Science
Lesson Plans and Science Experiments
- Scholastic Lesson Plans - Thousands of free lesson plans, unit plans, and extension activities.
- Teachers Net Lesson Plans for Pre-Kindergarten - Lots of lesson plans for hands-on and multi-sensory activities. Lesson plans are grouped by subject. Scroll down for science lessons.
- Teachers Net Lesson Plans for Kindergarten - Lots of lesson plans for hands-on and multi-sensory activities. Many of these are actually suitable for Pre-Kindergarten. Lesson plans are grouped by subject. Scroll down for science lessons.
- Teachers Net Lesson Plans Grades 1 and 2 - Lots of lesson plans for hands-on and multi-sensory activities. Lesson plans are grouped by subject. Scroll down for science lessons.
- Teachers Net Lesson Plans Grades 3, 4 and 5 - Lots of lesson plans for hands-on and multi-sensory activities. Lesson plans are grouped by subject. Scroll down for science lessons.
- Teachers Net Lesson Plans for Middle School - Lots of creative and enrichment activities. Lesson plans are grouped by subject. Scroll down for science lessons.
- Teachers Net Lesson Plans for High School - Lots of creative and enrichment activities. Lesson plans are grouped by subject. Scroll down for science lessons.
- Education World Lesson Plans and Resources - Tied to Seasons, Special Historical Dates, and Holidays
- Paso Partners - Lesson Plans Integrating Science, Math, and Language Arts - Detailed lesson plans for Kindergarten through Third Grade. Topics include The Five Senses, Dinosaurs, Spiders, Plants and Seeds, The Human Body, Health, Oceans, Weather, Sun and Stars, Matter, Sound, and Simple Machines. These lessons are designed to increase achievement in English Language Learners, while covering knowledge and skills that will benefit all elementary school students.
- K8 Science Classroom Lessons - Inquiry-based activities and supplemental materials (pdf files) that can be downloaed for use in the classroom. Lessons are sorted by topic and by grade levels (Kindgergarten through Grade 8). Subjects include Life Science, Physical Science, and Earth and Space Science.
- Exploratorium - The title of this webpage, Exploratorium Science Snacks, may be a little misleading. The word snack does not refer to edible science experiments but to quick, simple science experiments that can be performed with every day objects. This site is filled with hands-on activities that teach scientific principles.
- National Geographic Kids Science Experiments - Lots of well-illustrated experiments young students can perform at school or at home.
- Middle School Science - Activities, games, and printables for teaching Chemistry, Earth Science, Life Science, and Physics to middle schoolers.
Cutting Edge Science
- Science News for Kids - These news stories are more interesting than many found on adult science websites. Timely, well-researched, illustrated articles on the latest scientific discoveries and research.
- Smithsonian - The Smithsonian Magazine's website is filled with interesting, edgy articles teachers may use to research lessons-with-a-twist. The site also contains quality photos and videos that can be incorporated into White Board presentations.
- Signs from the Future - This BBC article features Fernando Barbella's witty images of the types of signs one might see in the future. Teachers may wish to place students in groups, assign each group a sign, and have them research the new or upcoming technology it reflects.
Chemistry
- Middle School Chemistry - Activities, games and printables for teaching chemistry to middle schoolers.
Life Science
- Animal Spotlight Poster - Mrs. Bonzer's colorful printable poster with space for a picture and fields to cover habitat, diet, and interesting facts in jpeg.
- BBC Earth - Fascinating, well-researched, beautifully illustrated articles about Earth's plants and animals.
- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - Animals
- Kids Zone Itsy-Bitsy Themed Books - Subjects include animals, the ocean, jungles, and the five senses.
- Resarch Packs - Printable, nicely illustrated pages students can use to plan, organize, draft, and write a final copy. Packets are custom designed for specific research subjects, including birds, the desert, dinosaurs, the human body, insects, the ocean, plants, rainforests, space, spiders, weather, and wild animals.
- A to Z Teacher Stuff - Sense of Hearing - This fun, hands-on activity will increase young students' awareness of the sense of hearing, while teaching them how to utilize charts to record data.
- Middle School Life Science - Activities, games and printables for teaching chemistry to middle schoolers.
- How Elephants Keep Themselves Cool - A BBC article that consists primarily of images (photographs and thermal images) of elephants. This article clearly illustrates and explains how elephants use mud to cool themselves off. Definitely worth a look!
- Giant Animals That Are Almost Impossible to Find - This BBC Earth article features detailed, readable descriptions and stunning photos of rarely seen animals including the giant armadillo, the giant squid, the giant otter, the giant huntsman spider, the giant oarfish, and the goliath frog.
Physics
- Physics - Activities, games and printables for teaching chemistry to middle schoolers.
Earth Science and Environmental Science
- Help Save the Earth Poster - Print this small, colorful poster (jpeg), courtesy of first-grade teacher J. Bonzer. Each student can complete his own poster as he makes a personal commitment to protect and care for the environment.
- Free Classroom Posters from the Environmental Protection Agency - A series of water-resources education posters developed through the Water Resources Education Initiative. Order grade-level appropriate posters for K-2, 3-5, or 6-8 classrooms.
- Ecoinvestigators - Detailed inquiry-based learning lesson plan geared for Grades 3-5 from PBS Teachers.
- Middle School Earth Science - Activities, games and printables for middle schoolers. Topics include Geology, Weather, Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, The Ocean, and Soil.
Astronomy
- Middle School Earth Science - Activities, games and printables for middle schoolers. Topics include Astronomy, The Moon, Constellations, The Solar System, and Lessons from NASA.
Computer Science
- Code.org - This website belongs to a non-profit organization whose goal is to provide every student in every shool with the opportunity to learn computer science. Teachers and students can participate in an hour of coding tutorial on-line. The site also provides information on the dates and locations of the free workshops it conducts across the country to teach teachers how to code so that those teachers can, in turn, share those skills with their students.
Research Packets
- Research Packs - Free printable, illustrated packets (pdf files) to facilitate research projects. Topics include Birds, Chicks, The Desert, Dinosaurs, Egypt, Endangered Species, Farms, The Human Body, Insects, The Ocean, Plants, Rainforests, Space, Spiders, Weather, Wild Animals, and The Wright Brothers.
Teaching Materials for Use on Interactive White Boards
- Internet4Classrooms Interactive Science Graphs and Worksheets - Content includes a Daily Weather Worksheet, Mitosis Stages, Moon Phases, and Water Cycles.
- Internet4Classrooms Excel Workbooks - Download these Excel files for use on your interactive white board. Content includes an Earthquake Project, a Fahrenheit to Celsius Convert, Graph Paper, a Physics Crossword Puzzle, Review Bingo, and a What Would I Weigh On (Name of Planet)