Appendix of Resources
Julia Hengstler
Finding Lesson Plan Sources
Hot Chalk’s listing by grade level
•http://www.lessonplanspage.com/Science.htm
Educator’s Reference Desk Science Lesson Plans (Ask ERIC)
•http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi//Science
Discovery School Science Lesson Plan links
•http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/?campaign=LP
•You specify the subject and grade—then search
•Thirteen Ed Online: Webquest Planning
Key Principles:
–http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/webquests/imple
mentation.html
Planning worksheet:
–http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/webquests/imple
ment_sub1.html
Elementary Level Science Powerpoints for Teachers
http://www.graves.k12.ky.us/powerpoints/elementary/
Julia Hengstler
Faculty of Education
Vancouver Island University
Other Useful Sites
Kidsites.com Science links
http://www.kidsites.com/sites-edu/science.htm
ZOOM (PBS children’s show) Science Activities (many for offline work)
http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/
Kathy Schrock’s Site of the Week & Teacher Tips-a weekly email with useful
internet sites (cross curricula)—you subscribe to it
http://reg.cheetahmail.com/regp?aid=88808939&n=700
Forces of Nature—National Geographic’s Site for Tornadoes, Volcanoes,
Hurricanes, & Earthquakes—select the icon along the top bar—each has a
“build your own” link
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/interactive/index.
html?section=v
Cool Science for Curious Kids (Howard Hughes Medical Institute)
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/
Sid the Science Kid (PBS show site)
SuperFabLab http://pbskids.org/sid/superfablab.html
Parent/Teacher Site http://www.pbs.org/parents/sid Check out
“Activities” for Lab ideas
Julia Hengstler
Faculty of Education
Vancouver Island University
More Interesting Sites…
NASA Kids General
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/home/index.html
NASA Kids Jet Propulsion Lab (Saturn Mission)
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/
Canada Wide Virtual Science Fair
http://www.virtualsciencefair.com/
Creating Online Projects (Virtual Science Fair Do’s & Don’ts)
http://odec.ca/CreatingProjects/dodont.htm
National Geographic Kids Fun Science Activities
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Activities/FunScience
Exploratorium-Museum of Science, Art & Human Perception
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
Tools for Teaching
http://www.exploratorium.edu/educate/index.html
Julia Hengstler
Faculty of Education
Vancouver Island University
Tools & Strategy Sites
Cue Card-a free software you download to design multimedia
flash cards—useful for students (free software)
http://www.wadeb.com/cuecard/
Puzzle Maker (Discovery School)
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/
Utah Education Network—a couple of useful tools—a rubric
generator, Utah Test Item Pool—you have to sign-up for the
site—but it’s free!
http://my.uen.org/c/portal/layout?p_l_id=PUB.1001.1
Standards Toolbox (US company—have uploaded BC Standards)
http://www.standardstoolbox.com/index.php?schoolid=general
Lesson Planner 6 or 8 (free 6 or 8 block lesson planner)
http://www.markives.net/
Engrade—online gradebook, calendar, attendance, comments
http://www.engrade.com
Julia Hengstler
Faculty of Education
Vancouver Island University