Science Resources

National Geographic Free Printable USGS PDF Quads

Link: National Geographic Printable USGS PDF Quads National Geographic has made it easy to download and print USGS 7.5′ quad maps by selecting a quadrant directly from a map of the United States. This makes finding the right map easy and […]

UCTV – University of California

UCTV delivers documentaries, faculty lectures, cutting-edge research, symposiums, and artistic performances from each of the ten Universities of California campuses. Categories include: UCTV Main Website: http://www.uctv.tv/ UCTV iTunes U (opens in iTunes): https://itunes.apple.com/us/institution/uctv/id382079682 Categories (click link to visit webpage) Arts […]

Mobile & Web-Based Assessment eBook

Assessing students and monitoring comprehension is often a difficult and time consuming task. Digital tools can help teachers enhance their methods of assessment and expand the possibilities from using traditional paper and pen testing. There are a variety of web-based […]

Easily Turn a Google™ Spreadsheet Into a Quiz Show

Flippity.net’s Quiz Show is a free resource for teachers that allows you to create a Jeopardy type game board using a Google Spreadsheet. The steps are simple and are outlined on their website and in the video below. You can […]

Earth and Environmental System Podcast Lectures

Dr. Christian Shorey Professor Christian Shorey of the Colorado School of Mines has podcasted his course lectures for “Earth and Environmental Systems” (SYGN101). These podcasts cover a wide range of environmental science topics from rock types, plate tectonics, climate change, […]

Lectures – Yale Religion

Yale Divinity School presents 14 lectures where theologians, scholars, educators and clerics share their views on religion and faith as a world force and as a guiding principle in everyday life. Eight Decades of Women at Yale Divinity School Released […]

US Navy – STEM for the Classroom

The NAVY Stem for the Classroom site contains lesson plans in the areas of physics, biology, social science, geometry, geography, trigonometry, meteorology, oceanography, and physiology. Each lesson has a downloadable lesson plan and an interactive PowerPoint presentation. Topics include:

ProjectWriter

This is not just limited to English teachers but any subject where you want your students to write collaboratively can benefit from this free resource. ProjectWriter is a new offering from the folks at BoomWriter. The purpose of ProjectWriter is […]

App – DataAnalysis

DataAnalysis Developer: Data Evaluation Systems Free Available for iPad only Thanks to John Forte for suggesting this app This app plots and analyses any data that can be formulated as x, y pairs. Data points are entered directly into the […]

App – 3D-Brain

3D Brain Developer: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Free Available for iPad and iPhone 3D brain is an interactive 3D model of the human brain that can be rotated in 3D space to view the different areas that make up the […]

App – QuickVoice Recorder

Developer: nFinity Inc Free Available for iPad and iPhone QuickVoice Recorder is a simple to use voice recorder that works well on your iPhone or iPad. Use it in your class to have students record a synopsis of a lesson […]

App – Total Recall­ Mind Map

Developer: Zyense Free Available for iPad and iPhone The ability to visually outline information can be a valuable tool in the learning process. Total Recall is an app that allows you to create mind maps digitally right on your iPad […]

App – Notability

Developer: Ginger Labs $1.99 Available for iPad only A full featured, content rich app, Notability is a perfect platform for all the note-taking needs of students and teachers. You can type text with a full featured word-processor, add handwrite notes […]

App – Wikipanion

Developer: Robert Chin Free Available for iPad only Get access to the vast number of Wikipedia articles with the Wikipanion app. Though Wikipedia is available through the iPad’s Safari Browser, this app adds some extra features that make it a […]

App – Oresome Elements

Developer: Intunity Pty Ltd Free Available for iPad Only Today we turn our attention to games that help in the learning process. Oresome Elements is a single player element identification and matching game intended to familiarize players with the various […]

App – Leafsnap

Developer: Columbia University, University of Maryland, and Smithsonian Institution Free Available for iPad and iPhone Leafsnap is an exciting new type of educational app which has the dual purpose of acting as a field guide for users, and a data […]

App – Evernote

Developer: Evernote Free +Premium features $4.99/month or $44.99/year  Available for iPad and iPhone Evernote is a full featured note taking app that allows users to create and organize notes and sync them across multiple devices. It is available for free […]

App – Strip Designer

Developer: Vivid Apps $2.99  Available for iPad and iPhone Do your students have a paper due? A science experiment write-up? How about a “What I Did This Summer” report? Have them go all comic strip on it and express themselves […]

App – SkyGrid

Developer: SkyGrid Free  Available for iPad and iPhone SkyGrid delivers to your iPad or iPhone the latest news from 100s of sources in sports, business, science and technology, health, travel, art and design, and many others. The opening page of […]

App – Clinometer HD

Company: Plaincode Free App Available for iPad  Clinometer HD is an inclinometer for the iPad that uses its three inbuilt accelerometers to measure angles and slopes. Great for math and science classes, this app will allow students to accurately measure […]

App – MyScript Calculator – Handwriting calculator

Developer: Vision Objects Free App Available for iPad & iPhone This is truly an amazing app that does more than just hint at what the future of handheld computing has in store. With your finger or a stylus, write any […]

App – CoachMyVideo

Developer: CoachMyVideo.com, inc Free App Available for iPad & iPhone   The CoachMyVideo Mobile is a free app for the iPad or iPhone that allows you to analyze stills or video of an athlete’s performance. For video analysis you can […]

App – Nova Elements

Developers: PBS Free App Available for iPad Created by NOVA in conjunction with the two hour episode “Hunting the Elements” hosted by David Pogue, NOVA Elements explores the periodic table in a fun way. The Interactive periodic table displays a […]

Gapminder – A Fact-Based Worldview

Gapminder uses animated and interactive data-visualisation to display statistical data on a wide range of topics. There are some 500 data sets that can be plotted in categories like economics, education, energy, environment, health, infrastructure, population, societal, and work, encompassing […]