Online Resources for Middle School Students

Math

XtraMath

XtraMath

XtraMath is an online math fact fluency program that helps students develop quick recall and automaticity of basic math facts.  Students with a strong foundation have greater confidence and success learning more advanced math like fractions and algebra.

Khan Academy

Khan Academy

Khan Academy is a great collection of learning videos for math topics organized by grade level. However, you can also search by specific topics. This is useful if you need more help, but no one at home can answer your questions.

Mashup Math

Mashup Math

Mashup Math boasts that you can learn any math topic in five minutes. To search these videos, use the small search bar to the right. Don’t mistake the YouTube search space as the search area for these videos.

Super Easy Math

Super Easy Math

Super Easy Math is another collection of short how-to videos on a variety of math topics. Use the small magnifying glass off to the right to search the collection for what you need.

Prodigy

Prodigy

For kids, Prodigy is a fun learning game that lets them explore virtual worlds, complete quests and battle friends to win exciting rewards while practicing math skills.

Utah Education Network

Utah Education Network

 A collection of games and activities involving number operations, algebra, geometry, data/probability, and money.

NY Times Sudoku

NY Times Sudoku

Everyday is a new puzzle. Can you do it?

SET Game

SET Game

A visual perception game that is sometimes easy and sometimes frustrating. Be sure to click on “learn to play” on the right side. There is a new puzzle every day. This is one the whole family can enjoy!

Math Zone Ooodle

Math Zone Ooodle

A daily puzzle to find where to place the numbers. You may want to practice Ooodling before trying the daily puzzle.

SolveMe Mobiles

SolveMe Mobiles

SolveMe Mobiles has two options, to either play or build. Start with play and go through the practice mobiles where you fill in the blanks with numbers to balance the mobiles. It gets more challenging the farther along you go.

Super Coloring Tessellations

Super Coloring Tessellations

Several tessellation patterns to print and color offline or online.

Mathigon Tangrams

Mathigon Tangrams

Use tangrams to create the figures along the bottom of the screen. Once you’ve mastered the basics, select animals for a new challenge. Think you’re really good? Try the advanced level of figures.

Greg Tang Math Kakooma

Greg Tang Math Kakooma

Select “practice” to begin. Choose the far left icon on each row for your first game. For this practice game, you are clicking the sum of two of the numbers that appear in each square. Once you feel confident, increase the difficulty and use the timer to challenge yourself.

Tang Math Satisfraction

Tang Math Satisfraction

First select the mode and then select the level. Identify and Simplify games consist of 3 hands. The objective is to identify 3 matching cards in each hand as quickly as possible. Compare and Calculate games consist of 5 hands. The objective is to choose the correct fraction out of 3 choices.

BrainPOP Math

BrainPOP Math

A collection of interactive math games for grades 5-8. (Uncheck the other grade levels.) You can choose if you want a short or long game in the “time to play” area. Try several of these games to find your favorites.

Kid Chess

Kid Chess

Many levels of play are available here from the absolute beginner to the somewhat experienced player. Chess strengthens critical thinking and improves decision-making and problem-solving skills, and it is also great fun! As with anything, the more you practice, the better you get, and the better you get, the more fun you have. And, of course, the more fun you have, the more you want to play!

Science

20 Home Experiments to Try

20 Home Experiments to Try

Spending time at home doesn’t mean you can’t improve your scientific skills! Many science experiments are simple to construct and can be completed using kitchen ingredients or household tools. Here is a list of twenty experiments, of varying difficulty, that you can attempt with your friends and family.

Utah Education Network

Utah Education Network

Choose from six categories to do things like build a roller coaster, build a virtual frog, earn rice for the United Nations World Food Program, diagnose heart diseases, and more.

DOGO Science News

DOGO Science News

Lots of news stories to browse written for people your age relating to science. Read one or read them all. Come back often to see what pops up here.

Science News Explores

Science News Explores

More news for your age group about what is new in the world of science. This publication includes an experiment. It appears to be updated daily.

BrainPOP Math

BrainPOP Science

A collection of interactive science games for grades 5-8. (Uncheck the other grade levels.) You can choose if you want a short or long game in the “time to play” area. Try several of these games to find your favorites.

11 Virtual Science & Engineering Tours

11 Virtual Science & Engineering Tours

This article describes eleven different museums that you can tour virtually at no cost and includes the links. Some of the places on the list are The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, NASA's Langley Research Center, The National Museum of Computing, and The National Museum of the United States Air Force.

U of Colorado Boulder Interactive Labs

U of Colorado Boulder Interactive Labs

At least 70 different interactive labs on topics in chemistry, earth science, physics, and biology to try. There is sure to be a few of these that will spark your curiosity.

