I would like to invite you to check out the following Science: Homeschool Resources. If you’ve used Code Avengers, SciJinks, Science Sidekicks & Science Starters and The Great Backyard Bird Count websites with your students leave me a comment and let me know what you thought of the resources and why.
If you are looking for an easy way to teach digital technologies at home or have a child that dreams of creating websites then check out Code Avengers, a digital learning platform that teaches how to code websites, apps, games, and more.
Grades 4-12, with parental supervision provides free information about weather, space, atmosphere, and satellites through engaging multi-media animations, images, activities, games, and downloadable teacher resources.
When you get to the site you’ll see a featured presentation in the center of the screen. Open the “Topics” link on the left sidebar and choose from:
- Weather – Learn from topics such as, Ask a Weatherman, Weather Folklore, Write a Weather Adventure, Bad Weather Joke Machine, and more.
- Hurricanes and Storms – Find out how a hurricane forms. Watch a “Parade of Floods.”
- Clouds, Water, and Ice – Check out a “Gallery of Glaciers”. Try some of the “Classroom Activities” that can be tweaked for homeschool use.
- Tides and Oceans – Discover what causes tides and why they’re weird sometimes. View a “Gallery of Oceans.”
- Atmosphere – Get the answer to the age-old question, “Why is the sky blue?”
- Seasons – Learn why the Earth has seasons.
- Satellites and Technology – Make a weather satellite, learn all about GOES, and be “Spuzzled!” Lots of great satellite info here.
- Space Weather – Learn how the weather on the sun affects us. Check out the weather on other planets. Enjoy a “Gallery of Space Weather.”
Explore the other menu items for even more valuable learning options that include games, multimedia, classroom activities, and much much more.
Bookmark this one – you’ll want to return many times to enjoy it all.
Science Sidekicks & Science Starters
Award-winning publisher, Scientific Minds, provides web-based programs, Science Sidekicks and Science Starters, for teaching and learning science in any setting, providing hundreds of lessons that help students master important science objectives, interactive vocabulary flashcards, and online quizzes.
All grades, with parental supervision. Mark your calendars and get ready to participate in “The Great Backyard Bird Count” scheduled for February 12-15, 2021.
This annual event, sponsored by the Cornell University Lab of Ornithology and the Audubon Society, is your opportunity to join a citizen-science project (for kids, teens, and adults) that helps scientists collect data and investigate far-reaching questions about bird populations.
It only takes as little as 15 minutes on one day. You simply count the birds you see in your backyard and turn in the results. It’s free, fun, and easy – and it helps the scientists to help the birds.
To learn how to participate go to The Great Backyard Bird Count website. Use the menu to register, learn about birds, and view the bird photo gallery.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
