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Superheroes of Science - Purdue University College of Science
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5 to 12tag(s): agriculture (48), engineering (116), friction (9), gravity (42), oceans (140), podcasts (65), rivers (13), solar system (106), sound (74), STEM (245), sun (68), water (101)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save this site to find engaging science videos and podcasts for virtually any topic. Use the search features found in the Superheroes of Science YouTube channel and podcast page to search for episodes related to your current topic. Share a link to episodes with students to introduce a new topic, as a computer station activity, or as part of a flipped learning lesson. Include videos in lessons created with NearPod, reviewed here and add questions to the videos to enhance student understanding; include short questions in your slide presentation as a formative assessment and a quick option for creating differentiated learning activities. After watching videos and conducting your experiments and lab activities, ask students to create learning videos and podcasts to share with peers demonstrating the science content learned. Buzzsprout, reviewed here is an easy-to-use tool for creating and sharing podcasts, while moovly, reviewed here offers many free resources for creating and sharing engaging videos.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Propello - NE USA
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6 to 8tag(s): adaptations (14), animals (271), biodiversity (30), cells (79), chemicals (39), climate (78), climate change (84), conservation (80), differentiation (79), earth (178), ecosystems (70), energy (130), evolution (87), forces (37), genetics (75), light (52), mass (19), matter (47), moon (70), motion (48), natural resources (35), oceans (140), organisms (16), solar system (106), space (209), stars (65), sun (68), Teacher Utilities (137), temperature (34), water cycle (21), weather (160)
In the Classroom
Use Propello's library of materials to supplement your current science curriculum by creating customized learning paths for students. Differentiate content based on student's abilities and interests. Propello's built-in assessments provide real-time feedback on student understanding and use that data to adapt instruction as needed. In addition to sharing activities on this site, engage students in science instruction using interactive simulations such as those found at phET, reviewed here. Instead of administering a paper and pencil test at the end of your teaching unit, enhance student learning by asking them to demonstrate learning by creating videos using Animoto, reviewed here or interactive presentations made with Genially, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Wonder of Science - Paul Andersen
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K to 12tag(s): biodiversity (30), chemicals (39), climate (78), earth (178), ecology (97), ecosystems (70), energy (130), environment (233), forces (37), genetics (75), life cycles (20), light (52), matter (47), molecules (39), motion (48), oceans (140), planets (110), sound (74), space (209), stars (65), weather (160)
In the Classroom
This site is a must-have for all science teachers to use to find high-quality lessons and teaching materials. Be sure to visit the Phenomena section to find the Master List of Phenomenon Google Document sharing suggestions for observable science events or find phenomena by grade level. Engage students in learning by sharing videos on this site, then use Edpuzzle, reviewed here to add questions and focus comments to the videos to support student learning. Use the ideas and resources on this site to create flipped and blended learning lessons or to create playlists to encourage student choice of learning activities. Learn more about playlists by viewing the archive of OK2Ask: Playlists to Personalize Learning, reviewed here and learn about choice boards at the OK2Ask archive: Choice Boards for Differentiation Part 1, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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STEM - STEAM - STREAM Resources - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): engineering (116), STEM (245)
In the Classroom
We have included resources for all grades. Remember, our "In the Classroom" suggestions with each reviewed resource, give you ideas about using these tools in your classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Adventures in Chemistry - ACS
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K to 8tag(s): atoms (41), density (18), matter (47), molecules (39), weather (160)
In the Classroom
Include activities and experiments on this site with your other chemistry resources when planning lessons. For example, engage students as they learn about molecules by asking them to play the included games, then use a whiteboard tool such as Google Jamboard, reviewed here, and ask students to add sticky notes with what they learned from playing the game. Extend learning beyond completing the experiments by asking students to share details of the experiment and describe the chemical process involved in the activity using a simple website creator such as Carrd, reviewed here. Be sure to include pictures taken during the experiment that show the step-by-step process.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Chemistry Education Resources - ACS
