Educational Website Recommendations

EDUC 424 Fall 2014

Sarah McCreery

Websites
http://www.brainpop.com/about/mobile/
This website/app shows kids mini movies that span a wide range of
scientific topics followed by a quiz to measure their understanding of the
subject that can be recorded.
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities.html
This website has many different science games for many different concepts
and grade levels.
http://interactivesites.weebly.com/science.html
This is a site that covers many different topics and then when you select a
topic it brings you to many different activities you can do dealing with that
one topic.
http://edtechteacher.org/tools/science/
This is a website for teachers to help integrate technology into the science
classroom.
http://www.nsta.org
This website connects science teachers allowing them to exchange ideas
plans and advice about teaching science at any grade level
http://sciencespot.net
This site is a gold mine for science teachers. It has ideas, teaching tips,
resources, lesson plans, labs and experiments as well as much more for
upper elementary level science classes.

Mandi Cruz

3 Educational websites for Teachers:

1. http://www.scholastic.com/browse/search/teacher?query=scienc
e&as_values_01793=&channelOnly=true

Scholastic is typically used for reading, but the resources available
are infinite for all subjects. There's obviously science related books
that you could recommend for students interested or that would be
good to have in your class library for research or reports/projects.
There are also lesson planning tools, activities, and printables. An
excellent resource.

2. http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/

This site is another excellent resource. There are tons of free tools
available to teachers for all grades. There are puzzlemakers, lesson
plans, etc. Basically everything is science/technology related so it's
more of a science only resource.

3. http://www.pinterest.com/

Pinterest is a one stop shop. It has absolutely anything you could
possibly want. There are lesson plans, experiments, blogs,
countless activities for every grade, bulletin board ideas, classroom
decor ideas, classroom management plans and ideas. It's not
limited to anything, you can find information for any subject or
any grade.

3 Educational Websites to use with Students:

1. http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

This is an interactive site for teachers and students that can be used
in the classroom. There are quizzes, scavenger hunts, contests, and
tons of different activities for students to do. It would be good to
have the subscription for the classroom library as well.

2. http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities.html

This website contains games, quizzes, activities, and experiments
for students to complete in the classroom. They also have lesson
plans, etc for teachers.

3. http://www.tryscience.org/home.html

This is an interactive website with experiments, activities, etc for
students. I really liked the "field trip" options, which is an
interactive game where they use different skills to complete
games...like "finding the culprit", etc.


Zoe Cassels

Use with students:
http://interactivesites.weebly.com/science.html
There are a lot of activities which would be useful for a
smartboard classroom.
http://www.twigcarolina.com
This is a good website for informational videos on different
sciences.
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/
Has a lot of activities and information on different science parts,
lessons and assessments which students can do.


For Teacher:
http://www.nsta.org/
Provides teachers with good access to helpful information
regarding textbooks/journals and conferences.
http://newyorkscienceteacher.com/sci/
Provides lesson and activity ideas and suggest other useful
websites.
http://camillasenior.homestead.com/resources.html
Has a lot of good printable lessons/activities for younger
students.


Katie Miller

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments.html
This website has a variety of lessons/experiments to do in the
classroom with students. It has lessons for all grade levels. A
really positive thing about this website is it has lessons that
include discrepant events, which is one of the reasons why I
chose the site. They will keep the students engaged and excited.

www.pinterest.com
This website is a great resource for numerous reasons. As a
teacher, one can type in a lab they want to do and find lessons
for it, different ways to approach that lab, and other resources to
use in addition to the lab. This website can also spark new ideas
and provides other websites teachers can use along with sites
teachers can use with students.

http://teachers.net/lessonplans/subjects/science/
This website includes various lesson plans for elementary
students. It has written lesson plans that include the allotted
time, materials, and sources they used to teach the lesson. I
chose this site because it can offer lessons for teacher, which
they can use or alter to fit the needs for their class.

http://pbskids.org/zoom/games/kitchenchemistry/http://pbskids.or
g/zoom/games/kitchenchemistry/
I would use this website with my students because it is
interactive and they could do it on their own or we could use it as
a class. It items on the site are inquiry based learning and allows
the students to discover on their own. I chose it because it allows
students to do experiments online and better their independent
learning skills.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml
I would have student use this site because it teaches students
about different units in science and had various age groups.
Within the age groups there are different topics in science to
choose from. It allows inquiry learning and for students to predict
and then discover the answer. I chose the site because of how
interactive it is and all of the different topics within the one site.

http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/kidsite/portfolio/crystals/
This website has man experiments, labs, games, and activities
student can do themselves. The games are interactive and
educational and the labs have a list of materials and step-by-step
directions so they know exactly what to do. They can also record
their results n the website and submit them. I chose this website
because in the different topics and games to chose from there
are extra activities, labs, and videos that go along with it and
further the curiosity and learning.


