1) Science for Kids
Science for kids is a blog ran by Sue Cahalane, an pre-K to 4 teacher with several science degrees. Her goal of this blog is simply to share science activities and ideas to teach children in a hands-on and fun approach. A lot of Mrs. Cahalane's activities are easy and use everyday household objects.
2) Smithsonian Education
The Smithsonian Education site is a great free resource for teachers, parents, and students independently. They provide lesson plans, games, and online activities for several subject areas, including science and technology.
3) A-B-Seymour
Created by a first grade teacher, A-B-Seymour is not only a blog created for science and technology activities, but for activities across curriculums. Ms. Seymour created her blog to promote fun and hands-on activities for her students. One science experiment she did while teaching her students about penguins involved them sticking their hands in a baggie of Crisco (blubber) which rested in a dish of ice water. She then asked her students if they could feel the cold. They all said they couldn't, demonstrating how penguins stay warm in the icy waters. Activities like this one help students visualize concepts within their own world.
4) Inspiration LaboratoriesA play based-science blog, Inspiration Laboratories is ran by Trisha. Although not currently a teacher, Trisha has tons of great activities for young students from measurement experiments to science experiments incorporating ice and snow. Her blog is easy to navigate and is the perfect resource for classroom and at home activities, especially for the younger grades!
This is absolutely one of my favorite blogs to find science activities. Founder Allison McDonald's goal is to create fun in learning. Looking through all of her activities, I think she reached her goal. Her activities are engaging for both students and the adults directing them.
6)Discover Explore Learn
A website for the use of both teachers and parents, Discover Explore Learn was founded by Sharon Nelson. The goal of her website is to create cheap, engaging, and simple activities for exploration.7) Buggy and Buddy
Under "Discover & Explore" you can find tons of science activities for children. Some of these experiments include an egg drop, observing bulb growth, and even dissecting beans. Founder Chelsea creates hands-on and engaging science experiments that can be used and adapted for any grade.
8) Fireflies and Mudpies
Melissa's page "Kids in Nature" is a wealth of resources for outdoor and nature activities. Several of these activities incorporate math, as well and can be done at home or at school.
9) KinderLearningGarden
This Pinterest page is loaded with excellent science activities. Their activities are organized by months, making it super easy to look through and plan with. KinderLearningGarden also has a blog with loads more goodies.
10) Little Miss HypothesisThis website is LOADED with resources and activities for teachers. There are fantastic ideas for tools, such as "magnet investigation tools" which consist of a round magnet glued onto the end of a popsicle stick! How awesome. There are several investigation box ideas, as well. Some of these are about magnets and describing properties of objects.
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