An interactive white board (IWB) permits content used within a science lesson to come from a variety of different types of Web 2.0 and other technological tools. Interactive websites challenge critical thinking, social media offers the possibility of collaboration beyond the classroom’s walls, real-time data websites provide opportunities for whole class collaboration, and Wikis to [...]
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This investigation is designed to determine if plants prefer cola or water to grow.
Materials
2 small plants
soil
2 small plant pots with saucers
water
cola
marker
digital camera
paper for data collection
pencil
ruler
Procedures
Place each plant in a small plant pot
Label one pot - water
label the other pot - cola
Add water to the pot labeled water until the soil is moist
Add cola to the [...]
GeoGebra is a free dynamic mathematics software for grades 6 - 12 which joins Arithmetic, Geometry, Algebra, and Calculus.
On the one hand, GeoGebra is an interactive Geometry system. You can do constructions with points, vectors, segments, lines, conic sections as well as functions and change them dynamically afterwards. On the other hand, equations and coordinates [...]
The Fin, Fur, and Feather Bureau of Investigation (FFFBI) is a set of Internet-based games developed by the award winning WGBH Educational Foundation, based in Boston.
To create the Academy, WGBH collaborated with clinicians at the Alvin V. Baird Attention and Learning Disabilities Center (ALDC) at James Madison University to create and test FFFBI Academy content [...]
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Three science and math games designed to help students in elementary and middle school develop a better understanding of science and math.
Pest World for Kids is an excellent resource for teachers and students by piquing their interest in bugs and rodents. The lesson plans and science fair projects provide teachers with a means to capitalize [...]
Number Classifications
We use numbers everyday of our lifes. Based on their characteristics, they are classified in groups.
Real Numbers – All kinds of numbers that you usually think of – from bus route numbers, to your weight, to pi and even the square root of pi! In short almost everything!!
Imaginary Numbers – Have you ever tried [...]
Rock Erosion caused by Plants
When plants grow in soil-filled cracks of rocks, their roots may push on the sides of the crack, widening it and eventually breaking the rock apart.
Materials:
milk carton or similar disposable container
scissors
plaster of paris
bean seeds
Procedure:
Cut the top off of a milk carton to form a container about 2½ inches high.
Prepare plaster of [...]
Strategies in elementary math designed to help students who learn in different ways, i.e., multiple intelligences.
Work sheets and lecturing are rarely the answer to helping all elementary students learn and understand math.
Students are not all pressed from the same mold and using multiple intelligence strategies is a great way to help all students by teaching [...]
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The following five free Web 2.0 tools promote a shared collaborative approach to teaching and learning science and math.
provides an online set of tools for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and forms for collecting data. The advantage is that students can work on these documents from any location they have a computer and access to the [...]
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GCompris is a free educational software suite comprising of numerous activities for Pre-K to 3rd Grade Children.
Some of the activities are game orientated, but nonetheless still educational.
GCompris is offered in a multitude of languages such as French, Spanish, German, and 25 more languages.
Math and Science Learning Activities
Below you can find a list of categories with [...]
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