{"id":798,"date":"2018-04-02T19:38:37","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T23:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=798"},"modified":"2018-04-02T19:38:37","modified_gmt":"2018-04-02T23:38:37","slug":"when-the-money-falls-short-you-dont-have-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2018\/04\/when-the-money-falls-short-you-dont-have-to\/","title":{"rendered":"When The Money Falls Short, You Don’t Have To!"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we all know, teachers don’t make a ton of money.\u00a0 Heck, schools are often times not as funded as much as they should be.\u00a0 This means that we as teachers have to get creative and find resources that are affordable for both us and students.<\/p>\n

Here are a selection of resources I’ve found that are free (or very cheap).\u00a0 We’ve got to keep it from braking the bank!<\/p>\n

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1. NSTA<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.nsta.org\/publications\/freebies.aspx<\/p>\n

As science teachers, we should all be signed up for NSTA.\u00a0 It’s a great organization that gives out tons of resources to teachers for very little cost!\u00a0 For a yearly cost, teachers are given tons of resources including a subscription to one of their journals (which have tons of information and various labs in them!) and tons of other books\/resources that they provide.\u00a0 The site listed above is just some of the resources that it provides as publications that are free to even non-members.<\/p>\n

2. PhET Simulations<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/phet.colorado.edu\/en\/simulations\/category\/new<\/p>\n

This probably seems overdone.\u00a0 But PhET simulations are great.\u00a0 They are completely free for educators to use and there are a ton of them available.\u00a0 They are tons of fun for students, as long as you don’t over use them too much!<\/p>\n

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3. NASA<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/audience\/foreducators\/9-12\/index.html<\/p>\n

NASA is great.\u00a0 The steps they have take to advance science are no joke, and so incredibly important to know the universe around us.\u00a0 There website is great for providing teachers with fun activities, videos, and more to get students engaged and interested in a lesson.<\/p>\n

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4.\u00a0<\/strong>Youtube<\/strong><\/p>\n

This one goes without say, Youtube has so many videos on it that it is hard to find one that isn’t based on something you are learning in the classroom.\u00a0 Kids love watching video and learning through watching rather than sitting through a lecture.\u00a0 Getting students interested in what you are talking about through video is great!<\/p>\n

A great example are TEDTalks and other videos about random things that students are interested in.<\/p>\n