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Fun Science Projects Resource

June 29th, 2021

Instructables – Science

(www.instructables.com/teachers/projects/?subjects=science)

Grades K and up, with parental supervision

This ad-supported website contains thousands of instructions explaining how to do a wide variety of things from cooking to building robots and much more.

As the website explains, “Instructables is a web-based documentation platform where passionate people share what they do and how they do it, and learn from and collaborate with others. The seeds of Instructables germinated at the MIT Media Lab as the future founders of Squid Labs built places to share their projects and help others.”

When you get to the site you’ll see a menu of icons including:

  • Model Earth
  • Solar System Dimensions
  • Homemade Parachute
  • Alka-Seltzer Rockets
  • Build a Model of a Human Cell
  • Make a Human Lung Model
  • Rainbow in a Bottle
  • and much more!

This is a terrific resource you can refer to again and again. Bookmark it to return often!

NOTE – Parents, as always, should preview the site to determine suitability of content and supervise all Internet use.

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Learn about Alaska

April 22nd, 2021

AlaskaKids

(www.alaskakids.org/index.cfm)

Grades 1-8, with parental supervision

 

While this website is still under construction, there is a lot of great information and activities for kids to learn about Alaska on this website from the University of Alaska.

When arriving at the home page, either use the graphic or the sidebar menu to navigate to: 

  • Cool Critters – Learn all about the animals that make Alaska their home.
  • Know Alaska – Discover quick facts about Alaska, its geography, and history.
  • Get Active – Check out all the different sports that are played in Alaska then take a Fact or Fiction quiz about fitness.
  • Lit Kids – Discover books with an Alaskan setting.

(Love the Arts and We’re Cooking are still under construction and the Fun and Games section is no longer working.)

When you are finished exploring this website geared towards kids, click the LiteSite.org link in the lower-left corner, then select the “Teaching & Learning” link for teacher, parent, and student activities to add to your studies.

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Discover the Science of Cooking

March 23rd, 2021

The Accidental Scientist – Science of Cooking

(www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/)

Grades 1-10, with parental supervision

 

This terrific website, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, offers free lessons, activities, virtual field trips, and access to webcasts that explain the science of food.

When you get to the site you’ll see some featured items and a menu selection that includes: 

  • Eggs – Turn your kitchen into a lab and learn the scientific processes that occur when you cook eggs.
  • Pickles – Discover the ancient culinary craft of preserving foods in salt brine and vinegar and how it manipulates microbes in foods.
  • Candy – Get up close and personal with a sucrose molecule and discover how different types of candy are made.
  • Bread – Take “Bread Science 101” which includes a microscopic tour of the staff of life.
  • Seasonings – Explore your senses through the world of spices.
  • Meat – Learn about fat, proteins, and collagen – and the molecular art of grilling.

This is the ultimate kitchen-science excursion – and fun for the whole family!

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Fun Science Activities

June 2nd, 2020

 

It’s Tuesday, June 2, 2020, and time for Science at ClickSchooling!

 

Recommended Website:

Instructables – Science

(www.instructables.com/teachers/projects/?subjects=science)

Age Range: 5 and up (Grades K and up; children with parental supervision)

 

This ad-supported website contains thousands of instructions explaining how to do a wide variety of things from cooking to building robots and much more.

As the website explains, “Instructables is a web-based documentation platform where passionate people share what they do and how they do it, and learn from and collaborate with others. The seeds of Instructables germinated at the MIT Media Lab as the future founders of Squid Labs built places to share their projects and help others.”

When you get to the site you’ll see a menu of icons including: 

  • Model Earth
  • Solar System Dimensions
  • Homemade Parachute
  • Alka-Seltzer Rockets
  • Build a Model of a Human Cell
  • Make a Human Lung Model
  • Rainbow in a Bottle
  • and much more!

This is a terrific resource you can refer to again and again. Bookmark it to return often!

NOTE – Parents, as always, should preview the site to determine suitability of content and supervise all Internet use.

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Serious Science Projects for K-12

May 28th, 2019

 

It’s Tuesday, May 28, 2019, and time for Science at ClickSchooling!

 

Recommended Website:

Science Buddies

(www.sciencebuddies.org/)

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

 

This non-profit foundation’s website provides free science project ideas, instructions, explanations, and assistance “for serious students” to build their literacy in science and technology in the 21st century.

You’ll find free projects and activities in all areas of science including: 

  • Physical Science
  • Life Science
  • Earth & Environmental Science
  • Math & Computer Science
  • Engineering
  • Behavioral & Social Sciences

You’ll even find science projects that cover cooking, food, music, photography, videos, computer games, and sports.

Science Buddies aims to reduce the hassle of hands-on scientific investigations while encouraging fun, intellectually-stimulating and cutting-edge science education. When you get to the site you’ll see a menu that includes: 

  • Science Projects – Over 1,200 scientist-outlined projects in 30 different fields of science and engineering. Plus you can use the “Topic Selection Wizard” to find a project that matches your student’s unique interests!
  • Project Guides – Not sure how to proceed? This section includes step-by-step guidance about the scientific method, research, constructing and testing a hypothesis, analyzing data, drawing a conclusion, and communicating results.
  • Ask an Expert – Get online advice in a forum with scientists and engineers.
  • Science Careers – Discover how the science in a student’s project is used in real-world careers.
  • Teachers/Parents/Students – Find resources, enrichment tools, and tips for success.

This is an amazing resource for science discovery and exploration. Bookmark it to return often.

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Virtual Field Trip to Churros Factory

January 4th, 2019

 

It’s Friday, January 4, 2019, and time for a Virtual Field Trip at ClickSchooling!

 

Recommended Website:

Churros Factory

(online.recordnet.com/projects/churro/project.html)

Age Range: All (All grades; children with parental supervision)

 

Churros are tube-shaped, cinnamon-sugar dusted, Spanish pastries. Sometimes they contain fruit-flavored or custard-like fillings. Kids and adults alike love these sweet confections.


At today’s website you can take a virtual tour of The Churro Factory in Stockton, California. Watch a video of the proprietor, Carlos Pino-Calderon, as he mixes the dough, loads it into cylinders, squeezes out the pastries, and deep-fries them until they are golden brown. Some are served plain, others are stuffed with scrumptious fillings. Pino-Calderon provides a brief narration.


WARNING: Watching this clip may result in uncontrollable cravings for churros. To remedy that problem, here are two recipes: 

Churros Con Chocolate

This is a recipe for authentic Spanish churros. In Spain, churros are traditionally made without cinnamon, and then dipped in thick, gooey, hot chocolate.

Rockin’ Robins: Scrumptious Churro Recipe

This recipe promises to knock your socks off and is made with cinnamon.

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