Talks about why and how to care for classroom pets as well as what kind of animal would make a good classroom pet. Lots of great information about animals.
This is a handbook that can be read online that talks about how we can insist on gender equity in the classroom as well as ideas on how to make sure that is happening in the classroom.
The title says it all, in this article it talks about what to look for in science notebooks and how to score them. Breaks the grading into understanding science concepts, scientific thinking and expository writing.
Science Rubrics, as well as science lesson plans. This is a one stop shop for science teachers. The science lesson plans are divided up by primary and intermediate grades.
Classroom lesson plans and ideas to do with the children. Has ideas for temperature changes, surface tension, polymers, density, color - full, chromatography, center of gravity,and animals.
What a cool website, it has science games on animals, space, weather, anatomy, plants, physics and biology. All sorts of quizzes and different types of games for the students to play.
There are lessons and activities for children to do with space. There are also different challenges or different assignments throughout the year that allow the children to participate in and then see the data. An example of this would be observe the clouds day on Jan.13 it is Global Cloud Day.
FOSS is the science kits that we use in our school districts. It is divided up in grade levels, and you can click on the links to different topics that are covered in our units. It is a great resource for parents to look at and see what the children are doing in class.