We all love finding those wonderful websites or blogs to refer to when our ideas run dry. Below ten websites or blogs are listed that I believe are great resources for science worth checking out! You will find the url is linked to the title. Alongside each website/blog description, you will also find a picture with an example from that website/blog.
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The website rootengineering.weebly has awesome engineering activities to do with your students! The website includes activities listed under the grade categories of kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth, and fifth grade. When searching under each grade, you will find a design challenge, short description, and picture of the engineering activity. You can find great activities for students that promote creative thinking, exploration of science and math concepts, and engineering!
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| Learn how to make waves in a bottle! |
Education.com holds many science activities for all grades. You can find such a range of activities with a descriptions, list of what you will need, and what you need to do. One of the best aspects of this website is that you can search for specific science content such as: physical science, earth and space sciences, life science, and more!
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| Teach children why sliced applies go brown. |
This website allows you to search across grade levels for science activities. You can search for a grade level and content area (science) and find lists of activities. When you click on a specific activity, you will find the purpose, activity instructions, materials, and outcome of the activity.
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| Explore vibrations and sounds! |
4. Discovery Education
This website includes a summary, overview, and objective of an activity. There is a large selection of activities and each activity also features the level of difficulty for the lesson. The activities are connected to the National Education Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards. Teachers can search categories such as, life science and physical science. Don't forget to check out the videos that are also with the activities!
Teachers should follow buggyandbuddy on pinterest or check out their website! This resource is great for science experiments. Teachers can search by theme and search by subject area. The science activities lists the materials needed, the procedure, and some more background information about the science phenomenon happening. It even offers further questions to ask to extend the activity!
One blog teachers must take a look at is titled, Science for Kids. This blog written by a prek-4 teacher contains hands-on, engaging activities. I enjoyed how this blog has activities under specific topics. Teachers can look through the topics listed on the right side of the blog and find an activity that fits their needs. Check it out!
This science notebooking blog provides beneficial information about how to incorporate a science journal into your classroom. This blog gives great beginner information to teachers who want to implement this into the science classroom. It is definitely worth taking a look at!
Mr. Nolde's science lab is another website teachers should consider looking at. This website is geared towards older students, such as third and fourth grade classrooms. Mr. Nolde provides hands-on science ideas specific for third and fourth grade. For example, teachers can search the subject areas typically taught in third grade like: matter, energy & forces, simple machines, rocks & minerals, and habitats & ecosystems. This lab is designed for students to use and they will love it! Check it out!
9. Stimulating Science Simulations
In this blog, Mrs. Kaiser shares tips and information on teaching science. Her blog includes posts about science simulations lessons, inquiry, STEM, NGSS, and other hands-on activities. Take some time to check out her blog for some stimulating science simulations!
10. The Tech Savvy Science Teacher
As the title shares, this blog provides information about how to use technology in the science classroom. The website includes past presentations she has given providing valuable information. It also includes a page called Google Resource which links to Google for Teachers. This webpage provides information about Google apps for teachers and so much more!
Students will make imprints on clay using leaves, sticks, or seashells. After making an imprint into clay, students will be instructed to fill in the imprint with glue to demonstrate the "cast" and "mold" of fossils. When the glue has dried, students will peel back the glue shape from the clay. The glue is a "cast" of the object. The following picture shows the directions students will be asked to follow. 
