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Electricity and Magnetism

These free resources for learning about electricity and magnetism combine visual lessons with hands-on activities:  Energy Kids: Provides information on how electricity is generated and measured, and how it relates to magnetism. Includes experiments and games. Science Matters: Here, you’ll find an entire fourth grade unit on electricity and magnetism, with 12 lessons and several …

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Body Systems and other Health Topics

At KidsHealth there are a number of health lessons, games, and worksheets for pre-school through high school, covering topics on the human body, personal health (fitness, nutrition, hygiene, etc.), and health problems. There are:  Other Sites: GetBodySmart: Organ Systems Interactive Fit: Free health units for grades K – 5. Printables, slideshows, videos and games. Teen …

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Atoms and Elements

From BBC Bitesize:  Atoms, Elements, and Compounds All About Atoms: Online, interactive tutorial Interactive Tutorial Interactive Tutorial Watch an Atoms Video Lesson Chem4Kids has information on matter, atoms, and the elements. Understanding the Atom: Worksheets with answers for middle-school. 61 pp. You’ve probably seen the Periodic Table of Videos featuring this dude (a professor at …

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Adventures in Geocaching — And Other Geography Resources

When geocaching on a road trip, or even around in your own neighborhood, you can use the activity to learn about the geography, history, culture, and plants and animals of an area. Caches are sometimes placed near historical markers, and you can take the opportunity to read up on events of the past while you’re …

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All About Cells

Seeing Inside Cells: Lesson for comparing and contrasting plant, animal, yeast, and bacteria cells using interactive exercises and worksheets. Science-Class.net: Many free science resources for elementary and middle-school grades. The section on cells features activities and labs, slideshows, games and quizzes, and links to interactives and other resources.  Biology Corner: Another site with many lesson …

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Free World History Textbooks and Resources

The following free textbooks for middle- and high-school learners are available as pdf files that can be downloaded or added to your Google drive. Journey Across Time TextbookJourney Across Time Activity WorkbookJourney Across Time Printable Worksheets: with blank outlines, reading check questions and vocabulary for each chapter. For two ancient civilization textbooks, at the site, …

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