NIEHS Kids´ Pages

Type of Resource: Teacher Tools and Information, Online Activities, Student tools and information
Free or Fee: Fee
Computer Needs: None Apparent
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Recommendation:

This site has a lot of fun activities that contain little educational value. The stories are worthwhile to use in a unit on the environment. The articles are at an adult reading level. Teachers can use them as resources. The activities are fun and well done. For a science-based site, the musical resource is good. While the songs are not original recordings, accompanying music and lyrics can easily be integrated into the classroom to provide an interdisciplinary approach to a topic and to engage students.

Description:

The NIEHS Kids´ Pages contain articles, music, riddles, jokes, coloring experiences, stories, games and activities related to health and the environment. From the website: "The NIEHS Kids' Pages is designed to teach children about the connections between their health and the environment; encourage children to pursue careers in health, science, and the environment; explain the mission of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; and assist children in learning to read and master challenging mathematics and science. "The NIEHS Kids' Pages include a wide variety of fun activities designed to attract children to this website where they can learn about the impact of the environment on human health, the NIEHS mission and possible careers in health, medicine, science, mathematics and the environment."

Possible uses:

Teachers can find articles about health and environmental issues to incorporate into teaching. Fun activities and games can be used during class down times. The music listings can be incorporated into the classroom quickly using the lyrics and sound clips.

Related Resources:

Pre-K, K-3, 4-5

Science
Music
Science : Biology
Science : Earth Science
Science : Ecology/Environment
Multilingual : English/Spanish

Teacher Tools and Information, Online Activities, Student tools and information