TJ Science & Technology

Clouds

noreply@blogger.com (Talibiddeen Jr.) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:23:00 +0000

Types of Clouds worksheets - set of 7 various worksheets on the topic, really nice! PDF

Types of Cloud Article and Worksheet from SuperTeacherWorksheets.com PDF

Enchanted Learing's Types of Clouds Page - html, article with illustrations. Under article is a labeling worksheet (simple and average versions available).

Marcia's Science Teaching Ideas - flashcards and printables (observation chart, quizzes, etc) and a Cloud in the bottle "lab". "Please consider moving beyond how to identify clouds. Try also teaching your students to connect each cloud type with a specific type of weather. This is learning for life, which truly engages your students!"
(I was totally thinking this as I was putting together this unit, I am trying to move beyond that teaching things just because that is what done in schools and for the sake of knowledge alone)

Cloud Types
several different types of activities here; photographs (not illustrations) of different cloud types so student can see what they look like in real life;

Cloud Types Illustrations
a few that I found while googling that I thought we might pick from for our notebooking work, in sha Allah.

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In shaa Allah, I'll post my packet for our cloud notebooking sometime this week.

The Art of Teaching Science with Foldables

noreply@blogger.com (Talibiddeen Jr.) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:08:00 +0000

The Art of Teaching Science with Foldables - quick presentation you can view at DocStop (without downloading) on the benefits of using foldables.

Science Foldables and Organizers

noreply@blogger.com (Talibiddeen Jr.) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:07:00 +0000

Center for Math and Science Education's Science Foldables/Organizers -loads of PDF files here from instructions to templates for specific science topics. Lots of neat stuff from basic blackline organizers to colorful more foldable type ones.

Glencoe Science Active Folder Inserts

noreply@blogger.com (Talibiddeen Jr.) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:56:00 +0000

Basically the same thing as the foldables, here are some PDF files from Glencoe: Glencoe Science Active Folder Inserts

If you need to breath some life into ANY of your studies or capture what the kids have learned for review or portfolios, seriously consider the foldable/notebooking/lapbooking. My 11th grader has been doing science more or less on her own these past few months and after our move that didn't go through, we came across here science notebook that she had started eons ago and she started back up with it a few days ago and she is so excited about science now, she's said it's fun again. In shaa Allah I'll share some photos of her pages, I just love looking at them (and so does she). She doesn't use foldables in hers yet (but she might after I show her the Science Foldables book I just posted about) but she just makes up her own tables and graphics and copies and pastes graphics from her digital textbook and she does a great job on her own, maa shaa Allah.

Teaching Science with Foldables

noreply@blogger.com (Talibiddeen Jr.) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:41:00 +0000

Teaching Science with Foldables - I just posted the link to a similar book for math and then blam, I came across this one at MuslimHomeschool.net. If you are into (or want to get into) science notebooking, just like with the math, you will LOVE this one. Instructions, photographs and then for very specific science topics (cells, earth science, oceans, etc) it gives sample activities and illustrations of good foldables (shape books and charts) that would work well for that topic. Takes a lot of gues

swork out of coming up with suitable mini books/foldables (I'm not so super creative when it comes to that ).

We're working on clouds and precipitation this week and I hope to share my files for the printables I made for our science notebooks as well as some pics (no, that's not a pic of ours). Four of the kids and I sat down last night after maghrib and worked on their science notebooks and they really enjoyed it, even my son who is hard to get him to sit down and do schoolwork.

The pages are all jpgs in this file, so you may want to convert them to PDFs. If you are not able to, leave me a comment, in shaa Allah I am going to convert these and compile in one PDF when Iget home ;)

If you are not sure what all this is, stop by this Google Image Search for Science Foldables I did and get a peek at some of the different things you can do; its basically like what you do for lapbooks but I structure mine so that just one chapter or main concept is on one notebooking page. I love lapbooks but they are a bit too congested for me, so we adapt it to notebooks.

The Water Cycle

noreply@blogger.com (Talibiddeen Jr.) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:51:00 +0000

Kidzone Water Cycle
Super simple explanation of the water cycle and 5 coloring worksheets which explain a water cycle principle and then one water cycle drawing.

Geology.com's Water Activities and Lesson Plans

Bogglesworldesl Water Cycle Worksheets
Water cycle diagrams, word seach, crossword puzzle.......

Enchanted Learning's Label the Water Cycle Diagram

Water Cycle. Flow chart and drawing activity. Upper elementary, middle.

Water Cycle. "Flow chart and drawing activity. Upper elementary, middle." from Education Oasis.

Water Cycle B * W

http://learningtogive.org/_uploads/Image/370_2_2.jpg

Water cycle wheel from Illinois EPA
Can't wait to try this out, insha Allah looks cute.:

Google Search Results for B& W Water Cycle Diagrams

Pete's PowerPoint Station Water Cycle Links
Links to PowerPoints, of course, but also links to lesson plans and activities.

Reproducible Science Narration/Notebooking Pages

noreply@blogger.com (Talibiddeen Jr.) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:14:00 +0000

Here are some nice, simple notebooking pages from Noeo Homeschool Science that I found on a Squidoo lens.

