Useful Educational Websites

Ginny
Websites that I would use as a teacher
http://interactivesites.weebly.com/science.html
o This website provides several links to other interactive
websites that could be very easily used to support
science instruction. The links are very well organized by
subject and topic. The site also provides links for other
subjects as well.
http://undsci.berkeley.edu/
o This is a great website for teachers to use as a resource
when teaching science. The site contains information
that helps teachers have a better understanding of the
nature and process of science. The site provides a gradelevel framework of goals for students as well as
numerous other teaching tools.
https://www.youtube.com/user/scishow
o This YouTube channel provides short videos that cover a
wide range of topics that explain scientific concepts in an
understandable manner for students. This site could be
easily incorporated into science instruction and provide
visual aids for a variety of learning styles.
Websites that I would have students use-http://edheads.org/
o This website provides free interactive math and science
games and activities that promote critical thinking.
Activities meet state and national standards and range
from surgical simulations to simple machine activities.
http://www.learner.org/interactives/parkphysics/index.html
o This is an interactive website that allows students to
build their own virtual roller coaster in understanding the
laws of motion and physics. This website would most
likely be used for upper-elementary students.
http://www.timeforkids.com/news-archive/science
o This website is a great resource for students to use in order to stay
informed on current events in the science field. The site provides ageappropriate articles related to science that students may find within their
interest. There could be several ways to design assignments based on the
site for upper-elementary students, but could also be shared with younger
students as a current events update.

Hilary
Teacher Web Resources:
o http://www.studenthandouts.com/
This website is very useful for teachers because it has
many different activity ideas that you can do with
your students, but also it has free printouts of the
follow up worksheet to do after the activity or charts
that go along with the activity. The student handouts
website has ideas for all grade levels (K-8) and in all
subjects.
o http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/lesson/?
ar_a=1
This website helps teachers plan engaging science
lessons. There are many activities that can be used to
help students grasp science concepts. Most of the
lessons are hands on and can be converted to fit
certain standards of learning.
o http://agintheclass.org/
This website comes equipped with full lesson plans to
help teachers plan lessons that students will love. It
also comes with free resources and newsletters that
can help teachers engage their students and have
inquiry based lessons.

Student Web Resources:

o
http://www.learner.org/interactives/parkphysics/parkphysics.
html
This website/game is a fun way for students to learn
about force and motion. They learn through building
their own roller coaster. This seems like something
that students would enjoy because it is fun but they
also have to take into account the math and science
behind building a roller coaster.
o http://climatekids.nasa.gov/
This website is easy to navigate for students. It is
equipped with lots of games but also just basic
science information on the water cycle, plants,
animals, etc. There are many different links and
activities that the students can use to further their
science knowledge.

o http://discoverykids.com/
I really liked this discovery kids website because it had many different
science activities that students could do but they were all different parts
of science, not based on the same type of science. The kids could play
games or even just read about the different topics on the page. There are
also educational videos that they could watch. This site would be very
beneficial to use in my classroom.

Mary
1. http://www.hometrainingtools.com/a/science-lessons/c/science-lessonplans
This website includes lesson plans written in the 5E model with some
reproducible worksheets.
2. http://teacherstryscience.org/lp
This website is for upper elementary and high school lesson plans in
particular but is easily searchable and includes tutorials.
3. http://school.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/myth-busters/
This website is pretty neat because it has resources, activities, and videos
from a popular TV show that would likely be interesting for students.
These are my student websites:
1. http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/
This website is very student-friendly and easy to use and includes
experiments, games, and fun facts.
2. http://www.kidsites.com/sites-edu/science.htm
This website is a compilation of links to student-friendly activities; the
activities are described, and the students can choose what they are
interested in.
3. http://discoverykids.com/
This website is a great resource which includes games, videos, and
various information that would be valuable to students.

Haley

sciencebuddies.org
Science Buddies is an excellent website that has many
resources for science from project ideas to classroom
resources. It also has a parent and student section so it
would be great to send home. Could be used as both.
www.internet4classrooms.com
This website has everything for students organized in different grade
levels.

sciencekids.co.nz
Science Kids is a great interactive website that has project
ideas, quizzes, and games. This would be good to use in the
classroom or send home.

undsci.berkeley.edu
Understanding Science is a good website for me as a
teacher to understand the content and help me teach my
future students.

kids.usa.gov
This website has many lesson plans as well as projects and expertness
that would be helpful for me as a teacher.
www.forensicsciencetechnician.org
This website has many articles that could be useful for me as a teacher.

Brandi
Best Websites for Science Teachers:
1. https://www.pinterest.com
Pinterest is one of the newest and best online resources available for
teachers and has become a favorite among educators. Through the use
of online pinboards, teachers can save everything from photos to
blog posts in one easily accessible and usable place. Pinterest provides
educators with a wealth of lessons and ideas, including grade-specific
science activities for young students that are fresh, engaging and ageappropriate. Through Pinterest, teachers can also create collaborative
boards that make it simple to work together to build better lessons
and connect over shared ideas.

