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Useful Websites
UC Museum of Paleontology of the University of California at Berkeley, in collaboration with a diverse group of scientists and teachers, and funded by the National Science Foundation
E-learning for kids is an educational site with free access to K-6th grade science and math resources.
Run by the Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley. Teachers, parents, and informal educators can search a database of over 3,500 science and math activities created by science museums, public television, universities, and other educational organizations.
Introduce and reinforce science topics with videos, slideshows and more
VA SOL practice tests
Interactive simulations, real-time visualizations, and virtual manipulatives
Games and interactives from PBS
University of Wisconsin free resource website with lesson plans, activities and more.
Global access to knowledge about life on Earth hosted by Smithsonian
K-12 level resources and lessons (free)
National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) with science resources and continuous learning
Produced by the Earth Science Communications Team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory / California Institute of Technology
Resource of free Science lessons, experiments and activities
MIT: Climate Science, Risk and Solutions (Climate Knowledge for Everyone) from MIT
Science Lessons/Resources
26 Part Series with Videos, Transcripts and some Interactives
A lesson about every single element on the periodic table
Created by the Periodic Videos team using the TED-Ed platform.
Chemical Reactions with a witches potion class.
Physical Science Funnybones Luminosity
Moments and Balancing with Wil E Coyote
Mars Rover Perseverance
Video, game, and article about NASA's Perseverance rover and their missions to Mars.
Newton's Laws: Understanding Differences Exit Ticket
Mars Base Camp Investigation (3D)
Watershed Multi-Activity Board
Freshwater Wetlands (Video, Teacher Notes, Quiz)