Category Archives: Science
High School Resources for Teachers- lessons, resources, data, academic subject, videos, more
The following are sites that have been suggested for high school teachers. If you know of more, please contact us at teachertime123@live.com www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-9-12-teacher-resources/ – Discovery Education offers a broad range of free classroom resources that complement and extend learning beyond … Continue reading
How to Talk to Kids About Natural Disasters
From www.becomeananny.org While it’s normal to want to shield your children from the ugly truths of devastation and natural disasters for as long as possible, they will eventually be exposed to images of destroyed homes and cities on the Internet, … Continue reading
9 Lessons to Learn at the Pumpkin Patch
From aupaircare.net Published on September 19, 2012, by admin in Au Pair. As harvest time approaches and the heat of summer gives way to the cooler weather of fall, family outings and school field trips to pumpkin patches and apple … Continue reading
40 Fun Podcasts for Science Geeks
From onlinedegrees.org These days, you don’t need to find a radio to listen in on quality broadcast programming. A laptop, MP3 player, tablet, or even a smartphone will work just as well. Even better, there is a wealth of content … Continue reading
Peregrine Falcon Cam- live streaming of nesting falcons
PEREGRINE FALCONS have used nesting locations in downtown Salt Lake City since 1984. This spring, like most, the falcons are using a nesting box located on the Joseph Smith Memorial Building at South Temple and Main Street. If you’re in … Continue reading
Earth Day Writing Prompts- writing for all ages
* List 5 ways (or 10 ways) that you can help keep the Earth clean. * What items can be recycled? List as many as you can! * What are some things you can do to help out our Earth? … Continue reading
Black and White Animals- Art project, science lesson, and bulletin board
Submitted by Natalie N. “Black and White Animals” For our Animal unit in science, we discuss the usual animal things: habitat, cold blooded- vs. warm blooded, prey and predators, adaptations, camouflage, etc. We then look at animals that are primarily … Continue reading
April Fool’s Day Science- video of science experiments good for April Fool’s Day or any other day
From youtube.com (19:16) Steve Spangler shares a few of his favorite science pranks to pull on April Fools Day! With a magnet, baby diaper, spray can and a Starbucks cup, you too can have your own fun on April 1st! … Continue reading
Earth Day- crayon resist art lesson
Submitted by Gina B. First, the students trace a land pattern on their earth. Using something heavy like tag board is recommended. The students then should color the land with crayon. Encourage them to press hard when coloring for the … Continue reading
COOL Water Cycle Song- video with lyrics to teach the water cycle
From youtube.com =LYRICS= Somewhere, out there, The sun shining in the puddle Thats something what we call, The Water Cycle. Water from the little puddle turns to gas, EVAPORATION The gas forms into puffy clouds, CONDENSATION The clouds get … Continue reading
Cloud Types- video set to music and great pictures to teach the types of clouds
Name the Baby Animal- lesson on locating information, science lesson for elementary
Submitted my Trish M During our science unit on animals, I give my students the sheet you see below. They are given time to find the names of the animal babies. Since my students are old enough, I gave them … Continue reading
Free Science Resources for Your Interactive Whiteboard
I found this great information on misterteacher.com. Free Science Resources for Your Interactive Whiteboard 1. Photosynthesis Animation – A great animation that teachers can play/pause/replay to show what plants need to carry out photosynthesis. Use in a lesson on plants … Continue reading
Ick or Eat? – Science Bulletin Board for the study of animals/food chain with elementary students
Ick or Eat? Many young students do not understand where a hamburger, slice of bacon, or chicken wing really comes from. Help your students learn about mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish and which animals we eat.
