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Continue reading →: Science Friday Kids’ Connection
NPR’s Science Friday has a site for middle school students- Kids’ Connection. The site supports middle school science teachers in connecting Science Friday resources with content standards and benchmarks. For example, you can search for Energy and Entropy and find Science Friday resources to support student learning of the content.…
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Continue reading →: My Links using Glogster
I’m playing with Glogster.com to organize and share my links. If you have not played with this web tool I would highly recommend it. I can imagine many uses for science teachers and learners. It is easy to embed a Glog into a blog or wiki. Here is one of…
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Continue reading →: They Might Be Giants – Science is Real
What can I say- science is real! more about "They Might Be Giants – Science is Real", posted with vodpod
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Continue reading →: Periodic Table of Videos
The Periodic Table of Videos from the University of Nottingham is an interactive Periodic Table. Click on an element and immediately view a clip of scientists describing the element, doing experiments, telling stories, etc. All 118 elements are completed and the team is currently revising clips to make them even…
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Continue reading →: Periodic Table Tetris
Today at Free Technology For Teachers, Richard Byrne posted a free online science game from eCHALK called Periodic Table Tetris. Students use the arrow keys on the keyboard to place the elements in their correct order as they fall. Applications for Science Teachers: This game could be an engaging way…
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Continue reading →: They Might Be Giants: “Meet the Elements”
A catchy song and video about the Elements courtesy of They Might Be Giants. Applications for Science Teachers: Embed in a blog, wiki, or homepage to help students understand matter, the elements and the periodic table. more about “They Might Be Giants: “Meet the Eleme…“, posted with vodpod
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Continue reading →: Neuroscience for Kids
Neuroscience for Kids is a site for students and teachers who want to learn about the nervous system. The Explore page contains resources on Brain Basics, The Spinal Cord, The Neuron, and much more. The page links to a video- Brainworks– where a group of students are shown learning about…
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Continue reading →: Science Questions Answered
Over at Science Geek Girl’s Blog I noticed a post about a service (at U. of Northern Colorado) for answering Math and Science questions submitted by teachers. I have not used the service but it sounds great- read the blog post HERE. In my work with elementary science teachers I…
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Continue reading →: Ology
Ology is presented by the American Museum of Natural History. Visitors pick an Ology such as Archaeology, Marine Biology, Zoology, etc and then find videos, games, interviews, polls, book lists, Ologists, and much more related to the original Ology. There are also links to other AMNH resources. Applications for Science…
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Continue reading →: The Dynamic Earth
The Dynamic Earth is an interactive Earth Science site from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Explore interactives/simulations in Gems and Minerals, Rocks and Mining, Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes, and The Solar System. This is just a small part of a larger set of Smithsonian resources titled The Evolving…

