Science+Entertainment

Science Entertainment is defined as resources that primarily are designed to entertain and/or highlight interest in a particular area of science.

Some examples of commerical sites (also contain some freebies)http://www.scientainment.com/

**Science and Art**
http://www.princeton.edu/~artofsci/gallery/http://www.princeton.edu/~artofsci/gallery2006/ A new perspective of Art and Science ThinkQuest - http://library.thinkquest.org/3257/ Science, Art and Technology - http://www.artic.edu/aic/education/sciarttech/2a.html Art and the Environment - from the Queensland Museum - http://www.geoproject.org.au/geo/

**Science and Drama**
Science Drama Awards (Victoria) - http://www.stav.vic.edu.au/home/studentactivities/scidramaawards Using Drama to communicate Science (evidence paper) - http://www.saasta.ac.za/scicom/pcst7/pearson.pdf

**Science Songs**
The Science of Music - http://www.exploratorium.edu/music/ Songs for Teaching Science - http://www.songsforteaching.com/sciencesongs.htm Science Songs - very good - http://faculty.washington.edu/crowther/Misc/Songs/music.shtml QUESTACON Strike a Chord http://www.questacon.edu.au/html/strikeachord.html Tom Leher's Element Song - http://www.privatehand.com/flash/elements.html other sound links: Absolute Sound Effects Archive - http://www.grsites.com/sounds/ Free Sound Effects - http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com/

**Science and Cartoons**
Design your own cartoons, posters and animated movies - with Kerpoof - http://www.kerpoof.com/ Online Cartooning Tools: http://stripgenerator.com/create/ http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/ http://www.toondoo.com/Home.do http://funnytimes.com/playground/ http://www.insidetonic.com/create-your-own-cartoons/ (software needs to be downloaded on to your PC - but at least it's FREE!) http://www.voki.com/ (allows you to upload pics and then add voices to your animation) http://www.mainada.net/comicssketch

Cartoon Concepts - http://www.conceptcartoons.com/index_flash.html

Science Cartoon Galleries (just for fun) http://www.sciencecartoonsplus.com/gallery.htm http://www.nearingzero.net/sbunch1.html http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/s/science.asp http://members.aol.com/ChipCooper/science.html http://home.netcom.com/~swansont/index.html http://www.firstscience.com/home/cartoons/strange-matter-spok-s-earbuds_265.html

**Science Games**
http://www.gamequarium.com/science.htm Primary School Science Games: Kaboose Games http://resources.kaboose.com/games/science.html

Primary Games http://www.primarygames.com/science.htm http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/Science_Games/

Engaging Science Games http://www.engagingscience.org/games/ http://www.apples4theteacher.com/science.html

High School Science Games: Fun Brain Science Games http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/getskill_s.cgi?A1=selects&A2=sci&A4=0&A7=0 Noble Prize Games http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/physics/laser/index.html

Physics - Forces Games http://www.learn4good.com/games/cars/daredevil_biker.html (uses Forces, Mass, Acceleration) (recommended by James Nixon)

Chemistry Hangman - http://www.quia.com/hm/15131.html (recommended by Michelle Ong)

BBC Games http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/games/

Design your own resources: The Source Book for Teaching Science http://www.csun.edu/science/ref/games/

Yo Yo - http://www.yoyogames.com/make Kahootz - http://www.kahootz.com/kz/ Immersive Education - http://www.immersiveeducation.com/
 * Design your own Games (free versions available with limited functions)**

**Science Games using Powerpoint Templates:**
Powerpoint Templates Source: http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_powerpoint.htm
 * 1) **Who wants to be a millionaire**
 * 2) [|Who wants to be a Millionaire Template] - created by Terri Street
 * 3)  [|Who wants to be a Millionaire?] - from Fayette County Public School
 * 4) [|Who wants to be a Millionaire Template] -
 * 5) [|Who wants to be a Millionaire Template] - from Cascade Union Elementary
 * 6) **Games**
 * 7) [|3rd Grade Economics Who wants to be a Millionaire]
 * 8) [|Biology Who wants to be a Millionaire] - from Pendelton Heights Middle School
 * 9) [|Old Man and the Sea Millionaire game]
 * 10) **Jeopardy PowerPoint**
 * 11) [|Jeopardy Games for the Classroom] - The following games have been created by Hardin County Teachers for use in their classrooms. Each will reflect the curriculum area and the Exit Expectation that the game addresses
 * 12) [|Easy Jeopardy Template] - Elaine Fitzgerald's template. Easy to adapt
 * 13) [|Jeeparty template] - 69 slides
 * 14) [|Jeopardy Template] - 141 slides
 * 15) [|Jeopardy Template] - this template uses Alex's photo
 * 16) [|Jeopardy Template] - created by Patrick Dierschke in 2001
 * 17) [|Jeopardy Templates] -
 * 18) [|Jeopardy Games] created by teachers
 * 19) [|MC Jeopardy] - download page for an application that allows creation of Jeopardy PowerPoint shows
 * 20) **Hollywood Squares**
 * 21) [|Hillsborough Squares template] - by Mark E. Damon
 * 22) **Battleship**
 * 23) [|Battle Graph] - teach your students about graphing on a coordinate plane. A PowerPoint show designed by Sarah Grabowski, University of Georgia, July 9, 2003 with the title “BattleGraph”
 * 24) **Baseball**
 * 25) [|Baseball Challenge] – an extremely creative 5th Grade Social Studies Test Practice written by Mrs. Leigh Daley
 * 26) **Happy Game**
 * 27) [|Famous African-Americans] - some of the hyperlinks don't work right, but this is a very cute game.
 * 28) **Sunken Millions**
 * 29) [|People in our Past] - divers vs surfers
 * 30) [|The Way West] - divers vs surfers
 * 31) **Other Games**
 * 32) [|Classroom Ideas and Game Templates] - Use with caution, there are some dead links there.
 * 33) [|Templates for Homemade PowerPoint Games] - It's better because it's homemade!
 * 34) [|PowerPoint Activities] - The following links include templates and examples of //Jeopardy//, //Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,// and //Hollywood Squares// games and other lesson ideas that were created using PowerPoint. Posted by Fayette County Public Schools in Lexington, Kentucky
 * 35) [|From a New Nation to a Divided Nation] by Sherry Woods, Caywood Elementary School Lexington, TN – interesting technique used in this show to eliminate wrong answers

Page Updated: 12th July 2008