2. http://www.science4us.com/index.php
This resource is a complete, standards-based, core science curriculum
that delivers digital science experiences to early elementary students.
It is available online and as an iPad app for K-2 grade. This resource
provides a solid foundation of fundamental science concepts for
students in their formative years, on which a deep understanding and
interest in science can be built. This resource is structured around the
5E Instructional Model and includes teacher materials such as lesson
plans and cross-curricular activities.
3. http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/lesson-plans-index
Scholastic for Teachers consists of thousands of free unit plans, lesson
plans, discussion guides and extension activities for science. Included
in each collection are a variety of resources ranging from unit plans,
interactive activities, writing prompts, books, articles, crafts, printables
and so on. Teachers can filter available lesson plans by grade and/or
subject.
Best Websites for Children:
1. http://www.sciencekids.co.nz
This site has a large collection of interactive science games focusing on
animals, plants, chemistry, biology, physics, space, magnets,
electricity, forces, light, sounds, gases or other science related topics.
Each activity not only gives the student valuable information, but also
provides interaction and the opportunity to put the knowledge to use.
2. http://kids.nationalgeographic.com
This site has a vast amount of videos, activities and games that will add
to any lesson or activity and keep students actively engaged. It
includes very informative sections on animals, nature, people and
places, and space and science.
3. https://www.brainpop.com/science/
This site provides curriculum-based content geared specifically for K-5
students. The site offers a growing library of movies and interactive
features across six subjects, including science. The online resources
support educators and meet students' different learning styles and
abilities. The content includes short animated movies, leveled quizzes,
games, activities, recommended grade-appropriate reading, writing and
discussion prompts, and more. All content is aligned to and searchable
by state standards.

Kate Kivlin

3 teacher websites:
http://www.nsta.org/sciencematters/websites.aspx

I would use this website because it many different resources to use in

your classroom and activity ideas.
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/science/index.shtml#science_reso
urces

I would use this website because it has useful instructional resources.

http://concord.org/stem-resources/grade-level/elementary-school?
gclid=CI6YiNSgkbgCFZBcMgoduzgADg

I would use this site because it is an interactive website so students are

engaged more easily in what they are learning about.
3 student websites:
http://www.arkive.org/education/games

I would let students use this website because they are games that are fun
but educational. They help them learn about habitats, animals, etc.
http://pbskids.org/games/science/

I would let my students use this because they learn while they play. They
learn about animals, how to build structures, habitats, etc.
http://discoverykids.com/category/science/
I would let my students use this because besides just having games, they
have videos they can watch, a did you know section, books they can
check out, and a photo gallery.

Hunter
3 teacher websites:

http://www.nsta.org/sciencematters/websites.aspx

I would use this website because it many different resources to use in

your classroom and activity ideas.
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/science/index.shtml#science_reso
urces

I would use this website because it has useful instructional resources.

http://concord.org/stem-resources/grade-level/elementary-school?
gclid=CI6YiNSgkbgCFZBcMgoduzgADg

I would use this site because it is an interactive website so students are

engaged more easily in what they are learning about.
3 student websites:
http://www.arkive.org/education/games

I would let students use this website because they are games that are fun
but educational. They help them learn about habitats, animals, etc.
http://pbskids.org/games/science/

I would let my students use this because they learn while they play. They
learn about animals, how to build structures, habitats, etc.
http://discoverykids.com/category/science/
I would let my students use this because besides just having games, they
have videos they can watch, a did you know section, books they can
check out, and a photo gallery.
Teachingideas.co.uk
This site offers lessons for all different subjects and grades. There are ideas, lesson plans, and cool videos to
students to watch. I couldnt dive too far in because it requires a download of software but if it is anything
like the free portion, the download will be well worth it.
Edmodo.com
This is a good site for all classes in a general setting. This site allows a class to network in a safe and secure
setting and also allows the students to utilize their technology in a learning environment. There is a way to
capture data from the class and post it during Q&A sessions as well as other interactive features.

Emily
For Teachers:
KidKids.gov for Teachers
o www.Kids.usa.gov/teachers
o Like many other online lesson plan sites, Kids.gov has lesson
plans for all different subjects. It features video series about
different science subjects and topics.

Discovery Education
o www.Discoveryeducation.com/teachers
o Discovery Communications offers this free resource to
teachers that provides free lesson plans for science and
other subjects. There are also videos, interactive games,
opportunities for funding, and lessons that focus on STEM.

National Geographic Video Database

o http://video.nationalgeographic.com/
o NatGeo is a free source for videos, programs, and video clips
on a variety of subjects. All of the videos are high quality.