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K to 12tag(s): body systems (41), colors (63), earth (178), energy (130), experiments (52), molecules (39), motion (48), nutrition (133), periodic table (42), water (101)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site to save with your other chemistry resources to find activities to include with your current lessons. For example, use the elementary and middle school activities and games as part of computer centers or a station rotation learning activity. Use a curation tool such as 3X3 Links, reviewed here to engage student interest and share student activities and links. For example, include a link to a game found on the Chemistry Education Resources, an article from Newsela, reviewed here, and an explanatory video from YouTube. Share a link to the 3X3 Links curation with students to complete as a flipped learning activity. Extend learning after completing lessons and activities on this site; ask students to share their learning by creating a simple explainer video using FlexClip, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Citizen Science Month - Arizona State University and SciStarter
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K to 12tag(s): data (143), ecology (97), engineering (116), genetics (75), inquiry (25), medicine (54), psychology (67), statistics (114), STEM (245)
In the Classroom
Explore the many free projects Citizen Science offers to engage students in scientific exploration and inquiry that match your curriculum. Consider working together as a class to complete the Citizen Science Tutorial and earn the digital badge. As students work together to collect and analyze data, use Livegap Charts, reviewed here, to enter data and create customized charts. After working in groups or together as a class, to analyze the information learned, create a presentation to share with parents and peers during a Citizen Science night event. Use presentation tools such as Bulb, reviewed here, to create portfolios or Slidestory, reviewed here, to create and share audio slide presentations.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Science Games - Crazy Games
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5 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): body systems (41), earth (178), game based learning (173), human body (93), mitosis (8), planets (110), solar system (106), space (209)
In the Classroom
Be sure to take some time to explore this site before sharing it with students due to the different kinds of activities available. You may want to share specific games with tech-savvy students first, then let them be the teacher to show classmates how to play. Include games as part of blended learning activities, computer centers, or online lessons. For example, use Symbaloo Learning Paths, reviewed here, to create a lesson incorporating one or more science games, video tutorials, quizzes, and additional activities. Enhance learning by asking students to work in groups to create science games using Scratch, reviewed here. Many examples and tutorials are available on Scratch to get you started.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TEACHFLIX - Ditch That Textbook
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K to 12tag(s): coding (85), computational thinking (39), computers (102), digital citizenship (80), engineering (116), problem solving (220), social and emotional learning (72), STEM (245), video (252), virtual field trips (78)
In the Classroom
Use this curated collection of videos to engage students in lessons in all subjects. Use EdPuzzle, reviewed here, to enhance the video content by adding comments, questions, and more within the video. Create interactive lessons with videos from this collection, formative assessments, and other interactive content using Pear Deck, reviewed here, to present material in a deeper, more robust manner. Upon completion of your lesson, extend learning by asking students to share their learning using a simple web page builder such as Straw.Page, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Georgia Virtual Learning Shared Resources - Georgia Virtual Learning
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5 to 12tag(s): art history (82), body systems (41), business (48), chinese (44), drawing (60), environment (233), financial literacy (93), french (72), geology (64), japanese (47), latin (21), music theory (45), narrative (15), novels (27), nutrition (133), oceans (140), OER (43), photography (129), plagiarism (32), poetry (182), psychology (67), robotics (22), romeo & juliet (8), short stories (18), sociology (22), space (209), spanish (102), STEM (245), writers workshop (31)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save this site as a supplemental resource for your current lessons, as a resource for students to learn about subjects not covered in their current courses, and to differentiate learning for students. For example, provide remediation to high school students by sharing the 9th or 10th-grade literature and composition courses as a review activity or enhance your British Literature unit by assigning a module that focuses specifically on 17th, 18th, or 19th-century British literature. Consider assigning different activities to groups of students to present to their peers. Ask them to use an infographic creator such as the Canva Infographic Creator, reviewed here, as a tool for sharing important information. As a final learning extension, create a digital class book using Ourboox, reviewed here, to share understanding of the content learned. Include text, images, maps, and more in the student-created books.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Science at Home - Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
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3 to 12tag(s): architecture (63), circuits (20), dna (45), energy (130), engineering (116), forces (37), gravity (42), light (52), natural resources (35), plants (140), recycling (46), solar energy (33), sounds (44), STEM (245), water cycle (21), weather (160)
In the Classroom
