TEXAS COUNCIL OF ELEMENTARY SCIENCE

Websites for Teachers

This is a Work in Progress and will be changing with new and different links to help you with information in the classroom. Just click on the title and it will take you to the site. If, while browsing, you find a link that has moved, or no longer active, please let us know by sending an e-mail to the Webmaster.  If there is a site that you use and would like added, do the same.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills: The Texas learning standards for science set forth by the Texas Education Agency
Required Equipment for a Science Classroom: The link provides a list by grade level of the equipment required for science instruction as specified by the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills.
TEKS Science Toolkit: A resource for teachers, this site provides suggested activities that help meet the student expectations in the science TEKS

 

NEW SITE-ings

Animal Diversity Web
This is a searchable encyclopedia with lots of photos, descriptions, and even sound recordings of various species. It is easy to navigate. Web Site from Virginia Malone
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html

POWERPOINT GAMES
This site from Jefferson County Schools provides a variety of downloadable, customizable game formats for use in classrooms including Jeopardy, Who Wants to be Millionaire?, Twenty Questions, and Weakest Link.
http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/PPT-games/
BOYZ IN THE POND
This site from E-Nature is a fun, froggy quartet sung in acapella. Click on the real thing to hear real frog sounds. The frog is pictured and information provided. This might be used as a good introduction to frogs as indicator species.
http://www.enature.com/sitenav/boyzindapond.asp

 

My Health My World:  Baylor College of Medicine - an award winning environmental program geared for K-4.
http://www.myhealthmyworld.org/
Discovery Channel Online:  This sitee offers teacher lesson plans that tie to specific shows, a store with videos of Discovery shows, and an opportunity to subscribe to a mail list that will send you a weekly e-mail abut upcoming shows.
http://school.discovery.com/

Botanical Research Institute of Texas: This sitee is a great resource for teachers of Texas that enjoy bringing plants into their classrooms. Educator Programs are listed under Education.
http://mesquite.brit.org/

Cells alive: This site contains a wealth of visual information on cells. The vocabulary may be too elevated for elementary students, but the graphics are great.
http://www.cellsalive.com/

Public Service Television: PBS offers teachers many different sources of programs that can enhance the curriculum. Newton's apple and Nova are only two examples of programs that can be used in the classroom.
http://www.pbs.org/

Bad Science: Visit this site to better understand some common misconceptions in science.
http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/BadScience.html

The Science Spot: This is a great teacher's site with lots of links and resources. Well worth a visit.
http://sciencespot.net/

Yucky Stuff: If it'ss gross, it's probably here. Answers to those yucky questions that students seem inevitably to ask.
http://www.yucky.com

Primary Teaching Ideas:
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. The photos are downloadable and can be printed for bulletin boards or for rewards for students.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Hubble Space Telescope: This site links you to the Hubble Space Telescope. Images can be downloaded from this site.
http://www.stsci.edu

Lunar and Planetary Institute: The Lunar and Planetary Institute is a focus for academic participation in studies of the current state, evolution, and formation of the solar system. You'll find information about seminars, intern programs, curriculum materials, and workshops for teachers, students and scientists, space science educational products and instruments, imagery for exhibits, and reference material.
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/

BRIDGE: Ocean Sciences Teacher Resource Center contains marine education materials. This is also a good site for students.
http://www.vims.edu/bridge/
National Energy Foundation: Teachers can find downloadable learning activities, free materials, information about workshops, contests, and other NEF programs, as well as an online catalog of science-focused instructional materials primarily for elementary and middle school teachers. Teachers will also find great links for students.
http://www.nef1.org/

 

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