon. I just can't remember the website. It's a collection of physics and biology animation.
Join the yahoo or google group that is on middleschoolscience. It is a fairly active group that has some great ideas. The authors for middleschoolscience and sciencespot are regular contributors to the group. Some other great sites are: http://www.galaxynet.com/~corvid/index.htm http://www.missdoctorbailer.com/ http://chemzone.org/ http://www.bennettscience.com/ http://education.jlab.org/ http://www.science-class.net/
Here are a few science sites that I use frequently: http://www.nclark.net/ (MS and HS sciences, labs, lessons, songs, videos, puzzles, and sooo many great ideas!) http://www.middleschoolscience.com/ (interactive notebook, lesson plans, activities, and more!) http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/middleschoolscience/ (Yahoo group for middle school science....lots of great ideas and advice given out here!) http://sciencehack.com/ (great resource for finding science videos from around the internet all in one place)
http://stem.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?event=showGrade&c=37&g=3%2C4%2C5 I'm going to favorite this thread. Great websites!!
http://www.carolina.com/category/teacher+resources.do Also found this game called CellCraft on Carolina: http://www.carolina.com/category/teacher+resources/interactive+science+games+and+simulations.do "CellCraft is a state of the art game that invites students to delve into the world of the cell, learning about how a cell functions while helping it survive in hostile environments. The student will gain an understanding of important molecules such as glucose and ATP, as well as a variety of cellular organelles, while going through an entertaining story guided by Platypus scientists in need of help. The game encourages students to balance resources and grow a robust cell in order to fight off cold, starvation, and viruses."
I forgot my favorite site. http://phet.colorado.edu/ There are interactive experiments on this site. I love it and use it all the time.
