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What are some science websites that elementary students can learn concepts through games?

Hi Eric. I read another post similar to yours, and the website that was offered was gamequarium.org. It has great videos and lesson ideas in it. There are also links to websites that have science games.

Hello, Check out Adaptive Curriculum (adaptivecurriculum.com). These are simulations that teach science content. There is a fee attached. I have used it with students at the middle school and college level. All my students have loved it but most importantly they have learned from it.

I have to say that I love to use stemscopes, brainpop.com, studyjams.com and new kids. I hope any of these help you out. Sometime I also use study island as well.

I've accumulated many sites this last year and put them on our 5th grade website. Many of these sites would be useful for multiple grades. https://pattonfifth.shutterfly.com/science We make heavy use of StudyJams and BrainPop videos.

I love using sciencebuddies.org and education.com

Here are some websites that have some science based games, though some are loosely connected I feel. http://pbskids.org/games/science/ bbc for kids I hope there are some that are useful for you!

Thank you for all the new sites to help me teach science. I love going on here to find fresh ideas and sites to explore.

I have used pHET for upper elementary, Concord Consortium, BBC bitesize

Brainpop is amazing! But so is gameaquarium.com because it has several interactive games for every grade level! Also, sciencenews.org is a great resource for teachers and students to research current news about science. I hope this can help.

I have found great success using PBS kids science activities they do a good job of making learning fun for students here is the link: http://pbskids.org/games/science/

I have used BrainPop in the past and I really enjoy the website!!

Are there any recommended educational websites that have games geared towards recycling/staying green?

I agree with others about brainpop etc. You might also try Edheads- http://edheads.org/ and NASA Kid's Club https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/#.VgBsQZcvzNI and Science Games at Kids.gov https://kids.usa.gov/play-games/science/index.shtml

These websites do look useful. Thanks

I think a really fun website you could use with your students to get them into wanting to learn about science is http://gws.ala.org/category/sciences . This website is a site that has various websites inside that you could click and use with your students. Out of all the websites shown there my favorite on is http://climatekids.nasa.gov/ . Like you said you wanted games for them to play, this website c ontains educational games, activities and videos.

Hello, I really like this website that I found. It has many different websites that would go with anything that you are currently teaching or grade you are teaching. I definitely would use these during centers if you have computers in the classroom. Enjoy, Tiffany Barnes http://gws.ala.org/category/sciences

I agree with BrainPop. I love that it is very student centered and there are many activities available and so many subjects and topics to choose from. I love that is still popular because we used to use it when I was in school!

By far the best site for children and science is PBS kids. I took my 1st graders on a scavenger/nature walk and I wanted to talk to them about what do people do in nature. I used this video during my engage. They loved it. http://pbskids.org/plumlanding/ Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sdAbvM1EuE PBS Kids also has tons of extensions for lesson plans

Thank you everyone for all of these wonderful resources. I cannot wait to use them in my classroom. 

I will have to check out these links. Thanks! I have been looking for more online resources I can incorporate during my lesson as a way to engage students or reinforce information. 

Hey Eric, I have been creating a YouTube channel called FunScienceDemos for teachers, students, and/or parents. This has hundreds of video demonstrations that can be used in the classroom or out. They cover a variety of topics and are all NGSS aligned. We regularly add new video demonstrations and gladly take suggestions for new ideas. Check it out and subscribe to our channel. https://www.youtube.com/user/funsciencedemos Best, Dr. George Mehler Ed.D., Temple University

What a wealth of ideas...thanks everyone! I think also having the Hasbro board game Mouse Trap in your classroom is also an affordable and old school way to include science. 

One of my favorite's is NASA.gov  but I am really hooked on Mystery Science.  I think I found out that one from someone from the NEMTA Facebook site.  It is a really great site.  At the moment it is for 2nd-5th grade teachers.  You should check it out.  Next year it is going to cost to use it. Marci

I recently found this amazing website called Science Kids: http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/animals.html . That teaches science through interactive games. It reinforces and engages the student. I suggest using the website after you teach a particular lesson, such as living and non-living things. Not only is there games for the students but they also have some lessons, quizzes, and experiment activities you can use to provide an inquiry based learning. I enjoyed this site and can't wait to use it with my own students one day! Enjoy and good luck!

