Fee+Based+Labs

=UNFORTUNATELY NOT FREE BUT WORTH THE PRICE: =


 * [|www.quia.com]** : (elementary to middle) not really a lab, but an online community of activities on all levels and in all disciplines. You can log on to the site and do any of the activities that are open to the public for free. All of the activities are made by teachers who have subscribed to Quia. A subscription to Quia is about $60 per year. I have gladly paid the fee, used the site and the kids have loved it for over 3 years. Once you have a subscription, all the activities you create are saved on the site for you. You can create, administer and score quizzes easily. It is just another tool to use and is especially good for remediation.


 * [|www.jasonproject.org]** (elementary to middle)– Jason is expensive and if you are lucky, your supervisor will pay for it for you, or you could write a grant for it. The curriculum for Jason is huge and every year they create a new PROJECT, with a new curriculum, online community and online labs. You also receive PROJECT videos which are new each year and they explain the current project, show real scientists doing real science, refer to labs that the students could do in the classroom. The best part of Jason, I believe, are their online labs, they are simply awesome. I would willingly pay just to use the online labs. Try the digitial lab – Lightning and Thunder : http://www.jason.org/gated/viewer.aspx?rid=2826&ReturnURL=/gated/operations/OperationResources.aspx?occ=4


 * Jason Project's Coaster Creator game:** (level: elementary to middle) - http://www.jason.org/PublicPage/Curriculum/CoasterCreator.aspx In this lab, students use their knowledge of PE and KE to design a working roller coaster. Jason Project use to cost $$, but I was able to get on the lab with no log in. It may just be free during the testing version of the game.


 * [|www.discoveryscienceconnection.com/sitenew/index.cfm]** : (middle school) The best is last!!! This is absolutely the greatest resource for science I have ever seen. The labs are NOT as good or extensive as the Jason labs, but they are quick, catchy and there are lots of them. I am sincerely lobbying my county EdTech department and my supervisor to purchase this for us. Go to the site, sign up for the 30 day free trial and then check your email, they quickly get your password to you. Then explore. You can do everything with this that you can do with regular United Streaming, create assignments, assign assignments to one or many students, create, administer and score quizzes.