This informational text describes how paleontologists continue to investigate unanswered questions about dinosaurs.
Let's continue the exploration of the Water Cycle by drinking some dinosaur pee. Yep! Well, it's a little less gross that it sounds. It turns out that all of the water on Earth is just constantly recycled in what we call a closed system. No water comes in and no water goes out. So that means that, at some point, it's possible the water we're drinking was once dinosaur pee... or tears...
Animation videos explaining things with optimistic nihilism.
They do take a unique approach to some topics so I strongly suggest you preview videos yourself before using them with students. E.g., Smoking is Awesome (this goes through why it makes us feel so good before fully explaining the havoc it puts bodies through!)
There is a lot to ponder and learn from this site!
These videos would be great to use for debate.
Life in the Grunt tribe changes when a baby dinosaur hatches from the huge egg that Little Grunt drags home for brunch.
National Geographic uses stunning natural imagery and documentary-style films to inspire people to care about the planet. They bring us closer to the natural world, both physically and emotionally.
What goes into each reading adventure pack?
Parent information sheet with an introductory note that you can personalize, instructions about how to use the packet, and tips for sharing fiction and nonfiction books with children.
Two books: one fiction and one nonfiction, selected by Reading Rockets for high quality and wide availability in school libraries
Creativity Activity: a hands-on craft project
Imagination Activity: encourages imaginative play, writing, or drawing
Get Real Activity: focuses on real-world experiences for parent and child
Bookmark: lists the featured titles and alternative titles
The Reading Rockets reading adventure packs contain the instructions, activities, and bookmarks for you to download and print, for free.
K-3 all subjects!
"SciShow explores the unexpected. We delve into the scientific subjects that defy our expectations and make us even more curious!"
This is a great site to explore and learn from.
Check out these 19 categories of great science podcasts that you can listen to with kids. Many of the categories have a number of podcasts within. Topics include oceans, dinosaurs, light, sound, space, senses, animals , plants and much, much more!
Did you know that there’s a listening app with ONLY content for kids?! It’s called Kids Listen, and it features a playlist curated especially for educational shows! Check it out at https://app.kidslisten.org, or as an Apple or Google Play app. What a great way to let your kids discover what they love.
This free printable puts forth a series of questions and statements about dinosaurs playing baseball. (Silly, but kids love it!) Students must punctuate each correctly. Finally, kids are asked to create their own statement and question on the same topic.
Readworks has tremendous resources to keep your children reading over the summer with their Summer Reading Program.
Find resources for Grade 1 through to high school, including both fiction and non-fiction articles for enjoyable summer reading. All articles are accompanied by an answer packet to extend the learning.
Just sign up for an account to access the resources for summer reading. Check out the sign up details and see what’s available at https://about.readworks.org/share-families.html.
A channel focused on science, featuring videos and playlists covering topics such as science experiments, optical illusions, aliens, human behavior, mathematics, artificial intelligence, art, and many other fascinating subjects.