Here's a good one for triple beam balances: http://www.ohaus.com/input/tutorials/tbb/tbbentry.swf

If you haven't tried Kahoot, you can test it out yourself - https://getkahoot.com/
It's free!

I know I've posted in this thread before, but since have compiled a list with some other science types of over 70 great science websites. Some have games. You'll find it on my blog here: http://www.shareitscience.com/2016/01/70-best-science-websites-education.html

I look forward to referencing the different sites you all mentioned. Thank you! I am going to love this website.

These resources look very helpful, thank you for sharing. I agree that brainpop is great for teaching concepts in a manner where students understand better. I look forward to working with these useful websites in the future. Thanks!

Thank you for the great suggestions! 4th grade really enjoys brainpop, it is a great website to engage students at the beginning of a lesson.

I have few websites that can help students to understand multiple concepts like animals, space, earth, energy, bones, and more. These websites will help you with some of the online and offline activities. The last website is for some fun activities to do in class with different concepts of science. It will be great to use some of these websites! http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities.html https://kids.usa.gov/play-games/science/index.shtml#jump-space http://www.education.com/activity/science/

WOW! So many awesome tools and websites that I need to jot down and keep record of for my future classroom! I'm always looking for fun, educational websites for my future classroom because I know that in this day in age technology is taking over! The websites I always enjoy using with my students and have seen them have a great response to them are brainpop/brainpop jr, pbs kids, and bbc kids. My students always get excited when they see these websites come up because they know in they're in for a treat. Does anyone have any tips on how they split their science time with their students to teaching, working on hands on activities, and using computers in the classroom? It seems tricky to be able to allow time for everything and so far I haven't seen anything that looks too successful to me...any suggestions?

This is one amazing post! I use many of these, but have now added so many to my repertoire! Thank you!

- http://pbskids.org/games/science/ This one is a great one. Also, my colleagues incorporate a lot of Brainpop into lessons.

http://climatekids.nasa.gov/ is awesome. The videos provide a lot of educational content. I found a bunch of great videos from the EPA and others, this one was really good https://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/. Even gives kids some ways to get involved. Really cool. http://pbskids.org/games/science/ has tons of games! Not all of them seem to be educational, but lots of options. Seems like it's best fit for younger elementary but might have some invention games that would be alright for upper elementary.

I also agree that http://pbskids.org/games/science/ is really good for students and they seem to enjoy it as well as brain pop.

I am really glad I found this post! A lot of these educational websites are new to me so I will definitely be trying these out with my students! I also really like that a lot of these are interactives, which is something students love. My Kindergarteners like trying new things, especially when they are able to participate. Thank you for all the links and websites!

For lunar phases i was able to use these sites to engage the students https://stardate.org/nightsky/moon http://sunshine.chpc.utah.edu/Labs/LunarPhases/lunar_phases_main.html#part2

I love working with brainpop in the classroom, the students are engaged within it and learn lots from it.

This is such a great thread! Thank you for all the recommendations. I also love to use brainpop.

This is good sight for all content areas and ages: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/highlights

I'm a preservice teacher and I've really enjoyed reading the posts from this thread. Lots of great ideas and resources! This is not necessarily a game, but something I saw in a third grade classroom was the use of youtube to show videos of astronauts in space. The astronauts explained and demonstrated how they do day-to-day hygiene routines such as brushing their teeth, or washing their hair, while in space. The students were very engaged and excited about this component of the space lesson, as they could easily relate to their own morning routines. I thought it was a great introduction to discussing the components of gravity.

Hi Eric! I am a preservice teacher at the University of Arkansas and a website I would highly suggest is mysteryscience.com. I observed a lesson taught using this website in a 4th grade classroom during my observation last year. There is so much information on so many different topics. It is very interactive and from what I observed of this site, the students enjoyed it.