American Chemical Society
Acs: Elementary & Middle School Resources
A website that contains resources for science teachers in middle school and elementary school. Resources are online resources as well as book suggestions.
SEDL
Sedl:paso Partners Integrating Math, Science & Language
Contains a plethora of elementary bilingual education lessons and activities! Includes a curriculum plan, instructional strategies, activities, suggested teacher and student materials, and more. Each unit includes a Spanish translation!
Other
Aia Michigan: Architecture: It's Elementary!
The It's Elementary! curriculum guide is home to numerous lesson plans and activities designed for teaching architecture to students in grades K-5. You'll find activities involving math, science, visual art, and social studies. Includes...
Can Teach
Can Teach: Tabloid Science Fiction
In this lesson plan students will write science fiction stories based on stories brought up in the tabloids. Lesson plan indicated for 5th grade and above.
Other
Bscs: Bscs Science Teaching Video Library
Elementary teachers have an urgent need for high-quality science classroom videos. To respond as rapidly as possible, BSCS Science Learning has made some of our best K-12 videos available for free streaming. In this collection, you'll...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Curriculum Center: Science
The Discovery Channel provides numerous topics that are the most popular science topics taught in upper elementary and middle school. Content is organized by topics (Bacteria, Oceans, Solar System, etc.); all topics include quick facts,...
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Reading Plants: Vocabulary [Pdf]
A one-page glossary of words that might be used by elementary students when learning about plants and their habitats.
University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh: Elementary Education Resources: Kindergarten
Excellent reference tool for kindergarten-aged students. Resources cover a broad range of topics from math and science to English and social studies. Links include students activities and lesson plans.
American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society: Green Chemistry Educational Resources
A collection of teaching resources that are based on environmentally conscious chemistry principles, otherwise known as 'green chemistry.' Includes a list of recommended books, websites with additional resources, and a collection of...
Other
A River Runs Through It Learning Project
In this year long learning project integrating mathematics and science, students solve environmental problems using data collection and problem solving concepts. Designed for upper elementary gifted students. Interactive components and...
CPALMS
Cpalms: Browse and Search Resources
This site shares a collection of expert and peer-vetted teacher resources that are searchable for teachers and students. Searching can be achieved via a subject, grade, audience, and/or type. Curricula standards for the following subjets...
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Objects Race
In this lesson plan grab a slope and different objects. Roll the objects down the slope and record which is the fastest. Learners analyze the features of the objects that make them slow or fast.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Newton's Laws of Motion
Lesson plan from the Illinois Institute of Technology that incorporates many demonstrations like pulling a tablecloth from under a place setting, or launching a rocket to show Newton's laws.
abcteach
Abcteach: Science: Health and Nutrition
[Free Registration/Login Required] Elementary to middle school students can learn from the resources here about food and nutrition. In particular is a lesson plan and worksheet on the food pyramid guidelines issued by the USDA in 2005.
Scholastic
Scholastic Instructor: Open Your Eyes
This webpage is a great resource for elementary teachers who are looking for activities, lessons, facts, and experiments pertaining to the eye.
Fundación Cientec
Ecologia Y Matematica Entretejidas
Four lesson plans in Spanish for elementary math and science class. Students are required to classify animals and make observations. Offers explanations and detail of the lessons and methodology it is based in.
abcteach
Abcteach: Earth Day Activities
[Free Registration/Login Required] How can you treat the earth with more respect? Check out this resource featuring links to elementary activities to celebrate Earth Day. You will find word searches, crossword puzzles, reading...
NASA
Nasa: The Space Place
This site is geared towards elementary learners, but most lessons can be modified for older learners. Space-related classroom activities, printable images of Earth and space, thought-provoking Space Place Musing podcasts and math-related...
abcteach
Abcteach: Earth
[Free Registration/Login Required] Ready made worksheets for any earth science unit on water cycles, the layers of the earth, or volcanoes.
abcteach
Abcteach: Experiments
[Free Registration/Login Required] Elementary students learning to do experiments will be able to use these ready-made worksheets for gathering data on evaporation, melting ice and others.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Simple Machines
Good combination of teacher demonstration and student interaction for this simple machine lesson. Great for talking about force and work. Plans are for grades 2-4, yet are adaptable.
University of California
Univ. Of Cal Berkeley: The Comet's Tale
Site provides extensive information in the study of comets. Includes excellent graphics that depict what comets look like as they travel through the solar system. Also includes information on how comets may have effected the Earth's...
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Sound (Primary)
This site provides two activities that can be used in the primary elementary classroom. The purpose is to "demonstrate different ways to produce sound."
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Electromagnets (Grades 3 and 4)
This lesson helps students to understand the difference between magenets and electromagnets. They will also create an electromagnet.