Online Resources
In order to better serve the community, the Regional Math and Science Center is providing you with a wide range of resources! For each day of the week, we have added a list of resources focused on the disciplines of Science Technology Engineering and Math! See below for: Math Games Monday, Technology Tuesday, Wellness Wednesday, Citizen Science Thursday, and Free Fun Friday!
Math GAMES Monday
| Resource | Grade Level | Description | Date | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUESS MY COLORS | 10th-12 | Statistics & Probability | 7/13/2020 | View |
| Hot or Not | 2nd | Increase understanding of place value and number names | 7/6/2020 | View |
| Check out Angle Chase! | 3, 4 | Practice identifying angle type. Round 1 is like a scavenger hunt and round 2 is like a card game! | 4/13/2020 | View |
| Check out Angle Mangle! | 3, 4 | This is a fun opportunity for some creative shape building! The 'Everyone Play' cards are my favorite! | 4/20/2020 | View |
| Let's Roll | 3-8 | Number/Quantity | 7/27/2020 | View |
| Check out Building Buildings! | 4+ | This is one of our most popular kits that you can create at home! This kit uses 2D blueprints to build 3D designs. | 5/19/2020 | View |
| 3D Pickup (GAMES | 4, 5 | This game is perfect for upper elementary students looking for some fun with geometry! | 3/30/2020 | View |
| GRAPHIC ELIMINATION | 6-12 | Algebra/functions | 7/20/2020 | View |
| Check out Constructing Quadrilaterals! | 9-12 | This game is fun to play with partners and a string! You get to practice your high school geometry vocabulary in a fun, application-based way! | 6/8/2020 | View |
| Check out Destination Transformation! | 9-12 | This is a classic board game with a geometric twist! | 6/15/2020 | View |
| Check out Clump! | All ages | Round 1 fun for groups and team building! Round 2 & 3 is played in small groups. | 6/1/2020 | View |
| Amazing Area | K-12 | This game is a perfect measuring game for a variety of students! Measuring with non-traditional units builds conceptual understanding. You can make this game cooperative instead of competitive. Also, it could be a fun counting game for the younger ones. I | 4/6/2020 | View |
| Happy Memorial Day! | K-2 | Celebrating by playing some Math G.A.M.E.S with your family! Check out Change the Change. Perfect for playing and exchanging money. | 5/25/2020 | View |
| Check out Digits and Decimals! | Upper Elementary | Grab a deck of cards and get ready to practice your decimals! This simple game will really get you thinking. | 6/22/2020 | View |
| Check out At Bat with Math! | At Bat with Math gives your family a chance to practice operations with a baseball themed game! For an advanced challenge, you can do some work with probability. | 4/27/2020 | View | |
| Check out Back to Back! | This game is ideal for 3 players have fun solving equations to find their partners mystery number. | 5/4/2020 | View | |
| Check out Blackout Math! | This game is fun for students that want to factor. Just print the boards, grab a couple of dice & scrap paper and you are ready to play! | 5/11/2020 | View | |
| ESTIMATION OLYMPICS | Be the player whose final number is closest to the target number by using addition or subtraction and the rearrangement of your digits. | 6/29/2020 | View |
Technology Tuesday
| Resource | Description | Date | Age Range | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Check out Mote! | new [free] extension for Chrome lets you easily add transcribed voice comments and feedback to shared Google Docs, Google Classroom, Slides and Sheets! | 5/12/2020 | All | View |
| CS UnPlugged@Home | Tynker offers self-paced online courses for children to learn coding at home, as well as specially designed curriculum for schools and camps. | 4/21/2020 | View | |
| Girls Who Code At Home | weekly activities some online, some offline, of varying levels of difficultyover the course of the next few months. Each activity will include a feature of a woman in tech who pioneered innovative technology. | 5/19/2020 | All | View |
| Healthy Relationship With Technology | Check out these top tips for parents and families to help maintain a healthy relationship with technology. Infographic available for download. | 6/2/2020 | all | View |
