Lesson plans based on content area groupings (e.g. language art, math, science, etc.)
Through weekly interviews with guest researchers and our own knowledgeable staff, the Museum's podcasts offer an in-depth look at the latest in science and technology.
Science's weekly podcast takes you on a tour of some interesting stories in the journal and on its sister sites. You can listen to these audiocasts on your own computer simply by clicking on the "Listen to MP3" links on the podcast announcements
Subject Access: Science, Computing, and Technology
Get Answers to Everyday Mysteries
Have your students ever wondered why a camel has a hump? Of if they can really tell the weather by listening to the chirp of a cricket? Or why their joints make popping sounds? These questions deal with everyday phenomena that are often taken for granted, but each can be explained scientifically. Everyday Mysteries helps students get the answers to these and many other of life’s most interesting questions through scientific inquiry.
Students study a variety of scientific concepts through a single common object — the bicycle. Discover how this wheeled device has been modified over time in response to consumer demand, as well as new technologies. Students see how bicycle use has evolved from simple recreation to effective mode of transportation and ultimate fitness machine.
The National Zoo has animals from all over the world. You can take a virtual tour around the world on the Zoo's website. As you travel, try to answer the questions for each continent. Photos of the animals and answers can be found on this website. Feel free to take the scenic route by visiting other pages and learning more.
Different from an encyclopedia or from a traditional online dictionaries, thesauri and glossaries because the images replace the words.
The Exploratorium is a museum of science, art, and human perception. Online since 1993, the Exploratorium was one of the first science museums to build a site on the World Wide Web. Included in our award-winning site are more than 18 thousand Web pages and many sound and video files, exploring hundreds of different topics.
The different collections in the library include digital media and digitized museum materials related to interactive exhibits and scientific phenomena, including images, educational activities in PDF and html formats, QuickTime movies, streaming media, and audio files.
Discover the Web's best science, art, history, and journalism museums, with highlights of their exhibits, tools, and teaching materials.
Who says your class can't go to the museum this year? Many "bricks and mortar" museums now offer virtual alternatives, with activities designed just for kids Education World highlights a few of these not-to-be-missed virtual field trips!Discover the Web's best science, art, history, and journalism museums, with highlights of their exhibits, tools, and teaching materials.
Who says your class can't go to the museum this year? Many "bricks and mortar" museums now offer virtual alternatives, with activities designed just for kids Education World highlights a few of these not-to-be-missed virtual field trips!