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Project-Based Science Lessons for Grades 5-12

July 9th, 2019

 

It’s Tuesday, July 9, 2019, and time for Science at ClickSchooling!

 

Recommended Website:

Teachers TryScience

(http://www.teacherstryscience.org/lp)

Age Range: 10-18 (Grades 5-12, with parental supervision)

 

This website is a collaborative effort between the New York Hall of Science, IBM Corporation, and TeachEngineering.org. It provides free, hands-on, project-based learning activities that require students to engineer solutions to problems by employing math, technology, and science concepts from more than one science discipline including physics, chemistry, and earth sciences.

When you get to the site, you’ll see three lesson plans. Click “See All” to get to the rest. (There are currently almost 700!) Click on any one and a new page opens with the target grade (ages), the estimated time required for the project, the topics covered, goals, objectives and more.

You’ll also find links to resources and materials that are needed, as well as comments from teachers who used the project in their classroom.

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Math helps for all ages

July 8th, 2019

 

It’s Monday, July 8, 2019, and time for Math at ClickSchooling!

 

Recommended Website:

Bitesize – Maths

(www.bbc.com/bitesize/subjects/z6vg9j6)

Age Range: 3 and up (Grades PreK and up; children with parental supervision)

 

The BBC’s website is the quintessential online learning tool for all subjects in all grade ranges. This review features just the math section of the website.

When you get to the site, you’ll see the different levels of Math including: 

  • Early level Maths and Numeracy – Covers Numbers, Money and Time
  • 1st level Maths and Numeracy – Covers Number Processes, Fractions, Measurement, and more
  • 2nd level Maths and Numeracy – Covers Fractions and Decimals, Mathematical Skills, and more
  • 3rd level Maths – Covers Patterns and Relationships, Expressions and Equations, Data Analysis, and more
  • 4th level Maths – Covers 2D Shapes; Angle, Symmetry and Transformation; Chance and Uncertainty; and more
  • HigherMaths – Covers Algebraic and Trigonometric Skills, Geometric Skills, and Calculus Skills
  • And more

Click on the desired level to get to the topics. Then each topic has explanations, graphics and some videos to explain the topic. And for the lower levels, there are “Class Clips” – one to five minute videos, along with Classroom Ideas, that can easily be used at home as well. This is a wonderful mathematics resource for all ages.

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Animated Math Definitions and Examples

July 1st, 2019

 

It’s Monday, July 1, 2019, and time for Math at ClickSchooling!

 

Recommended Website:

Maths Dictionary for Kids

(www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/dictionary.html)

Age Range: 7-14 (Grades 2-9, approximately, with parental supervision)

 

Today’s website provides a Math Dictionary for kids. There’s a definition, explanation, and illustrated example of every math term from abacus to zero.

When you get to the site you’ll see that terms are sorted in alphabetical order. So, if you want to know about isosceles triangles (for example), simply click on the letter “Ii” of the Math Dictionary. A list of math terms beginning with the letter “I” will pop up. Then search the list for “isosceles triangle” and click on it. A definition pops up on the screen with an illustrated example. 

The explanations are simple and the illustrations are colorful and eye-catching — making it very appealing to kids of all ages. This is a terrific resource to use to introduce new terminology or refresh your memory about math terms you may have forgotten.

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A Summer’s Worth of Printable Math Activities

June 24th, 2019

 

It’s Monday, June 24, 2019, and time for Math at ClickSchooling!

 

Recommended Website:

PBSKIDS.org: Cyberchase Math Activities

(pbskids.org/cyberchase/activities/)

Age Range: 7-11 (Grades 2-7 approximately, with parental supervision)

 

This PBS website is a companion to Cyberchase, the Emmy Award® winning mathematics series for children. The website offers dynamic web games, videos, and printable activities that teach math concepts in a fun way that kids can understand.

In case you’re unfamiliar with the PBS show, the website explains:


In the world of Cyberchase, the dastardly villain Hacker is on a mad mission to overthrow Motherboard and take over Cyberspace with the help of his blundering henchbots, Buzz and Delete. But Motherboard enlists the help of three curious kids, Inez, Jackie, and Matt, and their cyberpal, Digit, to stop him. Their weapon: brain power. In the live-action segment following each animated episode, Harry and Bianca show kids how math can help solve life’s wacky problems in the real world.


