I wanted to bring you our series sharing Homeschool Resources: Science. I would like to ask you to take a look at the websites and let me know if you’ve used them with your students. If so what did you think of the resources and why?
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Grades 3 – adult, with parental supervision
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory offers a multi-media historic timeline of the Discovery of Planets in our Solar System and in others.
Turn on your speakers to hear the narration as you watch the Video Slide Show. There’s something for everyone here – a description simply doesn’t do it justice.
The Magic School Bus Science Club
Ms. Frizzle and her students will take children for a Magical Ride every month when they receive their award-winning Science Kit in the mail. Developed by a team of Harvard Scientists, the Magic School Bus Science Club lets young Scientists experiment in a fun and hands-on manner.
Grades 6 and up, with parental supervision
This archived website offers free Videos on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics that provide a fundamental understanding of the principles of nature and the physical world.
When you get to the site you’ll see the video icon menu containing an archive of Scientific Videos which can all be viewed from this non-profit website. The videos cover a broad range of topics such as:
- Interviews with Scientists – Including Nobel prize-winners in the fields of physics, medicine, chemistry, and more.
- Careers in Science – Interviews with a biochemist, ecologist, entomologist, food scientist, cosmologist, computer engineer, quantum chemist, robotics engineer and more!
- Issues of Concern – Scientists and politicians discuss their primary world concerns including climate change, malaria, etc.
- Masterclass Science Videos – Scientists share their personal views on key concepts and achievements as well as their approach to the scientific method. Topics include bird flight, life in space, and states of matter.
- The Next Big Thing – Scientists discuss antimatter, cloning, defying death, energy, artificial intelligence, safety of mobile phones, nanotechnology, and “The Theory of Everything!”
- Educational Resources – A selection of short instructional films (for school or home study use) on wind power, electricity, transistors, nanotubes, bucky ball workshops, states of matter workshops (solids, liquids and gases) and more.
Scientists guided the development of the Videos so that the content is presented in a natural and engaging way that is intellectually challenging.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
