Science+Resources

Earth and Space Science
[|Essential Science for Teachers] a video course for grades K-4 teachers

Weather [|Windward: Outsmart the Weather in a Race Around the World] online simulation that requires students to make decisions about their travel

[|S'COOL Project] Students' Cloud Observations Online

[|Journey North: Climate Connections] Report fall nature notes or signs of spring

[|Edheads- Weather Activities] learn how to report and predict the weather

Astronomy [|WorldWide Telescope] virtual telescope with images from NASA and other telescopes; for Windows only

[|Stellarium] a downloadable planetarium for your computer

Physical Science
[|Essential Science for Teachers] a video course for K-4 teachers

[|Earth Science Animations]

[|Dive and Discover: Plate Tectonics]

[|Science in Focus: Energy] a video course for K-4 teachers

Materials Testing [|BBC Schools Science Clips] Testers for ages 5-11

Materials [|BBC Schools Bite Size Science]

Force and Motion
Roller Coaster Simulations [|Amusement Park Physics] [|Funderstanding Roller Coaster] [|Roller Coaster Designer]

[|Edheads- Simple Machines] see how many simple machines you can identify

[|Edheads- The Compound Machine] some more machine challenges

[|Edheads- Crash Scene] Examine the evidence and draw conclusions using knowledge of forces

Physical Processes [|BBC Schools Bite Size Science]

[|Science in Focus: Force and Motion] a video course for K-8 teachers

[|Physics Simulations with JAVA]

Life Sciences
[|Journey North] Collaborate with students around the world on investigations: whooping cranes; symbolic migration; tulip gardens; monarch butterflies; sunlight and mystery class

[|BioKIDS] Take notes on schoolyard critters and write about species

[|BBC School Science Clips] Ourselves, Growing Plants

[|BBC Schools Bite Size Science] Living Things

[|Edheads- Virtual Hip Surgery] users are the surgeon! [|Edheads- Virtual Knee Surgery] another opportunity to be the surgeon

[|Essential Science for Teachers] a video course for K-4 teachers

[|Learning Science Through Inquiry] a video workshop for K-8 teachers

[|eduMedia Share] images, animations, videos and other free materials for teachers to share

[|BBC Schools Science Clips] Interactive Activities

Science Lesson Plans
[|Elementary GLOBE] Earth Studies: Clouds, soils, water, seasons, earth systems

[|Discovery Education]

[|Teacher Vision]

[|Science Teaching Ideas]

[|Exploratorium: Hands On Activities]

[|Exploratorium: Explore]