Here's a list I compiled of some of the best science blogs and websites I found on the web. A summary of each is included below its link. Enjoy!
This
is a great blog written by a middle school science teacher outlining tons of
science activities and experiences. Even though he is a middle school teacher,
most of them could easily be done in the elementary classroom, or adapted to be
appropriate. There are videos included which make it very easy for a teacher to
see how to carry out the experiments or activities, or to show students if it
is not possible to complete the experiment in the classroom.
This
is a useful blog for teachers interested in incorporating more technology into their classrooms and their children's learning experiences. The blog offers many tips on how to integrate technology into lessons, especially those dealing with science. It also provides links and many resources for teachers to free technology that is easy to use. It is a very user-friendly blog that allows you to choose grade levels and subjects from a drop-down menu, so teachers can find what they're looking for easily in a pinch.
This
website is split into two main areas: the teacher entrance and the student
entrance. The student’s section of the site includes an “elevator” that the
children may “ride” to a desired floor, each of which are labeled with a
different aspect of science. Once at the floor, there are different rooms that
serve as the subcategories of the floor’s topic, which the students can enter
and learn all about that category. The teacher entrance includes activities for
the teacher to complete with children in the classroom that correlate to every
room and floor in the student’s entrance, so that the things they are learning
on the site become more real to them. The site focuses on dinosaurs and the era
they lived in, as well as Earth science.
This
is a valuable website for children of any age and grade level. To access the
science portion of the site, there is an easy to use navigation bar at the top
with a single button labeled “Science,” which takes the user to a page full of
information and science exploration activities. It includes photographs and
videos of how things in our world and everyday lives work, that we may not have
considered to be scientific before, including animal processes. Students may use
the site to explore different science topics and teachers may use it to
research interesting lessons and facts to infuse into the classroom unit.
This
website is run by NASA and is geared toward children and enhancing their
science learning experiences, specifically in the topic of outer space. It
includes real pictures taken from space as well as games that children can play
to help them learn more about what it’s like in space and how to run a space
station. It also includes links for students to explore to discover why we
study space, as well as a link to space art project cut outs and supplies.
There are teacher and parent pages as well, that give tips for how to infuse
science learning into their children’s lives.
This
is a kid-friendly website that includes science activities to be completed
either at home or in the classroom, as well as a spotlight of a cool science
fact that changes every week. There is also a link for all kinds of
science-related careers for kids to explore, to get them interested in science
as a future job, and ones that they may not have previously known about or
considered. It also includes a career quiz that a student may take in order to
find out which science career they are best suited for.
This
website provides thousands of ideas for students’ science fair projects on tons
of science topics and subject areas. The projects provided on this site can be
used by children in upper grades to come up with fun science fair project
ideas, or by teachers as inspiration for engaging experiments to complete in
the classroom. It includes photographs of children completing the different
activities and experiments, along with step-by-step directions for each, and
discussions on what is being tested and conclusions that the experiments may
show.
This
is an awesome site that includes links for teachers (or students and their
parents) to try their own science experiments, take scientific field trips, or
participate in science “adventures.” It also includes links for teachers that
offers many resources such as classroom science activities and lesson plans.
There is also a parents’ page that explains the importance of science and how
to be involved in their children’s’ learning, which is also offered in Spanish
for families that do not speak English.
This
website was created by a TV meteorologist Nick Walker. His website includes
links for teachers, parents, kids, and future meteorologists alike, with many
resources for learning abut and exploring different aspects of the weather. He
also has a link specifically for books on weather that teachers and parents may
find to read to or with their children, as well as a kid-friendly A-Z reference
guide on all meteorology topics.
This
is a blog created for teachers that focuses solely on elementary science. It
provides links for science resources, great advice and teaching tips, and
offers many hands-on activities and experiments to be completed in the
classroom, along with photographs that correspond with the directions. It also
includes links to professional development opportunities, including seminars
and conferences geared toward teaching science.
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