Online Resouces for Science Classes
Here are some of the best resources I've found. Most are for Living Environment, but many have access to all science areas. There are collections of short videos, longer documentaries, online news sources, interactive games, lesson plans, bell ringers, and more!
Science VideosBlast off! Image Credit: NASA
PBS http://video.pbs.org PBS-Nature & Animals http://video.wmht.org/program/nature/ PBS-NOVA: Discoveries in Science and Technology http://video.wmht.org/program/nova/ PBS-NOVA ScienceNOW: Highlights Current Science/Technology Events http://video.wmht.org/program/nova/ PBS-Secret Life of Scientists: Scientists talk about their lives and Work http://video.wmht.org/program/secret-life-of-scientists/ DNA Tube: Scientific Video Site http://www.dnatube.com Science and Technology Ideas Worth Spreading http://www.ted.com/ Khan Academy http://www.khanacademy.org/ Science Bulletins from The American Museum of Natural History http://vimeo.com/channels/252907 TED-Ed: Superhero Science http://ed.ted.com/series/?series=superhero-science |
Current Science EventsMars Curiosity Rover 2013 Image Credit: NASA
New York Times http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/ Science Magazine http://www.sciencemag.org Smithsonian http://www.si.edu National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ NOVA Science NOW http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/ HHMI-Howard Hughes Medical Institue http://www.hhmi.org/news/ Science Daily-Latest Research News http://www.sciencedaily.com/ Science360 News http://news.science360.gov/files/ AAAS-Breaking News http://www.eurekalert.org/ |
Online Learning ToolsImage Credit: NASA
Wordles-Word Clouds
http://www.wordle.net/ Tagxedo-Word Clouds With Style http://www.tagxedo.com/ Photo, Poster, Playing Card Maker http://www.bighugelabs.com/ Make Your Own Museum Boxes http://museumbox.e2bn.org/ Concept Map Tools http://cmap.ihmc.us/download/ Collaborative Graphic Organizers & More http://www.inspiration.com/webspirationclassroom Create Online Presentations http://prezi.com/ Collaborative Documents https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin?service=writely&passive=1209600&continue=http://docs.google.com/%23&followup=http://docs.google.com/<mpl=homepage Interactive Whiteboard Activities http://www.dabbleboard.com/ |
Using DataOklahoma Image Credit: NASA
Environmental Data http://www.epa.gov/datafinder/ HHMI Earth Viewer Data http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/earthviewer/earthviewer-data.html Data Activities from NOAA (Earth Science) http://dataintheclassroom.org/ |
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Common Core Learning Standards
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