"Throughout middle school and high school conducting lab experiments was my favorite part of every science class that I took. There was something about the hands-on aspect of science labs that always got me excited about learning."
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Tech tools that assist all students to be independent learners & teachers to become better teachers
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Beth Dichter
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"One of the great things about teaching today is the wealth of educational videos that are available on the web. No longer do we have to flip through catalogs, order a VHS cassette, wait for it to arrive, and hope that it is as good as the catalog made it sound. Now we can quickly access and screen educational videos. In fact, there is so much available that the challenge is sifting through it all."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Richard Byrne has put together a great list of 10 websites that provide excellent videos for science. Sites include: * The Spangler Effect from Steve Spangler Science (demonstrations of science experiments) * Gooru - a website that has been mentioned in this Scoop.it. "Gooru is a service that aims to provide teachers and students with an extensive collection of videos, interactive displays, documents, diagrams, and quizzes for learning about topics in math and science." If you have not taken the opportunity to check out Gooru it is worth your time. * MIT Tech TV which has thousands of videos. More information on these sites and seven additional sites is available in the post! 
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"There are six adventures in the series including the CSI adventure. Each of the adventures is appropriate for middle school or high school use. In each adventure students take on the role of scientist to solve a crime, conduct experiments, and learn about scientific methods and processes."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Richard Byrne shares six science games that are available online through Rice University. The games include: * CSI Adventure - six adventures that allow students to become forensic scientists and solve a crime. * Cool Science Careers - students may explore five STEM-based careers. Students take an interest survey and their adventure will be guided by their interests. * MedMyst - learn about microbiology with a focus on infectious diseases and how they spread. * Reconstructors allows you to "gather evidence and data to solve drug-related cases." (3 games) * Virtual Clinical Trials - become a research scientist and help develope treatments for spinal cord injuries, depression and brain injuries. * N-Squad - "investigate the effects of alcohol on the digestive, circulatory, and nervous systems." These games are geared to middle and high school students and these adventures are also available in Spanish!
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Richard Byrne provides a number of links to websites that have great hands-on activities for students to learn science. The sites include:
* Science is Fun - 25 chemistry experiments geared to students in grades 4 - 9
* Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago has activities in twelve topics. You will find experiments for students preK through grade 12.
* Discover the World is from NOAA. A total of 43 experiments which are probably best for grades 4 - 8.
* Squishy Circuits. Learn how to create the "dough" to create these circuits and watch a TedEd to learn more.
There are many ideas to be found in this post and lots of fun for your students to experience while they explore and learn science!