Besides a dedicated teacher, involved parents are recognized as imensely important factor in helping their children succeed in school. I personally welcome parents to become involved in our classroom. There are many different ways you can do that. We can get together and discuss how you can present your work experiences and how you use some of the topics that we learn in your everyday job. You can also volunteer during school field trips, or tutoring other students afterschool. In addition, you can directly work with your child and help him or her identify areas that need to be relearned. When your child is preparing for the exam there's a plethora of webisites some of which are listed bellow that can help you support your child while he or she is reviewing the information. Sometimes, in order to support our children we must be willing to learn the information along with them.
HAVE FUN WITH YOUR CHILD HELPING HIM OR HER LEARN SOME IMPORTANT SCIENCE TOPICS
Get familiar with the Science topics for this stage and their corresponding learning targets that your child needs to master
List of some sites that you can use to help your child learn:
Science
http://www.newscientist.com/
Forces of Nature: Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Hurricanes,Tornados
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/
Exploratorium-Great projects to do at home and help your child learn http://www.exploratorium.edu/
National Geographic for Kids-Fun and inexpensive home science experiments http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/activities/funscience/
On FIRE! A virtual combustion lab. http://www.healthyteeth.org/tobacco/index.html
National parks http://www.nps.gov/learn/distance.cfm
Virtual Lab Simulation - RUN FROM WEB The Virtual Laboratory allows students to select from hundreds of standard reagents and manipulate them in a manner that resembles that of a real lab. It allows students to design and perform diverse experiments in acid-base chemistry, thermochemistry, solubility, and redox chemistry. http://www.chemcollective.org/vlab/vlab.php
Access Excellence @ The National Health Museum News, Science Updates, Resource Center, Graphics Gallery, Activities Exchange, Mystery Spot, Health Headquarters, Health- Science-Society, Let's Collaborate, and Findings http://www.accessexcellence.org/
Perform virtual surgery! Ed Heads
MyPhysicsLab - Physics Simulation with Java http://www.myphysicslab.com/
NASA Quest Archived Events - Questions and Answers http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/hst/QA/index.html
Mad Sci Network - The 24-Hour Exploding Laboratory http://www.madsci.org/
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) for Kids http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html
3D Simulation of the parts of the cell. Plant & Animal Cells
See how Force, Load, Materials, and Shape can change. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/lab/forces.html
Science Resources http://www.awesomelibrary.org/scienceg.html
Marble Drop Challenge: Use your knowledge of geometry and physics to get the marble to its destination. http://www.pbs.org/parents/creativity/challenge/marbledrop.html
U.S. Department of Energy Visit the Dept. of Energy's student site to learn how to do a Home Energy Checkup! http://www.energy.gov/forstudentsandkids.htm
Food Pyramid Compare your eating habits to recommended foods for a healthy you! http://www.mypyramid.gov/kids/index.html
Science Activities by age group. Select your age group to begin exploring! http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/science_5_6.shtml
Science Activities (K-2) http://www.fossweb.com/modulesK-2/index.html
Science Kids http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/
About Fall Color http://urbanext.illinois.edu/fallcolor/about.cfm
Science Topics for Kids http://urbanext.illinois.edu/kids/
The Big Oil Spill Ranger Rick answers your questions http://www.nwf.org/Kids/Ranger-Rick/People-and-Places/Ranger-Rick-on-the-Big-Oil-Spill.aspx
Stopping the Gulf Oil Spill Time for Kids http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news/story/0,28277,1989750,00.html
Gulf of Mexico Oils Spill Response Resources http://www.wsre.org/OilSpill/teachers-students-kids.asp
Got Milk? Get the Glass!
Explore the Land, Water, Sky, and Life of Our Amazing Planet! http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/
Spider Myths http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/spidermyth/
Dinosaurs- Museum of Natural History
See the size and scale of a cell in relation to common objects. Use the slide-bar below the picture to zoom to see other items. http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/cells/scale/