Best Science/Health Instructional Solution

Recognizes the best instructional solution for science and health curricula and content for students in the K-12 and postsecondary markets.

Products nominated here are eligible for the Best Instruction Solution, Best K-12 Education Solution and Best Postsecondary Education Solution supercategories.

ADAMinsideout.com - A.D.A.M., Inc. AIO provides an interactive tour through the human body. Layer through the body with the dissectible tool. Learn how body systems function through a self directed learning path in The Inside Story. Take a journey into pregnancy & childbirth with the 9 Month Miracle. Improve health literacy with the newest chapters covering physical fitness and nutrition. Supplemental teacher resources included. Go To A.D.A.M., Inc.'s Web Site Go To Product Site
BrainPOP - BrainPOP BrainPOP creates animated, curriculum-based content that engages students, supports teachers, and bolsters achievement. Go To BrainPOP's Web Site Go To Product Site
ExploreLearning Gizmos - ExploreLearning.com Gizmos are highly interactive, online simulations that drive conceptual understanding of math and science in grades 3-12. Teachers can enhance instruction with powerful visualizations of concepts. Students can manipulate variables, generate and test hypotheses, and engage in "what-if" experimentation. Gizmos include inquiry-based lessons, formative assessment, and correlations to state standards. Go To ExploreLearning.com's Web Site Go To Product Site
OLogy - National Center for Science, Literacy, Education and Technology OLogy is the American Museum of Natural History's free science Web site for kids ages 7 and up. It taps into the Museum's amazing resources--collections, expeditions, expeditions, and scientific staff--to spark and support kids' innate curiosity about the natural world. At OLogy, kids can dig into topics that interest them in all kinds of ways, like solving a puzzle, reading a feature story, or going on a virtual expedition. Those topics--the distinct "ologies" at the heart of the site--include paleontology, astronomy, genetics, climate change, physical science, zoology, and anthropology. Major concepts are introduced through "What's the Big Idea?" sections, games, and interactives, and supplemented by hands-on activities to do away from the computer. OLogy also engages kids by introducing them to working scientists; in Meet the Scientist videos, they answer questions that kids submit, and talk about what they were like as kids and how they got interested in science. OLogy is always growing: content added in recent months includes Living Large (examine fossil evidence to learn how sauropods could grow so huge) and a whole new Brain OLogy packed with activities that test different neurological functions. The things kids do on OLogy--such as collecting, sorting, and publishing--model the tasks involved in actual science inquiry. As kids explore each OLogy, they"ll find science "cards" (indicated by red asterisks). They can collect these OLogy cards, save them on a personal homepage, and use their collections to write stories, create quiz questions, and make groups. Projects can be submitted to Museum staff for review, and the best are posted online in OLogy's Hall of Fame for everyone to see. Go To National Center for Science, Literacy, Education and Technology's Web Site Go To Product Site
Operation: Tectonic Fury (Geology Curriculum) - The JASON Project, National Geographic Society Operation: Tectonic Fury is a 5-9 week, inquiry-based geology curriculum aligned to state, national and international standards and assessments for K-12 students. Developed in collaboration with National Geographic Society, U.S. Department of Energy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Smithsonian Institution, the unit places students in challenging, real-world situations where they are connected with, and mentored by, top scientists. These connections are delivered through rigorous digital and print curricula that embed interactive live events, simulations, games, videos and social media -- all designed to support learning objectives. The unit is accompanied by comprehensive professional development as well as extensive online teacher resources for alignment, assessment and classroom management. Go To The JASON Project, National Geographic Society's Web Site Go To Product Site

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