Science Resources

This page is dedicated to providing resources for k-12 classroom teachers looking to enrich their students opportunities in Science. (Please note that these are teacher resources. If you plan to have students establish accounts on these sites, please see Terms of Service for that specific site with regard to student privacy settings, age restrictions, and COPPA guidelines. If you have questions about a certain site, please contact your school’s Library Media Specialist.)

Differentiation Ideas for Students

• Learning Menus and Learning Plates

• Tic-Tac-Toe Boards - Civil Rights Sample, Democracy Sample, Biology Stations Choice Board

• Think Dots - Template 1,

• RAFTS - Template, Democracy Judicial Decisions Sample

• Anchor/Choice Charts - Elementary Non-Fiction Sample, Reading Sample

• Cubing - Template 1, Template 2

• Tiered Instruction

  • Newsela - Tiered Readings based on Lexile Levels

  • Commonlit - Fiction and Non-Fiction Readings grouped by Grade Levels and Lexiles

  • Tween Tribune - News Articles from the Smithsonian Institute based on Grade Levels

Project Based Learning

• Pick a Project - PBL projects based on subject matter and grade levels

Lesson Ideas and Activity Tools

• EcoMUVE - a curriculum that was developed at the Harvard Graduate School of Education that uses immersive virtual environments to teach students about ecosystems and causal patterns.

• ArtsEdge - The Kennedy Center's free digital resource for teaching and learning in, through and about the arts.

• TheWeek.com-This is an online magazine that explores weekly events in politics, science, entertainment and education. Some articles pull from multiple sources, providing students with multiple perspectives on a single issue. Articles are often short and easily digestible for audiences new to informational text.

• Ted.com - Sharing ideas worth spreading. Bringing together technology, entertainment, design. Multi -media meets informational texts.

• EcoLiteracy - The Center for Ecoliteracy is dedicated to cultivating education for sustainable living.

• American Museum of Natural History - Exhibits and more!

• Google Arts and Culture - Explore the world, history, news, experiments, exhibits and more!

Tools for Students and Teachers

• FlipGrid - Empower Student Voice with this tool, while they capture short videos to share ideas with classmates on topics you define.

• RecapThat - A free student response and reflection app to allow parents and teachers insight on how students learn and think.

• Explain Everything - Collaborative and Interactive White Board

• Nearpod - Interactive Lesson plan tool for sharing and collaborating in groups

• Padlet - collaborative resource for students and teachers

• GoogleKeep - Project Management tool for teachers and students

• Go Soap Box - Backchanneling tool and real time quizzes and feedback