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All About West Nile Virus - CDC
Grades
9 to 12
tag(s): diseases (59)
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Global Climate Change - Exploratorium
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Use Google Drawing, reviewed here to create graphs to compare and constrast information about climate throughout the world. Studetns can use Mind Map Generator, reviewed here to create an infographic about climate change and its effects on the Earth.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Texas Instruments Education Center - Texas Instruments
Grades
1 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): calculators (39), charts and graphs (183)
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Double Helix
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): experiments (66)
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Energy Kids - U.S. Energy Information Administration
Grades
K to 12tag(s): conservation (110), energy (136), nuclear energy (20), science fairs (22), solar energy (35)
In the Classroom
Have students work in small groups to complete one of the site's hands-on investigations, such as solar, circuits, friction, or energy surveys, then compare their observations and evidence with the expected results. Assign students an inquiry challenge using the site's energy information and recent statistics, then have groups post claims, supporting evidence, questions, and source links on Padlet, reviewed here, for a class-wide evidence board.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Illusions Online - The Exploratorium
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): optical illusions (13)
In the Classroom
These illusions can be used in different ways with a wide range of grade levels.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Lessons from the Physics Zone
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): experiments (66), gravity (55)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of these free lesson plans, for any unit in a physics class. Search the site to find the appropriate lesson tools, and bring them up on an interactive whiteboard or projector. A lot of the activities can be used for a class activity, or you could also break students up into cooperative learning groups and have them complete them seperately. Make sure to post this site on your teacher web page to allow students to access it both in and out of the classroom for review.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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NOAA Fisheries Shark Site - NOAA
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): oceans (142)
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NOAA Ocean Explorer - NOAA
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): marine biology (33), oceans (142)
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Classroom Antarctica
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): antarctica (28), arctic (34), ecology (112), landforms (37)
In the Classroom
The various lesson units are available as full-color PDF files ready for printing.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Optics for Kids - Optica
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
Students can explore optical illusions and the reasons behind them. There are several activities across the grade levels to explore reflection, refraction, and birefringence.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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How to Make a Pinhole Camera - Instructables
Grades
4 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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How Air Force One Works - Howstuffworks
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): aircraft (25), flight (33), presidents (154)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a starting point for students working on research projects or papers on the President and the many services surrounding him. This site has a lot of great information and would be a great springboard for further research. Make sure to include this site on any resource sheets concerning their research!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Bridging the Watershed - National Park Service
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): data (215)
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Build a Solar System - The Exploratorium
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): planets (122), solar system (126), sun (87)
In the Classroom
Those teaching space or earth science will find this one a great tool for developing models and comparisons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Lost Liners - PBS
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): oceans (142)
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A View from the Back of the Envelope
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): estimation (35), statistics (127)
In the Classroom
Use the content directly, or as an inspiration for your own comparisons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Antarctica - Scientific Journeys - The Exploratorium
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): antarctica (28), arctic (34), climate change (115), ecology (112)
In the Classroom
Share this information with your students to use for research projects. Have your students create a Piktochart AI Infographic Maker, reviewed here to show the difference in global warming from the present to 16 years ago!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Atomic Archive
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): atomic bomb (7), energy (136), world war 2 (168)
In the Classroom
Save this site in your favorites on your class computers and use it as a point of reference for students working on research projects or papers. The information is reliable and plentiful, spanning all issues of atomic energy - from the Manhattan Project to Nuclear Facilities, this site has it all. It is a little advanced, but science and history teachers in the upper levels of high school will appreciate the resources this site has to offer.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Planetary Image Catalog - NASA
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): moon (87), planets (122), solar system (126)
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