15 Great Free Science Resources for Teachers and Students 1- Learning Science Learning Science is a free and open community for sharing newer and emerging tools to teach science. 2- Science Fair Central This is an awesome science resource from Discovery Education and it offers free links, interactives, presentations,projects and many more. 3- National Science Teacher Association ( NSTA ) This is a platform designed by science teachers where they provide free science resources such as PDFs, freebies, news, activities, and more. 4- National Science Digital Library ( NSDL ) NSDL is the nation's online portal for education and research on learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. 5-Science Printables This web portal has a bucketful of science printables that teachers and students can have free access to. 6- The Case Files This one here highlights individuals from the history of science and technology. 7- Understanding Science Understanding Science offers everything one needs to know about the nature and process of science. 11- Edheads
200th Activity Book For 200 years, NOAA has been focused on delivering "science, service, and stewardship." Making this happen leads the people of NOAA from the edge of space to the bottom of the ocean. To help you learn more about your world and how NOAA helps you explore, understand, and protect our Earth, we've put together this book with 43 different activities. Download the full activity book or individual activities. Activity Book (121MB, pdf) Activities: Introduction Book Introduction (7.18MB, pdf) NOAA Introduction (2.23MB, pdf) NOAA’s Building Blocks (3.62MB, pdf) Section: Explore the Earth Section: Understand The Earth Follow That Hurricane (4.38MB, pdf) Build Your Own Weather Station (1.56MB, pdf) Be A Citizen Weather Reporter (682KB, pdf) Tornado In A Bottle (1.33MB, pdf) Be A Tree Ring Detective (1.98MB, pdf) Your Own El Nino (1.22MB, pdf) Please Pass The Salt (1.65MB, pdf) Satellite Communications (2.27MB, pdf) Wooly Magma (1.64MB, pdf) Survey Mark Hunting (1.91MB, pdf) Section: Protect The Earth
STEM Magazine Home Page Every teacher is a S.T.E.M. teacher."Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics....the foundation of industry and commerce in America. S.T.E.M. Preparation for those careers begins this year in schools across the country. Teaching is an incredibly challenging responsibility, therefore equipping and supporting our teachers in a variety of aspects is critical to teacher retention, motivation and attitude that directly effect student learning, inspiration and preparation for the careers ahead. S.T.E.M. The future of American economics rests on the success of our S.T.E.M. education efforts in schools across the nation. Wayne Carley Publisher *Distribution ..................................................wayne@stemmagazine.com
Dried Out Vegetation Across America Nearly two thirds of the contiguous United States was experiencing some level of drought by the end of August 2012, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. 39 percent of the nation suffered from severe to extreme drought. Though the numbers changed a bit in mid-September, the drought parched much of the interior United States and left both domestic and wild animals scrounging for food. The browning and withering of vegetation in the United States and northern Mexico is clear in this vegetation anomaly map based on data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra and Aqua satellites. The map contrasts plant health in August 2012 (the most recent full month available) against the average conditions between 2002 and 2012. The map is based on the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), a measure of how plant leaves absorb visible light and reflect infrared light. The 2012 drought is the worst observed since the U.S. Instrument(s): Terra - MODIS
Seven Layer Density Column at Steve Spangler Science Measure 8 ounces of each type of liquid into the 9 ounce portion cups. You may want to color each of the liquids to make a more dramatic effect in your column. Light Karo syrup is easier to color than dark syrup. The same amount of two different liquids will have different weights because they have different masses. To test this, you might want to set up a scale and measure each of the liquids that you poured into your column. ** NOTE: The numbers in the table are based on data from manufacturers for each item. The table shows the densities of the liquids used in the column as well as other common liquids (measured in g/cm3 or g/mL). Density is basically how much "stuff" is smashed into a particular area... or a comparison between an object's mass and volume. Have you found a way to make more than seven layers in your column? Since posting this observation, our email box has been flooded with hypotheses.
Teacher Resources This page is created for middle school science teachers. It has a collection of other science teacher's sites and content specific related resources. Teacher created sites STEM Resources 6th grade Content Resources This is the 6th grade content resources. 2011 Lesson Plans 7th grade Content Resources This is my page for content resources for 7th grade. 8th grade Content Resources This is my page for content resources for 8th grade. Science Olympiad Resources This page has links to help either a Science Olympiad club or class. Middle School Science This is one of the best middle school science sites. Science Spot This site is a great resource for both students and teachers. Mrs. This site provides teachers with lessons, PowerPoints, and terrific ideas to help anyone teach Earth science. Daryl Science Terrific science resources for teachers, and a super section on bad Hollywood science. Science Class This is one of my favorite teacher sites. Adventures in Science My Science Box Geology Resources
Super Magnets: All About Rare Earth Metals A few years ago my brother got me Buckyballs from woot; a few years later I finally put them down. These things are the most addicting toy your adult self will ever experience. Sometimes you’ll use them to pin the electricity bill on the fridge. Sometimes you’ll spend two hours trying to get them all connected in the shape of a diamond. Why would you spend two hours putting them in the shape of a diamond? Playing with these magnets make you feel like a magician. When I was in fifth grade I had a project where I was assigned an element from the periodic table: neodymium. Share This Infographic Get Free Infographics Delivered to your Inbox
Science Vocabulary The comprehensive grade-by-grade science vocabulary lists below are based on state and national science standards. They cover the key science content areas for each grade from kindergarten through high school. The lists can be used with all twenty of VocabularySpellingCity's learning activities. For each grade and science content area, there are both detailed lists and summary lists. The sentences and definitions of the words on these lists are written for use in science. The writing and editing of these lists, sentences, and definitions was performed under contract by science teachers and curriculum specialists from around the country to whom we are very grateful. The lists can be imported into teacher or parent accounts. The science word lists and learning activities of VocabularySpellingCity can be integrated within a science curriculum in a number of ways. Reinforcement of key concepts and/or assessment - For example, Mrs. Vocabulary introduction prior to studying a unit - Mr.
7 Great YouTube Channels for Science Below are some great YouTube channels for science. If you are a science teacher and you need some useful resources where you can search for and find educational science videos, then the list below would be of great help. Some of the channels listed below have thousands of subscribers featuring some of the best science videos online. This is one of the gifted science teachers who shares highly educational videos showing students and learners how to integrate science into day to day life. As its name suggests, this is one of the most reputed YouTube Channels with more than 9 million videos on science and a growing base of thousands of subscribers. I am pretty sure science teachers can find anything they look for in their playlists. This is another distinguished science resource where students can get to know the underpinnings of science is such an interestingly funny way. This is the official YouTube channel of NASA. Here you can find a wide range of science videos covering different topics.
National Parks: More Fun, Less Money If our Nation’s parks are some of the most beautiful places in the entire world – how come attendance to national parks dropped over four million visitors from 09′ to 10′? Some people blame the weather, but I think people don’t appreciate parks as much in a bad economy as they should. Which one of you all like to sit on the edge of the Grand Canyon for a few days? Well, It should be all of you. As a money-conscious college student, a hotel room isn’t an option on vacation. Although camping is one of the greatest leisure activities, it can get rough. I hope this infographic will bring more people to the parks at a State and National level. Share This Infographic Get Free Infographics Delivered to your Inbox