Science Buddies: Careers in Science

Science Buddies: Careers in Science

Want to know more about careers in science? Browse through detailed information on dozens of careers to discover what scientists, engineers, and other STEM professionals really do and what it takes to prepare for these careers. Each career profile provides basic career information such as salary, job outlook, degree requirements, and more. They have also included videos featuring interviews with real scientists or on-the-job profiles.

YouTube PBS Be Smart

YouTube PBS Be Smart

Joe Hanson tackles topics like “Why is Puberty so Weird?” “How Does An Igloo Keep You Warm?” “Why Embarrassment is Actually Good For You,” “Are We All Related?” and “Why Do We Itch?”

YouTube Minute Earth

YouTube MinuteEarth

Short videos about science and stories about our awesome planet! Some of the titles are “The Weird Sex Lives of Bluegills,” “Why Do Rivers Curve?” and “What is the Best Shape for a Farm?”

YouTube SciShow

YouTube SciShow

At SciShow, they're endlessly curious about what makes the universe tick. If you're passionate about quenching your curiosity about... everything, you're in the right place. Their list of titles include “How Traditional Ice Fishing Led to the French Fries in Your Freezer,” “How Smart Are Crows Actually?” and “The Moon Isn’t As Dead As You Think.”

ELA

Writer’s Workshop Examples: These examples will help you build your essay writing skills! They break down five paragraph essays paragraph by paragraph, using examples and checklists.

Lexia

Lexia PowerUp

Practice reading comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar in fun ways. To enter into the Lexia world, you will use Mrs. Fogarty’s (MS Interventionist) email, which is efogarty@scc.k12.wi.us. With regular Lexia practice, your confidence and overall reading skills will soar!

Free Rice Vocabulary

Free Rice Vocabulary

Freerice is an educational trivia game that helps you get smarter while making a difference for people around the world. Every question you answer correctly raises 10 grains of rice for the World Food Programme (WFP) to support its work saving and changing lives around the world.

NY Times Wordle

NY Times Wordle

Daily word challenge. Can you figure out today’s word in six guesses or less? This free web game from the New York Times helps you practice your word recognition and spelling skills.

VocabAhead

VocabAhead

Learn new words, where they came from, how language changes, and what makes some words especially tricky!

Diamante Poems

Diamante Poems

Writing/Spelling - Write your own diamond shaped poems.

Poetry Resources

Poetry Resources

Can’t get enough poetry? Check out this fantastic resource for interviews with poets, books to inspire you, and more!

Letter Generator

Letter Generator

Writing/Spelling - Learn the essential parts of a letter and then write your own.

Types of Texts

Types of Text

Writing/Spelling - Identify different text types and why they are written in different ways.

Fragments

Fragments

Grammar - Read the passage and choose the part that is a fragment.

Irregular Verbs

Irregular Verbs

Grammar - Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence.

Social Studies

This Day Trivia

Daily Trivia

Fun facts highlighting what happened on this day in history, along with brain teasers.

Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad

Freedom means a long, dangerous trek. Do you try it? This lesson on a slave’s escape to freedom includes a video, a vocabulary slideshow, and online games.

Find Your Longitude

Find Your Longitude

Geography - Get lost at sea and then find your longitude.

Free Rice Vocabulary

Free Rice Countries Geography

Countries Geography - Identify the countries correctly and earn rice for the United Nations World Food Program.

Free Rice Vocabulary

Free Rice World Capitals Geography

World Capitals Geography - Select the correct capital and earn rice for the United Nations World Food Program.

Emperor of Rome

Emperor of Rome

Ancient Civilizations - Choose to be Emperor Tiberius or Fate and then be sure to make the right decisions.

Argument Wars

Argument Wars

Civics - Try out your persuasive abilities by arguing a real Supreme Court case. The other lawyer is your competition.

Virtual Tour of the White House

Virtual Tour of the White House

Government - Check out the art and culture found within the wall of the White House! There are multiple tours that you can take.

Tour of the Great Wall of China

Tour of the Great Wall of China

World History - As China's most famous attraction, the Great Wall of China is an essential stop on all China tours. Commonly considered a wonder of the world, the Great Wall boasts a history of over 2,000 years and stretches more than 3,000 miles across several provinces of northern China, making it one of the most impressive ancient structures on the planet.

Propaganda Posters

Propaganda Posters

Culture - Explore 50 iconic propaganda posters and their histories.

Civics 101

Civics 101 Podcast

Social Studies - Learn more about current events and hot topics. Recent episodes include Jury Duty: What To Expect When You Get That Summons, Who Writes Bills?, Paying Income Taxes, A Primary Battle, and more.

Constitution Facts

US Constitution Quiz

Government - Test your knowledge of the Constitution.

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