Get Your 4th, 5th, and 6th Graders Into Engineering!

Today's post is a really cool science interactive site that I found out about through the blog SMART Board Goodies by Amber Coggin.  (Thank you, Amber, for all your wonderful posts!)

Engineering Interact is a website for 9-11 year olds that has several playable scenarios for students to learn about the different aspects of engineering.  Each concept comes with a different story for the student to play through.  Students play as investigators hired to work through the clues of various mysteries, ranging from underwater drama to outer space foul play!

Just a note....the site was designed and is hosted in the UK, so some terms may be changed to an unfamiliar name, such as "flashlight" = "torch".  But, this may end up being an interesting "teachable moment" for your class!

Edheads, Science Potpourri!

Edheads is a super fun site that you can use on your whiteboard as a class activity, or allow your students to use on their own.  The activities available range from disgustingly realistic surgeries (yes, YOU perform them) to learning about simple machines and weather.  The activities are all animated, and while I think the site is geared towards middle school, I would say that any 4-12 grade  student will get a kick out it.  Actually, at 24 years old, I think I could sit and play with the site all day!  Hope you like it!