What if Questions for Stories

If your child is having a difficult time thinking of what to write about, they might want to visit the What if Genie. The What if Genie randomly generates writing topics for your kiddos to be inspired!

Tessellation Creator

A tessellation is a repeating pattern of polygons that covers a plane with no gaps or overlaps. Tessellation Creator is a wonderful new site that allows you to make your own on-line. Lots of fun!

Sesame Street Magazine

I loved Sesame Street when I was a kid, and all my boys have loved the show, so I was excited to find a free download of the magazine to check out with Luke and Cody. You can download a free copy here.

Watch Magic School Bus Videos

If your kiddos are Magic School Bus fans, you will want to head over here to watch the videos free online!

What episodes/topics are available? They include: Animals, Archeology, Biomes, Buoyancy (Floating and sinking), Cells, Chemistry (Kitchen Chemistry), Computers, Coral Reefs, Decomposition, Electricity, Energy, Engines, Flight, Food Chains, Forces and Motion, Human Body, Light, Microorganisms, Molecules, Plants, Rainbows, Recycling, Smell, Sound, Space, Structures, Volcanoes, Water and Weather

To watch, go to: The Magic School Bus Science Videos, select and click on a topic. All shows under that specific topic will then be displayed. Click on the desired episode and begin to watch!

Learning About Frogs

Frogs are found all over the world from the rainforest to the tundra to the desert. This site highlights the work that the American Museum of Natural History has done with these creatures both in the field and in the museum.



Here are some more ways to learn about frogs:

Learning With Frogs - Addition

Learning With Frogs - Number Recognition

Learning With Frogs - Sorting and Graphing

Scijinks

Scijinks is a fun site developed by NASA.

The site provides free information about weather, space, atmosphere and satellites through engaging multi-media animations, images, activities, games and downloadable teacher resources.

When you get to the site you'll see a featured presentation in the center of the screen. Directly to the left, you'll see a menu that includes:

*Weather - Learn from topics such as, Ask a Weatherman, Weather Folklore, Write a Weather Adventure, Bad Weather Joke Machine and more.

*Hurricanes and Storms - Find out how a hurricane forms? Watch a "Parade of Floods."

*Clouds, Water, and Ice - Check out a "Gallery of Glaciers," try some of the "Classroom Activities" that can be tweaked for homeschool use.

*Tides and Oceans - Discover what causes tides and why they're weird sometimes. View a "Gallery of Oceans."

*Atmosphere - Get the answer to the age-old question, "Why is the sky blue?"

*Seasons - Learn why the Earth has seasons.

*Satellites and Technology - Make a weather satellite, learn all about GOES, and be "Spuzzled!" Lots of great satellite info here.

*Space Weather - Learn how weather on the sun affects us, check out the weather on other planets, enjoy a "Gallery of Space Weather."

You can also click on the horizontal menu near the top of each page that includes:

Fun & Games - A selection of fun games from the extensive menu described above.
Now I Get It - A selection of popular topics from the extensive menu including "What is the Scientific Method" along with ideas for a weather science project.

The periodic table in pictures for kids free printable

These printable periodic tables are amazing! You can print one out for free. There are multiple versions. I printed this one out on cardstock and placed it in a sheet protector.