Amazing Space: How to use the Hubble Telescope in your Classroom

Amazing Space is a website specifically designed for teachers to use the images from NASA's hubble telescope in the class. If you are doing a unit of work on space then this something that you may really want to take a look at. You can access it here.

Hooking Students in by linking Science with English and Maths

Thanks to Scott from mytopten.com.au for this one

Primary Connections…

Hi all,

Just  a quick post to let you know about this fantastic resource. It’s calledPrimary Connections!

It is a free online resource that you can use to assist teaching science in your classroom. It has everything you’ll need to teach the greatest science lessons! From giving you the science behind particular activities to all the printables and lists of resources you will need. In the units that you will view online, you will see the links between science, literacy and numeracy. I suggest trying the ‘Helicopter’ Experiment in the Push and Pull unit as there are so many links to maths and literacy.

If you are interested in the resource, contact them and they will organise someone to speak to you. I just went to a professional development day with them and it was great. They may even give you all the units for free…

http://www.science.org.au/primaryconnections/

Science Lesson Plan: Ideas in Motion: Illustrating Basic Science Concepts

Thanks to By JENNIFER CUTRARO AND HOLLY EPSTEIN OJALVO from the NY Times for this brilliant Lesson

Overview | What can we learn from comics or graphic novels? How do visual representations of science concepts aid our understanding of them? In this lesson, students explore different ways of representing topics in science. They address whether entertainment can also be educational, and write their own comic strips that explain science concepts. Read more…



Lesson Plan: Designing useful Robots

This is another great lesson from By JENNIFER CUTRARO AND HOLLY EPSTEIN OJALVO at the NY times

Overview | What is a robot, and how do people use them today? How might we interact with robots in the future? In this lesson, students explore the kinds of robots in use or in development in a variety of fields, including space exploration. They then work in teams to identify real-world problems, then develop plans for robots designed to address those challenges. Finally, they pitch their ideas to a group of experts. 

Click here for the complete lesson plan.

Activiate your students scientific minds with these great interactive tasks

Edheads helps students learn through educational games and activities designed to meet state and national standards. We partner with various school systems in the United States, which help us research, design and test our activities every step of the way!

Not only do teachers and students appreciate our free activities, Edheads has been recognized by almost every major award on the Web for our excellent educational content!

EdHeads has some great interactive sites based on scientific principles such as stem cells, car crashes, force and motion, virtual knee surgery and plenty more.  Check it out here.