Good morning, welcome to our series sharing Homeschool Resources: Computer Science Curriculum, Potatoe Science, ABC mouse, Educational Animations and Saint Patrick’s Day. I would like to ask you to take a look at the websites below and let me know if you’ve used them with your students.
Convert your child’s screen time to a more productive activity with an online Computer Science Curriculum from CompuScholar. You do not need to be an expert, because this curriculum is user-friendly, teaching in a step-by-step format.
Irish Potato Science (Various sources)- Grades PreK-12, with parental supervision
Since it’s almost St. Patrick’s Day and the Potato is a staple of the Irish diet, we thought it would be fun to offer some Science experiments using Potatoes!
Can You Push a Straw Through a Potato?
This website will teach you how to push a straw through a Potato so you can amaze your friends on St. Pat’s Day and explain the Science behind it!
Make a Potato Battery
Get the 4-1-1 on how to make a Potato battery and why it works.
The Potato Then & Now – A Potato Curriculum
This site offers a comprehensive look at the past and present history of Potatoes. It includes the story of the Potato’s Peruvian beginnings, its migration around the world (along with a historical timeline), how the Potato was introduced to Ireland and the story of the Irish Potato Famine, the biology of the Potato and info on its Cultivation Cycle — and the fungus that was responsible for the Irish Potato Famine, the Modern Science and technology of Potato production, a Potato Curriculum for grades 3-9, and lots of fascinating trivia facts about the Potato.
Potato Print and Play Activities
The Idaho Potato Commission offers Potato-themed word searches, mazes, and coloring pages for FREE.
A Preschool Potato Curriculum
Universal Preschool shares some great educational and fun ideas for having Potato fun with preschoolers.
Have fun learning with Potatoes!
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Give your child head starts with ABCmouse, the award-winning Early Learning Online Program for kids ages 2-7 with more than 8,500 standards-based learning activities that work on computers, tablets, and smartphones.
EdHeads: Activate Your Mind– Grades 5-12, with parental supervision
This website offers free, colorful, and engaging Educational Animations designed for teachers and students that explain how things work in STEM Careers. EdHeads is a non-profit organization that raises money to produce the Animations through the ads you’ll see on the site. The ads are randomly generated, so AS ALWAYS, parents should preview and supervise use of the site.
When you get to the website, you’ll see the list of games. The 5 games that do not require membership are:
- Nano Start Up
- Manufacturing Technician
- Manufacturing Quiz
- Simple Machines
Each Animation is narrated (so turn on your speakers) and includes a Glossary of Terms as well as more information regarding careers in each area.
Some of the activities and Animations provide links to recommended sources for further learning as well. We have not reviewed those links.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