| How Flying Drones Can Turn into a Career in the Aviation Industry | Check out this free online presentation: How Flying Drones Can Turn into a Career in the Aviation Industry. | 3/31/2020 | All | View |
| Internet Essential | Affordable high-speed Internet for families and other low-income households. | 6/16/2020 | All | View |
| Kami for Remote Learning | Kami is offering FREE assistance to schools impacted by Coronavirus closures occurring worldwide | 5/26/2020 | All | View |
| NIU STEAM | STEAM learning and exploration by focusing on different outcomes | 6/9/2020 | All | View |
| Supporting Hungry Children | Support for schools, food banks, and community organizations with COVID-19 grants to help fill the food security gap for families. | 6/23/2020 | All | View |
| Teach Yourself Tech | Teach Yourself Tech: Free Technology Resources for K-12 Students from West Michigan Tech Talent | 4/7/2020 | K-12 | View |
| Tech Tips! | Check out resources for coding at home from code.org including Code Break, a live, weekly, interactive classroom where their team will teach kids at home. | 4/14/2020 | All | View |
| What Parents Need to Know about Zoom This one-page guide for Parents was created by National Online Safety | What Parents Need to Know about Zoom | 5/5/2020 | K-12 | View |
Wellness Wednesday
| Resource | Description | Date | Wellness Benefit | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A webinar by Dr. Stephanie Grant | Supporting Our Children Through COVID-19, is a very informative and thoughtful video created to support parents (and teachers) with practical information and strategies during social isolation. | 5/13/2020 | Coping through Covid-19 | View |
| Be Kind! | Be Kind! Check out this experiment in Kindness from Kindness.org | 4/22/2020 | View | |
| Be Well this Wednesday! | Be Well this Wednesday! Check out some FREE and LIVE online workouts by GVSU. | 4/15/2020 | Workouts | View |
| Beating quarantine Fatigue through Nature | 6/17/2020 | Beat Fatigue | View | |
| COVID-19: Mental Health and Wellness Resources | COVID-19 has had a great impact on the mental health and wellness of American families. These resources have been categorized by materials designed for families and those designed for child care providers. | 7/1/2020 | Mental Health | View |
| Families Learning from Families | Virtual Roundtable event, we invite families from different backgrounds to come together to discuss their anxieties and fears related to the pandemic and learn self and community care strategies for promoting emotional wellness in the age of COVID-19. | 6/10/2020 | Parents/Caregivers Only | View |
| FREE Wellness Webinars | Range of topics from Art Therapy to yoga. Keep checking back as they continue to offer ways to stay well. | 5/6/2020 | mindful | View |
| Guidance from MDHHS & Other State Departments | (Michigan) Current Resources during COVID-19 | 7/1/2020 | Mental Health | View |
| Guide for personal assessment and reflection | Reflection is a big part of personal growth! As we continue to prioritize Social Emotional Learning, this tool serves as a guide for personal assessment and reflection. | 6/3/2020 | adults | View |
| Looking for ways to support the whole child during home education? | Check out this webinar from MVU with this and much more! | 5/20/2020 | View | |
| Mental Health Wellness Tips for Quarantine | Check out this Facebook post from a doctoral level Psychologist in NYS with a Psy.D. in the specialties of School and Clinical Psychology RE: Coping during Covid-19 | 4/8/2020 | Mental Health | View |
| Michigan peer-run warmline | Michigan's mental health 'warmline' offers free peer support during pandemic | 7/8/2020 | Mental Health | View |
| Mindfulness and Kindness at GVSU | Mindfulness and Kindness at GVSU | 4/1/2020 | Kindness | View |
| Quarantine Fatigue | As quarantine continues, check out this piece from the NY Times on Quarantine Fatigue. | 5/27/2020 | Adult Fatigue | View |
| Summer is officially underway! | Are you looking for ways to support your child's learning throughout the summer? Check out K-12 Tutoring through GVSU! This pilot program is FREE and VIRTUAL | 6/24/2020 | View |
