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Learning Science

Science for Kids is a web offering of rich, content related material and resources for class instruction. There are fun activities, experiments, videos, quizzes, science fair project information and more.  What a great site to help motivate students to learn science and enjoy it! At this time there are 30 posted topics including animals, weather, space, and physics.  The homepage of the site is like a feast at a smorgasbord, so many things to choose from, not knowing where to start.  This site also offers science related images that are free to use for class projects and presentations.

Another good site for science instruction is Makemegenius.com and is mainly for grades 1-7. Resources offered include PowerPoint presentations on topics like:plants, animals, and the solar system. Ready to use resources are so appreciated by educators.  The PowerPoint presentations download to your computer and are able to be edited.  You will also find cool facts, videos, and assessment items.

Exploratorium is an online opportunity to explore various science topics which include, among others,  astronomy & space, culture, human body, and listening.  The interactive nature of this site is a plus for use in class and for differentiating instruction.

Science NetLinks: Resources for Teaching Science, offers many resources for teaching science. Lessons and tools are provided for K-12.  Use Science Updates for students to practice reading text for information.

As an educator in today's world, using a variety of resources, whether it is printed, video, presentations, or online gaming, can help promote science education and make learning science fun.

STEM Lessons

Teacher's recommend these useful links to STEM related topics.

Power Up!
Invention at Play
Science Updates
Science Tools
Planet Size Comparison
Make a Mission
Jean Craighead George

Simulations

Recently discovered this resource phET Simulations ,which due to FLASH and Java don't work well with iPads. In fact, the website offers a nice FAQ and in it state: "We recommend laptops or netbooks with a minimum of 1024x800 screen resolution for using our simulations. "

Simulations are varied and include physics, chemistry and math, as well as other subjects. 

Players collectively take on the role of astronauts navigating and exploring the structure of the space station in Spacewalk.

Hands on Science and Math Activities

Here's an example of what you may find at eGFI- For Teachers.
Conveyor Engineering
Better Traffic Flow (Grades 9-12)
Hovercraft Racers (Grades 7-9)
Construct a Road Sign Support (Grades 6-12)

Also be sure to check out How to Smile, a free website for teachers to find ideas and directions for hands-on math, science, and engineering lessons.

Focus on STEM

Recent posts in eClassroom News, STEM apps for physics, algebra, and more and State-by-state STEM education resources place a focus on STEM for March. These two posts include wonderful suggestions for apps and the information is provided for iOS and Android. The list of STEM education resource links organized by state will be most helpful to them.

A suggestion from the Delaware STEM website is KidsPost Features - The Washington Post. There are articles, puzzles, contests and more available that may be used in the STEM classroom.

Check this article out for State by State STEM Resources.

PBS offers a STEM Resource Center.

Check out Scitable, a free science library.

STEM Careers

There are schools in the United States that are designated as STEM schools. Has there been a change in the focus on STEM in your school? Do you have news to share?

10 Innovative STEAM Education Apps in STEM

eSchool News, April 4, 2014, published a list of 10 educational Apps for STEAM. A recent educational effort has been made to include the Arts in the STEM educational curriculum, thus STEAM. Here are the Apps that made the list:
A Life Cycle App
Science 360 for iPad *
Do Ink Animation & Drawing
Hakitzu Elite: Robot Hackers
Build a Ship with Kate and Harry
Cat Physics
MoMA Art Lab*
iPastels*
Bugs and Numbers
King of Math

An asterisk * denotes free and the other Apps range in price from $0.99 to $4.99.