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Computer Lab Favorites | Scholastic.com
Here are all the quick, compelling one-session activities you need to incorporate interactive learning and technology into your curriculum. Each activity requires no prep and can be completed in 15-30 minutes.
* Use these 50+ activities in the computer lab.
* Add selected favorites to your Class Homepage.
* Build excitement and discussion when you introduce a new topic.
Edheads - Activate Your Mind!
This amazing collection of simulations will educate while it entertains. We used the weather activity earlier this year and it was fantastic - did exactly what we needed it to as a culminating activity, loaded quickly, was simple to understand and apply. The Teacher’s Guide (also available in .PDF format) has helpful tips about using the site as well as pre- and post-tests and state (Ohio) / national science standards included. The animation quality is particularly excellent, with vivid drawings, great use of sound and dialog, and kooky characters kids will love.
The Simple Machines activity is also excellent, particularly for elementary kids, as it does a great job explaining how simple machines are part of everyday life. It’s not all fun and point-n-click games though - the Crash Scene activity is extremely detailed and realistic (perhaps too much so, there are actual crash scene photos included.) Some of the other activities are also a little too realistic - the Virtual Hip Replacement activity has actual photos too - ugh! Definitely spend some time reviewing this site before using it with your kids.
Games@NOAA
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Ocean Service has unveiled a new online educational game called “WaterLife: Where Rivers Meet the Sea.” Developed through a partnership with Montgomery College’s Computer Gaming and Simulation program in cooperation with NOAA’s National Estuarine Research Reserve System, the web-based game provides science instruction for students in grades 4-7 through a series of challenges and animations. The game occurs inside the ecosystem of an estuary on the West Coast of the United States. Following a young girl named Valerie, players interact with Oscar the sea otter and the fictional Claminator, a geoduck clam. To succeed, players must learn about the factors that produce healthy estuaries, food webs, and why estuaries are essential to both ocean life and humans. During the course of the game, students recycle and clean up trash, remove obstructions in waterways, replant the habitat to bring back food webs, and battle pollution monsters to restore Oscar’s home.
Crickweb | Welcome to Crickweb
amazing flash-based resources found on Crickweb. This site contains hundreds of quality interactive resources for Crickweb1children aged 4 to 11.
For my U.S. readers, the activities are organized into three age groups: The Early Years (age 4 to 5), Key Stage 1 (age 6 to 7), and Key Stage 2 (age 8 to 11). Within each age group the activities are organized by subject area.
The basic subject areas include Math, Science, History, and Literacy. However, there are also activites for Geography, Religion Education, French, Crickweb2Spanish, and even Design & Technology. (Please note that since this site is from the UK, the money activities use British Currency. However, teachers from other areas should still explore these activities.)
The resources contained on this site are all interactive and very few of them require keyboard input. Best of all, all of the activities work great on the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard since most Crickweb3of the activities only require students to touch or drag objects. (If you would like to download and use the Promethean Flipchart files that are available, you can import these using Notebook. Just open Notebook, select "import" from the file menu, change the file type to "All Promethean Files.")
I've included a few screen shots but the best way to find what your looking for is to browse around and play with the activities. I can promise you that you'll find something fun and exciting for your classroom!
KidsDinos.com - Dinosaurs For Kids
Kids Dinos is a part of the Kids Know It Network. Kids Dinos offers elementary school students an easy-to-navigate and easy-to-understand database of dinosaur information. Students can learn the names of various dinosaurs through a flashcard game. Kids Dinos also offers students fun activities like "make your own dinosaur," "dinosaur memory," "dinosaur hangman," or "dinosaur painter
Teachers Corner - Great Lakes Kids
In Morphie's Great Water Ride Adventure students follow the journey of a raindrop as it performs many tasks. Through the adventure students learn about the many ways that water is used and why it is important to conserve water.
Applications for Education
The lesson plans that accompany Morphie's Great Water Ride Adventure include hands-on activities that get students to look at all of the ways that water is used in their school and community.
explanatoids™ Everywhere there's science
ExplanatoidsTM is a multimedia project of the Girls, Math & Science Partnership (GMSP). All of the GMSP projects are created to help individuals in the community think differently about what science is and who can do it. Focusing on middle school girls, t
Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists
Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists introduces students to penguin biologists, glaciologists, cosmologists, geologists and marine scientists working in Antarctica and the Arctic. Using cameras and blogging tools, they are documenting their adven
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