Here is a list of some educational resources that teachers and parents can look at with their students or children. There are lots of activities and experiments to try!
In order to visit each site, click on the site title.
In order to visit each site, click on the site title.
This is a mother's blog that shows her family's creative adventures with science. It has different fun experiments to do with kids along with projects. The experiments can be done at home or in a classroom to allow children an exciting opportunity to explore their thinking.
This website is "the home of science and technology on the Internet for children around the world." It has many games, experiments, facts, quizzes, and lesson on a range of topics. There are endless possibilities from children to explore science.
This is a blog of a mother with many creative ideas that encourage parents to create science experiments in their kitchen.
Fizzy Balloon:
This experiment is one of the many ideas on this blog. A list of materials are included as well as the directions. It is easy for parents to do with their children. In this experiment there is a chemical reaction that causes the balloon to inflate on its own. Have fun and be safe while trying this project!
A former teacher and a few mothers teamed up to create this blog that provides fun activities for children. They provide many recommendations for activities. Parents and teachers are able to explore this website to find science activities to do at home or in the classroom.
Sink or Float?
This is one of the experiments featured on the blog. This is a simple activity for children to do and it involves sinking and floating objects in water. There is a printable chart included for children to use while completing the activity.
This second grade teacher's blog provides a variety of scientific activities to do in the classroom. She has provided the cover of her students' "Mad Scientist" notebooks. The blog encourages others to contribute to their awesome ideas as well. This is a great resource to get some ideas as a teacher.
This blog is excellent for elementary school teachers to get ideas for science experiments and activities for their classroom. The blog provides lots of resources for lessons and projects. There are numerous activities and trivia for children to learn more about science.
This is a blog that provides lots of science activities for kids. It shares a lot of messy and fun experiments for children to experience. The blog belongs to a woman who is a mother and a science teacher. She focuses on safe learning that children can direct.
Ooblek:
This is one of her posted activities. This is appropriate for "kid scientists" of all ages and it allows them to explore a gooey substance. Children can make observations about this "mysterious" substance.
Mandy Moore is a kindergarten teacher in Texas and she has created this blog to share fun science activities that she has used in her classroom. She has shared her weather unit and other things her class has worked on. The activities that she has posted range from an anchor chart to making tornadoes in bottles. Her blog provides creative ideas to make science a fun experience for children.
Funology is a website designed for children to explore. There is an interesting section on science that includes numerous experiments for children to try. The website invites children to discover and question the world around them in an enjoyable way.
I remember watching countless "Bill Nye The Science Guy" videos as an elementary student. He always kept me interested in science. This website has lots of fun resources that children and adults can explore. There are episode guides that are a collection of lessons and there are home demos that are experiments to try at home.
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