To further help kids explore their world, the hands-on activities include a range of science, technology, engineering and math topics. When you get to the website, you’ll see an icon menu of printable activities that include: 

  • Batter Up – Track your favorite baseball team’s hits and look for patterns.
  • Bianca’s Body Math – Use math to learn which body parts are proportional.
  • Make a Pinwheel –  Make a pinwheel and use it to find out how windy it is.
  • Top Flight – Make paper airplanes and judge their flights to choose a winner.
  • And many more!

Click on any activity and a new page opens with complete instructions, diagrams, and illustrations to do the activity.

Bookmark this fun resource to help kids learn math, science, and more!

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Free Animated Math Lessons

June 17th, 2019

 

It’s Monday, June 17, 2019, and time for Math at ClickSchooling!

 

Recommended Website:

e-Learning for Kids

(en.e-learningforkids.org/math/)

Age Range: 5-12 (Grades K-6, with parental supervision)

 

This website is from a global, nonprofit foundation dedicated to fun and free learning on the internet for children ages 5 – 12.

There are hundreds of Math e-Lessons on this learning portal. The lessons are intended as supplemental material: designed to support a full curriculum and provide additional practice. 

When you get to the website, you can select the lessons by grade level. You can also choose to have the lessons displayed by popularity. You’ll find choices like these: 

  • K: Length and Mass
  • K: 2D Shapes
  • K: Measurement
  • K: Time
  • K: Money
  • 1: Numbers to 20
  • 1: Time & Area
  • 1: 3D Objects
  • 1: Addition & Time
  • 1: Fractions & Money
  • 2: Mass
  • 2: Time & Temperature
  • 2: Measurement
  • 2: Chance & Data
  • 2: 3D Space
  • 3: Numbers to 999
  • 3: Counting Forwards & Backwards
  • 3: Counting in 4’s
  • 3: Graphs
  • 3: Addition of Money
  • 4: Fractions & Decimals
  • 4: Pattern & Function
  • 4: Four-Digit Numbers
  • 4: Capacity
  • 4: Calculations
  • 5: Prisms & Pyramids
  • 5: Whole Number
  • 5: Volume & Capacity
  • 5: Bar Graph & Data
  • 5: Perimeter
  • 6: Prisms & Pyramids
  • 6: Mixed Problem Solving
  • 6: Angles
  • 6: Factors & Multiples
  • 6: Number Sense

The lessons are presented through an animated interactive video. And there is also a Teacher Guide in each lesson – look for the little person icon in the upper right of the ‘video’.

Once you have explored the Math World portal, check out the rest of the website because these people provide lessons for children ages 5-12 in Science, Environmental Skills, Computer Skills, Health, Language Arts, and Life Skills. Bookmark this site and come often!

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Fraction Tutorials, Interactives, & Worksheets

June 10th, 2019

 

It’s Monday, June 10, 2019, and time for Math at ClickSchooling!

 

Recommended Website:

Visual Fractions

(http://www.visualfractions.com/)

Age Range: 9-14 (Grades 4-9 approximately, with parental supervision)

 

This website provides free visual pictures, images, graphs, and animations of fractions and operations with fractions, to make them easier to understand and fun to practice.

Through the use of interactive exercises and visual aids (like number lines and circle graphs), students can learn how to: 

  • Identify fractions
  • Rename fractions
  • Compare fractions
  • Add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions

The concepts are demonstrated through the visual images and explained in text format. Then, the student can practice their understanding with an interactive drill session. 

Click on any topic from the menu in the middle of the home page and a new page opens with instructions for how to use the animations, graphs, and number lines to learn the fraction concept. In most instances you are shown a visual image and asked to type in the corresponding fraction.

Back on the main page, under “Special Features” you can access the “Fractions Games Page” to enhance learning. Don’t miss the free, printable “Fractions Worksheets” that really demonstrate operations with fractions in an engaging way.

Parents may want to read the “About” page for tips on how to use the site effectively.

This is a really simple and easy to use resource that will improve students’ skills in understanding fractions and their operations.

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