Dive into summer with engaging, hands-on science that revolves around our nearest star. The sun, a constant fixture in our sky, offers a wealth of educational opportunities for children, making it an ideal theme for outdoor exploration. Check out these free sun-focused activities, plus some additional resources for learning more about the sun and about […]
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Picture books are a great tool for helping kids understand complex science concepts, in this case, food chains and food webs, the relationships between organisms and how they depend on each other for survival. Free Online Readers, Videos, Interactives and Activities: Take a look at these free online books, which can be downloaded as PDFs.
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The following are some free resources you can use to build a unit of oceans activities and lessons. To get an idea of how to structure your study, you can use a reference source, choose the topics you want to include, and then cover them as lightly or as deeply as you like. One good
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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. Free Online Tutorials: Electric Circuits: Learn about how electricity flows to power everyday objects. Electrical to Thermal Energy: Learn
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Free textbooks, virtual labs, interactives, and activities for building units on ecology or environmental science: Here’s a download of free Earth Day activities, and an interactive worksheet All About Earth Day. Ecology in your Own Backyard: Check out the free resources at EcologyOnline, with free videos and activities for exploring the ABCs of Ecology; and
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