interactive simulations from U of Colorado, Boulder.
PhET Interactive Simulations is an ongoing effort to provide an extensive suite of simulations to improve the way that physics, chemistry, biology, earth science and math are taught and learned. The simulations are interactive tools that enable students to make connections between real life phenomena and the underlying science which explains such phenomena. Our team of scientists, software engineers and science educators use a research-based approach - incorporating findings from prior research and our own testing - to create simulations that support student engagement with and understanding of scientific concepts.
A list of some of best science books for K-12 science education is provided along with links to additional science book resources to support scientific inquiry.
Teaching and assessment strategies are provided for encouraging students with learning disabilities to develop a better understanding of science concepts.
Teaching science inclusive classrooms is challenging due to the need for teaching too many different learning styles, including students who have learning disabilities. Learning disabled students have many concerns including physical, emotional, and cognitive. These disabilities cause the need to teach concepts differently primarily through the use of direct, explicit instruction and tailored evaluation.
more than 2,000 pre-K-12 resources, including:
* math, ELA, science and social studies for grades pre-K-8;
* resources designed to promote middle school literacy;
* Regents-aligned resources in Global History and Geography, U.S. History, Living Environment, Earth Science, Physics and Chemistry;
* tools that let you save and organize resources to share with students and colleagues.
Foundations of Science and the Concepts of psychology and psychoanalysis; Concept, theories, and the mind-body problem; Scientific Explanation, Space, and Time; Theories and methods of physics and psychology; historical and philosophical perspectives of science, and 2 more.
Science affects everything-yet so many of us wish we understood it better. Using an accessible question-and- answer format, 101 Things Everyone Should Know About Science expands every reader's knowledge. Key concepts in biology, chemistry, physics, earth, and general science are explored and demystified by an award-winning science writer and a seasoned educational trainer.
lesson plans for experiments (not virtual) to teach: flotation, hover craft, capillary action, air pressure, making gas, chemical reaction, light refraction, light spectrum, gravity, inertia. Probably 4th grade and above
Robert P. Crease, a member of the philosophy department at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and the historian at Brookhaven National Laboratory, recently asked physicists to nominate the most beautiful experiment of all time. Based on the paper of George Johnson in The New York Times we list below 10 winners of this polling and accompany the short explanations of the physical experiments with computer animations.