Educational Resources

TEACHERSFIRST.COM
http://www.teachersfirst.com/
TeachersFirst thoroughly reviews sites and makes suggestions for using those sites in the classroom. They also continue to add new, quality sites to their collections.

Planet Science
http://www.teachersfirst.com/getsource.cfm?id=8920
Grades K to 12
This website has several components, including…
• News: weekly news updates and features
• Randomise: games and online fun
• Sci-Teach: resources for teachers
• Out There: activities, experiments, and online adventures
• Parents: science activities and ideas
• Under 11s: activities for pre-school and primary students
• Next Steps: career information
• Library: recommended web sites
Resources–many which work well with interactive whiteboards–are provided for elementary, middle, and high school students.

Science Literacy Maps
http://www.teachersfirst.com/getsource.cfm?id=8798
Grades K to 12
See how science and mathematics concepts fit together and how they build upon each other through the grades. When you click on a specific concept, you will find resources for that topic.

Science Clips
http://www.teachersfirst.com/getsource.cfm?id=8416
Ages 5 to 11
This site features interactive experiments and quizzes. Activities are provided for plants, sound, forces, health, electricity, magnetism, and other topics. These activities work well with interactive whiteboards.

Science Presentations
http://www.teachersfirst.com/getsource.cfm?id=8138
Grades K to 12
This site has free PowerPoint presentations (provided by teachers) on science, mathematics, language arts, social studies, and the arts topics for grades K-5 and 6-12.

Seeing Science
http://www.teachersfirst.com/getsource.cfm?id=8401
Ages 11 to 16
This site provides lesson plans for six themes: life, space, materials, food, environment, and light. Topics include anthrax, forces, energy, space rockets, plastics, nanotechnology, microbe growth, acid rain, climate change, electromagnetic spectrum. Each lesson has a lesson plan, student worksheets, and a multimedia section. Many of the activities work well with interactive whiteboards.