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Free Science Videos to Blow Your Kid’s Mind!

May 1st, 2012

Hi!  It’s Tuesday, May 1, 2012 and time for Science at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
How Stuff Works Videos: Stuff to Blow Your Kid’s Mind
 
ClickScholar Cie suggested this website where the geniuses at HowStuffWorks.com offer a free science video series titled, “Stuff to Blow Your Kid’s Mind.” The videos are as entertaining as they are educational and cover a variety of science topics.  All of the videos are prefaced with an advertisement, so parents (as always) must supervise Internet use.

When you get to the site a video advertisement will launch automatically followed by the featured science presentation.  Scroll down the page (below the screen) to see all of the video titles available including:

  • Atmospheric Pressure
  • Gravity
  • Magnets
  • Monsters
  • Rainbows
  • Salt
  • Scale
  • Solar Power
  • Static Electricity
  • Volcanoes

The videos are about 4-6 minutes in length and include explanations of the science behind the experiments that are performed, along with interesting facts and trivia.

 

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Free Math & Engineering Lessons for K-12

April 30th, 2012

Hi!  It’s Monday, April 30, 2012 and time for Math at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Teach Engineering

Age Range: 5-18 (Designed for Grades K-12; the majority of the material is for Grades 3 and up, with parental supervision.)

Get free, open-ended, hands-on lessons and activities to stimulate your students’ interest in math and science through engineering. As explained at the website, “engineers have a hand in designing, creating or modifying nearly everything we touch, wear, eat, see and hear” in the real world.  The free K-12 engineering curricula at this website integrates math, science, and technology through exploration of the “built world” around us so that it’s relevant to the lives of young people.

The idea here is to encourage students to pose questions about “why things work” and then gain skills and use their imaginations to create innovations that improve the world for everyone.

When you get to the website you’ll see the featured “Editor’s Pick.”  Above it is a menu that says “Browse.” Below it, you can click on menu items to find curricula sorted by:

*Activities -  In my opinion, this is the place to start because the stand-alone, hands-on, fun experiments are sure to engage your kids’ interest and may springboard you to further learning.  There are over 600 activities (that include a materials list and instructions) covering a range of possibilities such as the exploration of acids and bases, designing a bicycle helmet, learning about kidney filtering, investigating Ohm’s Law, playing “Rock Jeopardy,” making Yogurt Cup Speakers and more. 
 
*Lessons – Get over 380 different lessons that meet content standards on topics that include Air Pressure, Ampere’s Law, Art in Engineering, Animals in Engineering, Friction, Magnetics, Mar s, Rivers, Rocks, Paper Airplanes, Water, and much more.
 
*Subject Areas – Find out all of the math topics covered including Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, Number and Operations, Problem Solving, Reasoning and Proof.  You’ll find lots of science content as well.

*Curricular Units – These theme-based learning experiences are composed of multiple lessons designed to take place over several weeks in a classroom environment. There are units on asteroid impact, bridges, cells, energy, floaters and sinkers, marine mapping, natural disasters, rockets, simple machines, weather and more. They can be tweaked for the homeschool learning environment.

All of the lessons and activities include the estimated time it takes and the approximate cost for the materials.

Teach Engineering is a terrific resource so bookmark it to return often!

 

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Free Virtual Homeschool Science Class & More!

April 17th, 2012

Hi!  It’s Tuesday, April 17, 2012 and time for Science at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
SuperchargedScience.com

Age Range: 8-14 (approximately, with parental supervision)

ClickScholar Katrina Cannon suggested this website that offers a FREE, live Science Tele-Class on April 24th in which you and your kids can learn about energy and motion by building roller coasters and catapults! 

The step-by-step class is taught by former NASA rocket scientist, Aurora Lipper.

When you get to the site you must enter your email address to register for the class.

A new screen opens that explains that in addition to the Science Tele-Class, you can get a free copy of Aurora’s Science Activity Video Series and Workbook (valued at $30) if you invite 3 friends to join the free teleclasss. This is optional and you can participate or simply click on “Skip this…” at the bottom of the page.

If you skip that option, a new page opens where you’ll find details on the day and time of the call and an explanation of how the Teleclass works along with a list of materials you’ll need for the class.

This free class is designed to be a sample of the full “Supercharged Science” series that you can purchase at the website.  But you don’t have to purchase a thing to enjoy the Science Teleclass on April 24th.

