Science: An Elementary Teacher’s Guide/Additional Readings & Activities
History & Principles of Learning
editCheck out this link for more information about Jean Piaget's ideas on cognitive development
Check out this brief You Tube film about Jean Piaget
Check out this link about Jerome Bruner
Click here to learn more about Robert Gagne's hierarchy of learning theory
Check out the short video about Robert Gagne's ideas
You Tube link to Benjamin Bloom Taxonomy short film
More info on Joy Paul Guilford
Check out this short video about B. F. Skinner
Problem Solving & Research
editMore info on Guided Discovery technique
Questioning
editEnergy & The Nature of Matter
editClick here to review the various types of Energy
Heat
editLight & Electromagnetic Spectrum
editCheck out this link about the Electromagnetic Spectrum
A nice You Tube demonstration of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Check out this link on Refraction
Check out this You Tube demonstration on the REAL PRIMARY COLORS of pigments
A good you Tube demonstration about the primary colors of visible light
Sound
editDr. Kevin Young Lectures on Sound
Nice You Tube classroom demonstration on the Doppler Effect
Nice You Tube Demonstration on Sympathetic Vibrations
Here is a nice elementary site about Sound
Electricity & Magnetism
editDr. Kevin Young Lectures on Electricity & Magnetism
Nice link about static electricity
What causes Lightning & Thunder...click here to find out!
Machines
editThe Environment
editWeather, Seasons & Climate
editClick here to review online movies view in class demonstrating the Coriolis effect
Another nice Coriolis Effect movie
Click here to review on online interactive review of world wide wind patterns
Click here to view more animations dealing with global wind patterns
The Earth
editCheck out these fun Geologic Time Scale themed Puzzles. Good for kids and yourself.
Here is one teachers web site about the Geologic Time Scale
A nice site about the basic Layers of the Earth
Another good site about the Layers of the Earth
Cool little game to see if you understand all about Soil Formation
Animals
editNice elementary education site about animal classifications
Another nice site about animal classification
Plants
editThe Human Body
editReview the 4 basic types of tissues found in the human body
Click here to review the anatomy of your skin
click here to review the skeletal system
Here is a nice animation and explanation of the path of blood thought the heart, lungs and body