Happy Scientists is special class offered to Happy Kids's Early Bird students (grades 1 and 2) in the ASLA Program. This class provides a fun and engaging introduction to early scientific concepts and ideas in an English-only environment. The goal for Happy Scientists teachers is to build and deliver a curriculum that teaches these early science concepts and vocabulary in English while being a fun introduction to the sciences for young learners.
This page is meant to serve as a resource for Happy Scientists teachers find quality online resources that can be used with the Happy Scientists curriculum. Immediately below you will find a find tutorial videos for a few excellent resources to use in Happy Scientists. The videos will introduce the resource, offer tips on how to best use it in the classroom, and highlight its various benefits and shortcomings. Further below you will find a substantive list of other resources that have been used successfully in the Happy Scientists classroom. The list includes short descriptions of each resource and where they fit into the curriculum.
A unit on simple machines is a logical follow-up to units on forces, motion, and energy. During a machines unit, students need to be able to identify and classify different types of simple machines. This resource is great for this purpose. Watch the video below to learn more.
Food chains are a common lesson for kids at this grade level. After reading about food chains and webs, it helps for kids to practice building them. Internet-based tutorials like this one are helpful with this step in the learning process. Watch the video below to learn more.
Forces and motion is a fun unit. Kids understand motion and the two kinds of forces easy enough, but it is difficult to get them to visualize how forces can be measured and how the sum of multiple forces result in motion. This simulation can help after a live demonstration in the classroom. Watch the video below to learn more.
Learning about a material's properties is an important part of science. Students should learn how to test for different properties to learn about them as part of the scientific process. Sometimes this is not always possible due to resources at school. This simulation offers a good work around. Watch the video below to learn more.