This site is a must-have for all teachers of science. Bookmark the resources found on the site to use when planning science lessons. Share the science education webinars with your peers for professional development sessions. Share the at-home lessons with parents in your classroom newsletters or updates; consider sharing a monthly activity for students to complete at home. If necessary, create travel kits for students who don't have the needed resources at home. Another option is to ask a volunteer to conduct labs and experiments with students during center time at school. Engage students using Flip, reviewed here, to provide a prompt for students to respond on a video sharing the results of their experiments. Extend learning by asking students to create infographics using Canva Infographic Maker, reviewed here, to explain their understanding of the science concepts explored.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Daily Do Playlists - NSTA (National Science Teaching Association)
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K to 12tag(s): animals (271), biomes (112), climate change (84), colors (63), diseases (67), earthquakes (43), planets (110), plants (140), seasons (34), stars (65), STEM (245), temperature (34), water (101)
In the Classroom
Use the lessons found in the Daily Do Playlists to provide valuable science lessons throughout the school year. Download and save the PDF versions to have available for use at any time. Consider saving all lessons for your grade level in Wakelet, reviewed here, to make them easy to locate. As you complete activities, use Google Jamboard, reviewed here, to enhance learning through a variety of activities. Create columns and ask students to sort information by different categories, create an exit activity and have students add sticky notes sharing their learning or add an image and ask students to label different parts of the image. Have students or groups of students share their understanding of science topics by creating digital books using Book Creator, reviewed here. Include students' research reports, have students record videos explaining the science content and add pictures of students as they complete the experiments and activities.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Components of Stars - Project PHaEDRA
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6 to 12tag(s): biographies (95), elements (31), scientists (62), stars (65), STEM (245), women (116)
In the Classroom
Share this collection with students to explore when learning about famous Women in History, scientific advancements, or during an astronomy unit. Ask collaborative groups to work together and share information found in the collection. Use a collaborative note-taking tool such as Notejoy, reviewed here, to have students share ideas and information using checklists, adding images and links, and documenting individual contributions to the project. You may also want to show a few videos, or provide a list for students to watch using Youtube videos. Ask groups or individuals to share their learning using a simple video creation tool like Kizoa, reviewed here with voice overs and templates. Ask students to include images and require they include proper citations along with their original work.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Increase Student Achievement and Engagement in Your Classroom with Simulations - TeachersFirst
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1 to 12The authentic nature...more
The authentic nature of simulations can be highly motivating for even your hardest to reach students. When used properly, instructional simulations can empower student learning, helping students to set goals, seek feedback, and demonstrate what they have learned. Learn to choose simulations that model the relationships between concepts studied. In this session, we will discuss how to best use simulations in the classroom to increase student achievement, allow students to reflect on what they have learned, and transfer their knowledge to new problems and situations. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Understand the value of using simulations in the classroom; 2. Explore instructional simulations; and 3. Plan for the use of simulations in the instructional setting. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): professional development (365), simulations (7)
In the Classroom
The archive of this teacher-friendly, hands-on webinar will empower and inspire you to use learning technology in the classroom and for professional productivity. As appropriate, specific classroom examples and ideas have been shared. View the session with a few of your teaching colleagues to find and share new ideas. Find additional information and links to tools at the session resource page. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Grades 6-8 Math & Science Resources for Teaching Remotely on Short Notice - TeachersFirst
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6 to 8tag(s): game based learning (173), problem solving (220), professional development (365)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of your remote teaching experience to provide students with engaging interactives and games using PhET Simulations. Copy the Wakelet template shared on the site and modify student directions to fit the activity and your learning goals. If you need quick training on the use of Flip or Wakelet, use the links in this collection to view archived webinars sharing how to incorporate each of these resources into the classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Data and Charts and Graphs, Oh My! Let Google Tools Be Your Guide - TeachersFirst
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2 to 12Humans respond...more
