Archive for the ‘Math & Science Activities’ Category

Scrambling for lessons and activities?

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Try a few of these sites.  All free, all good.

kids DO science –  Great site sponsored by the University of Georgia, featuring hands-on activities and printable fun and games.

http://www.uga.edu/srel/kidsdoscience/kidsdoscience.htm

Steve Spangler –  Plenty of free activities and videos for all ages.

http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiments

Hooda Math –  Forget the funny name.  Better yet, don’t forget it!  Nice site with games, movies, tutorials and worksheets aligned to NCTM standards.

http://hoodamath.com/

PBS Kids –  Cool online games, lower level, sorted by subject

http://pbskids.org/games/

Education.com –  Fantastic resource for lessons, worksheets, activities and games for all subjects.  Searchable by grade level, subject and sub-topic.

http://www.education.com/activity/

Earth Day

Monday, April 12th, 2010

Earth Day will be celebrated on April 22, 2010.  Visit these sites for activities for your classroom.

http://www.mathwire.com/seasonal/earth.html    Although primarily a math site, many of the Earth Day activities found here have a science component as well.

http://earthsbirthday.org/earth-activities/    There are items available to purchase here, but if you poke around a bit, you will find many free activities and handouts across grade levels, many in PDF format.

http://www.seventhgeneration.com/give/earth-day-lesson-plan    Nice collection of Earth Day lessons, spanning grades 2-12.

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/EarthDay.htm    Great site from HotChalk.  All grade levels.