Science - Elementary Resources

Environmental Resources
General Science Resources
Lesson Plan Libraries
Multimedia Libraries
Recycling Resources
STEM Resources
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lesson Plan Libraries
AIMS Website
AIMS Current Holdings
Library of books and grade levels
Edufy
Database of 5 E Model lessons. Search by grade level, multiple intelligence style, and 5E application.
Kathy Schrock's Lesson Plans for Educators
A searchable database of lessons and resources from across the web.
TED Ed Lessons Worth Sharing
Teach-nology.com
Free and easy-to-use resources for teachers dedicated to improving the education of today's generation of students.
U.S. DOE Energy Education
Here you'll find many creative lesson plans, labs, projects and other activities for grades K-12 on energy-related topics.
VDOE Science Sample Lesson Plans
Science Enhanced Scope and Sequence (ESS) Sample Lesson Plans help teachers align instruction with the 2010 Science Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the knowledge, skills and processes found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom.
 
 
Multimedia Libraries
How to Create a Podcast
Simple tutorial for creating podcasts for educational purposes.
Khan Academy
With a library of over 2,600 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, and 253 practice exercises, to help you learn what you want, when you want, at your own pace.
Molecular Workbench
Visual, interactive simulations for teaching and learning science.
National Science Digital Library
Browse an alphabetical list of all participating collections, or explore collections devoted to a subject area of interest, or refine the list by subject matter and main audience (educators or researchers).
PBS Learning Media
Standards-aligned resources include videos, documents, images, and activities for science at all grade levels.
SciLinks
National Science Teacher's Association free resource for finding lessons, web sites, and activities.
 
 
Environmental Resources
Agriculture in the Classroom
Lessons and web resources highlighting plants and animals
Conservation Education Strategy Tool Kit
This kit contains resources developed by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) to support conservation educators who offer fish and wildlife based programs. It includes content standardsand performance expectations and describe what all students should know and be able to do in three grade bands, K-5, 6-8 and 9-12 in the areas of science, social science, and health and fitness.
Environmental Educator Contacts
Contact info for free local presenters
Green Education Foundation
Hundreds of rated lesson plans for every grade level. Earth’s resources, sustainability, alternative energies, conservation, human impact, pollution, and more.
Local Water Quality Investigations
A site for entering and viewing all water quality test sites in Montgomery County.
Project Learning Tree Resources
Lessons and web resources highlighting natural resources
Teachers Try Science
Teachers TryScience features hands-on lessons focused on environmental science for grades 5 - 12. Each lesson is integrated with effective teaching strategies, practical how-to's and other helpful supports.
 
 
Recycling Resources
A Plastic Bottle's Journey
Where Does the Garbage Go?
 
 
STEM Resources
Cost or Quality?
Teaching fourth and fifth graders about engineering optimization and trade-offs.
Sylvia's Super-Awesome Maker Show!

Taking Engineering Design Out for a Spin
How a simple whirligig design challenge can highlight both inquiry and design.

The Handiest Things
Students will recognize the difference between designed and natural objects, identify the problems that various objects were designed to solve, and come up with ways to improve upon these designs to make the objects more useful or more fun.
Timeless Thomas
Students will follow the evolution of sound recording devices beginning with Edison's phonograph and ending with present-day devices.
 
 
General Science Resources

Annenberg Learner Express
Aimed at grades 4-8, modules are focused on Earth and Space Science.

Constructing and Critiquing Arguments
Four communication strategies help students discuss, defend, and debunk ideas.

Lab Out Loud
A podcast, hosted by two science teachers, that discusses science news and science education by interviewing leading scientists, researchers, science writers and other important figures in the field.

Local Water Quality Investigations
A site for entering and viewing all water quality test sites in Montgomery County

Microscope Maintenance
A site to assist in routine optical and mechanical maintenance of simple compound microscopes.

Parade of Games PPT
Educators and trainers can select and download those PowerPoint games that support your learning objectives and are compatible with the technology capabilities of your learning environment.
Science Songs
Free science poems or songs on different topics.  Lyrics address topics such as adaptations, butterfly metamorphosis, forces that shape the Earth, the layers of the Earth, gravity, magnets, and electricity.