Science free online games and resources for Indian schools and students

How does the Ocean say Hello? .........................It Waves👋🌊

I made a chemistry joke ..................................There was no reaction 😰

Which planet is married? ................................. Saturn !!! It has rings 💍🖸

Why one should not drink water while studying?.......Concentration decreases 

                                                                             on adding water

Don't have an argument with Phi? ..............................Because it is Irrational

Why can't one trust atoms?........................Because they make up everything

Jokes are always fun. 

And so can be teaching science to your kids and students now. I am sure you are using the math online games in my previous blog. Now, go through this list of 7 websites which will make science learning fun for your kids and students during and post online classes. Refer the end of this article to see how to implement this with your kids or with your class

1) www.sciencekids.co.nz

This is a free site, with no login required and covers major topics in science through a lot of games which eventually end up testing a student's understanding of science and technology. Covering topics for lower classes and primary section, the site has a lot of interactive games and video tutorials. The site also offers a lot of experiments, facts, quizzes(non-interactive), DIY projects with videos, lessons, and tons of images.

Overall a fully packed, science self-study package is available for kids. The most interesting feature is the Detective Games. Put on your Sherlock Holmes Cap!!!

Note: The Detective games were not working when i tried. Better luck to you.

2) www.spaceplace.nasa.gov

Yes....you read it right !!!

It is NASA..... National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Spaceplace from NASA has everything that you ever wanted your kid to know about Earth and her Heavenly neighbors. To add to it, the graphics are top notch and the content is exhaustively covered through Games, Simulations, DIY craft activities, Worksheets, Handouts and Videos.

The glossary of all terms related to Earth and space is a particularly useful tool. Parents and educators can explore and access a lot of additional teaching material using the link to access other NASA resources.

3) www.mrnussbaum.com

If you are looking for simulation-oriented games, this is the site for you. The games are designed on naturally existing phenomenon but allows the kid to play with his own creativity in the same. Habitat maker, Solar system maker, Insect maker, Dinosaur maker etc. will surely spark creativity in your kids and engage them very well with these topics of science. The games are less, but worth your time.

4) www.sheppardsoftware.com

The site consists of very limited no. of games. It covers some very basic topics. It has a major focus on animal, plants and human anatomy related games. Some games like creating ocean allows the kids to explore their creativity.

5) www.learninggamesforkids.com

As name suggest, there are variety of games for kids. Subjects other than science are also covered. Hence the coverage of science games is lesser. However, the games are engaging and generally targets kids from kg till class 2 only. The unique features are science songs and some experimental games.

6) www.pbskids.org

This site offers games to touch upon topics in science. Most of the games do not explore topics in depth, but enough to instigate curiosity and familiarity with the concepts of science. For e.g. the games related to space, do not explain much but helps the students to be familiar with most of the extraterrestrial objects. In short, these are good elementary games and videos which can be used while introducing the topic to the kids for the first time.

The other PBS parent website has some good tips and tricks for parents to deal and handle their kids learning, while at home. Some sections are a good read for parents. 

7) www.kids.nationalgeographic.com

If you want your kid and students to learn about animals, this is the site to be in. National geography powered Kids site comes with obvously a lot of documentary videos. Additionally, there are quizzes on animals, personality quizzes (it is not what you think it is) and other fun activities. Most of it is very new and refreshing. You may or may not like it depending on your own taste. Most of the content is designed for an International audience and hence a few things might not seem relevant(especially few quiz questions).

But overall, it has good content. And you can blindly trust this to be a highly authentic and genuine content.

Hope this helps engage your kids and students in science study at home during these Covid-19 times. 

If you are an educator, you can share this sites for your students to practice science post conducing online classes. You can also check out 100% Indian apps and tools to conduct online classes too.

If you are a parent, you can selectively share a few sites depending on what grade your kid studies in. 

You can also share it with other parents who have kids from KG till class 8.

If you want me to write on any specific topics, please do put a comment below. Till then catch my next blog on coming Saturday. 

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