Two More Content Area Websites!

http://www.explorelearning.com/

This website gives students access to, what they call, Gizmos. Gizmos are virtual labs, simulations, and other "hands-on" scientific work zones. Each Gizmo is accompanied by a lab procedure, and explanation of the concepts at work, and assessments. Students are able to complete the labs and take assessments to measure what they learn. Teachers can also setup specific Gizmos for a class and use the assessments for grading opportunities. In either case, students are given the opportunity to learn science in an inquiry-based, exploratory manner.


http://sciencespot.net/Pages/kidzone.html

Science Spot is an all-science website that gives a wide range of scientific information. Specifically, however, students can be sent to the "Kid Zone" portion of the site. There, students will have access to games, interactive links, research tools, and other learning tools for every different science content area. For 8th grade physical science, there are areas for both chemistry and physics. For one particular project involving the Periodic Table, students are sent to the chemistry section of the site, where they have access to interactive Periodic Tables, including deeper learning of individual elements.