High School Resource The Virtual Roach The Virtual Roach is a web resource focused on insect anatomy that was developed as a technical reference and an instructional tool. Related NY State Academic Standards: MST4.E.LE.3.1, MST4.I.LE.1.1, MST4.C.LE.LE.5.3 Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, […]

Middle School Resource Virtual Electron Microscope  Students will learn how microscopes have contributed to our knowledge of life science as well as the basic differences between plant and animal cells. Related NY State Academic Standards: S.MS.LS.1.1, MST4.I.LE.1.1a, MST4.I.LE.1.1c Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, […]

High School Resource Interdisciplinary Study Of Cyclic Change  Students will learn about the effects of earth’s revolution on seasons. Related NY State Academic Standards: 7.RP.2.a, 7.RP.2.b, 7.G.1 and more!  Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and more!

High School Resource Getting to Know Vernal Pool organisms – Fowler’s Toad by The Buffalo Zoo Students will learn about the Fowler’s toad in this resource. Related NY State Academic Standards: MST4.I.LE.1.1, MST4.I.LE.3.1, MST4.I.LE.4.3 and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, […]

Middle School Resource Reptile Adaptations by Discovery Education Students will learn about changing traits that enable reptiles to live in their environments. Related NY State Academic Standards: S.3.LS.3.1, S.3.LS.3.2, S.4.LS.1.2 and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and more!

Elementary School Resource Underwater Animals by Discovery Education Students will learn about underwater mammals in this resource. Related NY State Academic Standards: S.2.LS.2.2, S.2.LS.4.1, S.3.LS.2.1 and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and more!

High School Resource Testing an Odometer Students will learn how to calibrate and read an odometer. Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and more!

High School Resource Unit Converter This page offers a simulator that converts a number of Math and Science units. From area to volume to acceleration and resistance, this site provides a simple tool for changing one unit to another, metric or standard. In addition to the desired value, the site shows the conversion factor and […]

High School Resource Striking it Rich with Chemistry During this lab investigation, students will witness a chemical change as they create a brass alloy using a post-1982 penny, sodium hydroxide, and zinc metal. The penny will undergo a chemical change and turn from copper to silver and when exposed to heat, change to gold. The […]

Middle School Resource Sugar and Salt Solutions by PhET This simulation will allow students to see what happens when sugar and salt are added to water. Students can pour in sugar, shake in salt, and evaporate water to see the effects on concentration and conductivity. They can also zoom in to see how different sugar […]