1 / 5

Finding Useful Science Resources

This resource guide provides educators with a curated list of websites and tools for finding quality science lesson plans and activities appropriate for various grade levels. It includes links to valuable lesson planning sites like Hot Chalk, Discovery School, and National Geographic, as well as interactive resources for students such as NASA Kids and PBS Science activities. These platforms offer a blend of quantitative and qualitative methodologies beneficial for unique science education experiences.

lela
Télécharger la présentation

Finding Useful Science Resources

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Finding Useful Science Resources Appendix of Resources Julia Hengstler

  2. Finding Lesson Plan Sources • Hot Chalk’s listing by grade level • http://www.lessonplanspage.com/Science.htm • Educator’s Reference Desk Science Lesson Plans (Ask ERIC) • http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi//Science • Discovery School Science Lesson Plan links • http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/?campaign=LP • You specify the subject and grade—then search • Thirteen Ed Online: Webquest Planning • Key Principles: • http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/webquests/implementation.html • Planning worksheet: • http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/webquests/implement_sub1.html • Elementary Level Science Powerpoints for Teachershttp://www.graves.k12.ky.us/powerpoints/elementary/ How can researchers best combine quantitative and qualitative methodologies? Julia Hengstler Faculty of Education Vancouver Island University

  3. Other Useful Sites • Kidsites.com Science links • http://www.kidsites.com/sites-edu/science.htm • ZOOM (PBS children’s show) Science Activities (many for offline work) • http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/ • Kathy Schrock’s Site of the Week & Teacher Tips-a weekly email with useful internet sites (cross curricula)—you subscribe to it • http://reg.cheetahmail.com/regp?aid=88808939&n=700 • Forces of Nature—National Geographic’s Site for Tornadoes, Volcanoes, Hurricanes, & Earthquakes—select the icon along the top bar—each has a “build your own” link • http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/interactive/index.html?section=v • Cool Science for Curious Kids (Howard Hughes Medical Institute)http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/ • Sid the Science Kid (PBS show site) • SuperFabLab http://pbskids.org/sid/superfablab.html • Parent/Teacher Site http://www.pbs.org/parents/sid Check out “Activities” for Lab ideas How can researchers best combine quantitative and qualitative methodologies? Julia Hengstler Faculty of Education Vancouver Island University

  4. More Interesting Sites… NASA Kids Generalhttp://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/home/index.htmlNASA Kids Jet Propulsion Lab (Saturn Mission) http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/Canada Wide Virtual Science Fair http://www.virtualsciencefair.com/ Creating Online Projects (Virtual Science Fair Do’s & Don’ts) http://odec.ca/CreatingProjects/dodont.htmNational Geographic Kids Fun Science Activitieshttp://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Activities/FunScienceExploratorium-Museum of Science, Art & Human Perceptionhttp://www.exploratorium.edu/ Tools for Teaching http://www.exploratorium.edu/educate/index.html How can researchers best combine quantitative and qualitative methodologies? Julia Hengstler Faculty of Education Vancouver Island University

  5. Tools & Strategy Sites • Cue Card-a free software you download to design multimedia flash cards—useful for students (free software) • http://www.wadeb.com/cuecard/ • Puzzle Maker (Discovery School) • http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/ • Utah Education Network—a couple of useful tools—a rubric generator, Utah Test Item Pool—you have to sign-up for the site—but it’s free! • http://my.uen.org/c/portal/layout?p_l_id=PUB.1001.1 • Standards Toolbox (US company—have uploaded BC Standards) • http://www.standardstoolbox.com/index.php?schoolid=general • Lesson Planner 6 or 8 (free 6 or 8 block lesson planner) • http://www.markives.net/ • Engrade—online gradebook, calendar, attendance, comments • http://www.engrade.com How can researchers best combine quantitative and qualitative methodologies? Julia Hengstler Faculty of Education Vancouver Island University

More Related