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The President is looking for feedback from students on STEM and to pitch an idea too http://tinyurl.com/rcanstemshare Thank you Mary-Alice for posting this on Edmodo!

Science, social studies, English, math, engineering & tech, health, arts and music.

Some free video and paid service. Animated education site.

Computer Science without a computer.

Sign up to be chosen as one of 1000 schools across the globe to participate in the Oracle Raspberry Pi Weather Station for schools with topics covering comping and weather - for ages 11 and up. Free!

You can sign up for a tour inside NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and meet the scientists and engineers working on some of our nation's space programs.

Easy to navigate picture dictionary, biology, physical sciences, geography/history categories for student research.

Daily, child appropriate news in categories of war&peace, science, kids, money, law, health, arts, and sports. The same article can be viewed in multiple reading Lexiles. Many articles have short four question quizzes. The content can be used to lead classroom discussions.

Mystery Science is a great resource for 2nd - 5th grades. They're offering a free year subscription for a limited time.You should sign up quickly, while it's still free (it normally costs $99 per year). I just signed up and requested my teachers to. http://mysteryscience.com/

While I've attempted to categorize these, many cross over multiple categories. Clicking on the links will give a longer description that will include images and sometimes an introductory video. Chrome Apps and Extensions along with Google Drive Add-ons and Apps can provide valuable support for readers.

Explore paper blocks that can assembled by teacher or student to learn about 36 elements.

On the origin of the moon. A little complicated for elementary maybe, but my 5th grade students found it fascinating. We read it together and I explained the complicated bits (they were even interested in centrifugal and centripetal forces!) Great fun.

Data sets that can be explored visually by dragging categories to the x- and y-axis.

Online Kids Educational Games - Taking Learning to a Whole New Level! At Turtle Diary, our mission is simple - to make learning fun for the little ones! Grade Pre-K to 5th Grade

Play educational kids games, computer games, printable worksheets and learning games online at turtlediary.com. Learn and play Free Games for Kids Online! This is a free website for toddler to 5th grade. It includes online practice, worksheets, video, lessons, etc. Teachers set up their class and students login to access the activities and view their progress.

"This is a downloadable physics playground where you can experiment with all sorts of structures, forces and virtual materials. It's great fun. There is also an iPad app to explore."

PreK students making baking soda and vinegar volcanoes.

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Parents need to know that Discovery Kids is an educational site that encourages discovering all the world has to offer. Articles cover topics about natural disasters, growing up, machines, continents, space, and much more. An activities page provides interactive ideas for recipes, making crafts, designing clothes, and experimenting with science. Games are age appropriate, challenging, and educational, and the online puzzles are fun and entertaining. I introduced my 3rd - 8th graders to this website with the provision that if they found it boring, they could go to BrainPop. Not a peep out of anyone for the full 40 minutes. They loved it!

Edheads is a non-profit organization, which creates unique, educational web experiences that are free to teachers, students and parents. Through interactive activities students in grades 2-12 can learn about science, math and careers.