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Science Lesson Plans & Activities Archives
AAA AskERIC
Lesson Plans http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Science
Of course, we
had to include this one. AskERIC continues to be one of the Eric
Clearing House system’s most frequently used services. This
web site includes lesson plans sorted by topic and grade level.
The lesson plans are submitted mainly by teachers and usually
include full instructions as well as suggested further reading
and supporting web sites.
American
Teachers.com http://www.AmericanTeachers.com/lessonplans.cfm
This web site
portal features links that lead to hundreds of lesson plans on
other web sites. Links are arranged hierarchically by topic.
Berkeley Interactive
University - ISTAT Digital Curriculum Guide
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/IU/Digiguide/
Nine complete
interactive learning adventures, much like computer games or
stories, teach earth, space, life, and physical sciences. Grades
5-12.
Busy Teachers'
Web Site K-12 http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/ele.html
Links to
resources, some lesson plans & classroom activities for
elementary school. Mainly science and math.
Clickteaching http://www.clickteaching.com/
Offers a range
of worksheets, lesson plans, and activity ideas for schools and
teachers. Also allows users to upload and share their resources.
Requires an annual registration fee.
Collaborative
Lesson Archive http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/CLA/
A web site
repository devoted to the creation and collaboration of
educational lessons and curriculum.
Columbia
Education Center http://www.col-ed.org/
This web site
is maintained by a small non-profit educational organization in
Portland, OR. It includes over 600 teacher submitted lesson
plans and web activities covering mainly science topics. Lessons
are sorted by broad topic and grade level. The lessons are
available as text files.
Core Knowledge
Lesson Plans and Units
http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/index.htm
A collection of
high quality preschool through 8th grade units and lesson plans.
Crayola's Lesson Plans http://www.crayola.com/educators/lessons/index.cfm
A searchable
directory of lesson plans that utilize crayola products. All
grade levels and subjects.
Curriculum
Archive http://www.buildingrainbows.com/CA/home.html
A small but
nice collection of free lessons for teachers. Teachers get paid
for their lesson contributions. Most plans include the email
address of the author and links to supporting external web
sites.
DiscoverySchool.com. http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/k-5.html
This well known
web site, intended for all grades, features an extensive
collection of lesson plans and activities sorted by topic and
grade level. Each lesson plan includes clear descriptions of the
lesson objectives, the procedure and the required materials, as
well as suggested reading and links to supporting external web
sites. The site includes lesson plans for a huge range of math,
science and technology subjects.
Educational
Units and Lesson Plans http://www.coollessons.org/
Science, literature and history units as well as WebQuests.
Emphasizes student evaluation of web resources and includes a
variety of resources such as grading rubrics and student
projects in addition to lesson plans.
EdHelper.com http://www.edhelper.com/
Comprehensive
database of lesson plans plus education news.
Gateway to Educational Materials http://thegateway.org/
The key to
one-stop, any-stop access to high quality lesson plans,
curriculum units and other education resources on the Internet.
Great Teaching
Ideas http://www.successlink.org/great/
Free lesson
plans, units and ideas for teachers. Searchable by subject and
grade level. Aligned to the Show-Me Standards.
Iron Science
Teacher http://www.exploratorium.edu/iron_science/
In this online
show, based on the program "Iron Chef," science
teachers design lessons around a theme "ingredient."
Archived Web casts feature experiments using such items as candy
and soap. No formal lesson plans but may inspire teachers with
ideas for novel lessons.
Lessonplans.com http://www.lessonplanspage.com/
This site
features a number of useful resources for teachers including
over one thousand lesson plans arranged by broad topic and
specific grade level. The lesson plans were submitted by
teachers from all over the nation. In most cases the plan
includes the author’s email address so that users can ask for
further instructions if necessary.
Lesson Planet http://www.lessonplanet.com/
More than
20,000 lesson plans, quizzes and worksheets and resources. All
grade levels and subjects. Searchable by keyword
and grade. Limited access is free but full access to all
20,000 lesson plans requires an annual fee.
LessonPlanz.com
Search Index http://LessonPlanz.com/
Search or
browse thousands of lesson plan resources for all subjects and
grade levels including thematic units, lesson plans, worksheets
and printable pages.
Lesson Plan Search http://www.lessonplansearch.com/
A
lesson plan search engine for teachers that includes math,
science, reading, writing, and social studies.
Lesson Tutor http://www.lessontutor.com/
Add and search
through lesson plans and support articles for all students, all
grades, and all abilities.
Middleschoolscience.com http://www.middleschoolscience.com/
An extensive
web site featuring middle school lesson plans for mathematics,
chemistry, physics, biology and other science disciplines.
MysteryNet's
Learning with Mysteries http://www.mysterynet.com/learn
Lesson plans
using mystery solving format. Good for teaching inquiry and
problem solving skills. For teachers, educators, students, and
parents.
NSTA summer workshop lesson plans.
http://thechalkboard.com/NSTA.html
A small collection of science lesson plans created by attendees
at an NSTA summer workshop.
PBS
TeacherSource http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/search.htm
PBS teacher lesson plans, online activities, classroom
resources, and professional development projects.
ProTeachertm
http://www.proteacher.com/
This web site
features links to hundreds of lesson plans and activities for
all grade levels covering a wide range of subjects. The site is
well organized with a hierarchic directory of topics. Clicking
on increasingly specific sub-topics will eventually take you to
collections of lesson plans specific to say, plants,
mammals
or even worms.
The Smithsonian Office of Education http://educate.si.edu/lp/lp_fs.html
Classroom ready
lesson plans emphasizing inquiry-based learning with primary
sources and museum collections in social studies, language arts,
science and the arts.
Teachers.Net -
Lesson Plans http://teachers.net/lessons/
Teacher-submitted
lesson plans, lessons for all grade levels and subjects K-12.
Teachnet.com lesson plans. http://www.teachnet.com/
A wide variety of teacher submitted lessons hierarchically
arranged by subject and grade level. Some of the lessons are
excellent, others seem a little short on background information.
Teaching Ideas for Primary Teachers http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/
Hundreds of teaching ideas, activities, resources and
worksheets are available free. Intended mainly for use with the
UK curriculum by British primary (elementary) school teachers,
but the site may still be useful for US elementary teachers.
TheSolutionSite.com http://www.thesolutionsite.com/
Contains K-12
lesson plans for all subjects. Site is nicely laid out with
effective graphics. Lesson plans give special attention to
correlation with national standards.
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