| Elementary
- P.EN.E.1 Forms of Energy -"Heat, electricity,
light, and sound are forms of energy."
- Alliant
Energy Kids New
This is a kid friendly site about electricity
and how it is made. It has links to how stuff
works, fun facts, playing it safe, energy and
the environment. Mostly informational reading,
but does have a tab for games.
- BBC
Science: Changing Circuits
This is an interactive website that allows children
to explore the properties of electricity using
a simple electrical circuit. A quiz is included.
- Electrical
Fleas
Experiment showing static electricity using home
products such as rice, styrofoam,and cereal.
Material list, directions and outcomes included.
- Energy
Information Administration
Sources of energy, games, nice site for interesting
learning.
- Energy
Kid's Play
Energy is found in different forms, such
as light, heat, sound and motion. There are many
forms of energy, but they can all be put into
two categories: kinetic and potential.
- Kids
World
Students learn how coal is used as an energy
source. Grade 3-5.
- Roofus'
Solar Home
This site provides a few activities and experiments
that use solar energy to heat a glass of water,
to run a car, and make electricity. Good
for upper elementary since this site is basically
pictures and text.
- Science
Bob Experiments: Bend Water With Electricity
An activity/experiment using a comb, running water,
and tissue to test the effects of static electricity.
Suitable for students to perform at all elementary
levels. A paragraph discussing what causes static
electricity is included.
- Sunwind
Upper elementary background discussing the formation
of solar and wind energy including a corrected
test.
- The
Power of Energy
Energy is the ability to do work. Energy
appears in many forms.
- What
is Energy?
In strict scientific terms energy is classified
into two main forms: kinetic and potential energy.
- Volcano
activities
This site provides teacher background on geothermal
energy as related to various volcanoes with links
to many other sites.
- P.EN.E.2 Light Properties -"Light travels
in straight lines. Shadows result from light not being
able to pass through an object. When
light travels at an angle from one substance to another
in air and water, it changes direction."
- BBC
Science: Light and Shadows
This is an interactive site that gives children
the chance to observe the relationship between
light and shadows. It allows children the chance
to compare both sunlight and moon light. A quiz
is included.
- Measuring
With Shadows
This unique site shows students how they can measure
the height of a tall object by measuring its shadow.
The interactive site shows the math involved in
finding the height of a dinosaur depending on
the time of day and the length of the shadow it
casts. Neat demonstration of a real world situation.
- Mix-N-Match
Students can play with the red, blue, and
green light to make millions of colors. This activity
is appropriate for all elementary students.
- Optics
For Kids
This presentation has two points: Light Basics
and Controlling Light. A teacher resource with
background information that includes graphics
and links to student activities.
- Projecting
Shadows
This is a great site that offers the student an
opportunity to turn a light off and on to cast
a shadow around a shape. The site asks questions
and offers information. There are also links to
other sites that have information and interactive
activities about CAT scans and other shadow imaging.
- Shadow:
Image and Color This site offers the student
an opportunity to control colored light that casts
a shadow on a wall by shining around an object.
The site offers options to change the colors and
width of the light to vary the shadows that are
cast and also to move the object. Also included
are extensions into combinations of colors and
mixing colors.
- The
Science of Light: Colored Shadows
This site allows the student to move the colored
shadows cast by green and red lights to achieve
different objectives; for example, to make one
shadow that is black. The site also has links
to other information about light in color and
the laws of light.
- P.EN.E.3 Sound -"Vibrating objects produce sound.
The pitch of sound varies by changing the rate of
vibration."
- BBC
Science: Changing Sounds
On this site children will investigate the
properties of sound and pitch using a guitar,
drum, and bottle of water. There is also a followup
exercise that allows children to sort recorders
according to sound and pitch.
- Candemonium
Outstanding -
In this activity students make a musical instrument
called a Bonko to investigate differences in pitch,
frequency, and loudness. This site will help teacher's
demonstrate how sounds are made. Background information
on sound is also provided for the teacher. Students
will love this hands-on activity.
- Crackling
Noise
If you have access to "Sound Wave", you can
listen to and compare actual sounds. The discussion
points out the differences in loudness and pitch.
