1. Have your students make their own nature films
- Wildlife
Filmmaker is a cool toy from National Geographic that allows users
to make a nature film complete with animal clips, sounds, music, and
more. It's easy to use and doesn't take too long. Your kids should be
able to make a movie in as little as two class periods.
2. Check out the Killer
Clips at animalplanet.com - Sink your teeth into some of
the wildest video on the planet. Then get the Killer Clips widget and
embed the videos into your website.
Space/Earth
3. Find out your age on other planets - Want to be
younger? Older? This
calculator helps you decide which planets you need to travel to
to get your wish.
4. Learn about Earth-Sun relationships - This
cool Geoscience Animation lets your students take control of the
Earth as it moves around the sun.
5. Track the latest eartquakes in the world - This
interactive map from the USGS keeps track of any earthquakes within
the last 7 days.
Physical
6. Create a battery-powered science project - Try
some of these battery-powered
science projects to learn the basics of electricity.
Environment/Engineering
7. Build mini wind turbines - I had
my students do this. It was really cool! The materials will cost a little
money, but there is so much to learn (way beyond just renewable energy)
that it is well worth the cost. Check out kidwind.org.
General
8. Check out the latest science news - Science
News for Kids is a weekly magazine that has several short articles
on what is happening in the science world. The really cool thing is
that there is an archive of previous articles categorized by science
topics.
9. Solve a mystery - Sciencemystery.com
is a site that uses mysteries to combine logical thinking and problem-solving
with engaging stories, suspense, excitement and fun. The mysteries focus
on science content and methods.
10. Participate in an online project - Pick
a project from this site and have your students collect and share
data with classrooms worldwide.
