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
Quarantine Fatigue
Description
As quarantine continues, check out this piece from the NY Times on
Quarantine Fatigue.
Date
5/27/2020
Wellness Benefit
Adult Fatigue
Back
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!
