Measurement and Science

Howdy y'all!  I know it has been awhile since my last post, but I have been up in my classroom since last Monday getting things done!  My room is just about finished and I will post pictures next week.  This afternoon I spent some time organizing all the bookmarks on my computer and searching for some great science links.  I stumbled across these two websites that I'm looking forward to using during our Nature of Science unit, and as a refresher during investigations...here they are:

Teaching Measures

I came across this interactive website and fell in love with all the great options it has for teaching/discussing measurement.



Above is the the main menu.  As you can see, you can choose from length, mass, and capacity.  There are a variety of interactive modules to choose from including supporting worksheets that you can customize and print.  You have the option of changing the scaling for each module.  I love this...so great for teaching the different increments that measurement tools have!  I also really like the hide/reveal doors for displaying the correct value of measurement.  I could see this website being projected to the whole class or used in small group setting with my PC.

 Reading a Triple Beam Balance: Wisc-Online

The second website I discovered will come in handy when working with triple beam balances during science.  This website walks students through using a triple beam balance beginning with its parts.  It

is very interactive and well laid out!  Check it out!  I know I'll be referring to this website often throughout the school year.



Hopefully you science teachers (and even math teachers) will find these two websites useful!  Have a great weekend everyone!