Science
Students will "possess the knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes required for personal decision-making, participation in civic and cultural affairs, and economic productivity". NJ Science Standards
Find out facts and try some quizzes about the science and technology all around us, famous scientists and their discoveries, and inventions.
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Interactive STEM activities
"A goal for developing the NGSS was to create a set of research-based, up-to-date K–12 science standards. These standards give local educators the flexibility to design classroom learning experiences that stimulate students’ interests in science and prepares them for college, careers, and citizenship." https://www.nextgenscience.org/
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The NJ Conservation 2018 Poster Contest was open to all students from grades 2-12, and is categorized according to grade groups.
Each year, Bonnie trucks more than one million free O.S. Cross, or “oversized” cabbage plants to 3rd Grade classrooms across the country*, whose teachers have signed up for the program. If nurtured and cared for, kids can cultivate, nurture and grow giant cabbages, some bigger than a basketball, tipping the scales, often over 40 pounds! The program awards a $1,000 scholarship to one student in each participating state.
20 Engineering Design Challenges -inquiry-based curriculum gives everything you need to integrate engineering with science subjects
Recap facilitates deeper, more empowering online discussions by combining the options of both chat and video for student responses. The site involves participants in a moderated, question-led dialogue using chat to get conversations started and video to explore thoughts more deeply. Students may be invited to answer questions in a queue, encouraged to dig deeper into a topic through a journey (collection of prompts), or to add their own questions. Sharing may be with the teacher, with the class, or with the world. Grades 2 and up.
Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday provides free STEM activities, lessons, and resources for all learners, making science fun for everyone! Science Friday will spark students’ curiosity at a visceral level, on topics from Frankenstein to the La Brea Tar Pits, and from shrinking polar bears to an online rock collection (#neatrocks). There is so much to explore in this child’s world! Science Friday connects digital STEM resources to hands on learning. Some activities in Spanish. Grades 3 and up.
Projects
Science activities,for kids ages 6-12. Projects take 1/2 hour or less using household items
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Outrageous Acts of Science proves that mind-boggling experiments are not just conducted in laboratories anymore.
Science Online
Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive essays, videos, diagrams, definitions, biographies, and experiments.
Standards sorted by grade. Multiple lessons for each standard. Lessons provide resources: handouts, links to videos, and activities.
Lesson Plans by grade level
TED Talks are influential videos from expert speakers on education, business, science, tech and creativity, with subtitles in 100+ languages.
Periodic Table Video
All 118 elements are finished, but the website is adding new stories and better experiments. Check this out for fun information about chemistry
"illustrates relevant processes in the teaching and learning of engineering through very short vignettes of hands-on classroom engineering".
Kid friendly information on history, biography, geography and science. Age: 2nd & up
Multimedia resources, including apps, animations, videos, interactives, and virtual labs, to bring the excitement of scientific discovery into your classroom.
The Argumentation Toolkit is a collection of resources designed to help teachers understand and teach scientific argumentation.