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WikkiStix are sticky, colorful manipulative sticks that can be used by students to create diagrams, letters, numbers, models and any other object they wish to create. The sticks are able to stick on the board to share with the class or a student's desk. They can assist students in creating and working with models of phenomena and abstract concepts that are found in science. BIG BOX OF 468 STICKS IS $29.95

Science notebooks are used in many science classrooms for students to record lab procedures, data collections, observations, thoughts and reflections. Digital science notebooks are useful for students that cannot manipulate a writing tool, have visual impairments or require the additional benefits of using a laptop or e-tablet. Using Google Applications, like Docs, Image and Spreadsheet, students can view and complete the same assignments on web-based technology as students using hard copy handouts. Digital notebooks are a bit time consuming to set-up, but have many benefits over hard copy science notebooks. Students can easily link to websites, graphing or calculating tools, share data with classmates, take photos and incorportate all this into their notebook. FREE USING GOOGLE APPS

This website lets you create comic strips that are fully customizable and could be used by teachers and students. Students can make cartons, books and doodles and even create their own characters to put in the cartoons. They could be used in classrooms to create social stories, visual schedules or other visual aids or student projects. FREE or $12/YEAR for your own homepage and added control

Online source for students to create graphs using their data; bar, pie, line, area graphs. All graphing tools are user friendly and the program allows students to explore their data by visualizing it in different graphs. Students are able to choose the graph that makes sense for their particular data set, by editing colors, positions and shapes as wel as graph type. FREE

Online simulations of real world math and science concepts, like how salt molecules dissolve in water molecules and how photons at different wavelengths produce colored light. All simulations allow the user to control the inputs, speed or level of the simulation before running; completely interactive. Also helpful teacher tutorials and links to related lessons. Can be translated to 49 languages! FREE

StudyBlue is a free, web-based service that allows students or teachers to create flashcards using words, images or audio. The flashcards can be accessed by a smart phone, computer or WiFi electronic device. Teachers can create them and share with the class, which can then be modified by a student. Some features included tracking your progress and grouping the cards in set levels of difficulty or topics. All flashcards can be saved in your "backpack". FREE

Short video clips provided by the Environmental Protection Agency to teach students about specific concepts associated with energy. Each one is about three minutes long and gives a good definition of the concept being discussed. Closed captioning is available too. FREE

An online resource developed by the Discovery Channel that solves math problems from simple conversions to Calculus derivatives. It doesn't only give the answer, it outlines each step to get to that answer. There are useful graphics and extra information about the calculation. It is a helpful tool for some students, but not meant to instruct. FREE

An iPad app that can be used by students to take notes during, create outlines while reading or jotting down thoughts. This resource is useful for older students that are no longer provided with graphic organizers, but still struggle with reading comprehension or organizing thoughts. The app is compatible with MS OneNote and DropBox for sharing or storage. Users can add images or text, highlight text, type or draw using a finger. COST IS $14.99 FROM ITUNES

Erasable highlighters are a must-have item for all students using school or library owned textbooks. They are helpful to have in various colors, so students can assign meanings to each color. Yellow could signify follow up questions, orange for finding additional information and green for important details to know. COST IS $4.00 FOR A 5/PACK OF ASSORTED COLORS