™    Resources for PSSA Science

 

 

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5th and 8th Grade Science worksheets Science Worksheets
We have gathered some Science references for 5th - 10th Grade teachers and their students.
On this page you will find interactive features and helpful links to sites that will teach to the standards.
Print out a copy of the Science and Technology Standards.

 

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Unifying Themes of Science

 

Motion and Forces- Teacher tools
Motion and Forces - Newton Laws for students
Motion and Forces - Teacher Tools
Motion and Forces - Lesson Plan (gr. 6-9)
Energy - Teacher tools (links)
Energy - Kids Links
Energy - Science projects
Structure of Matter - Students
Structure of Matter - Lesson Plan (gr. 5-7)
Matter for Kids - Students k-12
Interactive Chart of the Elements - Students
Machines - Teacher tools
Machines - Students
Machines - Interactive students
How Stuff Works - Everyone

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Internet Resources for Inquiry/Classification

 

Scientific Inquiry Model - Teacher tools
A rubric for assessing performance in the K-6 Science classroom - Teacher tools
130 Science mini-lessons, all standards and strands - Lesson plans (K-5)
More science lesson links - Teacher tools (middle school)
Rocks and minerals - Teacher tools (links)
Process Skills Lesson Plans - Lesson plans (middle and high school)
Bugs in the classroom - classification - Lesson plans
A lesson in classification  - Lesson plan (6-8)
Classification quiz - Quiz (middle school)

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Internet Resources Inquiry/Designing an Investigation

 

National Academy of sciences/ science education  - Teacher tools (resources)

Inquiry based learning - Workshop for staff development - Teacher tools (k-12)

Science webquests - Teacher tools

Experimental design and hypothesis testing - Students (middle and high)

Questicon - Students (3-12) Interactive program

Science Fair Projects - Students (middle and high)

National Science Center - Teacher tools

Lists of elementary lessons and experiments - Lesson plans (K-5)

Activities Spot: Scientific Mysteries to solve - Students (middle school)
Science activities for kids - Students (3-12)

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Internet Resources for Inquiry/Data Collection

 

Space Science education resources -Teacher tools

Science Rocks! Zoom!  - Student activities all standards - middle school

Scientific method, data collection - agriculture theme - Students (8-12)

Great Science Sites for Kids - Students (elementary)

Education Planet: Science Made Simple - Students (3-12)

Kids in the laboratory - Students (elementary, middle school)

Hands on activities - Students (elementary)

Science Fair tips; display of your data - Students (middle school)

 

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Internet Resources for Inquiry/Analysis of Data

 

New York Times Daily Science Lesson - Lesson plans by grade level

Lesson Plan Links by grade and area of Inquiry - Teacher tools

Data analysis learning units - Teacher tools (3-6)

Scientific Inquiry - Students (9-12)
Scientific Inquiry - Students (6-8)
Scientific Inquiry - Students (2-5)
Set up an inquiry based lesson - Teacher tools
Science quizzes, games, interactive exercises - Students (9-12)

High School science lab resources - Students (interactive) 9-12

Ethics of data collection in research (High School) - Teacher tools

Science Process Assessments - Students (3-8)
Bring Science assessment standards into the classroom - Teacher tools (article)

 

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Internet Resources for Domains: Physical Science

 

Directory of Physics and Physical Science Lessons - Students (high school)

Physical Science Lessons Middle School - Lesson plans

Frank Potter's Science Gems / Physical Science - Teacher tools (by grade level)

Elementary Physical Science Links - Teacher tools

Physical Science Experiments - Teacher tools

Physics for Kids - Students (3-8)

Experiments and Explorations - Students

Electricity interactive lesson - Students (3-5)

 

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Internet Resources for Domains / Biology

National Science Teachers Association - Teacher tools
List of Life Sciences Organizations - Teacher tools
Life in Space - Students (middle and high school)
Frank Potter's Science Gems / Life Science - Students (by grade level)
Life Sciences Gizmos - Students (6-8)
Life Sciences links - Teacher tools (elementary)
Biotech: Science resources (High School) - Teacher tools
Exploratorium Ten Cool Sites for Life Sciences - Students
Interactive Biology - Students (k-12)
Biochemistry Tutorial - Students (high school)
Genetics Lessons - Lesson Plans
Virtual frog dissections - Students (high school)
Biomes - Students

 

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Internet Resources for Domains / Earth Science

 

Frank Potter's Science Gems: Earth Science - Teacher tools by grade level

Earth Science Education K-12 Links - Teacher tools

Weather Links for Teachers - Teacher tools

NOAA / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Students

Global List of Earth Sciences Sites - Students

Yahoo Earth Sciences Directory - Teacher tools (directory) K-12

Geology and Geophysics - Teacher tools (directory) K-12

Earth Science lesson plans by grade level - Lesson plans

Science Webquests by grade level - Teacher tools K-12

Volcano World - Students (elementary, middle)
Earth Science Lesson Plans - Lesson plans (grades 5-8)
Teacher Made Earth Science Lessons - Lesson plans (middle and high school)

Tidepools - Students (elementary)
Water for kids - Students (elementary)
NASA's Observatorium - Students (middle school)

 

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Internet Resources for Domains / Space Science

 

Space and astronomy for kids - Students (directory 3-8)
Kids Astronomy - Students (elementary and middle)
NASA space science - Students (5-12)
Exploratorium and Hubble space telescope - Students (middle and high school)
Great Lakes Science Center - Teacher tools
Columbus Hands-on Science Center - Online activities - Teacher tools
Orbits simulations - Students (high school)
NASA quest - Teacher tools (K-12)
NASA Kids Club - Students (1-5)
Space Shuttle experiment links - Students (all)

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Internet Resources for Technical Design

 

National engineering design challenge (high school)- Students

NASA engineering design challenge - Students - high school

Spaceday - Teacher tools

Discovering engineering - Students (middle school)

ZOOM Engineering Toolkit - Teacher tools (elementary)

Lego design and engineering - Students (middle and high)

Legos in the classroom - Teacher tools
Building things - Lesson plans (3-8)
Dartmouth project for teaching engineering problem solving - Teacher tool (high school)
Frank Potter's Science Gems - Engineering - Teacher tools

 

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Internet Resources for Understanding Technology

 

Understanding technology guide for educators - Teacher tools
What's inside a computer - Students
Computers inside and out - Lesson plans
Integrated technology lesson plans - Lesson plans (3-12)
Teaching counterintuitive concepts - Teacher tool (article)
International Society for Technology in Education - Teacher tools 
Computers and the Internet - Teacher tools (resources by grade level)
Software programming for kids - Teacher tools

 

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Internet Resources for Science and Human Affairs:

 

Shuttle experiments; the future of space flight - Lesson Plan
Future of human space flight - Students (8-12)
Ethical issues in science and engineering - High school students

Ethical, legal and social implications of the Human Genome Project - Teacher tools (k-12)
Pros and cons of stem-cell research - Students (8-12)
Thinkquest; pros and cons of human cloning - Students (7-12)
Scientific American Magazine - Teacher tools
Evolution/Intelligent design debate - Teacher tools

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Internet Resources for Engineering

 

National engineering design challenge (high school)- Students

NASA engineering design challenge - Students - high school

Spaceday - Teacher tools

Discovering engineering - Students (middle school)

ZOOM Engineering Toolkit - Teacher tools (elementary)

Lego design and engineering - Students (middle and high)

Legos in the classroom - Teacher tools
Building things - Lesson plans (3-8)
Dartmouth project for teaching engineering problem solving - Teacher tool (high school)
Frank Potter's Science Gems - Engineering - Teacher tool

 

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