Tue, Apr 23, 2013 8:19 PM in Science Websites for Students
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.
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Tue, Apr 23, 2013 8:16 PM in Guiding Older kids to teach younger kids
Hello Jodie,
I have an article coming out this summer in Science and Children describing an activity where we had 5th and 6th grade students become experts in some hands-on science activities. We then took 3rd graders on a field trip to the Riparian and the 5th/6th grade student took small groups of 3rd graders to different stations and they helped teach the content. It was a wonderful experi...
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Tue, Apr 23, 2013 8:11 PM in
Hello,
Have you thought about taking the students outside? You can take the students outside and have them find a location and make a list of all the things they see. Tell them they have 3 minutes to record as many things as they can. You can have students share some of the items on their list and you can ask them it is or was alive or it it never was alinve and never will be alive. (leaf, ...
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