
There is so much out there on the web to help kids learn. But it’s so hard to find! At EdAlive Top Sites you’ll find over 500 educational web sites designed expressly for, or useful to you in your quest for great resources.
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ABC Science
Environmental fun and activitiesPlay Catchment Detox to see if you can successfully manage a river catchment and create a sustainable and thriving economy. It’s an online game where you’re in charge of the whole catchment. You get to decide what activities you undertake – whether to plant crops, log forests, build factories or set up national parks. The aim is to avoid environmental problems and provide food and wealth for the population.
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Discovery Education
Education via digital mediaFeatures lesson plans, videos, puzzle makers, science fair ideas, contests, grants, science help and more. The Discovery Educator Network (DEN) is a global community of educators passionate about teaching with digital media, sharing resources, collaborating, and networking. The Discovery Educator Network (DEN) is a global community of educators passionate about teaching with digital media, and sharing resources.
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Figure This
Take a challengeEncourages families to get involved in learning math skills by offering fun challenges for them to complete. Teachers can also adapt many of these challenges for use in the classroom.
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FT Exploring
Science and technology exploredProvides teachers with lesson plans and other resources related to energy, including activities related to photosynthesis.
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How to Smile
Hand picked science and maths activitiesA free-access collection of 3,500 of the best hands-on science and math activities for all ages. Based at UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of the Science, SMILE makes STEM fun and educational, and draws activities from leading science centers, science and science education organizations, universities and national agencies.
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Math is Fun
Fun maths activitiesEasy-to-understand math puzzles, games, worksheets and dictionary Mathematics in an enjoyable and easy-to-learn manner.
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Mathland
Interactive online maths activitiesOver 400 interactive online maths exercises for Key Stage 2 & 3 pupils, aimed to facilitate numeracy skills practice. The content is compliant with the new National Curriculum. Magical scenery and animated characters are what engage pupils and draw their interest to mathematical exercises. Trophies and a timer in each exercise are great motivators for children to keep trying perfecting their results.
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Museum of Tropical Queensland
Museum located in North QueenslandHouses the Maritime Archaeology section of the Queensland Museum and has links to the field excavation site of the Royal Navy warship, ‘Pandora’, which was sent to the South Pacific to capture the men who had ‘pirated’ the Bounty. Our focus is on researching and interpreting the cultural and natural heritage of tropical Queensland.
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Queensland Museum of Learning resources
Resources for schools & groups, kids & families and adultsThis collaboration between the Museum and seconded Education Queensland teachers has produced exciting innovative and interactive resources on topics such as dinosaurs, biodiversity, sustainable living, backyards and the Great Barrier Reef.
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Science Buddies
Hands-on Science Resources for Home and SchoolEmpowers K-12 students, parents, and teachers to quickly and easily find free project ideas and help in all areas of science from physics to food science and music to microbiology. Whether your goal is to find a fun science activity for your kids or win the international science fair. Puts comprehensive, scientist-authored tools, tips, and techniques at your fingertips.
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StarChild
A learning center for young astronomersA service of the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC), Dr. Alan Smale (Director), within the Astrophysics Science Division (ASD) at NASA/ GSFC.
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Teachers Try Science
Engaging lessons, teaching strategies and resourcesDeveloped to bring best practices in design-based learning to your school. Design-based learning gives you the flexibility to facilitate and enable students to synthesize skills from a variety of disciplines and integrate them into learning activities. For example, to solve a problem in environmental science, students might need to employ physics, chemistry and earth science concepts and skills.
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XP Maths
Maths activities for kidsXP Math is a good place to find maths games, maths videos, maths worksheets, and maths e-books. The games section of XP Math offers games for basic arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and probability. Create an account on XP Math and you can keep track of your scores.
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