Primary Elementary School Resources
(Grades K through 2)
PBS Zoom
- Classroom Hands-On Activities: www.pbskids.org/zoom/printables/activities - Great resource! Over 50 printable science/engineering activities including many design challenges
- Classroom Hands-On Activities for Preschoolers: www.pbskids.org/zoom/activities/preschool
- Teacher and Volunteer Training Materials: www.pbskids.org/zoom/grownups/index.html - Includes "How To Lead" activities, "How To Start a Club," etc.
ASCE Zoom into Engineering
- Classroom Handouts (by mail order) and Teacher and Volunteer Training Materials (by mail order): www.asce.org/kids/zoom.cfm
Discover Engineering.org
Free Lesson Plans
- www.lessonplanz.com - They are lesson plans pages, with the right search criteria you can find some good science/math/physics demonstrations.
SWE Internet Activities Center
- www.swe.org/iac - It has hands on projects that students can do, and provides lesson plans, how to instructions, material lists, background information and links. It covers all age ranges (with projects listing what National Science Standards the project covers and for what grades). The age range is stated in the lesson plan. This is a one stop shopping for fun hands on activities.
