Virtual+Science+Lab

[] - Need some web-based science activities in a hurry? Here you’ll find almost 60 projects for kids ages 10 – 18 on a wide variety of topics.

[] - This site’s the place for awesome physics and biology lessons tailor-made for younger kids. The 36 exercises are arranged by age (5 – 11) and alphabetically by title. Plus, each activity has a “full screen” button. Click on it and your project will fill your entire computer screen – a nice feature if you’re projecting the activity for an entire class.

[] - In the online town of Wonderville, kids will find 22 activities covering a wide range of science topics. Each animated activity opens up in its own window, which makes it better for projecting in class and keeping young kids on task.

[] - Project Interactivate is free, online courseware that engages students in the virtual exploration of science and mathematics through online activities, lessons, and discussion. There are over 70 interactive lesson, covering topics appropriate for grades 3-5, 6-8, and 9 -12, aligned to NCTM standards. Students will love the activities portion of the site, with interactive games and lessons on number and operation, geometry, algebra, probability, statistics, modeling, discrete math, and more. A mathematical dictionary of math terms encountered throughout the site provides seamless reference support. A tool page is a subset of activities page and its contents can be used as standalone applications. The instructors section provides support for educators who are integrating Projects Interactivate in their curriculum.

[] – This multi-user environment tackles the complicated questions of environmental science by using a fictional parallel world. The challenge is to understand what the water problem is and to use science to change human behavior.

__ Muve.gse.harvard.edu/rivercityproject/index.html __ – In this interactive simulation students explore a 19th-century city wrestling with waterborne disease. Why are residents of low-lying areas more susceptible to the disease?

[|www.re-mission.net] – HopeLab, a nonprofit organization that creates innovative solutions to improve the lives of children with chronic illness, designed Re-Mission to help with the treatment protocol for teenage chemotherapy patients. By “playing” the role of the chemo agents in attacking the cancer, players learn about the process.

__ Sodaplay.com __ – From London-based Soda Creative, Sodaplay is an open-ended engineering simulation that encourages users to build workable models that react to gravity. Will your bridge stay up or collapse?