Citizen Science Thursday
| Resource | Grade Level | Description | Date | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April is Citizen Science Month | All | Start engaging with scistarter. The site offers opportunities to join a series of events or projects during this pandemic. Make science fun! | 4/9/2020 | View |
| Exploring Nature When You're Stuck at Home | All | here are some suggestions for how you can still engage with nature and connect with others through iNaturalist while in or around your home. | 5/21/2020 | View |
| Finding Nature | All | We are in awe of the resiliency and creativity of the children and nature movement in responding to this crisis. | 6/11/2020 | View |
| Globe Observer | all | Observing the Clouds | 4/30/2020 | View |
| Help Test a New NASA Citizen Science Project about Exoplanets! | All | Help find out which planet candidates from the TESS mission are real! | 5/14/2020 | View |
| Students Discover | All | the Sourdough for Science Project | 4/23/2020 | View |
| The Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Citizen Science | All | Do you enjoy watching birds? Whether it is watching your bird feeders, monitoring nests, or sharing your observations any day any time. Join the community by getting started today! | 4/16/2020 | View |
| The Globe Observer Program � Observing Tree! | All | Observe trees in your neighborhood or backyard then record data to NASA GLOBE to be a part of this global Citizen Science Project. | 5/7/2020 | View |
| Backyard Citizen Science for Nature Lovers | K-12 | Count birds, report caterpillars, plan a habitat... there's something for every nature lover to enjoy with these backyard citizen science projects. | 4/2/2020 | View |
| Building a Rock Collection | K-5 | Fun Rock Activities for Kids | 5/28/2020 | View |
| Take a kid outdoors citizen science | K-5 | Insects, urban birds, nest watch, crane count | 6/4/2020 | View |
| National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) | Activity Guides and Educational Projects | 6/18/2020 | View | |
| Zooniverse | The Zooniverse creates opportunities for you to unlock answers and contribute to real discoveries. | 6/25/2020 | View |
Free Fun Fridays
| Resource | Grade Level | Description | Date | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family STEM Cards | All | The Greater Cincinnati STEM Collaborative (GCSC) compiled a deck of Family STEM Cards in 2019 to support STEM learning at home. Each card has an activity a family can do with little instruction and household materials. | 6/5/2020 | View |
| Get the Kids Outside FB page and graphic | All | 5 things to do in the Rain! | 5/15/2020 | View |
| GVSU Idea Generator | All | Need an idea of what to do today? | 5/29/2020 | View |
| NASA � at home scientist | All | 5/22/2020 | View | |
| Outdoor Activities for Kids | All | 130+ Activities to do in your backyard & a challenge calendar 26 STEM activities. Harness the power of the sun, build an nature sculpture, Nature Fractal Sun Catcher and more! | 6/12/2020 | View |
| Outdoor Activities for Kids | All | 130+ Activities to do in your backyard & a challenge calendar 26 STEM activities | 5/8/2020 | View |
| Science Snacks! | All | Science Snacks are hands-on, teacher-tested activities that bring explorations of natural phenomena into the classroom and home. | 4/17/2020 | View |
| SpaceX launch | All | Graphic organizer and more info | 5/1/2020 | View |
| Summer Solstice | All | What is summer solstice? | 6/19/2020 | View |
| Educational Materials for Facebook Page | K-12 | Grand Valley State University Student creates a Facebook page to support Parents and Students with Educational Resources. | 4/3/2020 | View |
| Magic Milk Friday! | K-4 | Fridays are Fun! Try this Magic Milk Science experiment and watch the colors explode! | 4/10/2020 | View |
| Generate electricity with a Lemon | dead batteries, it might surprise you how easy it is to make one out of household materials. Try out this activity, and it might just charge up your imagination. | 4/24/2020 | View |
For a list of other resources, visit the GVSU MiSTEM Network with resources for parents and students, and educators!