Bonus:  If you go the home page you can learn how to get a free Homeschool Science Guide with over 30 experiments plus a subscription to The Science Newsletter, and access to Science Fair project resources.

 

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Easter Egg Science!

April 3rd, 2012

Hi!  It’s Tuesday April 3, 2012 and time for Science at ClickSchooling!

Easter and Spring Festivals are here! Eggs are everywhere in omelets to Easter baskets! Here are some fun ways to use eggs to learn science…

Recommended Websites:
See Below

Age Range: Varies (with parental supervision)

*Discovery Education: The Good Egg Project - ClickScholar Fran Wisniewski recommended this website that offers free, downloadable egg-themed, lesson plans on agriculture and nutrition for grades K-5.

Don’t miss the FREE Farm-To-Table Virtual Field Trip on April 18th at 1:00 PM (ET). Register to virtually transport your kids to a working egg farm.

*Science Junction: Egg-Cellent Adventures - An egg is a very big cell. This website offers science experiments to help you discover:

  • The Biochemistry of the Egg Shell
  • Diffusion and Osmosis in Animal Cells
  • Physics via The Flying Pizza Pan Egg Drop!

*San Diego Zoo: Egg-speriments - The San Diego Zoo has a resident scientist who offers some fun facts about eggs and some egg-citing science activities with hard boiled and raw eggs including:

  • What’s the Strongest? — Test the strength of eggs!
  • Make an Egg Float — Find out what a little salt water can do to help.
  • Spin Your Eggs — Use this trick to tell which egg is raw, and which is hard-boiled!
  • The Egg-in-a-Bottle Trick — Find out how to get a whole, intact, hard boiled egg into a narrow-necked bottle!

*Spinning Hard Boiled Egg Water Sprinkler - The Science Frontiers website explains how to make hard boiled eggs act like water sprinklers — has something to do with gravity and centrifugal force.

*Make A Hard Eggshell Soft! – This eggs-citing experiment uses a little vinegar and a hard-boiled egg to get some amazing results.

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Science Games for Kids!

March 20th, 2012

Hi!  It’s Tuesday, March 20, 2012 and time for Science at ClickSchooling!
 
Recommended Website:
Science For Kids

Age Range: 6-18 (grades 1-12, with parental supervision)

This New Zealand based website offers all kinds of fun and interactive games that teach science and technology.

When you get to the ad-supported site, you’ll see a brief introduction and a menu of science games sorted as follows:

*Living Things – Learn about food chains, microorganisms, the life cycle of a plant, animals, and human anatomy and health.

*Physical Processes – Explore electricity, magnets and springs, light, forces, sounds, friction, and more.

*Solids, Liquids, & Gases – Discover the matter that makes up our earth.  Experiment with water, melting points, rocks, minerals, and more.

Just click on a game to get instructions and begin play.

When you’re through playing all of the science games, explore the rest of the menu including:

*Experiments – Get interesting facts about nature, dinosaurs, famous scientists, forensic science, and more.

*Quizzes – Test your knowledge of space, chemistry, biology, physics, atoms, states of matter, and more.

*Projects – Get instructions for making a string phone, a robot, stalactites and stalagmites, a microscope, a rain gauge and much more.

*Lessons – Try these lesson plans designed to teach students the basics of science.

*Videos – Watch animations and film clips that explain weather, physics, chemistry, sports science, video game technology and more.

This is a remarkable science resource you can refer to again and again.

 

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Virtual Tour of Silly Putty Factory!

February 24th, 2012

Hi! It’s Friday, February 24, 2012 and time for a Virtual Field Trip at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Silly Putty

Age Range: 6 and up (with parental supervision)

Take a virtual tour of the Silly Putty factory! Find out how this engaging, educational goo that keeps kids entertained for hours is made.

When you get to the site, scroll directly to the bottom of the screen. You’ll see the words, “See the Video” directly above a screenshot of the video. Click on it and watch the manufacturing process. Be sure to turn on your speakers to hear the narration.

When the video is over, go back to the top of the page and read the introduction. Take a course in Silly Putty Science to earn a “Master of Silly Putty Degree.” (Of course, you will need some Silly Putty to perform the experiments, which you can buy from their online store.) Learn about the history and science behind this rubbery goo that has entertained kids for generations.

 

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