Resources for Classroom Activities

SciLinks - a website linking websites, activities, news about a common topic from the US National Science Teachers Association

ScienceDaily - great resource for news about science topics

5 E Approach to Science Inquiry Teaching

A Private Universe - video of a classroom showing why inquiry is important

Biology

National Institutes of Health Curriculum - a variety of topics in biology and health

Scale and Technology - materials from the lesson above called "Using Technology to Study Cellular and Molecular Biology" and additional lessons using images

PPT about Battleship game and resolution

DNA to Protein - Using online databases -

BLAST: Student handouts and teacher guides

BLAST Online Database of nucleotide sequences

Genetic Home Reference Tool - online database of genes and their functions; both healthy and with genetic changes

DNA Beads - an introductory activity to the structure of DNA. Give one phrase at a time to students. Have them build a model based on the information using beads that snap together. As more information is given to them, they can revise their models. Then go to HHMI video clips for the story of DNA's structural discovery.

DNA Extraction - an easy lab to extract DNA from fruit

Testable Questions - example of developing a criteria for good testable questions using observations of pillbugs (rolypoly bugs). Students observe bugs (words, drawings), then develop questions. Share all questions with whole class and go through them finding the best testable questions. Decide why a question is good, driving the discussion towards the 5 criteria.

Evolution

Whale Evolution - Student handouts and teacher guide

HHMI - Howard Hughes Medical Institute - a great resource for biology. The educational section is called BioInteractive

Mice in the desert - video, activity

Sickle Cell and malaria - video, activity

Lactose - video, activity

Skin Color - video, activity

Lizards - great example of evolution happening now - video

Homeostasis Stories - Simulation of homeostasis gone wrong

Critter Project - After the evolution unit, students create a critter based on a habitat. They have to then incorporate an environmental change using evolution principles. Students revisit their critter after each unit, applying the principles from each unit, for the rest of the year.

Plate Tectonics using Earth Structures

Master Copies of materials for the Earth Structure lessons - There are also a couple of folders with other materials. I especially like the lesson "TWD_Exploring_Everest_Topography.pdf" because students create a topo map of a mountain and then have to create 3D model from the map.

Online database of volcanos and earthquakes - NOAA (good as of 7/2017); OpenQuake (free to sign up, plots earthquakes)

Everest IMAX film from 1998 - Trailer - The Spanish climber Araceli Segarra is featured in this film. Araceli is the first Spanish women to climb to the summit of Mt Everest.

Astronomy

MicroObservatory - an online telescope where you can request images to be taken and you get the image through email. Lessons and activities for students can be found under the "Projects and Activities" tab.

Online image processor - MicroObservatory's JS9 --- Handout (doc or pdf) for JS9 Introduction Lesson --- Images for JS9 Introduction lesson --- Worksheet for students to color a picture (doc or pdf)

Star Cards

Art and Astronomy

TerraForma Creative Connection Card Questions --- Terra Forma website

Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) -- Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD)

Astrobites - Summaries of scientific articles; Easy to read; Searchable

TED Talks

5 Tips for a great talk

PPT and Rubric

Citizen Science - Science research your students can participate in

Zooniverse - A variety of projects you can get involved with; There is a educator section with a lot of helpful ideas about how to use it with students

Scistarter - site that explains citizen science projects; A lot information

Pogil Method for Teaching Science

Pogil website

Free Sample worksheets

Special Education

Guest speaker Kate Modrzejewski's ppt on accommodations for special needs students

Special Needs Students - Definitions, Accommodations, Motivation

Technology

Aurasma - a website and an app. Students use the website to upload a picture they take. They create a text, an audio or a video that is related to the picture. The website links their image with their other file. The app on their phone, tablet, etc will let you see the two things.

Resources shared by our teachers

Laura - https://www.whitman.edu/geology/winter/ Powerpoint online de Geologia; http://www.scotese.com/  Useful web site for tectonics and Earth's history

Rosa - I also would like to share with you another interesting website. You have to register and have a lot of options.
https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive

Maria - Here you can find lots of information, projects and interactive activities for Biology. 

http://www.interactive-biology.com/

https://biomanbio.com/

http://www.cellsalive.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/index_interactivebody.shtml

https://es.pinterest.com/explore/proyectos-de-biolog%C3%ADa-para-ferias-de-ciencias/

Raquel - This is good for 4º ESO ecology
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/activity/analyzing-distribution-vegetation-zones-and-mountain-gorillas-virunga-national-park/

Hi, this web has a lot of virtual labs. 
https://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/virtual_labs_glencoe.html

Teresa - Atlas de histología vegetal y animal: https://mmegias.webs.uvigo.es/

Beatriz - http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/
In this website you can find very interesting case study activities

Web page for animals and nature 
http://www.arkive.org/

Genetics
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/

Activities and videos for all subjects (good for flipped classroom)
https://www.khanacademy.org/

Gammificación: working in a hospital
http://jespinosag.wixsite.com/thehospital

Activities from Jardín Botánico
http://www.rjb.csic.es/jardinbotanico/jardin/index.php?Cab=6&SubCab=30&len=es

Website for creating your own creature (it's good for taxonomy and clasification)
http://ies.rosachacel.colmenarviejo.educa.madrid.org/evolucionarte/

Ana - Ciencias de la tierra  http://www.osop.com.pa/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/TARBUCK-y-LUTGENS-Ciencias-de-la-Tierra-8va-ed.-1.pdf

Conchi - The scale of the Universe: http://htwins.net/scale2/; Proyecto Ríos: http://www.territoriosvivos.org/proyectorios/

Nerea - • Podcasts from the BBC:


- The naked scientist, a discussion about a great variety of hottest scientific themes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p057mk4x

- The infinite monkey cage, witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes. With Brian Cox and Robin Ince. Science and humour together!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snr0w/episodes/downloads

• News/curiosities in Science from the BBC:

- Spanish version: 
http://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-39181812#

- English version:
http://www.bbc.com/news/science_and_environment

• Webcams for birdwatching. 24 hours broadcasting the life of falcons, storks and black vultures from the SEOlife-Bird association. 
- https://www.seo.org/camaras-web/

• And visit my blog! ;) 
- http://ciencianerediense.blogspot.com.es/

Website by Pilar (Matt's Class) - Describes Inquiry Method of Teaching Science

Ana (Matt's Class) - Profiles - a website with inquiry science lessons from countries in Europe