For Students:
BrainPop and BrainPop Jr:
o www.BrainPop.com
o BrainPop is a subscription-based, educational website that
provides videos and games explaining a variety topics from
different subject areas. The videos describe difficult
concepts in a way that is developmentally appropriate for
young students. Although you need a paid subscription,
many school systems pay for it and you can find usernames
and passwords from different schools by googling.
Kids.gov
o http://kids.usa.gov/science/index.shtml
o Kids.gov allows students to brush up on different topics
concern environmental and earth science and to learn new
ones by watching videos and playing web games.
E-Learning for Kids

o http://www.e-learningforkids.org/science/
o E-Learning for Kids is a global, nonprofit organization that
offers lessons for students to learn about on their own or as
reinforcement for concepts taught in class

Ladawn
Great Websites for teachers:

Class Dojo- This is a wonderful website that helps with classroom

management. It includes a point system that can either be rewarded to
teams or individual students. Parents can be given access to the dojo so
that they can see how their childs behavior is in the classroom. Class dojo
can also be used to keep classroom attendance. I would use this tool in
my classroom because I have seen it used many times before and it is an
effective management tool. It keeps the students motivated and it is an
organized method for teachers to use.

Schoology- This website is specifically for instructors. Educators are

able to create interactive discussion boards for students, as well as post
and grade assignments. Schoology has a feature that allows students to
take tests and quizzes as well as write papers, in this way teachers are
able to give immediate feedback as well as give feedback to students. I
would use this tool in my classroom because it seems to be an effective
way of giving and grading assignments.

Storybird- Storybird is a website that allows for educators as well as

students to create stories. There are different pictures that can be chosen
from in order to support the story and different themes to choose from as
well. This site is great for educators that teach younger students. An
educator could create a story using the weeks vocabulary or spelling
words. Educators could have students use this site to promote student
directed writing time. I would use this tool in my classroom to promote
engaging student writing time.
Great Websites for students:

Popplet- Popplet is a site that is used to make mind maps. This

website is free and easy to use. Once the mind map is created it can be
easily shared to others. Using mind maps can help to put ideas in order
and to help organize them as well. Popplet allows for pictures to be
included in the mind map. I would suggest that my students use this web
2.0 tool because it is fun and helpful. I have personally used this tool and I
enjoy using it.

Google Docs- Google Docs is a feature that can be accessed through

Google. By using Google Docs students can write papers and create

portfolios and different folders. Students can share specific documents

with other users and work on one project together from wherever they
are. This feature is great for group projects. Students can complete tests
and quizzes via Google Docs as well. Students can create spreadsheets
and slideshows by using this feature. I feel that this is a great tool to use
with middle school and high school students. I have personally used this
tool and it is very easy to manage and it is also convenient for educators.

Prezi- This website is somewhat similar to PowerPoint. It has the

same concept except it has more features and it is a little more advanced
in style. Prezi is a nice way to present information neatly as well as use
different links and videos within the presentation. I would defiantly
encourage students to use this tool.

Keandra
Three websites that I like to use as a teacher:
1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/ks2_lessonplans/science/
This website gives full written science lesson plans for free.
Science lesson plans include lesson plans on food chains, the states of
matter, rocks and soil, and many more.
2. http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/archive.htmlhttp://www.loc.gov/
rr/scitech/mysteries/archive.html
This website has possible topic questions that you may have to
teach in a science class. Once you click on the question, it gives you
the answer, but it also gives you different links that you can use to help
teach about that topic. It also gives a list of books that could assist you
on that specific topic.
3. http://www.discoveryeducation.com//search/page/k5/science/-/-/index.cfm?campaign=flyout_teachers_k5_science
This website offers free science lesson plans for teachers. Lesson
plans are based on physical science, space, and technology units.
Three websites that children can use:
1. http://games.noaa.gov/
This website has some fun science games that students might like.
2. http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/index.htm
This website is great for students to explore more about a topic

through games.
3. http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/kidsite/#2
This website is great for exploring science experiments through
games. Seems pretty fun.

Katie Mix
Teaching Science Websites:
1) http://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/activities This science-geared
website is a great tool for all teachers teaching any grade science class.
There are tons of lessons along with PDF version lesson plans and picture
to look at. Like the website explains, there are a lot of different things to
explore on this website from oceans to outerspace to everything in
between.
2) http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ This website is one of my
favorites because it has tons of educational videos and interactive
activities. This is a great go-to website for all teaches, especially when it
comes to science.
3) http://concord.org/stem-resources/grade-level/elementary-school This
website has a lot of great science and technology lessons. It's really
interesting because kids can learn how to build things using this site.
There are activities that range from basic lessons about the seasons to
more advanced ones about building and engineering. It is definitely
technologically based though with a wide variety of topics.
Science Websites for Kids:
1) http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/ This is a wonderful website for kids
to use because it is appealing to the eye and easy to navigate. It is mainly
geared towards science lessons but also has some math lessons
incorporated. Students can play games, read about, or take quizzes on
certain lesson topics.
2) http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/ This website is definitely a fun and
engaging one for kids of all ages. It has fun facts for different topics,
games, experiments, and even quizzes. There are many different topics
the students can choose from and then from there they can choose what
game to play, experiment to do, or fun facts to learn about.

3) http://www.tryscience.org/home.html This website is another really

exciting one for young learners and science. This website involves actually
going on virtual field trips! You can see videos and do experiments on
certain science topics. Kids would definitely have a lot of fun with this site
and really get to experience the world right inside the classroom.