Advertised as the U.S. government's portal to kids, this site is maintained by the Federal Citizen Information Center. It is geared for Educators and their students grades k-5 or 6-8. On this site students can visit the Berkeley Lab to learn about cells, light, soil balance and more; visit the Library of Congress to learn about everyday phenomena with scientific explanations; or visit the National Institute of Standards and Technology for a printable copy of the periodic table. Also listed are many other resources that link the viewer to articles, interactive activities, videos, experiments, tutor pages and more. This site is easy to navigate and very straight forward.
This next website is a Virtual Laboratory for kids grades k-12. It was developed for teachers and their students and was framed by the National Science Education Standards. Students can generate and test hypothesis's through interactive activities and resources that use different learning tools. The learning tools involved are visual lessons, website resources, science data, science imaging, inquiry based visual lessons, science hardware and science software. This website does however require the use of a flash player that can be downloaded. This site is very kid oriented and educational.
Learning Physical Science just got easier with this website. This website provides science resources to teachers, parents and life-long learners. Included are links to research sites, lesson plans, activities and project ideas. A very informative and educational website that is definitely a higher level resource and more appropriate for middle school ages and up.
An online Physics Tutorial website offers high school students many informative graphics and easy to understand content. There are many informational tutorials that include starting out information, physics content, calculator pad assistance, a physics studio, review, homework help, and curriculum and laboratory printouts. The one drawback is that it was created by a science teacher in Illinois so the content provided was focused on the content covered in the teachers classroom.
This last Website is geared for students between the ages of 9-14. The website is an online resource that enhances the magazine Science News and offers recreational reading and activities for anyone interested in science. There is information for students with suggestions for hands-on-activities, books, articles, web resources and other materials. An interesting factor is that students are encouraged to comment on and grade subject matter, get ideas for science projects and try out math puzzles. Also offered are ways for teachers to use science in their classrooms. This site is very kid friendly and would be interesting for students much younger and older than the age level geared for.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
Life Science Websites
PBS KIDS This website is geared for children of all ages. It is filled with life science activities are for children to do on their own. However it is modeled after the TV show, "Kids Zoom" and has information about the characters. For children that watch the show and want to do the activities themselves this is the site for them.
Frog Dissection Kit is a website that helps middle school and high school students study the inner systems of a frog. It has a virtually dissected frog with an organ description at the touch of a click. This would serve as a great study tool for students. The drawback is that this is it's only function.
Kids 4 Research is a site that provides information to students, teachers and parents on the responsible laboratory animal care and use in biomedical research, testing and education. It teaches students the basics of laboratory animal science and how research has improved the lives of people. There are also careers listed that are in the field of biomedical research. The problem with this site is that it paints animal research as a positive and cheerful situation.
National Geographic for Little Kids is a fun website created for children between the ages of 3-6 and their parents. This site has information on animals, games, crafts, experiments, videos and a link for parents to help their child get the most out of the magazine National Geographic for little kids. There are lively photographs and engaging stories to develop the prereading and early reading skills of children and interactive picture games and puzzles to teach logic and counting. The negative is that this site is created as an addition to a magazine. There are advertisements along the side to entice the viewer.
Education links includes an A-Z directory of animal facts, projects for kids, articles and educational projects including information about animals. This is a resource for students between the ages of 4-7 and their teachers and parents. Also included is safety information regarding how to behave around unfamiliar dogs. There is a lot of information and advertisements for educational books and magazines like Ranger Rick, National Geographic, and 101 Science Fair Ideas to name a few. This website was designed as a simple resource and does not have a flashy or fancy design.
Frog Dissection Kit is a website that helps middle school and high school students study the inner systems of a frog. It has a virtually dissected frog with an organ description at the touch of a click. This would serve as a great study tool for students. The drawback is that this is it's only function.
Kids 4 Research is a site that provides information to students, teachers and parents on the responsible laboratory animal care and use in biomedical research, testing and education. It teaches students the basics of laboratory animal science and how research has improved the lives of people. There are also careers listed that are in the field of biomedical research. The problem with this site is that it paints animal research as a positive and cheerful situation.
National Geographic for Little Kids is a fun website created for children between the ages of 3-6 and their parents. This site has information on animals, games, crafts, experiments, videos and a link for parents to help their child get the most out of the magazine National Geographic for little kids. There are lively photographs and engaging stories to develop the prereading and early reading skills of children and interactive picture games and puzzles to teach logic and counting. The negative is that this site is created as an addition to a magazine. There are advertisements along the side to entice the viewer.
Education links includes an A-Z directory of animal facts, projects for kids, articles and educational projects including information about animals. This is a resource for students between the ages of 4-7 and their teachers and parents. Also included is safety information regarding how to behave around unfamiliar dogs. There is a lot of information and advertisements for educational books and magazines like Ranger Rick, National Geographic, and 101 Science Fair Ideas to name a few. This website was designed as a simple resource and does not have a flashy or fancy design.
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