The following are some free resources you can use to build a unit study on oceans. 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 reference site …
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Snow. I want to wash my hands, my face and hair with snow… Yeah, no, not especially. I’m not a big fan of snow. Growing up in Brooklyn, NY, we certainly had our share of it. Of course, we had fun as kids doing all the things kids do — the sledding, the snowball fights, …
Interactive Eye: The guide takes you through each step of the visual process; the anatomy of the eye; how each part works; how the brain interprets images. Eye Teaching Guide Interactive Ear: View interactive models of outer, middle and inner ear, with descriptions of each part. Smoking Lung: See how the lungs work and the …
Glencoe Science Modules covering topics in Life Science, Earth Science, Physics, and Chemistry. Besides the primary topics, each title includes a science skills handbook with explanation of the scientific method, try-at-home labs, and math skills review. The modules: The Nature of Matter: Atoms, elements, compounds and mixtures; states, properties and changes of matter; the periodic …
Click on the links below to download for free a variety of science books about animals for grades K – 6. The books are from 10 – 18 pages, with questions at the end. Grade 1 A Frog’s Life A Kitten Grows Animals Grow and Change Animals of the Forest Food Chains and Habitats How …
For budding entomolgists and nature detectives, these free insect investigations help take the learning outside: Field Guides: Essential for comparing illustrations with actual crawlies and flying beasties discovered, and for learning fast facts. Here are a couple you can download for free: Orkin Guide: Has color photos and basic information on common insects, like bees, …
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 …
Free textbooks, virtual labs, interactives, and activities for building an ecology unit: 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 Watersheds. There’s also …
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 Energy Balance Pre-K: Downloadable lessons about nutrition and physical activity. Fit: Free health units for …
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 …