Humans respond to and process visual data better than any other type of data. Whether students are learning to collect, organize, graph, or interpret data, this webinar offers proven tools and strategies that assist learners in developing and applying those skills. Together we will explore and plan for the use of forms to collect data, web resources to access data, spreadsheets to manipulate and graph data, and Google MyMaps to visualize data. Students from beginner to advanced can use these tools to visualize and connect math, science, and social studies concepts to concrete, real-world applications. Let's get students excited about learning and help them incorporate complex data literacy into their world view. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels. Participants will: 1. Understand how to use data visualization in the classroom; 2. Explore digital tools that will assist students with data visualization projects; and 3. Plan for the use of data visualization in the classroom. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): charts and graphs (166), data (143), Google (44), infographics (50), professional development (365), visualizations (11)
In the Classroom
The archive of this teacher-friendly, hands-on webinar will empower and inspire you to use learning technology in the classroom and for professional productivity. As appropriate, specific classroom examples and ideas have been shared. View the session with a few of your teaching colleagues to find and share new ideas. Find additional information and links to tools at the session resource page. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OpenSciEd - OpenSciEd.org
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6 to 9tag(s): body systems (41), energy (130), human body (93), matter (47), molecules (39), motion (48), sound (74)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site to use as a resource for middle school science lessons and units. Be sure to check back according to the timeline for additional materials as they are published. Take advantage of the simulation activities to include with your lessons even if you aren't using the lesson materials on the site. Incorporate the simulations into your interactive lessons using NearPod, reviewed here. Use NearPod to build and share lessons with opportunities for students to collaborate with peers, share their findings through a variety of different methods, and for teachers to receive formative assessment in real-time.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Realism - Realism Inc.
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6 to 12tag(s): acids and bases (7), chemicals (39), newton (18), rockets (11), STEM (245)
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Add Realism to your other resources for teaching science content; it provides an excellent alternative for teachers with a lack of resources at school or as an option for a virtual lab for your students to explore anywhere. Consider incorporating this site along with other activities into a complete unit using Actively Learn, reviewed here. Actively Learn includes many features and resources for building custom learning opportunities for your students using their data bank of resources along with those you add on your own. In addition, Actively Learn provides you with immediate feedback to use for assessment. As students explore the different lab activities, ask them to use Google Docs or Microsoft Word to document data collected during the experiment, including screenshots captured during the lab. Have students share their work and reflections on activities using a portfolio creation tool like PathBrite reviewed here. Encourage students to show creativity within their portfolio by adding a variety of elements using tools offered in PathBrite, including images, music, video, and more to share their learning process.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National Geographic 101 - National Geographic
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6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): animals (271), chemicals (39), climate (78), climate change (84), dinosaurs (37), diseases (67), drugs and alcohol (27), energy (130), evolution (87), genetics (75), hiv/aids (16), moon (70), planets (110), plants (140), pollution (49), religions (74), romans (33), solar energy (33), solar system (106), space (209), STEM (245), sun (68), weather (160)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the share feature included with each video to share a link or embed videos on your class website or student computers. These videos provide a wonderful opportunity for students to explore a variety of science topics that aren't always included in the science curriculum. As students find a topic of interest on the site enhance learning by asking them to research additional information, and then use Canva, reviewed here, and to modify their technology use by creating posters or infographics sharing their findings with their peers. Include student-created posters or infographics as part of an overall presentation using a portfolio-building site like about.me, reviewed here. Use About.me for students to create a portfolio as their future self as a scientist sharing their research that includes posters, written work, cited research, and more.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Gooru - Prasad Ram, PhD
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2 to 12tag(s): differentiation (79), homework (33), Learning Management Systems (22), Teacher Utilities (137), tutorials (47)
In the Classroom
Use Gooru to differentiate instruction based on students' current performance. Many students are motivated to learn at their own pace using online tools, and Gooru is an option providing lessons in a different format than currently available. If not using Gooru whole -class, it provides many options for helping and enhancing learning for individual students, use for homework, or as a temporary option for providing instruction to home-bound students. Enhance classsroom technology and provide additional support to student learning by asking them to use Pathbrite, reviewed here, to build a digital portfolio of their learning process. Include images, videos, and written work within the portfolio.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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