I like finding helpful websites for students and teachers. It seems like the best ones are the ones I find accidently or just happen to stumble across while I am researching something totally unrelated. There is so much information, "educational" websites, lesson plans, etc. on the WWW it is very time consuming to pick through it all to find items that are relevant. I find it incredibly satisfying when 1. someone else has already sorted through the trash for me (that's when Twitter, blogs, and vloggers come in handy) or 2. something has come about by simply clicking on a link from one of those resources mentioned in #1. So, without anymore talking here is what I found!
Kids have a curiosity that is good for learning about everything in this world, from What Happens When You Swallow Gum to Why are Some Lakes Pink. Wonderopolis answers what kids are curious about. I love it! Have you ever wondered how schools were created, or why water boils faster at low atomic pressure? Those are actual questions asked by kids and answered by experts. Give it a try, search for one thing and I bet in no time you'll be searching for the meaning of life.
The second website I accidently found via some blog or lesson plan page somewhere in cyperspace is...(it was so hard to find that I had to go search through my research to find it again but now I am back with the link)...Reach Out Reporter brings science resources into primary classrooms or home or wherever! Wherever you are right now click on the link. You will find news updates, articles, and videos that are science related, kid friendly, and most of all interesting, current, and relevant. Teachers will wonder how they lived this long without it and kids will thank you.
Let me know if you find anything interesting and worth sharing accidently or on purpose! I would love to hear from you and share your findings with others.
kathy
Kids have a curiosity that is good for learning about everything in this world, from What Happens When You Swallow Gum to Why are Some Lakes Pink. Wonderopolis answers what kids are curious about. I love it! Have you ever wondered how schools were created, or why water boils faster at low atomic pressure? Those are actual questions asked by kids and answered by experts. Give it a try, search for one thing and I bet in no time you'll be searching for the meaning of life.
The second website I accidently found via some blog or lesson plan page somewhere in cyperspace is...(it was so hard to find that I had to go search through my research to find it again but now I am back with the link)...Reach Out Reporter brings science resources into primary classrooms or home or wherever! Wherever you are right now click on the link. You will find news updates, articles, and videos that are science related, kid friendly, and most of all interesting, current, and relevant. Teachers will wonder how they lived this long without it and kids will thank you.
Let me know if you find anything interesting and worth sharing accidently or on purpose! I would love to hear from you and share your findings with others.
kathy