Hooked on Science

Hooked on Science has to be one of the best STEM resource websites I have come across. This website is full of different types of lesson plans and STEM activities of the day. This will be a very helpful site for teachers. When entering the website there is a STEM pick of the week. If teachers are looking for STEM there is a tab called "EXPERIMENT ARCHIVE" under this a loads of experiments. Each experiment is divided based on the type of science that is used for example; engineering design, physical science, life science, and earth science. This tab also explains the importance of NGSS ( Next Generation Science Standards). Hooked on Science also offers different types of school programs. They offer an assembly type of programs and classroom programs. One type of an assembly program is called "Pokemon Science" "from creating a Pikachu lightning bolt to shooting fireballs like Charizard students discover the science behind Pokemon." A classroom program they offer is called 'Family Science Skills Night". "The Hooked on Science Family Science Skills Night helps families better understand the skills the Next Generation Science Standards provide for a strong science education, which equips kids with the ability to think critically, analyze information, and solve complex problems." They start the programs with a hands-on science program, where parents discover specific science concepts, these concepts reflect what they are learning in the classroom. They have six different hands-on science stations and this is where parents use what they are taught and help solve the program as a family. Some of the science stations involved are " Keva planks, Brain Flakes, Joinks, Zoobs, Squigz, SmartMax Magnets, Magformers and Straws and Connectors."

https://www.hookedonscience.org/schoolprogram.html