Saturday, January 8, 2011

Friday, January 7, 2011

edheads -- Today's Favorite Link

I've done pretty good this week and posted a favorite science website every day.  I'm thinking that the Friday post will carry through the weekend.  Look for daily science favorite websites to be posted on weekdays only.
With that said... my favorite site to share today is EDHEADS.  This is a fabulous site where students can build Rube Goldberg machines, predict the weather, and even perform a virtual hip replacement.  You simply must check this out if you have a SMARTboard in your classroom.  My students just love using this website with our SMARTboard.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Today's Link is a Real Treat

Students love assemblies and programs.  Funding is scarce.  Here's a solution!  Bring the largest in-school touring theatre company in the world to your classroom.... FOR FREE!  Check it out here The National Theatre for Children.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Tuesday's daily science link

Today's favorite link is for the Wooly School Garden.  This is a great option for urban schools.  All you need is a fence or sunny wall, someone to organize the project, and $1,000 or patience while this organization raises the money for you.  I give this website a rating of

Monday, January 3, 2011

Daily Favorite Science Link

In reality this probably won't be a daily activity, but I'm going to do my best.
There are so many great sites available for educators but we don't often have time to spend searching for them.  This is one educators attempt to share an outstanding science website every day.  If this is something you are interested in, then you should definitely follow my blog and invite others to join you.

Today's link:  Landforms - Face of the Earth

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Winter Weather Tracking

Winter is a great time for tracking weather data with your students.  Check out my updated weather tracking spreadsheet that automatically generates bar graphs from your custom data.  This can be used as a whole class activity or by individual students. You can get a preview version to try before you buy if you follow this link... Weather Tracking in Excel
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