Resources

Resources for Parents and Teachers

New Website Resources

Krazy Dad Webpage: Logic puzzles that can be used in multiple grades including Kindergarten! www.krazydad.com

Mars Challenge: Create a school from scratch on Mars. STEM challenge. Free lesson plans.
http://ajjuliani.com/creating-school-mars-scratch/

Genius Hour: A plethora of ideas for using Genius Hour in your classroom. http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/829279

GT Education University of Iowa listserv Considered by many to be an excellent resource: https://www2.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank/educators/Listserv/

Great Resources for studies about the Brain!
Lessons, research, brain specimens, lots more!
http://brainmuseum.org/location-use/

Brain hat – in various languages. Includes a 139 page book about the brain for e-download. $15!
http://ellenjmchenry.com/brain-hemisphere-hat/

YouTube: lots of good videos about the brain for younger kids…
https://www.youtube.com/user/morphonix/videos

More info on brain for younger kids…
http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-your-amazing-brain/

Neuroscience for Kids
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html

Great article for teachers on relating the parts of the brain to parts of your hand…
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/passive-aggressive-diaries/201603/my-brain-made-me-do-it-neuroscience-kids-who-need-it

Science articles geared so kids can understand….this section is on neuroscience. But there are other sections.
https://kids.frontiersin.org/section/understanding-neuroscience/articles