6-8 Supplementary Science and STEAM Resources for Home Learning 

Above all, we want to keep students at this grade level curious and questioning.  Where possible students should be encouraged to investigate areas of personal interest and relevance. At this grade level students should be asking questions that lead to scientific investigations.  Their investigations should be becoming more sophisticated as well. Journaling at this stage is a vital part of investigating in Science and STEAM. Please encourage students to keep a journal each week of their investigations.  Here is a site to help get started: How to Keep a Science Journal. 

Flinn - At Home Science

https://www.flinnsci.ca/athomescience/at-home-activities/#stem

NASA - STEM at Home

https://www.nasa.gov/stem

Global Goals: World’s Largest Lesson: 

https://worldslargestlesson.globalgoals.org/resources-for-online-and-at-home-learning/ 

Climate Action

http://lsf-lst.ca/en/projects/youth-taking-action/learning-inside-out

Let's Talk Science / Parlson Sciences

OpenSciEd Middle School Science Units: 

https://www.openscied.org/access-the-materials/ 

TeachEngineering:  

https://www.teachengineering.org/ 

PhET simulations:

https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/by-level/middle-school 

Demonstration / Making - Home Science/STEAM activity ideas: 

http://dailystem.com/resources/  

https://www.tinkercad.com/      

https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/fingercad/id364926834 

https://www.nasa.gov/stem-at-home-for-students-5-8.html 

https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks 

Video Resources: 

Mark Rober: https://www.facebook.com/MarkRoberYouTube/posts/3129485350395544 

Joseph’s Machines (Rube Goldberg style)  https://www.youtube.com/user/allonewordplease 

BrainPOP.com: https://www.brainpop.com/