Science Teaching Ideas
Science Ideas. A list of links covering: General Sciences. Life Processes and Living Things, Materials and Their Properties, Physical Processes. The activities are color code according to age levels 5-7, 7 – 11, and 5 – 11.
Science Ideas. A list of links covering: General Sciences. Life Processes and Living Things, Materials and Their Properties, Physical Processes. The activities are color code according to age levels 5-7, 7 – 11, and 5 – 11.
Numeracy Teaching Ideas has many links under the headings: General Numeracy Activities and Number Pattern Activities.
A Lesson in Symmetry. Fold, color, iron, voila, symmetry.
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics. This link is for K-1 but there are activities for all grade levels. All areas of the math curriculum are covered. The children quickly learn to find specific activities.
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics. This link is for K-1 but there are activities for all grade levels. All areas of the math curriculum are covered.
A Quest for Respect With The Grouchy Ladybug. Although this is about finding and giving respect it is also about time. A fun webquest for the teacher to do with the grade ones.
Math Curriculum with links to specific categories. K – 1 is as follows:
K-1
* Number
* Number Concepts
* Number Operations
* Patterns and Relations
* Patterns
* Shape and Space
* Measurement
* 3-D Objects and 2-D Shapes
* Transformations
* Statistics and Probability
* Data Analysis
* Chance and Uncertainty
Science K to 7 Curriculum gives details of each aspect of the three strands: Gives links to specifics of each section and subsection. For example:
K to 1 – Applications of Science
* Life Sciences
* Plant and Animal Characteristics
* Plant and Animal Life Cycles
* Physical Sciences
* Properties of Objects
* Force and Motion
* Properties of Matter
* Changes
* Earth and Space Science
* Earth’s Surface
* Weather and Seasons
At Xpeditions you can find printable maps for the classroom, which is handy in itself. But look closer. There are lesson plans for each grade level under each geographic standard. The lessons at the K-2 level seem very appropriate and are ones that the class will get really involved in. A few I checked out were: Introduction to Latitude and Longitude, Insects We Love and Hate, Over The River and Through the Woods:Traveling By Memory, and Getting Lost. It is well worth the time to learn to navigate through this site.
Interactive Fun Puzzles For Kids Two levels of difficulty to choose from. Intended for early primary students. Addition, counting, sorting, Magic Squares and more.