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| The Homeschool Diner Guide to Science Resources for Homeschoolers Audio-Visual Science Materials by Julie Shepherd knapp, copyright, 2006 Movies, video on demand, DVDs, and audio cassettes of science topics... The Discovery Channel Store -- DVDs on many science topics, take a look at the "Myth Busters" series (on DVD or in current programming) for fun investigative science topics The Elements from Discovery Channel School -- a clever and artsy approach to learning about elements, includes poems by Roger McGough Nye Labs -- home of Bill Nye the Science Guy, free downloads for home demo activities, episode guide, DVDs for sale thru link to Disney The Magic School Bus -- website from Scholastic includes free fun science lab activities, games and video clips, episode guide, DVDs for sale Windows to the Universe -- (K - 12) free online tutorials, activities, coloring pages, etc. on Earth and Space science, includes art, poetry and myths related to the sun and planets Brain Pop - thousands of educational animated cartoon segments on topics in all subject areas, lots of science, humorous and fast-paced, subscription, free trial available Science Storybooks by the Math/cience Nucleus -- (K-10) free online stories that explain science concepts, short, fast-paced, click and read Lyrical Learning -- promoting scientific literacy thru song Joy of Science -- a video lecture by Robert Hazen , George Mason University, from The Teaching Company NGA Classroom -- online tutorials integrating art into other subject areas, such as science, math, and social studies, from the National Gallery of Art I.Science MaTe by the Math/Science Nucleus -- (K - 10) free online kid-friendly tutorials on various science topics, short, illustrated with photos Ein-O Science -- science games and science clips, science kits (this is a Flash website and each page is slow to download) kits can be found thru other vendors, too Periodic Spiral -- downloadable software that provides and intersctive model of the periodic table of elements, arranged in a novel spiral form Space Movies and TV Shows -- documentaries and SciFi Google Moon -- zoom in and fly over Apollo landing sites Google Earth -- "combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips" Learn the night sky -- a great short tutorial on how to find three constellations and Jupiter! World Sunlight Map -- "...Watch the sun rise and set all over the world on this real-time, computer-generated map of the earth..." The Earth's Timeline -- animation of the Earth's changing land masses from Paleozoic to Cenozoic Explorations Through Time -- interactive tutorials on the fossil record and evolution from the University of California Museum of Paleontology Teaching Company Video Lecture Series - great science courses taught by great teachers (Ivy League, Stanford, Georgetown, etc.), these are not flashy or fast-paced... just really good lectures, available on DVD, video, audiotape, and CD Stanford Computer Science Library -- free online tutorials, videos and applets for learning about computer science Standard Deviants - (6 - 12) fun, humorous, fast-paced educational overviews of various topics, great for review and as refreshers Songs for Teaching -- educational songs for science topics, free sample clips, pay for downloads Online Video Clips, Photos, Applets, and Tutorials The Physics of Superheros a video clip of Dr. Jim Kakalios at a CONvergence (sci-fi / fantasy convention) discussing an excerpt of his book Ruben's Tube -- video clip, flaming sound waves. Dissecting a Chicken Wing -- video clip, and a lesson plan by Liz Inman and another lesson plan from Science-class.net to guide your student Monarch Butterfly USA - a great photo documentary of the life cycle of a monarch, written for younger kids but good for all ages We Will Rock You -- animated video with "water" kids, a clever way to present the properties of water and the water cycle AfriCam Wildlife by Wavelit TV -- a live webcam of Nkorho Pan, a natural water hole in the Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve, in South Africa Scratch -- a free download from MITof a new programming language that lets you create your own interactive stories, games, music, and art, website includes kid-friendly tutorials and "facilitorials", aimed at grades 3 - 8 WebMonkey HTML Basics and W3 School HTML Tutorial and Basic HTML Tutorial -- learn how to build websites WebMonkey -- lots of resources, reviews, and tutorials for web developers Exhibition of High Speed Photography -- amazing stop-action photos The Elegant Universe from NOVA -- the entire series online for free Kung-Fu Science -- video clip, physics of breaking boards with your hand Secret Worlds: The Universe Within by Nikon MicroscopyU -- video clip, move your point of view from the Universe to the cells and atoms of a leaf The Simpson's Version of "The Universe Within" The Virtual Rat by Nikon MicroscopyU -- thin sections of rat tissues and discussion of biological and historical information about rats Burgers'n Fries -- thin sections and history of fast food ingredients The Visible Body -- an amazing interactive 3D model of the body systems, where you download and explore each system individually. it is "designed to deliver the level of detail necessary to teach a college-level Anatomy and Physiology course". Currently, only the female model is available (a "G-rated" version is in development, but till then, don't download the Integumentary and Reproductive systems if you wish to avoid their "anatomically correct" male and female models ;-) Free registration is required to use the site Cell Biology Animations by John Kyrk -- cell structures and molecules My Physics Lab -- interactive simulations with supporting calculations Starship Dimensions by Jeff Russell -- compares relative sizes of fictional starcraft to each other, The Hindenburg, Eiffel Tower, Apollo craft, etc. The Woods Smell of Shampoo by Koert -- a full-length documentary exploring the effects of media experiences on our consciousness Anatomy of a Black Hole -- interactive tutorial Nate's Time Fountain -- amazing strobe light application Senses Challenge -- test your perception skills, from the BBC Multi-touch Interactive Research by Jeff Hahn Map of the Known Universe by Sébastien Chevrel -- a 3d projection based on real astronomical data taking the viewer through a journey between the brightest stars in the nightsky Particle Simulation by Sébastien Chevrel -- play with physical forces Resonata -- a Wave Machine by Fergus Ray Murray For more audio-visual science resources check out the Online Science Enrichment page |
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