Katie Platt

http://www.education.com/science-fair/elementary-school/ This
website is great for finding cool experiments. Some experiments
would be hard to do because of the materials needed. However,
there are great experiments that the kids can do themselves.

http://www.hometrainingtools.com/a/science-projects/c/early-
elementary-science-projects Really great articles that include
instructions for experiments. There are even some good health
labs that could be used with older elementary students.

http://www.1000sciencefairprojects.com/Science-
Experiments/Science-Experiments-Lesson-Plans-Elementary-
Students-Kindergarten.php 1000s of science lesson plans that
already have an objective, materials list, methods, and a
conclusion discussion.

MarQuita Brown

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/
This website is good to use with elementary school students
to help with anything science related. On this website,
students can find experiments to complete as well as games
and projects. The website is user friendly with colorful, and
easy to read tabs so children wont have a problem
navigating the webpage.
http://kids.discovery.com
This website appeals to what children are interested in like
providing names of TV shows that elementary school
students would enjoy watching that inform them about
science related topics. Students will also be able to view
slideshows about different topics as well as learn how to
build volcanoes which can lead to discussions about
chemical reactions, etc.
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/science_elem.htm
This website is a great resource for students up to seventh
grade. On this website students have access to science fair
project resources and they provide categories for the
students to make it easier when searching for a particular
topic. The website is easy to navigate so children wont have
a hard time accessing the information.

For teachers:
www.exchange.smarttech.com
This is a great website for teachers to use when working on
the smart board. This website has tons of lessons plans that
have been uploaded by teachers from everywhere and they
are available for use in any teachers classroom. The
material on this website promotes student engagement
which is important in any classroom.
www.teachers.net
This website is a great resource for educators all over. On
this website teachers are able to find lesson plans shared by
other teachers as well as providing chat rooms for teachers
to discuss ideas in real time. This website also provides a list
of teaching positions available in all areas which is
something that can come in handy for teachers who have
just begun their career.
www.http://atozteacherstuff.com
This is a teacher created website designed to help teachers
find online resources quickly and easily. The website
provides printable worksheets and themed lesson and unit
plans. There are many teacher chat forums that have a
range of different topics and allow teachers to ask other
teachers questions and to be answered by more than one
teacher.

Megan Paugh

Websites for teachers
http://undsci.berkeley.edu/
This is a good website because it has a lot of resources for
teachers, it has lesson plans, general ideas, and just a general
concept of what science is and what it means to teach science.
http://sciencespot.net/
This is an excellent website- it has lesson ideas, projects, trivia and
other activities that a teacher could incorporate into their lessons.
http://kids.usa.gov/teachers/science/index.shtml
This website has great ideas on planning science
lessons/curriculums for teachers and it also has a lot of videos
that teachers could use in their lessons.

Websites for students
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/
This website is full of games, activities, ideas, concepts and more
for students to explore and increase their knowledge.
http://interactivesites.weebly.com/science.html
This website is actually great for any subject, but has a section on
science- it is broken down into topics which are then broken down
into activities for each.
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/science_games.html
This website would be a fun way to get students excited about a
unit, it is full of games to play.

Katie Whitehead


Websites for teachers
1. http://reekoscience.com/
This is a great website for teachers who are looking for science
experiments to perform in class, or with their class. It also has
many articles that could be used in the classroom, for example
Whos your mummy? How (and why) ancient Egyptians preserved
their dead. (http://reekoscience.com/science-news/medical-
science-news/how-ancient-egyptians-made-mummies-preserved-dead )
or the class could watch what happens when astronauts on the moon
drop a hammer and a feather at the same time
(http://reekoscience.com/science-news/space/apollo-15-astronauts-
on-moon-drop-hammer-feather-at-same-time-galileo-gravity ).
2. http://www.science-teachers.com/
This is another great website for teacher resources in upper
elementary and middle school science classrooms. It includes
lesson plans, worksheets, and activities that can be used in the
classroom.
3. http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/40-cool-science-
experiments-web
This is another website for teachers looking for different
science experiments. The neat thing about this website is all of
the science experiments are youtube videos, so you can either:
watch the experiment and do it yourself or you could watch it
with the class and ask questions throughout the video.

Websites to use with students
1. http://www.scholastic.com/kids/weather/sim/game.htm
This website is an interactive simulation where the students can
change the Relative Humidity, Poleward Temperature, and the
Equatorward Temperature to cause different weather to occur.
This website would be great to use when teaching students what
effects weather and how weather is created, it helps cover and
explain SOL 4.6 and 4.8.
2. http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/catego ry/new
This is another great interactive simulation website for students
to use. The difference in this website is that there are more
options in the kinds of simulations that one could use in their
classroom with their students. This website even has simulations
that could be used with mathematics as well, for example Build a
Fraction (http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/build-a-fraction
).
3. http://edheads.org/
This is another interactive simulation website for students, but
this one seems to be made more for middle school or high school
students because of the activities. One that I found that I think
could be used for elementary students was Simple Machines
(http://edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/frame_loader.htm
). This simulation is fun and educational because the students
choose a room; then they have to locate different simple
machines; they have to also identify what type of simple machine
the object is and then it is explained how the machine works.