There are nine different formats and they include experiment forms.

SF Grade 5 Online Science Textbook

noreply@blogger.com (Talibiddeen Jr.) — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:03:00 +0000

SF Grade 5 Online Textbook

SF Grade 1 Science Online Textbook

noreply@blogger.com (Talibiddeen Jr.) — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:25:00 +0000

SF Grade 1 Science Online Textbook

SF 4th Grade Science Online Textbook

noreply@blogger.com (Talibiddeen Jr.) — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:05:00 +0000

SF 4th Grade Science Online Textbook

SF Grade 3 Online Science Textbook

noreply@blogger.com (Talibiddeen Jr.) — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:04:00 +0000

SF Grade 3 Online Science Textbook

SF Grade 2 Online Science Textbook

noreply@blogger.com (Talibiddeen Jr.) — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:03:00 +0000

SF Grade 2 Online Science Textbook

Glencoe Chemistry Laboratory Manual

noreply@blogger.com (Talibiddeen Jr.) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:34:00 +0000

Glencoe Chemistry Laboratory Manual
I am not sure if this is the whole manual or not, it's 208 pages and even if you don't use Glencoe it could be helpful or give you ideas for your homeschool laboratory work.

Glencoe Study Guide for Content Mastery

noreply@blogger.com (Talibiddeen Jr.) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:33:00 +0000

Glencoe Study Guide for Content Mastery
Even if you don't use Glencoe, this workbook may still be helpful.

Nutrients and Their Roles

noreply@blogger.com (Talibiddeen Jr.) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:28:00 +0000

In shaa Allah, I hope for us to start studying about nutrients and their roles in part because I realized I don't know what many different nutrients do for our bodies. Here are a few of my findings.

Food and Its Nutrients - A chapter from a Home Science book I stumbled upon. Really nice and simple, includes a summary chart of different nutrients and their roles.
Major Nutrients: Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Fats - resources from USDA
Nutrients and Their Functions (The Dairy Council - UK)
Nutrients in Foods from UMASS.edu
7 Nutrients Your Diet May Be Missing (WebMD.com)

Nutrient/Nutrition Lapbook from Guest Hollow.com

Egg Lapbook/Egg Notebook Elements

noreply@blogger.com (Talibiddeen Jr.) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 10:50:00 +0000

Egg Lapbook/Notebook Element Kit - Last week we studied eggs from the standpoint of cooking, but we did get in a little bit of science and other subjects (see Eggs Unit Study resources). I made up some lapbooking/notebooking elements to help us in our studies. It also includes the pages of the textbook we used to complete the study. The kids seemed to really enjoy the study and WE learned a lot!

Science Fairs

noreply@blogger.com (Talibiddeen Jr.) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:38:00 +0000

Science Fair Guide

I have some books in my online storage of collections of science fair projects/experiments. Please leave a comment with your email if you would like me to email you the link. I will not post your comment.

Preschool Science

noreply@blogger.com (Talibiddeen Jr.) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:30:00 +0000

Preschool Rock.com - Science and Nature- Free science experiments for preschoolers
Preschool Express.com's Science and Discovery activities
Reach Out Michigan.org's Preschool Science Activities, over 50 ideas.
Education.com's Preschool Science Activities
Preschool Science Ideas from Amazing Preschool Activities.
Preschool Science Fun and Experiments - from Child Care Lounge.com
Science for Preschoolers
KidZone's Super Simple Science Section
Shirley's Preschool Activities
Lesson Planz.com - Preschool
Essortment Preschool Science Projects

Free Science Experiments

noreply@blogger.com (Talibiddeen Jr.) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:24:00 +0000

Science Buddies.org - "We have over 900 ideas for experiments in all areas of science. From astronomy to zoology, we are sure to have an experiment that is just right for you."

National Geographic Science Experiments for Kids - Over 30 experiments.

Science Projects for Kids from Science with ME!
(Can view the name of the experiments with this link, need membership (FREE) to access the projects. Over 70 experiments.

Kid Science Experiments

Science Bob.com Science Experiments

Chemistry Experiments for Kids

Experiment of the Week from Steve Spangler Science

I have some books in my online storage of collections of science fair projects/experiments. Please leave a comment with your email if you would like me to email you the link. I will not post your comment.

Physics Teaching Resources

noreply@blogger.com (Talibiddeen Jr.) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:20:00 +0000

Physics: The science of matter and energy and their interactions; the physical properties, phenomena, and laws of something

Physics Games

PhysicsGames.net: Free online physics games; my kids love these.

Physics PowerPoints

World of Teaching.com - dozens of PowerPoints here
Physics at Pete’s PowerPoint Station
Collection of HTML based PowerPoints

Physics Videos

Physics Demonstration Videos
NEOK12 Physical Science Videos (videos, quizzes, games, and more)
Eureka! Science videos – oldies, but goodies!!!!!!! Here’s the link to one on Inertia at YouTube. Search this user’s videos because he/she has loads of the Eureka! videos and search YouTube in general for these videos.