Good explanations. This site has Beginner, Intermediate,
and Advanced options.
- Ear
Guitar
This site gives a detailed lesson plan for
showing students how sounds are made. The students
create (or are given) homemade ear guitars. These
are used to transmit sound when the student plucks
the string or talks through the device. Background
information for the teacher is also provided.
- Energy/Light.Heat/Sound
Lesson plan that uses a tuning fork and a variety
of objects to demonstrate how sound is created
and that it travels in waves. Extension activities
and writing ideas are included.
- Magic
School Bus Gets An Earful
Students will match sounds with the correct picture.
The game is simple to play, and is appropriate
for students in grades K-2.
- Make
a Simple Duck Call
Elementary students construct a duck call using
a kitchen straw and a pair of scissors. A printable
sheet is provided to hand out to your kids with
easy instructions for them to read. You must click
on the experiment icon in order to get to this
lab.
- Secret
Bells
This lesson plan/activity involves students using
various items such as a hanger , spoon, and metal
spatula to create vibrations and sound. Students
can become aware of the various sounds created
by each item. Background information for the teacher
is provided.
- P.EN.E.4 Energy and Temperature -"Increasing
the temperature of any substance requires the addition
of energy."
- Science
Bob Experiments: Rock Candy
An activity/experiment that dissolves sugar
in hot water and forms edible crystals on a paper
clip. Includes discussion of saturated solutions
and precipitation. Requires adult supervision
because of hot water.
- Phases
of Matter
This site shows the change in motion of molecules
in three different materials as the temperature
changes. It shows the temperature of the material
and the corresponding state of each material.
- P.EN.E.5 Electrical Circuits -"Electrical
circuits transfer electrical energy and produce magnetic
fields.".
- A
Motor in 10 Minutes New
In 10 minutes make
a simple working electromagnet device.
- BBC
Science: Circuits and Conductors
This is an interactive website that allows
children to investigate whether common objects
would serve as conductors in a simple electrical
circuit. A quiz is included.
- Beakman's
Electric Motor
The site gives pictures, diagrams, and typical
materials that can be used to build a very simple
electric motor. Upper elementary students could
benefit their understanding of electricity, magnetism,
and how an electric motor works better than reading
a text.
- Curricular
Connections - Electricity/Magnetism
This lesson plan contains a list of materials,
set, instruction, closure, enrichment for teaching
north and south poles, repel and attract, line
of force, electromagnets and uses of magnets.
To find the material, scroll down to 4B4 in 4th
grade.
- DTE
Energy Kids Club
Great interactive activities for students
to learn about science, energy and electricity.
- Electrical
Safety World
This site shows the hazards of electricity through
interactive games and short reading excerpts.
- Frankenstein's
Lightning Laboratory - Electrical Safety
Students click on characters at a haunted house
to predict how they are misusing electricity.
This is appropriate for students in grades K-4.
Younger children will need support with reading.
- Play
the Safety Game
This activity is part of the DTE Energy Kinds
Club. An interactive game in which the students
are instructed to find the electrical hazards
in the room and proceed to next room. Directions
are minimal, but graphics are good, lots of reading
for information, printable certificate at the
end.
- Simple
Electric Motor
Simple Electric Motor: Includes instructions
on how to build, where to get the stuff, teacher
lesson plans, student instructions, background
information and links to: How it works; Trouble
shooting; Build it yourself; Assembly instructions;
Ordering information; Technical Information and
Experiments and applications. This unit is designed
for upper elementary students.
- The
Solar Energy Coloring Book
Coloring book that may be printed and copied
shows possible electrical hazards at home.
This site also includes games such as: connect
the dots and crossword, that may be played interactive
or copied and printed.
- The
Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits
Outstanding!
- This is an extremely well put together site
dealing with electric circuit basics. It includes
an abundance of great animation and activities
that enable students to test their conductors
and circuits. Along with the activities, there
are quizzes with instant feedback. The prompts
and menus are very easy to follow. Grade level
use would be from elementary to lower middle school.
The site does require Macromedia Flash Player.
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