Archive for the 'Science' Category
Youngzine is a site created for elementary and middle school students to help them learn about current events. Youngzine was created by a team of parents who want to provide a safe, bias-free place for students to learn about the world. The site contains stories and videos related to current topics. Each story has a […]
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Whether you were a teacher or a student in the late 1990’s, most likely you remember the SchoolHouse Rock Videos. Did you know that all 44 SchoolHouse Rock videos are available on YouTube? Here’s a link to the SchoolHouse Rock playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL627DC99CDC973298
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YouTube Teachers is a YouTube Channel created by YouTube. The purpose of YouTube Teachers is to help teachers learn how to use YouTube as an educational tool. The site includes lesson plans, educational playlists, and training on how to create your own educational videos. When you sign up for YouTube Teachers, you are eligible to […]
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Free Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) is a website created for teachers by the Department of Education. FREE contains over 1,500 K-12 resources related to the arts, language arts, math, physical education, science and social studies. All the resources come from dozens of federal agencies, including the Department of Education, The Department of Health and […]
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Succeeding with Science, as you can probably guess from the name, is a website that offers interactive activities and teacher resources related to teaching and learning about science. The site was created to help students develop enthusiasm towards science by offering attractive activities to help them understand science concepts. While Succeeding with Science doesn’t offer […]
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ABCya is a website of computer games and activities for students from Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. The thing I like best about ABCya is that the games and activities were developed by teachers, based on actual curriculum. The large selection of activities are related to spelling, reading, math, geography, science and technology, and are sorted […]
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The Learning Network is a site/blog sponsored by the New York Times. The Learning Network is a current site, updated every school day, that offers a wealth of high quality learning resources — lesson plans, student opinion questions, challenges, crossword puzzles, etc. — for teachers and students in grades 3-12. For example, a periodic math […]
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Problem Based Learning: Explained is a video created by Common Craft for the Buck Institute of Education. If you are familiar with Common Craft videos, you know they do a nice job of making complex concepts easy to understand. Problem Based Learning: Explained is a short (Time: 3:50 video that explains the basic concepts of […]
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OER (Open Educational Resources) Commons is a site through which educators share lessons and resources. The site hosts thousands of lessons which can be searched by content, lesson type and level. The lessons are licensed to be used and reused free of charge. All lessons have been reviewed and approved by the OER Commons staff. […]
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Hey! LHS Kids is a science website designed for elementary students, created by UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science. The site contains images, quizzes, videos, games, interactive activities and more, centered on a variety of science-related topics. One activity that might be fun for your students is “Measure Yourself”. Students enter the length of their […]
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