Eureka! Science Videos at Animated Science – this may be a better choice for viewing the videos as you don’t have to go through YouTube.

Khan Academy Physics Videos – scroll down to Physics section
Amasci.com Science Videos

Physics Worksheets

Kinetics, Forces, Work/Power, Energy, Momentum Worksheets
School Physics Quiz Activities, Problems, Exercises & Worksheets
Mr. Martin’s Physics Worksheets
Junior Science Physics Worksheets

Physics Textbooks (FREE)

PASS Physical Science – If you don’t want to get super deep into science, these PASS books are perfect! . (This is no longer available online, but I have a personal copy stored online. Please leave a comment and your email address if you would like me to email you the book, in sha Allah).

NCERT Class XI
NCERT Class XII
FHSST.org – Grades 10, 11, 12

Science Notebooking/Science Notebooks

noreply@blogger.com (Talibiddeen Jr.) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:17:00 +0000

The Whys and Hows of Science Notebooking

"Research has shown that science notebook writing may also be a way for students to strengthen their language skills as they develop an understanding of the world around them.
They (science notebooks) are a place where students formulate and record their questions, make predictions, record data, procedures, and results, compose reflections, and communicate findings. Most importantly, notebooks provide a place for students to record new concepts they have learned."

Source: http://www.sciencenotebooks.org/notebooks/

Most of these resources are for K12 classroom instruction, but insha Allah can be adapted for home use

Justification for:

What is a Science Notebook?
Purpose of a Science Notebook
Five Good Reasons to Use Science Notebooks (excellent read; shows nicely how you can work in the different modes of writing)
Children's Science Journals: Tools for Learning, and Assessing

Organization/Content of Notebooks/Journals

Science Notebook Organization (PDF) (title page/cover, table of contents, etc)
Sample Non fiction writing notebook entries (expressive, descriptive, expository, functional) (examples are for the elementary levels), organization of individual pages, glossary)
Science Notebook Entry types (PDF)
Setting Up a High School Homeschool Science Notebook From TJ. This is our version of a science notebook set up for high school).
Interactive Science Notebooking – Squidoo – love the ideas here; kind of like lapbooking with a bit more structure.
Science Graphic Organizers – record data and facts on them
Science Graphic Organizers from EduPlace
General graphic organizers

Specifically for Homeschooling

Article: It's Spring! Why not begin a science notebook?

Science Notebook Printables

TJ Science Notebook Table of Contents

Teaching Science at Home

noreply@blogger.com (Talibiddeen Jr.) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:17:00 +0000

How Do I Teach Science at Home?

Teaching home school science to multiple ages

Helping Your Child Learn Science

With activities for children in preschool through age 5

This booklet provides parents of children ages 3 through 10 with information, tools and activities they can use in the home and community to help their child develop an interest in the sciences and learn about the world around them. Download (1MB) (PDF)

Teaching Science to Children

"A number of games you can play with your child to develop a love of the sciences. Activities that are fun as well as informative."

How to Find Science Lessons in Nature

How to write your own homeschool curriculum: sixth grade

"Parents can teach sixth-grade kids at home using these tips on how to create lessons and curriculums for homeschool education with the help of books, websites and personal experiences."

How to write your own homeschool curriculum: second grade

"Parents can teach second-grade children at home using these tips on how to create enjoyable and effective lessons and curriculums for homeschool education."

Homeschooling on a Shoestring—Science

Science Resources for Home Educators

Science With Me!

Free educational science website for elementary age children offering science animations, movies, games, science coloring book pages, worksheets, fun science projects for kids and stories to help young children learn scientific principles and science the fun way.

Places to Get Science Worksheets

noreply@blogger.com (Talibiddeen Jr.) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:15:00 +0000

Science Worksheets from Science With Me! (requires free membership)

TLS Books free science worksheets

Free Science worksheets from Worksheets4teachers.com

Science spot.net

Free Science worksheets from Teach-nology.com

Free science worksheets from homeschooling.about.com

25 free astronomy worksheets from KidsAstronomy.com

Neuroscience for Kids Printables

Links to many science worksheets sites from Gradebook.org

Eggs, eggs, eggs!

noreply@blogger.com (Talibiddeen Jr.) — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:07:00 +0000

Learn

Anatomy of an Egg
Science of Eggs
Lesson: What's in an Egg?
Parts of an Egg Lesson Resource (PDF)
The Incredible Edible Egg - tons of links to egg learning activities.
Preschool Egg unit resources
Golden Egg: Farm to Family - what happens to eggs, from the farm to the store

Check

Label the Parts of a Chicken Egg (Enchanted Learning)
Label the Parts of a Chicken Egg (PDF, Illinois.edu)

Hands-On

Take an egg for a spin: Learn how to use physics to distinguish between raw eggs and hard-cooked eggs.
Making Naked Eggs (eggs without a shell)
Kitchen Lab: Egg Recipes

Fonts

Egg Font

Egg Lapbook/Egg Notebook Elements post (TJ)